Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
03.10.34	C	27NS	27NS	25NS

BROMLEY BY BOW Edgar Road   Blackwall Tunnel - East Greenwich - Westcombe Hill - Blackheath - Lewisham - Catford - Lower Sydenham - West Hill - CRYSTAL PALACE
Renumbered from 108A - 108B and 108E

28.05.37

C

25STL

25STL

27STL

BROMLEY BY BOW  -  CRYSTAL PALACE
NS type replaced by STL type

19.04.44

C

19STL

#25STL

18STL

BROMLEY BY BOW  -  CRYSTAL PALACE 
#Saturday joint allocation with Route 108A introduced

13.02.46

C

#28STL

#30STL

18STL

BROMLEY BY BOW  -  CRYSTAL PALACE 
#Mon-Fri joint allocation with Route 108A introduced

07.12.47

C

#29STL

#30STL

#20STL

BROMLEY BY BOW  -  CRYSTAL PALACE 
#Sunday joint allocation with 108A  introduced

06.05.53

C

26STL 10RTL

17STL 17RTL

30RTL

BROMLEY BY BOW Edgar Road  -   CRYSTAL PALACE
RTL type introduced

10.06.53

C

26STL 10RTL

17STL 17RTL

30RTL

D

1RF

1RF

1RF

BROMLEY by BOW Edgar Road, High Street Bromley by Bow (return via St Leonard's Street, Bruce Road to Edgar Road), Devons Road, Devas Street, BROMLEY by BOW Devas Street (return via St Leonard's Street, Marner Street).
BROMLEY BY BOW STN -- CRYSTAL PALACE
Double deck service temporarily suspended between Bromley Station and Edgar Road because of bridge works. This also occurred in 1967 but full details not known
Full details click here

17.03.54

C

31RTL

33RTL

30RTL

BROMLEY BY BOW Edgar Road  --  CRYSTAL PALACE
STL type withdrawn

	RTL1013 Crystal Palace

BROMLEY BY BOW - LOWER SYDENHAM ( Mon-Fri ) - CRYSTAL PALACE ( Sat/Sun )
Mon-Fri service withdrawn between Lower Sydenham and Crystal Palace - replaced by new 108B

10.05.61

PR

@19RTL

@29RTL

@24RTL

BROMLEY BY BOW - LOWER SYDENHAM ( Mon-Fri ) - CRYSTAL PALACE ( Sat/Sun )
Atholl Street (C) garage closed - allocation moved to Poplar (PR)
@ Joint with 108A

07.09.68	PR	12RT+	16RT	9RT
		1RT ex PLA

BROMLEY BY BOW - LOWER SYDENHAM ( Mon-Fri ) - CRYSTAL PALACE ( Sat/Sun )
RTL type replaced by RT

26.10.68

PR

8MB

7MB

5MB

BROMLEY BY BOW - BLACKHEATH Royal Standard
Route withdrawn between Blackheath and Crystal Palace and converted to single deck one person operation

24.01.70

PR

15MB

11MB

6MB

BROMLEY BY BOW - Poplar - Blackwall Tunnel - Westcombe Hill - Blackheath - Rochester Way - Kidbrooke - ELTHAM CHURCH(Suns) - ELTHAM Southend Crescent (M-Sat)
Daily extended from Blackheath to Eltham Church and further extended Mon-Sat to Southend Crescent
The Sunday curtailment at Eltham Church actually doubled back via Sherard Road (dead) to Well Hall Station where there were proper staff facilities - non-existent at Southend Crescent. It caused no hardship at the time to omit a High Street full of closed shops.

