Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
19.03.41
SP
LT
LT
--
Jointly operated with Route 21


WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ( non-stop to Eltham ) then Eltham High Street - New Eltham - Sidcup - Foots Cray - Swanley - FARNINGHAM Bull ( Mon-Sat )
New service

Taken from 1943 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

05.05.48
SP
11LT
10LT
--

WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ( non-stop to Eltham ) then Eltham High Street - FARNINGHAM Bull ( Mon-Sat )
Separated from Route 21

13.04.49
SP
11RTL
--
--

WOOLWICH Parsons Hill - FARNINGHAM Bull ( Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri reduced to peak hours
Saturday withdrawn

06.07.52
SP
12RTL
6RTL
--

WOOLWICH Parsons Hill (Mon-Fri peaks) - ELTHAM Well Hall Station (Mon-Sat) -  SIDCUP GARAGE (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri revised to stop between Woolwich and Eltham and all day Route including new Saturday Route introduced between Eltham and Sidcup but withdrawn between Sidcup Garage and Farningham.

04.05.55
SP
11RT
6RT
--

WOOLWICH Parsons Hill (Mon-Fri peaks) - ELTHAM Well Hall Station (Mon-Sat) -  SIDCUP GARAGE (Mon-Sat)
RTL type withdrawn in favour of RT

17.10.56
SP
14RT
9RT
--

FARNINGHAM - ELTHAM (Mon-Sat) - WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Extended from Sidcup Garage to Farningham

30.04.58
SP
14RT+
9RT
--
    2RT/21    


10.10.62
SP
12RT
--
--

WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks) - WELL HALL STATION (Mon-Fri) - FARNINGHAM (Mon-Fri)
Saturday Route withdrawn in favour of Route 21 extension.

 

 

RT1922 seen with unecessary short working blinds at Well Hall

© Peter Noyes

 

15.06.68
SP
5RT
2RT
1RT

FARNINGHAM (Mon-Fri peaks) - SWANLEY GARAGE - SIDCUP STATION
Sat & Sun Route introduced between Sidcup Station and Swanley to partly replace withdrawn section of Route 21.
Mon-Fri Route between Swanley and Farningham reduced to Mon-Fri peak hours.

26.10.68
SP
9MB
6MB
2MB

FARNINGHAM (Mon-Fri peaks) - SWANLEY GARAGE -WELL HALL STATION
Converted to single deck One Person Operation
Daily Route extended from Sidcup to Well Hall Station.

21A



MB370 seen at a bus/coach stop opposite Sidcup Garage

 

01.01.70
SP
9MB
5MB
2MB

Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

08.01.72
SP
9MB
6MB
2MB

WELL HALL STATION - SWANLEY GARAGE
Withdrawn between Swanley and Farningham.

28.05.72
SP
9MB
6MB
2MB

WELL HALL STATION - SWANLEY GARAGE
Diverted in Eltham via Southend Crescent instead of Fotts Cray Road direct

24.11.73
SP
9SMS
7SMS
2SMS

WELL HALL STATION - SWANLEY GARAGE
Merlin type replaced by Swift.

 

 

Sidcup Police Station cross roads

 

05.12.76
SP
9DMS
7DMS
2DMS

WELL HALL STATION - SWANLEY GARAGE
Swift type replaced by double deck Daimlers.

 

DMS2044 Well Hall Station

 

04.09.82
SP
2DMS
2DMS
1DMS

SWANLEY GARAGE - SIDCUP STATION
Withdrawn between Sidcup and Well Hall Station.

01.11.82
SP
2T
2T
1T

SWANLEY GARAGE - SIDCUP STATION
Daimler type replaced by Leyland Titans.

28.10.83
SP
3T
2T
--

SWANLEY GARAGE - SIDCUP STATION (Mon-Sat)
Sunday Route withdrawn.

Leyland Titan T596 is opposite Sidcup Garage

 

27.10.84
Route withdrawn - replaced by new 233

Operating Garages

SP Sidcup
Crew Changeover point at garage