Grovebury Road Turning Circle


RM 932. WLT 932 on service 180 at Grovebury Road, Abbey Estate, Abbey Wood. In front of the bus is the turning circle. This was used in the early days of Abbey Estate bus route 177a. It ran from Grovebury Road to Woolwich. It was still used as a short turn for the 180 as can be seen in the picture, this bus (RM 326) is running shorts to Woolwich.
This bus is from Catford Garage TL. The 180 route was Abbey Wood via Abbey Estate - Woolwich - Greenwich - Lewisham - Catford - Lower Sydenham Station.
September 1970.
Photograph John King.

Not a regular turning place for the 180, but sometimes buses were terminated here due to late running. Now and again if the traffic was really bad in the Greenwich area due to a problem in the Blackwall Tunnel a bus would work a couple of shorts to Woolwich to save them being caught up in traffic and provide a service to the estate. Here RM 326 awaits a return to Woolwich.
September 1970.
Photograph John King.

Two more views of RM 326. WLT 326 in Grovebury Road turning circle. A nice sunny day in September 1970.
Photographs John King.


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