27.01.73

PR

15SM

11SM

6SM

BROMLEY BY BOW - ELTHAM CHURCH(Suns) - ELTHAM Southend Crescent (Mon-Sat)
MB type replaced by SM type

	SM9 Eltham High Street

23.07.77

PR51+

15SM

12SM

5SM

STRATFORD Bus Station (Mon-Sat) - BROMLEY BY BOW (Suns) - ELTHAM CHURCH (Suns) - ELTHAM Southend Crescent (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat extended from Bromley By Bow to Stratford

Taken from Amendment alterations leaflet (2) to Red Book 18th April 1970

23.04.78

PR51+

12LS

10LS

8LS

STRATFORD Bus Station - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Route amended to run Stratford to Eltham daily - and converted to Leyland National

Taken from Red Book 24th April 1978

02.11.85

BW111+

9LS

8LS

4LS

STRATFORD Bus Station - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Rerouted at Bow towards Stratford to encircle Bow Church
Poplar (PR) closed - allocation transferred to Bow (BW)

	LS144 seen on a garage run

21.06.86

BW111+

12LS

10LS

8LS

STRATFORD Bus Station - Bromley By Bow - Poplar - Blackwall Tunnel - Westcombe Hill - Blackheath - LEWISHAM Bus Station
Rerouted at Blackheath to Lewisham instead of Eltham - the Blackheath to Eltham section replaced by new 286.

16.01.88

BW111+

11LS

10LS

6LS

WANSTEAD - Leytonstone - Stratford - Bromley By Bow - Poplar - Blackwall Tunnel - Westcombe Hill - Blackheath - LEWISHAM Bus Station
Extended from Stratford to Wanstead replacing part of withdrawn Route 10

25.11.89

MS

11LX

10LX

5LX

17.02.92

CR

11LX

10LX

5LX

25.09.93

CR

11LX

10LX

5LX

LEWISHAM  -  STRATFORD
Withdrawn between Stratford and Wanstead - withdrawn section replaced by increased service on Route 257

17.10.93

DT

11LX

10LX

5LX

LEWISHAM  -  STRATFORD
Moved to a base at Dartford - Crayford base closed

27.02.94	DT	6LX	5LX	3LX
	LM	5LX	5LX	2LX

LEWISHAM  -  STRATFORD
Part of allocation moved to Lewisham depot

10.04.94	DT	6B6	5B6	3B6
	LM	5B6	5B6	2B6

LEWISHAM  -  STRATFORD
Volvo B6 single deckers introduced.

14.08.94	DT	6B6	5B6	3B6
	CH	5B6	5B6	2B6

LEWISHAM  -  STRATFORD
Lewisham allocation transferred to Cambridge Heath.

08.10.94

CH

10B6

10B6

5B6

LEWISHAM  -  STRATFORD
Dartford allocation withdrawn.

19.04.97

HB

10XL

10XL

6XL

21.02.98	BV	10XL	10XL	6XL
	CR	?	?	?

LEWISHAM  -  STRATFORD
Belvedere allocation added.

21.11.98	BV	14XL	13XL	6XL
	CR	?	?	?

LEWISHAM  -  STRATFORD
Re-routed via North Greenwich Station site
Re-routed in Blackheath via Stratheaden Road and Prince of Wales Road instead of Vanburgh Park - Charlton Way and Prince Charles Road.
Buses departing Lewisham Bus Station now leave via Molesworth Street and High Street at all times instead of just shopping times.

25.03.00	BV	14XL	13XL	6XL
	AG	?	?	?

29.09.01

BV

14XL

13XL

6XL

LEWISHAM  -  STRATFORD
Ash Grove allocation withdrawn.
All night service introduced but numbered N108

14.11.03	BV71+	14DC	13DC	7DC
	BV85+	4DC	4DC	4DC

LEWISHAM  -  STRATFORD
Route now 24hr as "N" prefix has been dropped.

