Route 53 Plumstead-County Hall
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Chr Eve
Christmas week
DayLt Sats
Working timetables by date
01 Jan 2007
SCN 14113
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30 Sep 2007
SCN 17628
Sunday timetable changes.
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Box
31 May 2008
SCN 19709
Mo-Fr Sch Days
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Sun
24 Jan 2009
SCN 21030
Mo-Fr Sch Days
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21 Feb 2009
SCN 21294
Emergency schedules.
Mo-Fr Sch Days
Sat
25 Apr 2009
SCN 21295
End of emergency schedules. Rerouted westbound at Parliament Square.
Mo-Fr Sch Days
Mo-Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
24 Oct 2009
SCN 23289
Rerouted eastbound at County Hall.
Mo-Fr Sch Days
Mo-Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Box
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
06 Feb 2010
SCN 20670
Further rerouted eastbound in Woolwich.
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Mo-Fr Sch Hols
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Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
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Sa Nts
20 Feb 2010
SCN 24718
Mo-Fr Sch Days
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15 May 2010
SCN 25044
Mo-Fr Sch Days
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10 Jul 2010
SCN 25261
Mo-Fr Sch Days
Mo-Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
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Sa Nts
04 Sep 2010
SCN 24719
Mo-Fr Sch Days
Mo-Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Sun Nts
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Fr Nts
Sa Nts
19 Sep 2010
SCN 25876
Temporary diversion (Parliament Square).
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Mo-Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
30 Oct 2010
SCN 26141
Mo-Fr Sch Days
Mo-Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
13 Nov 2010
SCN 26386
Mo-Fr Sch Days
Mo-Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
11 Dec 2010
SCN 26638
Mo-Fr Sch Days
Mo-Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Box
Chr Eve
23 Jul 2011
SCN 25127
New contract.
Mo Sch Days
Mo Sch Hols
Tu-Th Sch Days
Tu/We Sch Hols
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
03 Sep 2011
SCN 28956
New duty schedules.
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Mo Sch Hols
Tu-Th Sch Days
Tu/We Sch Hols
Th Sch Hols
22 Oct 2011
SCN 29044
Change to westbound stop in New Kent Road
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Mo Sch Hols
Tu-Th Sch Days
Tu/We Sch Hols
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
19 Nov 2011
SCN 29497
Temporary eastbound diversion (Westminster). Began 25 October.
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Mo Sch Hols
Tu-Th Sch Days
Tu/We Sch Hols
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Box
Chr Eve
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
03 Jan 2012
SCN 29781
New duty schedules.
Mo Sch Days
Tu-Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
11 Feb 2012
SCN 29498
End of temporary eastbound diversion (Westminster). Ended 22 December.
Mo Sch Days
Mo Sch Hols
Tu-Th Sch Days
Tu/We Sch Hols
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Box
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
17 Mar 2012
SCN 30212
New school day, Saturday and Sunday duty schedules.
Mo Sch Days
Mo Sch Hols
Tu/We Sch Days
Tu/We Sch Hols
Th Sch Days
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
31 Mar 2012
SCN 30280
Change to eastbound stop in Parliament Street.
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Tu/We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
31 May 2012
SCN 31149
Temporary change to eastbound stop in Blackheath during Olympics and Paralympics.
Mo Sch Days
Tu/We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
14 Jun 2012
SCN 27459
Temporary eastbound diversion at Blackheath (Olympics/Paralympics). Began 7 July.
Mo
Tu-Th
Fr
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
19 Jul 2012
SCN 30117
Temporary change to last stop to Westminster (Olympics). Temporary eastbound diversion at Blackheath (Olympics/Paralympics) continued.
Fr
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
21 Jul 2012
SCN 31362
New duty schedules.
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Tu-Th
Fr
Sat
Sun
28 Jul 2012
SCN 27458
Temporarily increased frequency (Olympics). Temporary eastbound diversion (Blackheath) and change of last stop to Westminster continued.
Mo
Tu-Th
Fr
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
12 Aug 2012
SCN 27460
End of temporarily increased frequency (Olympics). Temporary eastbound diversion (Blackheath) and change of last stop to Westminster continued.
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Tu-Th
Fr
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
15 Aug 2012
SCN 30269
End of change of last stop to Westminster (Olympics). Temporary eastbound diversion (Blackheath) continued.
Tu-Th
Fr
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
18 Aug 2012
SCN 31533
New duty schedules.
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Tu-Th
Fr
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
23 Aug 2012
SCN 31333
Temporary westbound diversion at Westminster (Paralympics). Began on 15th August. Temporary eastbound diversion (Blackheath) continued.
Mo
Tu-Th
Fr
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
15 Sep 2012
SCN 31336
End of temporary westbound diversion at Westminster (Paralympics). Ended 12 September.
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Tu-Th
Fr
Sat
Sun
Box
Chr Eve
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
27 Apr 2013
SCN 32599
New schedules.
