Route History



Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
28.07.95
NX
T
T
T
   
Joint operation with N21 and N81

VICTORIA BUS STATION ( meal relief jnys ) - Parliament Square - TRAFALGAR SQUARE - Strand - Aldwych - Waterloo - Elephant - Bricklayers Arms - Southwark Park Road - Surrey Quays,Pepys Estate - Deptford Church Street - Deptford Broadway - Greenwich High Road - Greenwich - Woolwich Road - Woolwich - PLUMSTEAD GARAGE (nightly)
New Night route replacing Routes N51 - N61 - N77

08.1.97
BX311+
NV
NV
NV
   
Joint operation with N21 and N81
 
NX271+
NV
NV
NV
   
Joint operation with N81

VICTORIA ( meal reliefs )  -  TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  PLUMSTEAD GARAGE ( nightly )
Bexleyheath (BX) allocation added

NV39 Trafalgar Square

© Brian Creasey


14.11.98
NP
4M
4M
4M

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - PLUMSTEAD GARAGE (nightly)
Withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Victoria
Contract reassigned to First Capital operating from Northumberland Park (NP) using buses ex W8

First Capitl 319 (M764) Trafalgar Square

© Brian Creasey


08.01.00
DM132+
6TN
6TN
6TN

TRAFALGAR SQUAREt - Aldwych - Waterloo - Elephant - Bricklayers Arms - Southwark Park Road - Surrey Quays,Pepys Estate ,Creek Road - Greenwich - Woolwich Road - Woolwwch - Plumstead Station - Abbey Wood - Crossway - Town Centre - Bentham RoadhTHAMESMEAD Bolier House (nightly)
Diverted at Deptford to run direct via Creek Road instead of Deptford Broadway
Extended from Plumstead Garage to Thamesmead replacing lost section of Route N53.

Allocation moved from Northumberland Park (NP) to Dagenham (DM) and used Tridents ex  Route 25

TAL949 Centre Point stand

© Brian Creasey


29.04.00
DM
6TN
6TN
6TN

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD Centre Point - Holborn - Kingsway - Aldwych - Waterloo - Elephant - Bricklayers Arms - Southwark Park Road - Surrey Quays,Pepys Estate ,Creek Road - Greenwich - Woolwich Road - Woolwwch - Plumstead Station - Abbey Wood - Crossway - Town Centre - Bentham Roadh  -  THAMESMEAD Bolier House (nightly)
Withdrawn between Aldwych and Trafalgar Square and diverted instead via Holborn to Centre Point

01.12.01
H
6TN
6TN
6TN

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD  -  THAMESMEAD
Allocation moved to Hackney (H) using buses ex Route 1

15.10.05
BV301+
6VWL
6VWL
6VWL
CONTRACT REASSIGNED

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD  -  THAMESMEAD
New contract assumed by East Thames Buses working from Belvedere (BV) garage - headways increased


03.10.09
BV301+
9VWL
9VWL
9VWL
logo Transferred from East Thames Buses to
Go Ahead ( London General )

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD  -  THAMESMEAD
New operator

VWL15 Plumstead Station

© John A  King


01.05.10
BV301+
3VWL
5VWL
5VWL
 
MW501+
3VWL
4VWL
4VWL

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD  -  THAMESMEAD
Part BV allocation moved to Mandela Way (MW)

Central Area Map extracted from Night Bus Map dated 2012
busmap.co.uk
Outer Area Map extracted from Night Bus Map dated 2012
busmap.co.uk

02.05.15
BV301+
3VWL
5VWL
5VWL
 
MW501+
3VWL
4VWL
4VWL

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD  -  THAMESMEAD
Contract extended for two years

12.09.15
BV301+
3VWL
5VWL
5VWL
 
MW501+
3VWL
4VWL
4VWL

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - New Oxford Street - Bloomsbury Way - Vernon Place - Southampton Row - Holborn Station - Kingsway - Aldwych - Strand - Lancaster Place - Waterloo Bridge - Waterloo Road - Waterloo Station - Waterloo Road - St George's Circus - London Road - Elephant & Castle Station - New Kent Road - Bricklayer's Arms Roundabout - Tower Bridge Road - Grange Road - South Bermondsey - Southwark Park Road - Galleywall Road - Rotherhithe New Road - Rotherhithe Old Road - Surrey Quays Station - Surrey Quays Shopping Centre - Deal Porters Way - Redriff Road - Surrey Quays Station - Lower Road - Evelyn Street - Creek Road - Creek Bridge - Creek Road (for Cutty Sark Station) - Greenwich Church Street - College Approach - King William Walk - Greenwich - Romney Road - Trafalgar Road - East Greenwich - Woolwich Road (junction with Charlton Church Lane for Charlton Station) - Woolwich Church Street - Woolwich High Street - John Wilson Street - Castile Road - Monk Street - Calderwood Street - Thomas Street - Woolwich New Road - Woolwich Arsenal Station - Woolwich New Road - Plumstead Road - Plumstead Station - Plumstead High Street - Bostall Hill - Basildon Road - McLeod Road - Harrow Manor Way - Abbey Wood Station - Harrow Manor Way - Carlyle Road - Crossway - Central Way - Thamesmere Drive (double run) - Bentham Road - THAMESMEAD Bentham Road - Titmuss Avenue
Revised to run direct via Evelyn Street in Deptford instead of Pepys Estate which was served by new N199 instead

01.10.16
BV301+
3WHV
6WHV
5WHV
 
MW501+
3WHV
4WHV
4WHV

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD  -  THAMESMEAD
Contract renewal with new buses

29.07.17
BV301+
3WHV
6WHV
5WHV
 
NX501+
3WHV
4WHV
4WHV

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD  -  THAMESMEAD
Mandela Way ( MW ) allocation moved to New Cross ( NX )

02.12.17
MG301+
3WHV
6WHV
5WHV
 
NX501+
3WHV
4WHV
4WHV

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD  -  THAMESMEAD
Belvedure closure, allocation moved to Morden Wharf (MG)

17.03.18
MG301+
6WHV
10WHV
9WHV

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD  -  THAMESMEAD
New Cross (NX) allocation moved to Morden Wharf (MG) apart from a few cross linked journeys

06.04.19
MG301+
3WHV
5WHV
5WHV
 
PM271+
3WHV
4WHV
4WHV

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD  -  THAMESMEAD
Part of allocation moved to Peckham (PM) to compensate for Route 36(N) transfer to NX

WHV152 New Oxford Street

© Aubrey Morandarte


01.10.21
MG301+
3WHV
5WHV
5WHV
 
PM271+
3WHV
4WHV
4WHV

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD - THAMESMEAD
Contract extended for two years

30.09.23
Q271+
6MHV
6MHV
6MHV

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD - THAMESMEAD
Peckham (PM) allocation withdrawn
Morden Wharf (MG) allocatiomoved to Camberwell (Q)

Current Blind



N1 Current Blind

 

Garages

Q Camberwell
Meal relief at TBA

NX New Cross
Meal relief at Victoria

BX Bexleyheath
Meal relief at Victoria

NP Northumberland Park
Meal relief not known

DM Dagenham
Meal relief not known

H Hackney
Meal relief not known

BV Belvedere
Meal relief at BV garage - first half worked Route 1

MW Mandela Way
Meal relief at MW garage - first half worked Route 1

MG Morden Wharf
Meal relief at MW garage - first half worked Route 1

 

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