Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
27.01.65 |
PR |
7RM |
-- |
-- |
Q |
7RM |
-- |
-- |
HERNE
HILL Post Office - Denmark
Hill ( Mon-Fri except evenings) CAMBERWELL GREEN ( Mon-Fri ) Elephant &
Castle - Borough - London Bridge - Fenchurch Street - Aldgate - Stepney - Limehouse - BLACKWALL TUNNEL ( Mon-Fri ) Canning Town - Silvertown - NORTH
WOOLWICH Free Ferry (Mon-Fri peaks)
NEW
Mon-Fri ROUTE : replacing withdrawn section of Route 40 and 48 entirely:
 |
|---|
Taken from Alterations ( no.1 ) Booklet dated 18 November 1964 |
 |
RM97 waits at the Ferry terminal to perform a short working journey to Stepney instead of Aldgate © Eamonn Kentell |
|---|
31.12.66 |
PR |
5RM |
7RM |
-- |
Q |
7RM |
7RM |
-- |
HERNE
HILL Post Office - (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat afts) CAMBERWELL GREEN (Mon-Fri/Sat am and
evgs) -BLACKWALL TUNNEL (MS) -NORTH WOOLWICH Free
Ferry (MS peaks)
Saturday Route introduced to replace withdrawn Route 40B
 |
|---|
Scanned from January 1967 Red Book |
25.10.69 |
PR |
8RM |
7RM |
-- |
Q |
7RM |
7RM |
-- |
 |
|---|
Taken from October 1969 allocation book Allocation books for sale |
18.04.70 |
PR |
16RM |
-- |
-- |
Q |
7RM |
-- |
-- |
HERNE
HILL Post Office - (Mon-Fri except evgs) - CAMBERWELL GREEN (Mon-Fri) - BLACKWALL
TUNNEL (Mon-Fri) - NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday Route replaced by Route 40 alteration
|
|---|
Extracted from 1970 historical map drawn by Mike Harris The Greater London Bus Map |
22.04.78
Renumbered 40.
Operating Garages
PR
Poplar
Changeover
point Aberfeldy Street
Q
Camberwell
Changeover
point Denmark Hill
