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| 21.02.51 |
SP |
2SRT |
2SRT |
-- |
SIDCUP
GARAGE, Sidcup Station, Faraday Avenue, SIDCUP Wren Road
(MS)
NEW ROUTE
| 02.05.51 |
SP |
2SRT |
2RTL |
-- |
Saturday, RTL type introduced.
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| 17.010.51 |
SP |
5STL |
5RTL |
4RTL |
ORPINGTON
STN, Orpington High Street, Chipperfield Road, St Mary Cray Stn,
Midfield Way, Foots Cray, Sidcup, Bexley Park, Rochester Way, Townley Road,
BEXLEYHEATH TB Depot
Route revised to run Orpington to Bexleyheath,
routeing as above. SRT type withdrawn.
| 19.05.54 |
SP |
7RTL |
7RTL |
6RTL |
MF STL replaced by RTL
| 04.05.55 |
SP |
7RT |
7RT |
6RT |
RTL type replaced by RT.
| 04.03.59 |
BX |
14RT |
8RT |
5RT |
SP |
10RT |
14RT |
8RT |
ORPINGTON
STN, St Mary Cray, Foots Cray, Sidcup, Bexley Park, Bexleyheath,
Erith, Lower Belvedere, Abbey Wood, Plumstead, WOOLWICH Parsons Hill
- WOOLWICH ROAD Victoria Way (MF peaks)
Extended from Bexleyheath to Woolwich via withdrawn
trolleybus 698.
Bexleyheath (BX) allocation added.
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| 01.07.64 |
BX |
7RT |
3RT |
8RT |
SP |
10RT |
12RT |
10RT |
ORPINGTON
STN - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill
MF peak extension from Woolwich to Charlton
withdrawn.
| 21.05.77 |
SP |
10RM |
7RM |
4RM |
FARNBOROUGH,
Farnborough Hill, Sevenoaks Road, Orpington, St Mary Cray, Sidcup, BEXLEYHEATH
GARAGE - Erith Road, Bexley Road, ERITH (MF peaks)
Withdrawn between Bexleyheath and Woolwich except for
MF peak service to Erith. Withdrawn section replaced by 269
Extended from Orpington to Farnborough replacing withdrawn section of Route
51
Bexleyheath (BX) allocation withdrawn.
RT type replaced by Routemasters.
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| 04.09.82 |
SP |
9DMS |
7DMS |
3DMS |
GREEN
STREET GREEN Rose and Crown - SIDCUP STATION (MF evgs,Sat outside
shopping hours and Sundays) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
(MF between peaks, Sat shopping hours)-: ERITH
(MF peaks)
Converted to One Person Operation with double deck buses.
Re-routed between Sidcup and Bexleyheath via
Hurst road and Parkhill Road instead of Murchison Avenue and Elmwood Drive
Withdrawn between Sidcup Station and Bexleyheath MF evgs, Saturday except
shopping hours, and Sundays
Withdrawn between Green Street Green and Farnborough, replaced by new Route
261.
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| 01.11.82 |
SP |
9T |
5T |
3T |
DMS type replaced by Leyland Titan.
| 04.02.84 |
SP |
9T |
5T |
-- |
GREEN
STREET GREEN (MS) - SIDCUP STATION (MF evgs/Sat
outside sh) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (MF except evgs/Sat shop
hrs) - ERITH (MF peaks)
Sunday service replaced by New
Route 299 running between Green Street Green and Eltham via withdrawn
229 and 228.
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| 27.10.84 |
SP |
9T |
5T |
3T |
GREEN
STREET GREEN - SIDCUP STATION (MF evgs/Sat outside
sh/Suns) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (MF except evgs/Sat shop hrs)
- ERITH (MF peaks)
Sunday service re-instated with the 299 withdrawal.
| 04.05.86 |
SP |
9L |
8L |
3L |
Leyland Titan replaced by Leyland Olympian.
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| 16.08.86 |
SP |
5L |
4L |
-- |
SIDCUP
GARAGE - BEXLEYHEATH Market Place (MF except evgs/Sat shop hrs) -
ERITH (MF peaks)
Withdrawn between Sidcup Garage and Green Street Green
(Roundabout scheme)
Withdrawn during evenings, early Saturday mornings and all day Sundays.
Withdrawn between Bexleyheath Market Place and Bexleyheath Garage.
ROUTE OPERATED UNDER LRT Tender.
| 16.01.88 |
BX |
5dd |
5dd |
-- |
FOOTS
CRAY Sidcup Hill - ERITH (MS except evgs)
Sidcup Garage closed, route transferred to Bexleyheath
(BX) and terminus changed at Foots Cray. Extended from Bexleyheath to Erith
Monday to Saturday instead of just MF peaks.
BEXLEYBUS SCHEME.
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| 14.05.88 |
BX |
dd |
dd |
-- |
Joint operation with Route 178
| 19.01.91 |
BX |
5T |
5T |
-- |
SIDCUP
Queen Mary's Hospital - ERITH (MF except evgs/Sat shop hrs)
Diverted at Sidcup to Queen
Mary's Hospital instead of Foots Cray.
| 08.10.94 |
BX |
7T |
7T |
4MRL |
SIDCUP
Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Extneded from Erith to Thamemead via Belvedere,
Abbey Wood and Crossway.
Evening service introduced and Midibus Sunday service
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| 23.01.99 |
BX |
14T |
12T |
6T |
Diverted between Bexley and Bexleyheath via Bourne Road instead of Townley Road. Sunday service converted to dd.
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| 01.04.00 |
BX |
14PVL |
12PVL |
6PVL |
Converted to low floor double deck operation.
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BX
Bexleyheath
Changeover point outside garage
SP
Sidcup
Changeover point outside garage or Foots Cray Post Office.
Page modified Wednesday, March 14, 2007