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5 October 2022

Godstone Road Purley/ CLEARED AT 0012Hrs

5th October at 2226Hrs

Road blocked southbound due to a RTC

Routes Affected: 407

407 From Godstone Road, L Downs Court Road, L Mitchley Avenue, R Mitchley Hill, R Limpsfield Road, R Tithepit Shaw Lane, R Hillbury Road, L Godstone Road, A LOR 

Diversion Reference D49541

LU Ticket Request for Central Line

5th October at 22:14 hrs 

We are accepting London Underground ticket holders on the Central line(, either side Chancery Lane  owing to staffing issues . 

PrePay number: 812

Mitcham Eastfields Station, CR4 - CLEARED at 2235hrs

5th October at 2120hrs

The road is blocked at the junction of Grove Road, due to road works. 

Routes Affected 152, 463

152 Towards Pollards Hill - From Eastfields Road, 2nd exit onto Tamworth Lane, L Manor Road, R Wide Way, LOR

463 Towards Pollards Hill - From Manor Road  at the junction with Tamworth Lane, A Manor Road, R Wide Way, LOR

Diversion Reference D49540

Commercial Road E14/ CLEARED AT 2203Hrs/ UPDATE AT 2218Hrs/ CLEARED AT 0359Hrs

UPDATE AT 2218Hrs

Police have now closed the road eastbound again 

Earlier diversion reinstated



5th October at Routes 2128Hrs

Road blocked eastbound due to a RTC

Affected: 15, 115, 135, 559, D3, N15, N550, N551 

15, 115, N15 - From Whitechapel High Street at Commercial Road Ah Whitechapel Road Ah Mile End Road L Grove Road then turn left to use the bus stand to turn right back onto Grove Road Ah Burdett Road L East India Dock Road LOR

135, 559, N550 - From Whitechapel High Street at Commercial Road Ah Whitechapel Road Ah Mile End Road L Grove Road then turn left to use the bus stand to turn right back onto Grove Road Ah Burdett Road Ah West India Dock Road LOR 

D3 - From Butcher Row L Commercial Road R Jubilee Way R Stepney Way L Stepney High Street R Ben Johnson Road Ah Rhodes Road Ah St Paul's Way R Burdett Road Ah West India Dock Road LOR

N551 - From St Botolph Street at Whitechapel High Street L Whitechapel High Street Ah Mile End Road L Grove Road then turn left to use the bus stand to turn right back onto Grove Road Ah Burdett Road L East India Dock Road LOR

Diversion Reference D49539

Clifford Road, SE25 - CLEARED at 2211hrs

5th October at 2055hrs

Blocked by badly parked vehicles.

Routes Affected: 197, 312

197 towards Peckham- from Portland Road at Doyle Road, Ah Portland Road, LOR. 

312- Curtail to Bellgrave Road/ Grosvenor Road. 

Diversion Reference D49537

Sangley Road, SE6 - CLEARED at 2150hrs

5th October at 2033hrs

Closed due to a police incident. 

Routes Affected: 124, 160, 181, 284, N171

124 towards Catford- from Torridon Road at Sandhurst Road, Ah Torridon Road, L South Circular Road, Ah Brownhill Road, L Plassy Road, R Sangley Road, LOR. 

124 towards Eltham- from Brownhill Road at Plassy Road, Ah Brownhill Road, Ah South Circular Road, R Torridon Road, LOR. 

160 & 284 towards Catford/Lewisham- from Sandhurst Road at Torridon Road, R Torridon Road, L South Circular Road, Ah Brownhill Road, L Plassy Road, R Sangley Road, LOR. 

160 & 284 towards Sidcup/Grove Park- from Brownhill Road at Plassy Road, Ah Brownhill Road, Ah South Circular Road, R Torridon Road, L Sandhurst Road, LOR. 

181 & N171 towards Grove Park/Tottenham Court Road- from Torridon Road at A205 South Circular Road, R A205 South Circular Road, Ah Brownhill Road, L Plassy Road, R Sangley Road, LOR. 

181 & N171 towards Lewisham/Hither Green- from Brownhill Road at Plassy Road, Ah Brownhill Road, Ah South Circular Road, L Torridon Road, LOR. 

