04.05.38 |
TL |
7ST |
11ST |
9ST |
FOREST HILL STN - Perry Vale - Catford Hill - Catford - Sangley Road - Verdant Lane - Grove Park - Chinbrook Road - Mottingham - Court Road - Eltham Church - ELTHAM Southend
Crescent
New route - replacing withdrawn Route 209 (Route 209 double-decked - and re-numbered to new Route 124)
13.04.49 |
TL |
15RT |
16RT 5STL |
16RT |
RT introduction
26.10.49 |
TL |
15RT |
21RT |
16RT |
STL type withdrawn
03.05.50 |
TL |
16RT |
17RT 5STL |
21RT |
Diverted between Grove park and Mottingham via Marvels Lane and Dunkery Road instead of Grove Park Road direct
12.10.55 |
TL |
22RT |
26RT |
17RT |
FOREST
HILL - ELTHAM - Blackfen Road - BLACKFEN Woodman (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Eltham to Blackfen
30.04.58 |
TL |
22RT |
26RT |
16RT |
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
04.03.59 |
TL |
20RT |
24RT |
22RT |
FOREST
HILL STN - Perry Vale - Woolstone Road - Catford - Sangley Road - Torridan
Road - Hazelbank Road - Verdant lane - Northover - Downham Lane - Grove Park -
Chinbrook Road - Marvels lane - Mottingham - ELTHAM Southend Crescent - BLACKFEN Woodman (Mon-Fri peaks) - Blendon - Bexley - BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun afts)
Sunday afternoons extended from Eltham to BEXLEY HOSPITAL.
03.02.60 |
TL |
20RT |
24RT |
22RT |
FOREST
HILL - ELTHAM ( Mon-Sat ) - FALCONWOOD PARADE (Mon-Fri peaks) - BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun afts)
Mon-Fri peaks diverted to FALCONWOOD PARADE instead
of BLACKFEN.
11.05.60 |
TL |
20RT |
24RT |
-- |
FOREST
HILL - ELTHAM ( Mon-Sat ) - FALCONWOOD PARADE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday
service renumbered 124A because of different routeing
at Avery Hill.
08.05.63 |
TL |
25RT |
31RT |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - Perry Vale - Woolstone Road - Catford - Sangley Road - Torridan
Road - Hazelbank Road - Verdant lane - Northover - Downham Lane - Grove Park -
Chinbrook Road - Marvels lane - Mottingham - Eltham - Falconwood - Welling - Wickham
Lane - Plumstead Corner - Plumstead Station - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Eltham to Woolwich via withdrawn 126 and 195.
27.01.65 |
TL |
22RT |
26RT |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING (Mon-Fri) - WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)
Mon-Fri service withdrawn between Welling and Woolwich
except for peak hours
15.06.68 |
TL |
23RT |
20RT |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING ( Mon-Sat ) - WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday service withdrawn between Welling and Woolwich.
24.07.71 |
TL |
24RM |
15RM |
-- |
Converted to RM operation.
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RM1231 Forest Hill stand © Bob Baker |
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08.01.72 |
TL |
20DMS |
15DMS |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING ( Mon-Sat ) - PLUMSTEAD STN (Mon-Fri am peak) - WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri pm peak)
Converted to double deck one person operation.
Mon-Fri
am peaks withdrawn between Plumstead Station and Woolwich.
26.02.77 |
TL |
17DMS |
15DMS |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Welling and Woolwich.
22.04.78 |
TL241+ |
17DMS |
13DMS |
4DMS |
FOREST
HILL - WELLING
Sunday service introduced - replacing Eltham to
Welling section of 160A which was withdrawn.
04.09.82 |
TL241+ |
14DMS |
11DMS |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn - replaced between Eltham
and Welling by re-introduced 160A.
25.07.83 |
TL241+ |
14T |
11T |
-- |
DMS type replaced by Leyland Titan.
02.11.85 |
TL241+ |
11T |
12T |
6T |
FOREST
HILL - ELTHAM STN (MS evenings/Suns) - ELTHAM Southend Crescent (MS except evenings) - AVERY HILL (SDO jnys) - WELLING (Mon-Fri
peak jnys) or BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun aft jnys)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between ELTHAM Southend Crescent
and Welling except for school journeys to AVERY HILL SCHOOL and one journey
in each Mon-Fri peak to WELLING.
Sunday re-introduced between Forest Hill and Eltham with 4 afternoon projections
to BEXLEY HOSPITAL
06.06.87 |
TL241+ |
9T |
8T |
5T |
CATFORD
St Dunstan's College - ELTHAM STN (MS evenings/Suns) - ELTHAM
Southend Crescent (MS except evenings) - AVERY HILL (SDO jnys)
- WELLING (Mon-Fri peak jnys) or BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun aft jnys)
Withdrawn between Catford and Forest Hill - this section
replaced by rerouteing of 108B.
01.04.89 |
TL241+ |
9T |
8T |
5T |
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London Buses was divided into 12 business units - in preparation for sell-off |
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03.02.90 |
TL61+ |
8MW |
8MW |
5MW# |
CATFORD -
Downham - Mottingham - Middle Park Avenue - ELTHAM Southend Crescent ( Mon-Sat ) - BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun aft jnys)
Converted to midibus operation and diverted at Mottingham
via Middle Park Avenue and Kingsground instead of Court Road direct.
The
stand at Southend Crescent was used at all times instead of shopping hours
only.
The Mon-Fri peak journeys to Avery Hill and Welling remained double deck
but were renumbered 124S.
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Taken from June 1990 allocation book |
24.07.93 |
TL61+ |
8MW |
8MW |
5MW# |
Diverted at Hazelbank Road via Baudwin Road - Castillion Road - Boundfield Road - Battersby Road - and Waters Road to line of route at Verdant Lane instead of Hazelbank Road and Verdant Lane direct
12.03.94 |
TL61+ |
9MW |
8MW |
4MW |
CATFORD
St Dunstan's - ELTHAM Southend Crescent (Daily)
Withdrawn between Eltham and Bexley Hospital
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MW9 complete with dot matrix blind is at Southend Crescent
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06.09.94 |
TL61+ |
9MW |
8MW |
4MW |
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Selkent purchased by Stagecoach |
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15.05.99 |
TL61+ |
10DRL |
8DRL |
6DRL |
Converted to Dart operation.
12.06.01 |
TL161+ |
11SLD |
10SLD |
6SLD |
Low floor operation commences (SLD)
28.05.05 |
TL161+ |
11SLD |
10SLD |
6SLD |
NEW CONTRACT commences - retained by Stagecoach
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34366 Catford Town Centre
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30.08.06 |
TL161+ |
11DSS |
9DSS |
6DSS |
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Stagecoach purchased by Australian Bank Macquarie trading as East London Group |
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14.10.10 |
TL161+ |
11DSS |
10DSS |
8DSS |
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Company purchased by Stagecoach |
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36531 seen at Catford stand
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TL
Catford
Changeover point
Lewisham Town Hall