Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
09.09.36 |
AM |
8LT |
8LT |
8LT |
BEXLEYHEATH Trolleybus Depot - Erith Road - Bexleyheath Broadway - Crook Log - Avenue Road - Pickford Lane - Long Lane - King Harold's Way - Leckwith Avenue - Glenview - Bedonwell Road - Woolwich Road - Bostall Hill - Plumstead High Street - Plumstead Road - Beresford Square - WOOLWICH Earl of Chatham
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20.11.40 |
AM |
7LT |
8LT+ |
7LT |
1LT/99 |
BEXLEYHEATH
Trolleybus Depot - Erith Road - Bexleyheath Broadway - Crook Log -
Avenue Road - Pickford Lane - Long Lane - Okehampton Crescent - Wickham Lane -
Plumstead High Street - Plumstead Road - Beresford Square - WOOLWICH
Earl of Chatham
Diverted at Long Lane via Okehampton Crescent and Wickham Lane instead of King Harold's Way
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Map extracted from 1940 historical map drawn by Mike Harris showing new routeing via Okehampton Crescent which would also have been more convenient for crew change overs
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13.04.49 |
AM |
18RTL |
17RTL |
9RTL |
BEXLEYHEATH DEPOT - WOOLWICH
Converted from LT to RTL type
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04.05.55 |
AM |
16RT |
15RT+ |
6RT |
1RT/53 |
BEXLEYHEATH DEPOT - WOOLWICH
RTL
type withdrawn in favour of RT type.
30.04.58 |
AM |
16RT |
15RT+ |
6RT |
1RT/53 |
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01.07.64 |
AM |
36RT |
33RT |
6RT |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - Westwood Hill - Kirkdale - Dartmouth Road - Forest Hill -
Brockley Rise - Adelaide Avenue - Lewisham - Lee Green - Eltham Green - Westhorne
Avenue - Well Hall Road - Academy Road - Woolwich - Plumstead - Pickford Lane -
Bexleyheath - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Suns) Erith Road - Colyers
Lane - North End - Bridge Road - Slade Green Road - Hazel Road - Whitehall
Lane - Forest Road - return via Cedar Road - SLADE GREEN STATION
Mon-Sat
extended from Bexleyheath to Slade Green Station.
Daily
extended from Woolwich to Crystal Palace via withdrawn
186.
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Taken from 1964 map drawn by Mike Harris |
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18.04.70 |
AM |
33RT |
26RT |
13RT |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri/Sun) - SLADE
GREEN STATION (Sats)
Mon-Fri
withdrawn between Bexleyheath Garage and Slade Green - replaced by revised
132.
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RT3259 © Malcolm Allan |
01.03.75 |
AM |
33RT |
24RT |
12RT |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri/Sun) - SLADE
GREEN STATION ( Sat shop hrs )
Saturday extension from Bexleyheath Garage to Slade Green restriced to shoping hours only
Saturday service on Route 132 extended from Bexleyheath to Slade Green
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22.04.78 |
AM1+ |
24RM |
19RM |
11RM |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
Withdrawn
between Bexleyheath and Slade Green - this section now covered by daily
service on Route 89
RM218 Woolwich Photographer unknown |
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03.02.80 |
AM1+ |
24MDc |
19MDc |
11MDc |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
Converted
to double deck door buses (Scania Metropolitan) type.
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MD31 Crystal Palace Part of Jeff Lloyd collection |
31.10.81 |
PD1+ |
24MDc |
20MDc |
11MDc |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
Plumstead
(AM) closed - allocation moved to new garage (PD)
22.11.82 |
PD1+ |
21Tc |
19Tc |
10Tc |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
MD
type withdrawn in favour of Leyland Titan.
23.04.83 |
PD1+ |
26T |
22T |
9T |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
Converted
to One Person Operation.
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T89 is seen at the first stop on route for Bexleyheath at Crystal Palace |
27.10.84 |
BX121+ |
6T |
6T |
-- |
PD1+ |
18T |
20T |
9T |
|
+1T/99 |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
Bexleyheath
allocation introduced on Mon-Sat although BX mainly plied between Bexleyheath
and Woolwich except for a few early and late journeys which went through
to Crystal Palace.
The Mon-Fri daytime service was run in two sections BX - Forest Hill and PD
to Crystal Palace.
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Extracted from 2005 allocation book |
24.05.86 |
BX121+ |
3L |
4L |
-- |
PD1+ |
21L+ |
22L |
9L |
|
1L/272 |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
Leyland
Olympian introduced.
16.08.86 |
PD1+ |
24L+ |
25L |
9L |
1L/272 |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
Bexleyheath
Garage closed - allocation moved to Plumstead (PD)
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L131 Crystal Palace |
16.01.88 |
PD1+ |
16L/T |
16L/T |
9L/T |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
Withdrawn
between Plumstead and Bexleyheath - this section covered by new Route 422. and B11
06.09.94 |
PD1+ |
15L/T |
14L/T |
8L/T |
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Selkent purchased by Stagecoach |
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CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
New operator
05.02.00 |
PD1+ |
16TA |
14TA |
7TA |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
Start
of new Contract. which remained with Stagecoach operated from Plumstead
Garage (PD) with new low floor buses (TA))
29.06.02 |
PD1+ |
14TA |
7TA |
7dd |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
Contract renewal
30.08.06 |
PD1+ |
14TA |
7TA |
7dd |
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Stagecoach purchased by Australian Bank Macquarie trading as East London Group |
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CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
New operator
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17302 Crystal Palace |
10.02.07 |
PD1+ |
16TA |
14TA |
10TA |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
Contract renewal
14.10.10 |
PD1+ |
16TA |
14TA |
10TA |
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Company purchased by Stagecoach |
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CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
New operator
11.02.12 |
PD1+ |
16TA |
14TA |
10TA |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
Contract extended for two years
AD Trident Enviro 19825 with White Roundel and strangely a running number holder even though Stagecoach no longer uses them |
21.07.12 |
TL1+ |
16TA |
14TA |
10TA |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
Allocation moved from Plumstead (PD) to Catford (TL)
18.08.12 |
PD21+ |
16TA |
14TA |
10TA |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
Allocation moved back to Plumstead (PD)
08.02.14 |
PD1+ |
16EH |
14EH |
10EH |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD GARAGE
Contract renewal
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Enviro hybrid 12346 waits at the Plumstead Garage stand |
17.03.18 |
PD1+ |
18EH |
16EH |
11EH |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
Revised time schedules, increase in PVR
09.02.19 |
PD1+ |
18EH |
16EH |
11EH |
CRYSTAL PALACE -- PLUMSTEAD GARAGE
Contract renewal
11037 complete with LED display seen at Woolwich Town Centre 27.05.22 © Ian Armstrong
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10.02.24 |
PD1+ |
17EH |
16EH |
11EH |
CRYSTAL PALACE -- PLUMSTEAD GARAGE
Contract extended for two years
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PD Plumstead
Crew Changeover
point at garage
TL Catford
Crew Changeover
point at Woolwich or Crystal Palace via ferry
AM Plumstead
Crew Changeover
point at garage