Diversion Reference D49536

London Road, Colnbrook CLEARED AT 0434hrs

5th October at 2000hrs

Closed by contractors.

Routes Affected: 81

81- Towards Slough from Bath Road at the junction with Stanwell Moor, third exit at roundabout onto Stanwell Moor, L Colnbrook Bypass, A London Road, LOR.  Same in both directions. 

Diversion Reference D49535

Bourne Road, Bexley - CLEARED 0636hrs

5th October at 1956hrs

Road closed by contractors. 

Routes Affected: 492, B12

492- from Gravel Hill at Bourne Road, R Bourne Road, L slip onto A2 East Rochester Way, L slip off for Dartford Heath, R Old Bexley Lane, Ah Dartford Road, Ah Vicarage Road, L North Cray Road, LOR. Same in reverse. 

B12- from Gravel Hill at Bourne Road, R Bourne Road, L slip onto A2 East Rochester Way, L slip off for Dartford Heath, R Old Bexley Lane, L Baldwyns Park, LOR. 

B12 towards Erith- from Oakfield Lane at Old Bexley Lane, R Old Bexley Lane, L slip on A2 East Rochester Way, L slip off Black Prince Interchange, L Southwold Road, L Bourne Road, LOR. 

Diversion Reference D49534

London Road , Mitcham. CLEARED AT 2018hrs

5th October at 1948hrs

Road blocked northbound south of Victoria Road due to a road traffic collision.

Routes Affected: 264,270,280,355,S1

264,270,280,355, From London Road at Streatham Road R Streatham Road L Southcroft Road to Amen Corner R Mitcham Road LOR 

S1 From London Road at Streatham Road R Streatham Road L Southcroft Road to Amen Corner L Mitcham Road R Victoria Road LOR 

Diversion Reference D49533

LU Ticket Request for Central Line clear at 2100hrs

5th October at 19:50

We are accepting London Underground ticket holders on the Central line, North Acton to Ealing Broadway  owing to a signal failure . 

PrePay number: 811

Hoe Street,E17. CLEARED AT 2041hrs

5th October at 1915hrs 

Road blocked in both directions south of Selborne Road due to a road traffic collision.

Routes Affected: 20,55,69,97,230,257,357,W12,W15,W19

20,230,257,W19 - From High Road at Lea Bridge Road, L Lea Bridge Road, R Markhouse Road, R South Grove, R Selborne Road to LOR. Same in reverse. 

55, - From Lea Bridge Road at Markhouse Road, L Markhouse Road, R South Grove, R Selborne Road to LOR. Same in reverse. 

69 - Curtail at Baker Arms

97,357, - From High Road at Lea Bridge Road, L Lea Bridge Road, R Markhouse Road, R South Grove, R Selborne Road, L Hoe Street to LOR. Same in reverse. 

W12 - From Shernhall Street at Addison Road, A Shernhall Street, L Prospect Hill, A Church Hill, L Hoe Street, R Selborne Road to LOR. Same in reverse. 

W15 - From Lea Bridge Road at Hoe Street, A Lea Bridge Road, R Markhouse Road, R South Grove, R Selborne Road to Walthamstow Bus Station. R  Selborne Road R Palmerstone Road LOR Same in reverse

Diversion Reference D49532

Milbourne Lane, Esher - CLEARED AT 1919HRS

5th October at 1310hrs
Due to emergency roadworks the road is closed.

Route Affected K3

K3 - Curtail to Claygate, the Causeway

Diversion Reference D49524

LU Ticket Request for Central cleared 1910 hrs

5th October at 18:50

We are accepting London Underground ticket holders on the Central line(s), between North Acton and Ealing Broadway owing to signal failure. 


PrePay number: 810

New Cross Road, SE14/ CLEARED AT 2200Hrs

5th October at 1816hrs
The road is blocked westbound towards Old Kent Road due to a collision. 

Routes Affected 21, 53, 172, 453, 

W/B - From New Cross Road and Queens Road, A Queens Road, A Peckham Hill Street, Willowbrook Road, A Sumner Road, Trafalgar Avenue, L Old Kent Road, LOR. 

Diversion Reference D49531




Dorking Road, Epsom

5th October at 1815hrs

Blocked due to a police incident.

