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Route History

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -  Manor House  -  Green Lanes  -  Newington Green  -  Hoxton  -  Old Street  -  Moorgate  -  Bank  -  London Bridge  -  Bricklayers Arms  -  Old Kent Road  -  New Cross  -  Lewisham  -  Blackheath  -  Shooters Hill  -  WELLING Guy Earl of Warwick ( Daily )

Extracted from 1934 Red Book which is available as a pdf

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -  WELLING
Sunday Catford (TL) allocation introduced

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -  WELLING
Mon-Fri Catford (TL) withdrawn in favour of new Sidcup (SP) allocation

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -  WELLING
Sunday only Catford (TL) allocation converted to STL

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -  WELLING
Sidcup (SP) allocation converted to LT

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -  WELLING
Sunday Catford (TL) allocation increased and converted to ST type

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -  Manor House  -  Green Lanes  -  Newington Green  -  Hoxton  -  Old Street  -  Moorgate  -  Bank  -  London Bridge  -  Bricklayers Arms  -  Old Kent Road  -  New Cross  - Brockley Cross  -  BROCKLEY RISE Chandos ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat service withdrawn between New Cross and Welling and diverted instead to Brockley Rise
Sunday service withdrawn
Sidcup (SP) and Catford (TL) allocations withdrawn

TURNPIKE LANE STN  --  BROCKLEY RISE Chandos ( Mon-Fri / Sat am)
Sat pm withdrawn

21.11.39
Last day of operation

WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ( non-stop to Eltham ) then Eltham High Street - New Eltham - Sidcup - Foots Cray - Swanley - FARNINGHAM Bull ( Mon-Sat )
New service

Taken from 1943 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

05.05.48

SP

11LT

10LT

--

WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ( non-stop to Eltham ) then Eltham High Street - FARNINGHAM Bull ( Mon-Sat )
Separated from Route 21

13.04.49

SP

11RTL

--

--

WOOLWICH Parsons Hill - FARNINGHAM Bull ( Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri reduced to peak hours
Saturday withdrawn

06.07.52

SP

12RTL

6RTL

--

WOOLWICH Parsons Hill (Mon-Fri peaks) - ELTHAM Well Hall Station (Mon-Sat) -  SIDCUP GARAGE (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri revised to stop between Woolwich and Eltham and all day Route including new Saturday Route introduced between Eltham and Sidcup but withdrawn between Sidcup Garage and Farningham.

04.05.55

SP

11RT

6RT

--

WOOLWICH Parsons Hill (Mon-Fri peaks) - ELTHAM Well Hall Station (Mon-Sat) -  SIDCUP GARAGE (Mon-Sat)
RTL type withdrawn in favour of RT

17.10.56

SP

14RT

9RT

--

FARNINGHAM - ELTHAM (Mon-Sat) - WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Extended from Sidcup Garage to Farningham

30.04.58	SP	14RT+	9RT	--
		2RT/21

10.10.62

SP

12RT

--

--

WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks) - WELL HALL STATION (Mon-Fri) - FARNINGHAM (Mon-Fri)
Saturday Route withdrawn in favour of Route 21 extension.

	RT1922 seen with unecessary short working blinds at Well Hall © Peter Noyes

15.06.68

SP

5RT

2RT

1RT

FARNINGHAM (Mon-Fri peaks) - SWANLEY GARAGE - SIDCUP STATION
Sat & Sun Route introduced between Sidcup Station and Swanley to partly replace withdrawn section of Route 21.
Mon-Fri Route between Swanley and Farningham reduced to Mon-Fri peak hours.

26.10.68

SP

9MB

6MB

2MB

FARNINGHAM (Mon-Fri peaks) - SWANLEY GARAGE -WELL HALL STATION
Converted to single deck One Person Operation
Daily Route extended from Sidcup to Well Hall Station.

	MB370 seen at a bus/coach stop opposite Sidcup Garage

01.01.70

SP

9MB

5MB

2MB

Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

08.01.72

SP

9MB

6MB

2MB

WELL HALL STATION - SWANLEY GARAGE
Withdrawn between Swanley and Farningham.

28.05.72

SP

9MB

6MB

2MB

WELL HALL STATION - SWANLEY GARAGE
Diverted in Eltham via Southend Crescent instead of Fotts Cray Road direct

24.11.73

SP

9SMS

7SMS

2SMS

WELL HALL STATION - SWANLEY GARAGE
Merlin type replaced by Swift.

	Sidcup Police Station cross roads

05.12.76

SP

9DMS

7DMS

2DMS

WELL HALL STATION - SWANLEY GARAGE
Swift type replaced by double deck Daimlers.

	DMS2044 Well Hall Station

04.09.82

SP

2DMS

2DMS

1DMS

SWANLEY GARAGE - SIDCUP STATION
Withdrawn between Sidcup and Well Hall Station.

01.11.82

SP

2T

2T

1T

SWANLEY GARAGE - SIDCUP STATION
Daimler type replaced by Leyland Titans.

28.10.83

SP

3T

2T

--

SWANLEY GARAGE - SIDCUP STATION (Mon-Sat)
Sunday Route withdrawn.

	Leyland Titan T596 is opposite Sidcup Garage

27.10.84
Route withdrawn - replaced by new 233

Operating Garages

SP Sidcup
Crew Changeover point at garage  

WG West Green
Crew Changeover point at Turnpike Lane Station ?

TL Catford
Crew Changeover point at Lewisham ?