Mo
Tu-Th
Fr
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
27 Jul 2013
SCN 34277
Change to Trafalgar Square stand.
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Tu-Th
Fr
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
30 Nov 2013
SCN 35139
New Monday to Friday day duty schedules.
Mo Sch Days
Mo Sch Hols
Tu Sch Days
Tu Sch Hols
We Sch Days
We Sch Hols
Th Sch Days
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Box
Chr Eve
25 Jan 2014
SCN 35993
New schedules.
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
17 Feb 2014
SCN 36168
New school holiday duty schedules.
Mo Sch Hols
Tu Sch Hols
We Sch Hols
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Hols
12 Apr 2014
SCN 36688
Introduction of new timing point at Little Heath, Cemetery Lane
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Tu Sch Days
Tu Sch Hols
We Sch Days
We Sch Hols
Th Sch Days
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
14 Jul 2014
SCN 37549
Amendment to Plumstead Common Warwick Terrace curtailment point. New Monday schedules (data correction).
Mo Sch Days
Mo Sch Hols
20 Sep 2014
SCN 38283
Revised crosslinks to 122.
Mo Sch Days
Mo Sch Hols
Tu Sch Days
Tu Sch Hols
We Sch Days
We Sch Hols
Th Sch Days
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
31 Jan 2015
SCN 39432
Temporary curtailment of day service to County Hall. Temporary eastbound diversion of night service.
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Mo Sch Hols
Tu Sch Days
Tu Sch Hols
We Sch Days
We Sch Hols
Th Sch Days
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
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Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
14 Mar 2015
SCN 39919
End of temporary eastbound diversion to night service (Westminster). Temporary curtailment of day service to County Hall. Correction to duty schedules.
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Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
01 Jun 2015
SCN 40629
New school day duty schedules.
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
25 Jul 2015
SCN 41141
New duty schedules to correct duty numbers and trip numbers.
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Mo Sch Hols
Tu Sch Days
Tu Sch Hols
We Sch Days
We Sch Hols
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
12 Sep 2015
SCN 39666
Increased weekend night frequencies. Temporary curtailment of day service to County Hall continued. Copy from Schedule 41141 (not FrSc FrHo Sa Su FrNt SaNt).
Mo Sch Days
Mo Sch Hols
Tu Sch Days
Tu Sch Hols
We Sch Days
We Sch Hols
Th Sch Days
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
28 Nov 2015
SCN 42286
New duty schedule to correct trip numbers
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Chr Eve
06 Dec 2015
SCN 42287
Rerouted eastbound at Elephant & Castle. Copy from Schedule 39666 (FrSc FrHo Ce from 42286) (not Sa sMF sMT sSa sSu Bx Nye Ny Bh Et Gf sMFNt GfNt sMTNt sSaNt sSuNt ).
Mo Sch Days
Mo Sch Hols
Tu Sch Days
Tu Sch Hols
We Sch Days
We Sch Hols
Th Sch Days
Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Box
Chr Eve
GFr
Bank Hol
Easter Mon
NY Eve
NY Day
Spec Mo-Fr
Spec Mo-Th
Spec Sat
Opt 1 ver 1
Opt 1 ver 2
Spec Sun
Opt 1 ver 1
Opt 1 ver 2
Opt 1 ver 3
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
Good Fr Nts
Sp Sun Nts
Sp Mo-Th Nts
Sp Mo-Fr Nts
Sp Sat Nts
23 Jul 2016
SCN 40172
New contract. Emergency schedules. End of temporary curtailment to County Hall.
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
03 Sep 2016
SCN 44860
New duty schedules.
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Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
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Sun
Chr Eve
Spec Mo-Fr
Spec Sat
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
Sp Mo-Fr Nts
Sp Sat Nts
24 Apr 2017
SCN 45746
Day service temporarily curtailed from Whitehall to County Hall. Emergency schedules continued.
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Opt 1 ver 1
Opt 1 ver 2
Mo-Th Nts
Opt 1 ver 1
Opt 1 ver 2
Fr Nts
Opt 1 ver 2
Opt 1 ver 3
Sa Nts
Opt 1 ver 1
Opt 1 ver 2
23 Jul 2017
SCN 47665
New school holiday schedules. Temporary curtilament of day service to County Hall and emergency schedules continued.
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Hols
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
02 Sep 2017
SCN 45750
End of temporary curtailment to County Hall. Emergency schedules continued.
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
30 Sep 2017
SCN 48240
New school day and weekday night duty schedules,
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
28 Oct 2017
SCN 48508
New school holiday duty schedules. Copy from Schedule 45750 (Sa Su SaNt SuNt), 48240 (MoSc TuSc WeSc ThSc FrSc MTNt FrNt) or none (MTHo FrHo Ce).
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
Chr Eve
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
02 Dec 2017
SCN 48789
Change of stand at Whitehall Place.
