Woolwich Transport History
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last day of opperation MB
MB 1623. WMT 623G. On Service 122a at Greens End, Woolwich. Woolwich - Erith via King Harold's Way.
last Day of Operation of MB buses, the next day they were DMS. As can be seen from the picture below MB operation lasted four years as routes 99 and 122a were converted at the same time
Saturday 9 November 1974.
Photo John King.

53 General Gordon Place. Outside Woolwich HQ

Bus on service 53. A Routemaster (RM. 489. WLT 489) in General Gordon Place, outside the HQ of the Woolwich Equitable Building Society. 
April 1968.
Service 53 Plumstead Common - Camden Town. Via Blackheath, New Cross And Oxford  Circus. 

Photograph.  John King

122 RT Greens End

An RT. On Service 122 in Greens End Woolwich. On 21 April 1978. This was the last day of Bus operation in Greens End due to road layout changes, it was also the  last day of RT. operation on service 122. The bus in front is an MD on route 53.
 RT. 3365. LYR 584 Service 122. Slade Green Station - Crystal Palace 

Photograph. John King

This picture is of a 192 RM. This service was mostly by RTs but RMs. were used infrequently. This bus has just descended Sandy Hill, crossing from Plumstead to Woolwich on the way to New Cross Garage. This service also ran from Catford Garage.
30 December 1977.
 Service 192 Plumstead Woodlands Estate - Lewisham. 

Photograph. John King


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