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NEW Mon-Fri ROUTE : replacing withdrawn section of Route 40 and 48 entirely:

RM97 waits at the Ferry terminal to perform a short working journey to Stepney instead of Aldgate

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31.12.66	PR	5RM	7RM	--
	Q	7RM+	7RM	--
		1RT/59A

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Saturday Route introduced to replace withdrawn Route 40B

31.12.66	PR	5RM	7RM	--
	Q	7RM+	7RM	--
		1RT/59A

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)
Southbound buses diverted via London Bridge Station intead of Borough High Street direct

RT4803 Elephant & Castle

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25.10.69	PR	8RM	7RM	--
	Q	7RM	7RM	--


Taken from October 1969 allocation book Allocation books for sale

18.04.70	PR31+	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

22.04.78
Renumbered 40. Operating Garages PR Poplar
Changeover point Aberfeldy Street Q Camberwell
Changeover point Denmark Hill

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Map 1970


Extracted from 1970 historical map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk
Herne Hill section	North Woolwich section