Route History
03.10.34 |
SP |
7LTL |
5LTL |
5LTL |
ELTHAM Well Hall Station - Eltham Church - Bexley Road - Avery Hill Road - Halfway Street - Sidcup Station - Sidcup Police Station - Perry Street - CHISLEHURST Queens Head
New single deck route previously numbered 195
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04.05.38 |
SP |
9LTL |
7LTL |
7LTL |
ELTHAM Well Hall Station - CHISLEHURST Gordon Arms
Altered to terminate at Gordon Arms in Chislehurst
17.04.46 |
SP |
9LTL+ |
7LTL |
7LTL |
| 1LT/21 |
ELTHAM Well Hall Station - CHISLEHURST Gordon Arms
Mon-Fri peak journeys introduced between Sidcup Station and Chislehurst using a double decker ex Route 21
20.10.48 |
SP |
11Q+ |
11Q |
7Q |
| 1LT/51 |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
LTL type replaced by Q type - although ths type had operated Sundays from 29.10.41
13.04.49 |
SP |
11T+ |
11T |
9T |
| 1RTL/51 |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
Q type replaced by T type
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Extracted from Dartford local timetable book dated January 1950 |
06.05.53 |
SP |
13RF+ |
13RF |
9RF |
| 1RTL/51A |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
Main
service converted to RF operation.
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30.04.58 |
SP |
13RF+ |
13RF |
7RF |
| 1RT/51A |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
Sunday PVR reduced
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RF324 Chislehurst Jeff Lloyd collection |
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26.11.58 |
SP |
11RT |
9RT |
5RT |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
Converted
to double deck operation
12.10.60 |
NX |
5RT |
-- |
-- |
SP |
5RT |
9RT |
4RT |
CHISLEHURST Gordon Arms - ELTHAM Well Hall (Sat/Sun)
- Blackheath Royal Standard - Ship & Billet - Woolwich Rd - Greenwich -
Creek Rd - Evelyn Street - SURREY DOCKS STATION (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri extended via Route 70 from Eltham to Surrey Docks - this replaced that route over
the Eltham to Greenwich section which was withdrawn on Mon-Fri.
Mon-Fri New Cross allocation added which compensated for
the 70 loss at that shed.
31.12.66 |
NX |
6RT |
-- |
-- |
SP |
5RT |
5RT |
5RT |
CHISLEHURST
- WELL HALL (Sun)
- SURREY DOCKS STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - Jamaica Rd - Rotherithe - Bermondsey -
Tooley St - LONDON BRIDGE STN Joiner Street( 6 early Sat am journeys )
Saturday service extended from Eltham to Surrey Docks
with early projections to London Bridge - this replaced Saturday Route 70 which
was withdrawn on this day.
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RT1995 Old Dover Road, Blackheath. The bus is turning left out of Delacourt Road. Jeff Lloyd collection |
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26.10.68 |
SP |
9RT |
5RT |
5RT |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
Withdrawn
between Eltham and Surrey Docks/London Bridge - The Eltham to Greenwich section
replaced by revised 108A
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RT3332 Well Hall Road © Malcolm Allan |
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25.10.69 |
SP |
9RT |
5RT |
4MB |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
Sunday
converted to single deck OPO.
24.11.73 |
SP |
9RT |
5RT |
4SMS |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
MB
type replaced by SMS.
01.03.75 |
SP |
9RT |
5RM |
4SMS |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
Saturday
RT type replaced by Routemasters.
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SMS175 leaving Well Hall Stn
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05.12.76 |
SP |
9RT |
5RM |
4DMS |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
Sunday
converted to double deck OPO.
21.05.77 |
SP101+ |
7RM |
5RM |
4DMS |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
Mon-Fri
service converted to Routemaster.
28.01.78 |
SP |
6DMS |
6DMS |
4DMS |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
Mon-Sat
converted to OPO - now daily operation.
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DMS2051 Eltham High Street
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01.11.82 |
SP |
5T |
5T |
2T |
WELL HALL - CHISLEHURST
DMS
type replaced by Leyland Titans.
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M1393 was part of a trial comparing the Titan with the Metrobus between 1982 and 1986 seen at QM Hospital
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04.02.84 |
SP101+ |
6T |
4T |
-- |
ELTHAM
- SIDCUP GARAGE (MS) or CHISLEHURST (Mon-Fri Peaks)
Rerouted at Sidcup Police Station to Sidcup Garage except
for Mon-Fri peaks when route was extended to Chislehurst.
Sunday withdrawn - replaced by new 299 and revised 161
31.03.84 |
SP101+ |
6T |
4T |
-- |
ELTHAM
- SIDCUP Queen Marys Hospital (MS) - CHISLEHURST (Mon-Fri Peaks)
Sidcup Garage journeys rerouted at Sidcup Police Station
to Queen Marys Hospital
27.10.84 |
SP101+ |
6T |
4T |
1L/T |
ELTHAM
- SIDCUP Queen Marys Hospital - CHISLEHURST (Mon-Fri Peaks)
Sunday service re-introduced - replacing part of withdrawn 299.
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L41 seen at Elm Road - Sidcup
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