Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
27.09.80
AW21+
3DMS
3DMS
2DMS


WOOLWICH - Plumstead Station - Bostall Hill - Basildon Road - McLeod Road - Abbey Wood - Harrow Manor Way - Yarnton Way - THAMEMEAD Alsike Road
NEW ROUTE ;-
Localised section of Route 177 renumbered

31.01.81
AW21+
3MD
3MD
2MD


WOOLWICH - THAMEMEAD Alsike Road
Converted to Scania type MD.

 

 

MD72 seen here in Woolwich with the wrong blind set.

 


31.10.81
PD121+
3MD
3MD
2MD

WOOLWICH - THAMEMEAD Alsike Road
Abbey wood closure - reallocated to the new Plumstead Garage (PD)

22.11.82
PD121+
3T
3T
2T

WOOLWICH - THAMEMEAD Alsike Road
Converted to Leyland Titan.

27.10.84
PD121+
8T
7T
4T

THAMEMEAD Alsike Road - Abbey Wood - Plumstead - Woolwich - Herbert Road - Shooters Hill - Sun in the Sands - K-idbrooke Station - Lee Green - LEWISHAM Bus Station.
Extended from Woolwich to Lewisham via withdrawn section of service 291.

T632

T632 Woolwich New Road

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22.03.86
PD121+
8L
7L
4L

THAMESMEAD  -  LEWISHAM
Converted to Olympian operation.

L78

 

 

L78 Woolwich New Road complete with Autocheck

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16.01.88
BX41+
8L
9L
3L
Contract reassigned

THAMEMEAD Hailey Road - LEWISHAM Bus Station.
Operation transferred to Bexleybus operating from Bexleyheath.
Extended at Thamesmead to Eastern Industrial Estate via Yarnton Way.

Bexleybus 20

 

 

Bexleybus 20 General Gordon Place

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24.01.91
BX41+
12T
12T
5T
    +1T/401    
Bexleybus ceased trading, operation transferred to London Central

THAMEMEAD Hailey Road - LEWISHAM Bus Station.
New operator



08.10.94
BX41+
6T
6T
3T

WOOLWICH Monk Street - KIDBROOKE Dover Patrol
Withdrawn between Woolwich and Thamesmead - this section replaced by revised Route 180. and also between KIDBROOKE and Lewisham - this section replaced by new Route 278

29.04.95
BX31+
6DRL
6DRL
3DRL

WOOLWICH Monk Street - KIDBROOKE Dover Patrol
Converted to midibus operation.

 

 

DRL15 seen in Woolwich Town Centre

 


20.06.98
BX31+
6DRL
6DRL
3DRL

WOOLWICH Monk Street - KIDBROOKE BR Station
Extended to KIDBROOKE Station.

23.01.99
PD41+
6SLD
5SLD
4SLD
Stagecoach logo Contract reassigned

WOOLWICH Monk Street - KIDBROOKE BR Station
Contract reassigned to Stagecoach Selkent operating from Plumstead Garage (PD)

24.01.04
PD41+
9SLD
9SLD
7SLD

LEWISHAM Bus Station - WOOLWICH Monk Street
Extended daily via Ferrier Estate and current Route 278 to Lewisham Bus Station. Buses in both directions are to work around Ferrier Estate in an anti clockwise loop via Tudway Road - Moorehead Way - Weigall Road - and KIDBROOKE Park Road.
Rerouted at Shooters Hill Road via Baker Road - Stadium Road - Ha Ha Road - Nightingale Place and Plumstead Common Road in order to serve Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The previous routeing replaced by revised 244.

18.03.06
TL71+
8SLD
8SLD
7SLD

LEWISHAM Bus Station - WOOLWICH Monk Street
Allocation moved to Catford (TL)

06.02.10
TL71+
8DM
8DM
7DM

LEWISHAM Bus Station - WOOLWICH Monk Street
Rerouted in Woolwich area

 

34394 seen approaching QE hospital

 


22.01.11
TL71+
8DM
8DM
7DM

LEWISHAM Bus Station - WOOLWICH Monk Street
Contract renewal

34323 Lewisham

© Mark Pitman


27.07.13
TL71+
8DM
8DM
7DM

LEWISHAM Bus Station - WOOLWICH Monk Street
Rerouted at KIDBROOKE to run direct via KIDBROOKE Park Road instead of via Ferrier Estate

This smart looking Optare Tempo Hybrid 25113 seen in
Woolwich Town Centre

© Lawrence Living


Extracted from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
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23.01.16
TL71+
8DM
8DM
7DM

LEWISHAM  -  WOOLWICH
Contract extended for two years

02.06.18
TL71+
8DM
8DM
7DM

LEWISHAM  -  WOOLWICH
Rerouted in Kidbrooke from Kidbrooke Park Road, Tudway Road, Ryan Close, Cambert Way and Kidbrooke Park Road as a loop in both directions

08.12.18
NX131+
9E
8E
6E
Contract reassigned (NX)

LEWISHAM  -  WOOLWICH
Contract reassigned and converted to double deck operation

E271

E271 Woolwich Common

© Jamie Geen


25.06.19
MG31+
9E
8E
6E

LEWISHAM  -  WOOLWICH
Allocation moved to Morden Wharf (MG)

EH190 KIDBROOKE

© Jamie Geen


25.04.20
MG31+
9E
8E
6E

LEWISHAM  -  WOOLWICH
Rerouted via Kidbrooke Park Road, no longer serving Henley Cross

178 map @ 221 Lewisham Town Centre Woolwich 2021
Taken from 2021 map drawn by Mike Harris
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09.12.23
MG31+
9E
8E
6E

LEWISHAM  -  WOOLWICH
Rerouted via Kidbrooke Park Road, no longer serving Henley Cross

 


Current Blind



178

Operating Garages

MG Morden Wharf
Changeover point  Woolwich Monk Street stand, this was also a remote sign point

NX New Cross
Changeover point  Lewisham Station

AW Abbey Wood
Changeover point Abbey Wood

BX Bexleyheath
Changeover point ?

PD Plumstead
Changeover point at garage

TL Catford
Changeover point at Lewisham

Live visual

 

 

GA-L Route guide

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Friday, 19.01.24