Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
03.06.06
WL101+
4DP
4DP
3DP
New service

NORTH GREENWICH STATION - West Parkside Busway - Pear Tree Way - Woolwich Road - Trafalgar Road - Greenwich one way sytem - GREENWICH King William Walk
No stand time at Greenwich !
NEW ROUTE serving the Millennium Village with new single deckers operated by Travel London.

8101 8101 Trafalgar Road, Greenwich

29.03.08
WL101+
4DP
4DP
3DP

NORTH GREENWICH STN  -  GREENWICH King William Walk
Revised to stand at Greenwich

Wrightbus Electrocity should have been used on this route but problems prevented this - the buses being transferred to TF for use on Route R70 but 8805 is seen here before the transfer

04.06.11
NX241+
4ED
4ED
4ED
GA_L London Central logo New Contract awarded to Go Ahead
(London Central) operated from New Cross (NX)

NORTH GREENWICH STN  -  GREENWICH King William Walk
Revised to stand at Greenwich

ED8 Greenwich The correct allocated bus is seen on the Greenwich stand and is represented by ED8

04.06.16
NX241+
7E
5E
4E

NORTH GREENWICH STN  -  GREENWICH King William Walk
Contract renewal

PVL325 Sometimes when there is a shortage of single deck buses for Route 108 the double deckers are used

29.07.17
MG241+
7E
5E
4E

NORTH GREENWICH STN  -  GREENWICH King William Walk 
Allocation moved from New Cross (NX ) to Morden Wharf ( MG )

WVL357

WVL357 North Greenwich

© Edward S


05.06.21
MG241+
7E
5E
4E

NORTH GREENWICH STN  -  GREENWICH King William Walk 
Contract extended for two years

2021 map drawn by Mike Harris
Taken from 2021 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

14.05.22
MG241+
7E
7E
7E

North Greenwich Station - Edmund Halley Way - West Parkside - Millennium Village - Southern Way - Commercial Way - roads within retail park - Greenwich Peninsula IKEA - Peartree Way - Horn Lane - Woolwich Road - East Greenwich - Trafalgar Road - Romney Road - Nelson Road (for Cutty Sark Station) - Greenwich Church Street - Greenwich High Road - Greenwich Station - Greenwich South Street - Lewisham Road - Station Road - Lewisham Station - Molesworth Street - Lewisham Centre Molesworth Street
In conjunction with the opening of the Elizabeth line at Abbey Wood and Woolwich, frequencies will be reduced in the peak to 5 bph and the route will be extended to Lewisham Town Centre, Molesworth Street via Trafalgar Road and Greenwich Church Street replacing Withdrawn section of Route 180

04.02.23
NX141+
7WVL
7WVL
7WVL

North Greenwich Station -- Lewisham Centre Molesworth Street
Introduction of 1.5 minutes widening on Monday – Friday between 0700-1900 and 1.5 minutes widening on weekends 1000-1900. These are in relation to Water Main replacement works on Blackwall Lane.
Route will also be transferred from Morden Wharf to New Cross garage.

August 2023
NX141+
7E
7E
7E

North Greenwich Station -- Lewisham Centre Molesworth Street
Start of gradual conversion to E type made spare from Route 147

07.04.25
DS51+
22EBD
18EBD
15EBD

Beckton – City Airport – Silvertown – North Greenwich – East Greenwich – Greenwich – Lewisham
Beckton Great Eastern Quay - Magellan Boulevard - Gallions Road - Atlantis Avenue - Gallions Reach Station - Woolwich Manor Way - Beckton Bus Station (for Beckton Station) - Woolwich Manor Way - Tollgate Road - Stansfeld Road - Royal Albert Way - Connaught Bridge - Connaught Road - double run via Hartmann Road to London City Airport Station - Connaught Road - Connaught Bridge - Silvertown - North Woolwich Road - Pontoon Dock Station - North Woolwich Road - West Silvertown Station - Silvertown Way - Tidal Basin Roundabout - Silvertown Tunnel - Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach - Millennium Way - Edmund Halley Way - North Greenwich Station - Edmund Halley Way - West Parkside - Millennium Village - Southern Way - Commercial Way - roads within retail park - Greenwich Peninsula IKEA - Peartree Way - Horn Lane - Woolwich Road - East Greenwich - Trafalgar Road - Romney Road - Nelson Road (for Cutty Sark Station) - Greenwich Church Street - Greenwich High Road - Greenwich Station - Greenwich South Street - Lewisham Road - Station Road - Lewisham Station - Molesworth Street - Lewisham Centre Molesworth Street

Lewisham – Greenwich – East Greenwich – North Greenwich – Silvertown – City Airport – Beckton
Lewisham High Street, Lewis Grove - Lewis Grove - Lewisham High Street - Lewisham Road - Lewisham Station - Lewisham Road - Greenwich South Street - Greenwich Station - Greenwich High Road - Greenwich Church Street - College Approach - King William Walk (for Cutty Sark Station) - Romney Road - Trafalgar Road - East Greenwich - Woolwich Road - Peartree Way - Greenwich Peninsula IKEA - roads within retail park - Commercial Way - Southern Way - Millennium Village - West Parkside - Edmund Halley Way - North Greenwich Station - Edmund Halley Way - Millennium Way - bus-only road - Silvertown Tunnel - Tidal Basin Roundabout - Silvertown Way - West Silvertown Station - North Woolwich Road - Pontoon Dock Station - North Woolwich Road - Silvertown - Connaught Bridge - Connaught Road - double run via Hartmann Road to London City Airport Station - Connaught Road - Connaught Bridge - Royal Albert Way - Stansfeld Road - Tollgate Road - Woolwich Manor Way - Beckton Station - Woolwich Manor Way - Gallions Reach Station - Atlantis Avenue - Magellan Boulevard - Beckton Great Eastern Quay
Extended from North Greenwich to Great Eastern Quay. Transferred from London Central to Blue Triangle.

ebd80 Royal Albert roundabout

EBD80 Royal Albert roundabout

© Samuel Letsu


April 2025 map
Taken from 2025 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

 

Operating Garages

DS Henley Road,  North Woolwich
Changeover point at North Woolwich Road, Thames Barrier

MG Morden Wharf
Crew changeover at North Greenwich stand

NX New Cross
Crew changeover at Cutty Sark stand

NX New Cross ( 2023 )
Crew changeover at Lewisham stand

WL Walworth
Crew changeover at Cutty Sark stand

 

2025 Route Record GA-L Route guide

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2025
Date of edit   Wednesday, 10.09.25