Route 272 Woolwich & Thamesmead

30.11.74
AW
3DMS
3DMS
--

WOOLWICH Thomas Street, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Harrow Manor Way, THAMESMEAD Titmus Avenue ( MS )
NEW ROUTE

25.06.77
AW
3DMS
3DMS
--

WOOLWICH Thomas Street, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Harrow Manor Way, THAMESMEAD Carlyle Road( MS )
Extended within Thamesmead to northern end of Carlyle Road.

23.07.77
AW
3DMS
3DMS
1DMS

WOOLWICH Thomas Street, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Harrow Manor Way, THAMESMEAD Carlyle Road
Limited Sunday service (1000 - 1700 ) introduced.

DMS209 loads up in Woolwich - Eamonn Kentell
22.04.78
AW
4DMS
4DMS
2DMS

WOOLWICH Thomas Street, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Harrow Manor Way, THAMESMEAD Carlyle Road
A full Sunday service introduced.

31.01.81
AW
5MD
4MD
2MD

WOOLWICH Thomas Street, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Harrow Manor Way, THAMESMEAD Bentham Road
Extended from Carlyle Road to northern end of Bentham Road.
Converted to MD type.

MD147 in Woolwich
31.10.81
PD
5MD
4MD
2MD

Abbey Wood closure, allocation moved to new Plumstead (PD)

22.11.82
PD
5T
4T
2T

MD type repaced by Titan.

27.10.84
PD
8T
7T
3T

WOOLWICH Thomas Street, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Harrow Manor Way, then loop via Bentham Road, Crossway, Carlyle Road, Harrow Manor Way and return to Woolwich. The loop operates in both directions MS but only anti-clockwise on Sundays.

25.10.86
PD
8L
7L
3L

Diverted in Thamesmead via Central Way and Joyce Dawson Way

Leyland Olympian L16
16.01.88
BX
D/L ex 96
D/L ex 96
D/L ex 96

Operation transferred to Bexleybus under tendering process

14.05.88
BX
D/L ex 99
D/L ex 99
D/L ex 99

Allocation now comes from Route 99 instead of 96.

This could be a Boxing Day working as the vehicle was too new to have been worked in normal service at BX
24.11.90
bo
10dd
9dd
7dd

Operation transferred to Boroline Maidstone.
Thamesmead loop operates in both directions daily instead of just MS.

17.02.92
DT
10dd
9dd
7dd

Operation transferred to Kentish Bus.

Volvo Citibus - Alexander RV ( 723 ) Volvo Citibus - Alexander RV ( 725 ) still in Boriline colours
14.09.96
DT
dd/sd
dd/sd
sd

Evening and Sunday service converted to midibus.

23.01.99
Withdrawn, replaced mainly by revised 244.

AW Abbey Wood
Changeover point Abbey Wood

PD Plumstead
Changeover point at garage

BO Maidstone Boroline

DT Dartford (Kentish Bus)

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