Good tidings to all! I thought it was the perfect time of the year to share my package of bus route idea/changes/etc. for South East London. I noticed this list in my notes section and thought
if the thread is still open might as well share it...
So here goes nothing...
50 Extended to Croydon, Bus Garage via South End and Brighton Road.
(To help release stand space for the new express route) 129 Extended to Brixton via Creek Road, Deptford Church Street, New Cross Road, Queen's Road, Peckham Bus Station, Peckham High Street, Peckham Road, Camberwell Church Street, Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill, Coldharbour Lane, Gresham Road, Brixton Road, Effra Road,
(Creates new E-W links) (7 bph) 138 Diverted via Pickhurst Mead, Mounthurst Road, Bourne Vale, Mead Way, Hayes Lane, Hayes Road
(see 314) (drop of 1 bph for some of the roads mentioned) 161 Withdrawn between Woolwich and North Greenwich
(see 472) (can allow for better reliability and service recovery) 161 Extended to Petts Wood via Bromley Road, Chislehurst Station, Bickley Park Road,
Blackbrook Lane, Southborough Lane, Queensway. M-S Frequency reduced to every 12 mins. Evenings and Sunday reduced to every 15 mins.
(Creates new links from Petts Wood to Woolwich and for Bromley High School students) (Potential for residential dispute on the 161 serving this section of road also possible weight restriction over railway) 196 Extended to London Bridge via Newington Causeway and Borough High Street.
(Creates new links to Vauxhall and London Bridge/ Borough) New Bus Route 218 introduced between St John's and Streatham Streatham via Ashmead Road, Friendly Street (return Brookmill Road, St John's Vale), New Cross Road, Queen's Road, St Mary's Road, Belfort Road, Lausanne Road (return St Mary's Road, Belfort Road and Lausanne Road), Evelina Road, Nunhead Lane, Peckham Rye, East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich Grove, Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, Norwod Road, Tulse Hill, Leigham Vale, Valley Road, Streatham Common N, Streatham High Road,
(Creates relatively direct new E-W, Directly links neighbouring South London areas) (Mon- Sat: 6 bph/ Sun: 4 bph/ Eve: 3 bph/ Preferred operator: Arriva London South BN or N/ Preferred vehicle: Enviro 200 MMC 10.8m) New Bus route 278 introduced from Peckham to Clapham Junction via Rye Ln (return via Clayton Rd, Hanover Park), Blenheim Grove, Chadwick Road (return via Bellenden Road), Lyndhurst Way, Lyndhurst Grove, McNeil Rd, Camberwell Grove, Benhill Rd, Elmington Road, Brisbane St, Caspian St, Bowyer Pl, Wyndham Rd, Camberwell New Rd, Vassall Rd, Caldwell St, Clapham Rd, Union Rd, Wandsworth Rd, Silverthorne Rd, Queenstown Rd, Battersea Park Rd, Culvert Rd, Sheepcote Ln, Reform Street, Burns Rd, Latchmere Rd, Lavender Hill, Clapham Junction, St John's Hill,
(stand at the 344 stand) (Brings a few unserved roads on to the map) (Mon-Sat: 4bph/ Sun & Eve: 3 bph/ Preferred operator: London Central (PM)/ Preferred vehicles: 9.3-9.9m SDs) 270 Extended to Belmont Station via the 280
(Creates new links/ reduces interchange for end-to-end passengers) (Existing 280 school journey moved to the new 270) (increased to 8bph) 280 Discontinued
(see 270) 314 Diverted via Pickhurst Lane and Westmoreland Road
(see 138) (Creates a more direct route to Bromley/ increased bph on mentioned roads) 352 Diverted to double run to Beckenham Junction Station in both directions.
(Improves interchange journeys with better access to the train station and tram stop) 380 Curtailed to Woolwich
(can allow for better reliability and service recovery) 386 Extended to Belmarsh Prison via 380. Peak frequency increased to every 12 mins.
(Releases stand space for the 380) New Bus Route 400 - Deptford, Convoys Wharf to Bankside via New King Street (return Prince Street), Evelyn Street, Grinstead Road, Surrey Canal Road, Ilderton Road, Rotherhithe New Road, Catlin Street, Rolls Road, Humphrey Street (return Dunton Road), Old Kent Road, Bricklayers Arms, Great Dover Street, Marshalsea Road, Southwark Bridge Road, Southwark Street, Great Guildford Street, Sumner Street,
(Creates local links to proposed developments at Surrey Canal Road and Convoy's Wharf/ Also links to Leisure venues in the South Bank) (Mon-Sun: 4 bph/ Eve: 3 bph/ Preferred operator: London General MW/ Preferred vehicle: Streetlite DF 10.4m) 402 to run Non-Stop in both directions between Bromley South Station and Farnborough Common / P R U Hospital
(Improves journey times to / from Bromley) 402 Saturday only Three am journeys to/ from Orpington and Three pm to/ from journeys Sevenoaks.
(Creates new Local bus links) 404 Extended to Selsdon, Library via Townmead, then the 409. Also diverted via Brigade Place.
(Running hours: 0630 — 2000 (1900 on Saturday)/ Frequency increased to every 35-58 mins Mo-Sa daytime/ Warlingham School journeys from the 409 retained/ During school holidays service reduced to every 45 mins.) 409 Discontinued
(see 404 & 434) 422 Diverted away from Bedonwell Road and Hythe Avenue. Instead direct via Long Lane
(See B11) (can allow for better reliability and service recovery with direct routing) 432 Extended to Bromley North via Anerley Road, Elmers End Road, Elmers End Green, Eden Park Avenue, Stone Park Avenue, Hayes Lane, Westmoreland Road, High Street, Bromley North
434 Extended to Caterham-on-the-Hill via Croydon Road, Church Hill, High Street and Chaldon Road.
New Bus route 471 between North Greenwich and Abbey Wood via the (existing) 472 until Bentham Road then via Carlyle Road, Harrow Manorway, Knee Hill, Wilton Road,
(standalone M-S 7 bph/ combined 14bph with the 472)
(Creates a high frequency link between Crossrail and Abbey Wood / Charlton and Plumstead) (Supports demand for North Greenwich - Woolwich corridor and Woolwich - Thamesmead corridor) 472 Diverted via (the 161) Peartree Way, Woolwich Road, then as existing
(standalone M-S reduced to 7 bph/ combined 14bph with the 471)) B11 Diverted via Bedonwell Road and Hythe Avenue
(replacing the 422) (retains Bexleyheath link) B13 Extended from New Eltham to Grove Park via Sidcup Road, Court Road, Mottingham Lane, Grove Park Road, Chinbrook Road
(No longer serving Southwood Road) (Creates local E-W links) S4 Extended to Purley Way, The Colonnades via Stafford Road and Purley Way.
(Creates links to local retail / shopping park) X59 New Express Route introduced between Croydon and Waterloo calling at: Park Street, Whitgift Centre, West Croydon Bus Station, Colliers Water Lane (N), Thornton Heath Pond (S), Norbury Station (N), St Helen's Road (S), Streatham Station, Telford Avenue (N), Streatham Hill Station/ Streatham Hill (S), Becmead Avenue (S), Brixton Station, Kennington Church, Lambeth North (N), Waterloo Station/ Waterloo Road,
(Improves journeys from Croydon and surrounding areas into Central London) (M-Sat: 5 Bph/ Sun: 4 bph/ No Late evening service)