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| 07.10.51 |
TL |
11RT |
8RT |
-- |
CATFORD GARAGE, Rushey Green, Lewisham, Lewisham Road, Greenwich, Woolwich Road, WOOLWICH Parsons Hill (MS)
| 06.07.52 |
TL |
13RT |
10RT |
-- |
CATFORD
GARAGE, - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ;- Beresford Square,
Plumstead Road, Burrage Road, Crescent Road, Sandyhill Road, (return
via Blandford Road) - PLUMSTEAD COMMON Warwick Terrace (MF
peaks, Sat afternoons)
MF peaks, Sat afternoons extended from Woolwich to Plumstead
Common.
| 04.03.53 |
TL |
15RT |
11RT |
-- |
LOWER
SYDENHAM STN, Worsley Bridge Road, Southend Lane, Bromley Road, Catford,
Lewisham, Greenwich,
WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ;- PLUMSTEAD COMMON Warwick Terrace
(MF peaks, Sat afternoons)
Extended from Catford Garage to Lower Sydenham.
| 26.11.58 |
TL |
14RT |
7RT |
-- |
LOWER
SYDENHAM STN - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ;-
PLUMSTEAD COMMON Warwick Terrace (MF peaks)
Saturday withdrawn between Woolwich and Plumstead Common.
| 08.05.63 |
AW |
10RT |
13RT |
-- |
TL |
11RT |
7RT |
-- |
LOWER
SYDENHAM STN, Worsley Bridge Road, Southend Lane, Bromley Road, Catford,
Lewisham, Greenwich,
Woolwich , Plumstead, Bostall Hill, Basildon Road, Eynsham
Bridge, Eynsham Drive, Grovebury Road, Godstow Road (return via Ampleforth
Road) Harrow Manor Way, ABBEY WOOD GARAGE
Withdrawn between Woolwich and Plumstead Common
and diverted instead via Plumstead and Abbey Estate to Abbey Wood Garage replacing
withdrawn 177A.
Abbey Wood (AW) allocation added.
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| 07.12.68 |
AW |
12RM |
10RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
5RM |
-- |
RT type replaced by Routemasters.
| 24.01.70 |
AW |
11RM |
10RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
5RM |
1RM |
ABBEY
WOOD GARAGE - CATFORD GARAGE (MS) - LOWER SYDENHAM STN
A short Sunday service introduced between Catford
Garage and Loweer Sydenahm replacing withdrawn section of Route 160A
| 16.01.71 |
AW |
10RM |
10RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
5RM |
-- |
ABBEY
WOOD GARAGE - LOWER SYDENHAM STN (MS)
Sunday service withdrawn.
| 22.04.78 |
AW |
12RM |
10RM |
5RM |
TL |
9RM |
5RM |
3RM |
ABBEY
WOOD GARAGE - LOWER SYDENHAM STN
Sunday
service introduced, replacing Route 180A
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| 31.10.81 |
PD |
11MDc |
10MDc |
5MDc |
TL |
9RM |
5RM |
3RM |
Abbey Wood Garage closed, allocation transferred to new Plumstead Garage (PD) with Scania Metropolitan crew buses.
| 16.02.82 |
PD |
19MDc |
12MDc |
6MDc |
Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn.
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| 04.09.82 |
PD |
14MDc |
13MDc |
6MDc |
TL |
3RM |
3RM |
-- |
A small MS Catford (TL) allocation re-introduced but the TL allocation were nearly all Lower Sydenham to Lewisham shorts.
| 22.11.82 |
PD |
14Tc |
13Tc |
6Tc |
TL |
3RM |
3RM |
-- |
MD type replaced by Leyland Titan
| 02.08.84 |
PD |
14Tc |
13Tc |
6Tc |
TL |
3Tc |
3Tc |
-- |
RM type replaced by Leyland Titan
| 27.10.84 |
PD |
13Tc |
12Tc |
6Tc |
ABBEY
WOOD - CATFORD GARAGE
(MS) - LOWER SYDENHAM STN (Suns)
MS section
between Catford Garage and Lower Sydenham replaced by new Route
181.
Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn.
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| 03.08.85 |
PD |
14T |
18T |
6T |
ABBEY
WOOD - CATFORD GARAGE
Converted
to One Person Operation
Sunday
withdrawn between Catford
Garage and Lower Sydenham , this section replaced by 181
Sunday introduction.
| 22.08.86 |
PD |
14L |
18L |
6L |
Titan type replaced by Leyland Olympian.
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| 19.01.91 |
PD |
17L/T |
18L/T |
7L/T |
Titan type re-intoduced.
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| 27.04.91 |
PD |
15L/T |
19L/T |
9L/T |
ABBEY
WOOD, Abbey Estate, Plumstead, Woolwich, Charlton, Greenwich, Lewisham,
Catford, Sangley Road, Torridon Road, HITHER GREEN STN
Re-routed
at Catford to Hither Green replacing withdrawn section of Route
36.
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| 08.10.94 |
PD |
14L |
19L |
7L |
THAMESMEAD
EAST, Yarnton Way, Abbey Wood, Plumstead, Woolwich, Charlton, Greenwich,
LEWISHAM Bus Station (MS evenings and all day Sunday) - LEWISHAM
Riverdale Centre (MS)
Withdrawn between Lewisham and Hither Green (no replacement)
and revised east of Woolwich to operate to Thamesmead East via McLeod Road
(replacing Route 178) instead of Abbey Wood via Eynsham
Drive which was replaced by revised 469.
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| 14.02.98 |
BV |
12dd |
13dd |
7dd |
THAMESMEAD
EAST - LEWISHAM Riverdale Centre.
Service runs to Riverdale Centre at
all times.
Route transferred to Harris Bus, operating from a base at Crabtree Manor Way,
North Belvedere. Volvo Olympians used.
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| 25.03.00 |
BV |
12dd |
13dd |
7dd |
Contract reassigned to East Thames Buses.
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| 23.11.02 |
BV |
14dd |
14dd |
7dd |
LEWISHAM
Riverdale Centre, Greenwich,
Woolwich, Abbey Wood, Yarnton Way, Thamesmead East, Eastern Way, Anderson
Way, Mulberry Way, Fishers Way, BELVEDERE Crabtree Manor Way North
Extended from Thamesmead East to Belvedere East Thames
Bus Garage.
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AW
Abbey Wood
Changeover point Abbey Wood
PD
Plumstead
Changeover point Plumstead Garage
TL
Catford
Changeover point Catford Garage
BV
Belvedere
Changeover point at garage
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