Route History

04.03.59

BX

36RT

31RT

20RT

DARTFORD Market Street - Crayford - Bexleyheath - Welling - Wickham Lane - Plumstead Station - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill - Woolwich Road - WOOLWICH ROAD Victoria Way (MS peaks)
New Trolleybus Replacement for Route 696 Stage 1

31.05.69

BX

30RT

25RT

12RT

DARTFORD Market Street - - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill - WOOLWICH ROAD Victoria Way (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday peak journeys to Victoria Way withdrawn.

06.11.71

BX

23DMS

23DMS

8DMS

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill - CHARLTON STN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Victoria Way and Charlton Station
Converted to double deck one person operation.

27.07.80

BX

20DMS

19DMS

7DMS

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill - CHARLTON STN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Rerouted in Dartford via Northern Link Road and Overy Liberty - instead of Hythe Street and High Street.

08.03.83

BX

15T

15T

5T

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill - CHARLTON STN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Converted to Leyland Titan operation.

27.10.84

BX

14T

15T

5T

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH
Mon-Fri peak extension to Charlton withdrawn.

24.05.86

BX

14L

15L

5L

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH
Converted to Leyland Olympian operation.

16.08.86

PD

14L

15L

5L

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH
Bexleyheath garage closed - allocation moved to Plumstead (PD)

16.01.88

BX

20D/L

19D/L

6D/L

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH
Operated by Bexleybus jointly with 272

19.01.91

KB

14ON

14ON

4ON

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH
3 year contract awarded to Kentish Bus operating from from Northfleet and Dartford Garages

23.01.99

PD

14dd

14dd

6dd

13.03.99

PD

16dd

16dd

13dd

WOOLWICH High Street - DARTFORD Market Street ;- BLUEWATER PARK Shopping Centre (Daily shopping hours)
Extended shopping hours to Bluewater (non-stop)

01.01.00

PD

16TA

16TA

13TA

WOOLWICH  -  DARTFORD  -  BLUEWATER ( shopping hours )
Converted from double deck to low floor double deck.

10.11.01

PD

16TA

16TA

13TA

WOOLWICH  -  DARTFORD  -  BLUEWATER ( shopping hours ) 
Earlier and later buses to and from Bluewater

24.01.04

PD161+

20TA

22TA

14TA

WOOLWICH High Street - BLUEWATER PARK Shopping Centre
Renewed contract
Early morning service extended from Dartford to Bluewater

24.01.09

PD151+

21SC

21SC

12SC

WOOLWICH High Street - BLUEWATER PARK Shopping Centre
Renewed contract with new Scania buses.

21.09.13

PD151+

21sc

22sc

13sc

WOOLWICH High Street - BLUEWATER PARK Shopping Centre
New schedules introduced

25.01.14

PD151+

23sc

22sc

13sc

WOOLWICH High Street - BLUEWATER PARK Shopping Centre
Contract renewal

16.12.17

PD151+

24sc

25sc

16sc

WOOLWICH High Street  - Plumstead  -  Welling  -  Bexleyheath  -  Crayford  -  Dartford  -  East Hill  -  Park Road  -  Princes Road  -  Fast track busway - Darent Valley Hospital -  Fast track busway  -  BLUEWATER PARK
Diverted between Dartford and Bluewater as above but only stopping at Darent Valley Hospital

23.06.18

PD151+

24EH

25EH

16EH

WOOLWICH High Street  - Plumstead  -  Welling  -  Bexleyheath  -  Crayford  -  Dartford  -  East Hill  -  Park Road  -  Princes Road  -  Fast track busway - Darent Valley Hospital -  Fast track busway  -  BLUEWATER PARK
Rerouted on the non stop section between Dartford and Bluewater via East Hill, Watling Street and Gore Road in both directions thus no longer serves section of the fastrack between Princes Road and Gore Road

Current Blind

 

Operating Garages

BX Bexleyheath
Changeover point Bexleyheath Market Place

PD Plumstead
Changeover point at Plumstead Station

NF Northfleet
Changeover point Dartford Station

DT Dartford
Changeover point Dartford Station

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