London Bus Route 96

Route History

04.03.59

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

30RT

25RT

12RT

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Saturday peak journeys to Victoria Way withdrawn.

RT4029 seen at Dartford

06.11.71

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Withdrawn between Victoria Way and Charlton Station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.

DMS2393 Dartford Library


Taken from amendment leaflet (2) to the Red Book dated 18.09.71

17.02.73

23DMS

8DMS


Taken from February 1973 Red Book

27.07.80

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

15T

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

27.10.84

14T

15T

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Mon-Fri peak extension to Charlton withdrawn.

24.05.86

14L

15L

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH
Converted to Leyland Olympian operation.

16.08.86

14L

15L

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

	L120 Woolwich Arsenal Station

16.01.88

20D/L

19D/L

6D/L

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH
Operated by Bexleybus jointly with 272

	Bexleybus 94 at General Gordon Place, Woolwich

19.01.91

14ON

4ON

	Contract reassigned

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

Kentish Bus 511 Bexleyheath stand

23.01.99

14dd

6dd

	Contract reassigned

DARTFORD - WOOLWICH
New operator

13.03.99

16dd

13dd

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

VN163 Bexleyheath

01.01.00

16TA

13TA

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

TA314 Woolwich

10.11.01

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

	15052 Woolwich

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


Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

Click here for fasttrack map

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

12267 seen in Woolwich

26.01.19	PD151+	24EH+	24EH	15EH
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WOOLWICH High Street -BLUEWATER PARK
Contract renewal

03.04.21

PD151+

25EH

24EH

15EH

WOOLWICH High Street -BLUEWATER PARK
New schedule

19835 Woolwich

27.01.24

PD151+

24EH

15EH

WOOLWICH High Street -BLUEWATER PARK
Contract extended for two years

31.12.24

PD151+

24EH

25EH

15EH

Bluewater – Dartford – Crayford – Bexleyheath – Welling – Plumstead – Woolwich
Bluewater Shopping Centre
then non-stop via Fastrack - Watling Street - Fastrack to
Darent Valley Hospital
then non-stop via
Fastrack - Watling Street - The Brent - East Hill (alternative routeings may be used)
to
Home Gardens (for Dartford Station) - Westgate Road - Highfield Road North - West Hill - Dartford Road - Crayford Road - Crayford - Roman Way - London Road - Watling Street - Broadway - Arnsberg Way - Geddes Place - Bexleyheath - Market Place - Friswell Place - Arnsberg Way - Broadway - Crook Log - Park View Road - Welling High Street - Welling Corner - Upper Wickham Lane - Wickham Lane - Plumstead High Street - Plumstead Station - Plumstead Road - Woolwich New Road - Woolwich Arsenal Station - Woolwich New Road - Thomas Street - Woolwich Thomas Street/Calderwood Street

Woolwich – Plumstead – Welling – Bexleyheath – Crayford – Dartford – Bluewater
Woolwich Thomas Street/Calderwood Street - Thomas Street - Woolwich New Road - Woolwich Arsenal Station - Woolwich New Road - Plumstead Road - Plumstead Station - Plumstead High Street - Wickham Lane - Upper Wickham Lane - Welling Corner - Welling High Street - Park View Road - Crook Log - Broadway - Arnsberg Way - Geddes Place - Bexleyheath - Mayplace Road West - Arnsberg Way - Broadway - Watling Street - London Road - Crayford - Crayford Road - Dartford Road - West Hill - Highfield Road North - Westgate Road - Home Gardens (for Dartford Station) -
then non-stop via
East Hill - The Brent - Watling Street - Darenth Wood Road (alternative routeings may be used)
to
Darent Valley Hospital
then non-stop via
Fastrack - Watling Street - Fastrackto to Bluewater Shopping Centre

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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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