Route History

18.11.72

NX291+

2RT

2RT

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LEWISHAM Rennell Street - High Street Lewisham - High Road Lee - Eltham Road - Weigall Road - Kidbrooke Park Road - Eltham Road - High Road Lee - High Street Lewisham -
LEWISHAM Rennell Street (Mon-Sat except late evenings)
NEW ROUTE introduced to serve Ferrier Estate

09.11.74

NX291+

2RT

2RM

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LEWISHAM Rennell Street - Ferrier Estate - LEWISHAM Rennell Street (Mon-Sat except late evenings)
Saturday service to start earlier and finish later
Routemaster type introduced on Saturdays.

26.01.75

NX291+

2RM

2RM

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LEWISHAM Rennell Street - Ferrier Estate - LEWISHAM Rennell Street (Mon-Sat except late evenings)
Routemaster type introduced on Mon-Fri.

22.04.78

NX291+

2DMS

2DMS

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LEWISHAM Bus Station - KIDBROKE Ferrier Estate circular (MS)
Converted to double deck OPO - and Lewisham terminus altered to the Bus Station instead of Rennell Street - a late evening service also introduced.

31.10.81
Route replaced by new Route 291.

Operating Garage

NX New Cross
Changeover point Lewisham or Garage

Comment
A strange coincedence that the running numbers sequence would be the replacement route number