03.10.09	BV71+	14DWL	13DWL	8DWL
	BV301+	3/N1	3/N1	3/N1
	BV85+	4DWL	4DWL	4DWL

01.05.10	NX161+	14DWL	13DWL	10DWL
Late evening jnys	NX221+	3/N321	3/N321	3/N321
Night Service	NX175+	3DWL	3DWL	3DWL

12.11.11	NX161+	14DWL	13DWL	10DWL
Night Service	NX175+	3DWL	3DWL	3DWL

LEWISHAM Bus Station  -  STRATFORD Bus Station
Full evening and night service restored with completion of works in the north bore of Blackwall Tunnel

01.10.16	NX161+	17MEC	15MEC	12MEC
	NX231+	3dd ex321	3dd ex321	3dd ex321
Night Service	NX181+	4ME	4MEC	4MEC

LEWISHAM Bus Station  -  STRATFORD International Station
Contract renewal
Rerouted between Poplar and Stratford via withdrawn section of Route D8
Extended in Startford to International Station

Towards Lewisham, Molesworth Street
Montfichet Road, Pool Street, Carpenters Road, Stratford High Street, Bow Interchange, Bow Road, Campbell Road, Devons Road, Violet Road, Morris Road, Chrisp Street, East India Dock Road, Brunswick Road, Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, Blackwall Tunnel (Eastern Bore), Blackwall Tunnel, Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach, Dreadnought Street, Boord Street, Millennium Way, North Greenwich Bus Station, Edmund Halley Way, Pilot Busway, Southern Way, Commercial Way, Peartree Way, Woolwich Road, Combedale Road, Westcombe Hill, Charlton Road, Stratheden Road, Prince Of Wales Road, Montpelier Row, Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, Lee Terrace, Belmont Hill, Lee Bridge, Lewisham High Street, Molesworth Street.

Towards Stratford International Bus Station: Molesworth Street, Lewisham High Street,
Lewis Grove, Lee Bridge, Belmont Hill, Lee Terrace, Lee Road, Blackheath Village, Tranquil Vale, Royal Parade, Montpelier Row, Prince Of Wales Road, Stratheden Road, Westcombe Hill, Westcombe Hill Contra-Flow Bus Lane, Westcombe Hill Bus Gate, Horn Lane Roundabout, Peartree Way, Commercial Way, Southern Way, Pilot Busway, Edmund Halley Way, North Greenwich Bus Station, Edmund Halley Way, Millennium Way, Holiday Inn Roundabout, Blackwall Lane, A102, Tunnel Avenue, Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach, Blackwall Tunnel, Blackwall Tunnel (Western Bore), Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, A102, East India Dock Road, Chrisp Street, Morris Road, Violet Road, Devons Road, Campbell Road, Bow Road, Bow Interchange, Stratford High Street, Carpenters Road, Pool Street, Montfichet Road, International Way.

13.05.17	NX161+	18MEC	16MEC	12MEC
	NX231+	3dd ex321	3dd ex321	3dd ex321
Night Service	NX181+	4ME	4MEC	4MEC

LEWISHAM Bus Station  -  STRATFORD International Station
Revised timetables for running time and reliability

29.07.17	MG161+	16MEC	14MEC	10MEC
	NX231+	3dd ex321	3dd ex321	3dd ex321
	NX251+	2E	2E	2E
Night Service	MG181+	4ME	4MEC	4MEC

LEWISHAM Bus Station  -  STRATFORD International Station
New Cross (NX) allocation moved to new Morden Wharf (MG) garge situated off Tunnel Avenue on the Greenwich Peninsula
The evening double deck service remained at New Cross
Two daytime duties remain at New Cross NX251 and 252 and these are electric buses

Current Blind

Operating Garages

MG Morden Wharf
Changeover point towards Statford is Stop MU Blackwall Lane and towards Lewisham is Dreadnought Street Stop MV

WH West Ham
Changeover point Stratford

BW Bow
Changeover point Bow church

PR Poplar
Changeover point Poplar

C Athol Street (Poplar)
Changeover point Poplar

NX New Cross
The changeover point for NX (the current depot operator) is as follows:
Mon-Sat (except evenings/nights): Lewisham Bus Station (currently Molesworth Street due to the long running Lewisham redevelopment)
All other times: NX

CH Cambridge Heath ( Kentish Bus)
Changeover point ?

AG Ash Grove (East Thames Buses)
Changeover point ?

LM Lewisham (Kentish Bus)
Changeover point ?

BV Belvedere (Kentish Bus)
Changeover point Lewisham

CR Crayford (Kentish Bus)
Changeover point ?