Routes Affected: 166, 293, 406, 467

166, 293, 406 & 467 to curtail to Ashley Avenue, Epsom.

Diversion Reference D49530

Durnsford Road SW19 - CLEARED AT 176HRS

5th October at 1315


Routes Affected: 156

Road blocked due to a Bus fire junction Pitt Crescent 

Bus diverted via Plough Lane AH Wimbledon Road L Garratt Lane L Wandsworth High Street LOR both ways 

Diversion Reference D49522

LU Ticket Request for Northern Line - cleared 1910 hrs

5th October at 17:28

We are accepting London Underground ticket holders on the Northern line, either side of Highgate Station  owing to a fire alert . 

PrePay number: 809

Sevenoaks Road, Orpington - CLEARED at 1755hrs

5th October at 1605hrs

Blocked due to a broken down vehicle.

Routes Affected: 358, 654, 684, R5, R8, R10, R11

358 from High Street at Sevenoaks road, R Station Road, Ah Crofton Road, R Farnborough Common, LOR. Same in reverse. 
(All dvr's due to finish or relief to go via the garage)

654 from The Highway at Eton Road, R Eton Road, Ah Repton Road, R Sevenoaks road, LOR. Same in reverse.

684 from Sevenoaks Road at Repton Road, L Repton Road, Ah Eton Road, R The Highway, R Warren Road, L Sevenoaks Road, LOR. Same in reverse.

R5, R8 & R10- from Sevenoaks Road at Repton Road, L Repton Road, Ah Eton Road, R The Highway, R Warren Road, L Sevenoaks Road, LOR. Same in reverse.

R11 towards Sidcup- from Cardinal Road at Sevenoaks Road, L Sevenoaks Road, L Warren Road, L The Highway, L Eton Road, Ah Repton Road, R Sevenoaks Road, LOR. Same in reverse. 

Diversion Reference D49529

Bastable Avenue, Barking - CLEARED AT 1549HRS

5th October at 1318hrs,

Road blocked by a fallen tree,

Routes Affected: EL1, EL2

Via Thames Road

Diversion Reference D49523

Chalk Farm Road, NW1. CLEARED AT 1531hrs

UPDATE 1419hrs Change to 31 diversion.

31 From Chalk Farm Road L Ferdinand Street Ah Malden Crescent R Prince of Wales Road R Kentish Town Road L Camden Street LOR 

5th October at 1345hrs

Road blocked S/B due to fallen tree at Ferdinand Street 

NOTE: ARCHED BRIDGE ON PRINCE OF WALES ROAD, BUSES MUST STAY ON THE CENTRE OF THE ROAD

Routes Affected: 24,27,31,168

24 From Malden Road L Prince of Wales Road R Kentish Town Road L Camden Street LOR

27 Curtail to Mornington Crescent.

31,168 From Haverstock Hill L Prince of Wales Road R Kentish Town Road L Camden Street LOR

Diversion Reference D49527

Newark Knock, E16. CLEARED AT 1648hrs

5th October at 1354hrs

Buses diverted due to a low hanging tree branch.

Routes Affected: 376

From Woolwich Manor Way at Horse Leaze Ah Woolwich Manor Way LOR Same in reverse

Diversion Reference D49526

Uplands Road, N8 CLEARED AT 1500hrs

5th October at 1306hrs
Road is blocked due to badly parked vehicle. 

Route Affected W5

From Oakfield Road and Ridge Road, A Denton Road, L Weston Park, LOR. Both directions.

Diversion Reference D49525

LU Ticket Request for Elizabeth - Cleared at 1503 hrs

5th October at 12:53

We are accepting London Underground ticket holders on the Elizabeth line(s), between Abbey Wood and Paddington Station owing to broken down train.

PrePay number: 808

Oakleigh Road North - N20 - REINSTATED at 0655Hrs on 28/09/22 - CLEARED AT 1250hrs 05/10/22

27th September at 2019hrs

The road has been closed in both directions by emergency roadworks 

Routes Affected 34,125,251

34 From Oakleigh Road North R Russell Lane L Church Hill L Barnet Road L Longmire Ave L Landsdown Road R Great North Road LOR Same in reverse 

125 From High Road Whetstone R Friern Barnet Lane L Friern Barnet Road L Oakleigh Road South A Oakleigh Road North R Russell Lane LOR same in reverse  

251 From Totteridge Lane R High Road L Friern Barnet Lane L Friern Barnet Road LOR same in reverse 


Diversion Reference D49275

Aldgate Bus Station, EC3 - CLEARED 1227hrs

5th October at 1205hrs

The alighting point in the bus station is currently unsafe due to contractors working.