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
Spec Mo-Th
Sun Nts
Mo-Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
Sp Mo-Th Nts
20 Jan 2018
SCN 49059
Reduced night frequencies. Emergency schedules continued.
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo Nts
Tu Nts
We Nts
Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
10 Feb 2018
SCN 49323
New duty schedules. Copy from Schedule 49059 (nights except sSaNt).
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo Nts
Tu Nts
We Nts
Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
Sp Sat Nts
17 Mar 2018
SCN 49033
Rerouted eastbound via Bricklayers Arms Flyover, leaving two stops unserved. Copy from Schedule 49323 (not Ce sMT sSa sMTNt sSaNt).
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
Chr Eve
Spec Mo-Th
Spec Sat
Opt 1 ver 1
Opt 1 ver 2
Sun Nts
Mo Nts
Tu Nts
We Nts
Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
Sp Mo-Th Nts
Sp Sat Nts
Opt 1 ver 1
Opt 1 ver 2
31 Dec 2018
SCN 51321
New Year's Eve schedule with evening curtailment to Imperial War Museum and afternoon curtailment to County Hall.
NY Eve
NY Eve Nts
05 May 2019
SCN 51513
Emergency schedules with reduced frequencies (New Cross Road).
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Sat
Sun
Sun Nts
Mo Nts
Tu Nts
We Nts
Th Nts
Fr Nts
Sa Nts
Sp Sat Nts
15 Jun 2019
SCN 49342
Day service withdrawn between Whitehall and County Hall. Reduced frequencies. Night service renumbered N53. Emergency schedules with reduced frequencies (New Cross Road) continued.
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Sat
Sun
Spec Mo-Th
Spec Sat
Opt 1 ver 1
Opt 1 ver 2
27 Jul 2019
SCN 52716
New schedules.
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Hols
Sun
Box
Chr Eve
Spec Mo-Fr
Spec Mo-Th
Spec Sat
Spec Sun
31 Dec 2019
SCN 53744
New Year's Eve schedule with curtailment to St Geoge's Circus after 1930
NY Eve
04 Jul 2020
SCN 55697
End of special Covid-19 schedules.
Sat
Sun
29 Aug 2020
SCN 56168
Old PDF Format. New duty schedules. Copy from Schedule 55697 (FrHo MTHo Sa Su).
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
29 Aug 2020
SCN 56168
New PDF Format. New duty schedules. Copy from Schedule 55697 (FrHo MTHo Sa Su).
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
24 Oct 2020
SCN 56968
Includes clock change schedule.
Chr Eve
Spec Sat
Opt 1 ver 1
Opt 1 ver 2
Opt 1 ver 3
30 Jan 2021
SCN 57791
New Mon-Fri schedules with reduced running time (Covid)
Sp Mo-Th Sch Days
Sp Fr Sch Days
27 Mar 2021
SCN 58320
Includes clock change schedule.
Spec Sat
04 Sep 2021
SCN 59688
Old PDF Format. New schedule (crosslink - duties only? - to 672)
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
04 Sep 2021
SCN 59688
New PDF Format. New schedule (crosslink - duties only? - to 672)
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
30 Oct 2021
SCN 60284
Includes clock change schedules.
Chr Eve
Spec Sat
Opt 1 ver 1
Opt 1 ver 2
23 Jan 2022
SCN 60877
Reduced running times
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
26 Mar 2022
SCN 61321
Old PDF Format. Includes clock change schedules.
Spec Sat
26 Mar 2022
SCN 61321
New PDF Format. Includes clock change schedules.
Spec Sat
06 Aug 2022
SCN 62187
Introduction of Dunton Road curtailment point.
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
29 Oct 2022
SCN 62685
Includes clock change schedule.
Spec Sat
10 Dec 2022
SCN 62842
New duty schedules.
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
Chr Eve
Christmas week
25 Mar 2023
SCN 63480
Clock change schedules.
DayLt Sats
24 Jun 2023
SCN 63961
New timetable.
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Sat
Sun
08 Jul 2023
SCN 64189
Sat
22 Jul 2023
SCN 54703
New contract.
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
28 Oct 2023
SCN 64870
Clock change and seasonal schedules.
Chr Eve
DayLt Sats
23 Dec 2023
SCN 65150
Curtailed to Plumstead Common. Please note the works will start 27th December
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Sat
Sun
Christmas week
06 Jan 2024
SCN 65184
End of temporary curtailment to Plumstead Common
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
Sat
Sun
27 Jan 2024
SCN 65473
Mo-Th Sch Hols
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Fr Sch Hols
30 Mar 2024
SCN 65941
Clock change schedule.
DayLt Sats
31 Aug 2024
SCN 66925
Mo Sch Days
Tu Sch Days
We Sch Days
Th Sch Days
Fr Sch Days
Chr Eve
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