Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
06.07.52
(Q) NX
29STL
30STL
12RTL
 
(RL) NX
9STL
--
--
 
NX
--
4RT
4RT


PLUMSTEAD COMMON ( Mon-Sat except evenings )   -  WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat evenings / Suns)  -  Greenwich - New Cross - Peckham - Camberwell Green - Kennington - Westminster - VICTORIA EMBANKMENT Horse Guards
New Tram replacement route for Tram #40
(Q and RL were used to garage buses until the rebuilding work at New Cross was completed in October)

Taken from 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk


22.10.52
NX
29STL
30STL
15RT

PLUMSTEAD COMMON ( Mon-Sat except evenings )   -  WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat evenings / Suns)  - VICTORIA EMBANKMENT Horse Guards
All buses garaged at New Cross.

06.05.53
NX
29RT
26RT
16RT

EMBANKMENT  -  WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat evgs / Suns )  -  PLUMSTEAD COMMON ( Mon-Sat except evgs )
STL type replaced by RT

30.04.58
NX
25RT
27RT
12RT

Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List

26.11.58
NX
19RT
28RT
16RT

PLUMSTEAD COMMON (Mon-Sat except evfgs ) -  WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat evgs / Suns) -  CAMBERWELL GREEN ( Suns ) - VICTORIA EMBANKMENT Horse Guards Avenue (Mon-Sat)
Sunday withdrawn between Camberwell Green and Westminster except for early am journeys to and from Kennington


 

 

RT1996 unknown location ?

PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN

 

14.10.59
NX
19RT
28RT
--

PLUMSTEAD COMMON ( Mon-Sat except evgs )  -  WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat evgs )  - EMBANKMENT (Mon-Sat)
Sunday withdrawn.

11.05.60
NX
19RT
29RT
--
 
Q
8RTL
--
--

PLUMSTEAD COMMON ( Mon-Sat except evgs )  -  WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat evgs )  - EMBANKMENT (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri Camberwell (Q) allocation added.


 

 

RTL74 Camberwell New Road

photographer unknown

 

01.07.64
NX
21RT
24RT
--

PLUMSTEAD COMMON ( Mon-Sat except evgs )  -  WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat evgs )  - EMBANKMENT (Mon-Sat)
Q allocation withdrawn.

July 1964 first and last times

27.01.65
NX
24RT
21RT
--

PLUMSTEAD COMMON ( Mon-Sat except evgs )  -  WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat evgs )  - EMBANKMENT ( Sats )  - Trafalgar Square - Tottenham Court Road - Hampstead Road - Camden Town - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri extended from Westminster to Parliament Hill Fields.

Taken from Alterations ( no.1 ) Booklet dated 18 November 1964

17.06.67
NX
24RT
18RT
--

PLUMSTEAD COMMON ( Mon-Sat except evgs )  -  WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat evgs )  - CAMBERWELL GREEN ( Sats )  - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri)
Sat withdrawn between Camberwell Green and Westminster

24.01.70
Route withdrawn.

Map 1.1.70

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

Operating Garages

NX New Cross
Changeover point outside garage

Q Camberwell
Changeover point outside garage