Routes Affected: 343

Alight passengers at Tower Hill stop and run light to the bus station. 

Diversion Reference D49519

Whitehall, SW1 (Demonstration). CLEARED AT 1438hrs

Update 1335 
Horseferry Road reopened 

Route 507 C10 back to LOR


UPDATE 1200hrs protestors on Millbank / Horseferry Road ,

Routes 11 12 24 159 453 line of route

Route 88 diversion change, from Vauxhall, A Albert Embankment, A Lambeth Palace Road, L Westminster Bridge to Parliament Square LOR (both directions)

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5th October at 1142hrs

Due to protestors arriving on scene, buses withdrawn from Whitehall, Marsham Street and Horseferry Road

Routes Affected: 3,11,12,24,87,88,159,453, 507

curtailed Lambeth Bridge

87 curtailed Millbank

12 159 Curtailed at County Hall  

11 N/B From Grosvenor Gardens, A Grosvenor Place, R Hyde Park Corner, A Piccadilly, R Haymarket, L Cockspur Street to Trafalgar Square LOR

11 S/B from Trafalgar Square, R St Martins Place, A Charing Cross Road, L Shaftesbury Avenue, R Piccadilly, L Duke Of Wellington Place, L grosvenor Place, L Lower Grosvenor Place, A Bressenden Place, R Victoria Street LOR

24 S/B from Charing Cross Road, R Shaftesbury Avenue, R Piccadilly, L Duke Of Wellington Place, L Grosvenor Place, L Lower Grosvenor Place, A Bressenden Place, R Victoria Street LOR

24 N/B from Grosvenor Gardens, A Grosvenor Place, R Hyde Park Corner, A Piccadilly, L Shaftesbury Avenue, L Charing Cross Road LOR

88 N/B from Bessborough Gardens, A Vauxhall Bridge Road, L Victoria Street, A Grosvenor Gardens, A Grosvenor Place, R Hyde Park Corner, A Piccadilly, L Regent Street LOR

88 S/B from Haymarket, R Charles II Street, R Regent Street, L Piccadilly, L Duke Of Wellington Place, L Grosvenor Place, L Lower Drosvenor Place, A Bressenden Place, R Victoria Street, L Vauxhall Bridge Road, A Bessborough Gardens LOR

453 N/B from Westminster Bridge Road, R York Road, L Waterloo Bridge, A Lancaster Place, L Strand to Trafalgar Square LOR

453 S/B from Trafalgar Square, A Strand, R Lancaster Place, A Waterloo Bridge, R York Road, L Westminster Bridge Road LOR

507 C10 E/B from Vauxhall Bridge Road, A Vauxhall Bridge Road, A Vauxhall Bridge, A Bridgefoot, L Albert embankment, A Lambeth Palace Road LOR

507 C10 W/B from Lambeth Palace Road, A Albert Embankment, L Kennington Lane, R South lambeth Road, R Parry Street, R Wandsworth Road, L Bridgefoot, A Vauxhall Bridge, A Vauxhall Bridge Road LOR

Diversion Reference D49518

Duke Of Edinburgh Road, Sutton - CLEARED AT 1135hrs

5th October at 0930hrs,

Road blocked both directions by an abandoned car,

Route Affected: S4

From Green Wrythe Lane, A Green Wrythe Lane, R Erskine Road LOR

Diversion Reference D49516

Exhibition Road, SW7 - CLEARED AT 0958hrs

5th October at 0939hrs

Road blocked northbound at the junction with Thurloe Place due to a broken down bus.

Routes Affected: 360

Curtailed to South Kensington.

Diversion Reference D49515

Station Road, NW10 - CLEARED AT 1031hrs

5th October at 0936hrs,

Road closed both directions due to a Police incident,

Routes Affected: 220,228,266,487

220 curtailed Harlesden Jubilee Clock

228 N/B from Old oak Common Lane, L Victoria Road, A Wales Farm Road, A Leamington park, R Horn Lane, A Victoria Road, L Park Royal Road, A Central Middlesex Hospital LOR

228 S/B from Central Middlesex Hospital, A Park Royal Road, L Victoria Road, L Victoria Road, R Old Oak Common Lane LOR 

226 From Victoria Road, L Park Royal Road, R Acton Lane, L High Street LOR

487 curtailed Central Middlesex hospitak

Diversion Reference D49513

Westhorne Avenue SE9 Cleared 1234

5th October at 0930


Routes Affected: 122

Road closed S/B only due to a RTC junction Hamio Road 

122 diverted via Well hall Road R Eltham High Street AH Eltham Hill L Westhorne Avenue LOR

Diversion Reference D49514

LU Ticket Request for Northern Line clear at 0946hrs

5th October at 09:03

We are accepting London Underground ticket holders on the Northern line, between Kennington and Batersea Power Station owing to a problem with the tunnel ventilation system. 

PrePay number: 807

Circus Road NW8 - CLEARED 0819hrs 8/10/22

5th October at 0840


Routes Affected: 46,187

Road closed E/B due to a burst water main junction Wellington Road 

187 - From Hall Road at Abbey Road, L Abbey Road, R Grove End Road, L Wellington Road LOR.  

46 to St Barts - From Hall Road at Abbey Road, L Abbey Road, R Grove End Road, L Wellington Road LOR.


Diversion Reference D49512

Long Lane, Hillingdon Clear at 1038hrs

5th October at 0800hrs,

Road blocked S/B due to an RTC,

Route Affected: 278

From High Road, R Swakeleys Road, L Western Avenue (A40), slip road off to Long Lane LOR

Diversion Reference D49511

Croxted Road SE21 Cleared 0854

5th October at 0650

 Clear at 0717hrs


Routes Affected: 3,201

The traffic signals at the junction with Thurlow Park Road are all out. In the interests of safety the buses have been diverted.
          (LOW BRIDGE ON THURLOW PARK ROAD AT TULSE HILL STATION)

3 Towards Crystal Palace - from Croxted Road L Thurlow Park Road R Alleyn Park Road L Croxted Road LOR. 

3 Towards Whitehall  from Croxted Road, L Thurlow Park Road, L Lancaster Avenue, R Norwood Road to line of route.

201 Towards Morden Station from Norwood Road at Croxted Road Ah Norwood Road LOR


Diversion Reference D49510

Ticket holder req Bakerloo Line PREPAY 806 clear at 0612

5th October at 05.53 HRS - CLEARED AT 06.13HRS

We are accepting London Underground ticket holders on the Bakerloo Line , either side of Kilburn Park Station owing to staff shortage.

 PrePay number: 806


Ticket holder request District Line - PREPAY 805 CLEARED 0613 HRS

5th October at 05.15 CLEARED AT 06.13

We are accepting London Underground ticket holders on the entire District line , owing to power failure at Upminster area. 

PrePay number: 805

LU Ticket Request for District Line Clear at 0600

5th October at 0427hrs

We are accepting London Underground ticket holders on the District line(s), either side of Upton Park owing to a shortage of available staff. 

PrePay number: 804

Tulse Hill SW2/ CLEARED AT 0219Hrs

5th October at 0125Hrs

Road blocked in both directions due to a Police incident

Routes Affected: 2,415,432,N2

N/B From Tulse Hill Gyratory  Via Norwood Road L Dulwich Road L Brixton Water Lane R Effra Road LLOR 

S/B From Effra Road L Morval Road Ah Dulwich Road R Norwood Road to Tulse Hill Gyratory 

Diversion Reference D49509

St Nicholas Way Sutton/ CLEARED AT 0322Hrs

5th October at 0021Hrs

Road blocked due to a Police incident

Routes Affected: 80,151,164,213,280,407,413,470,S1,S3,S4,N44

Route 80 From Sutton Park Road L Cheam Road R St. Dunstan's Hill A Oldfields Road LOR

Route 151 From Cheam High Street L St Dunstan's Hill, A Oldfields Road R Collingwood Road L Crown Road to LOR

Route 164,280,470,S1,S3,S4,N44 From Sutton Park Road L Cheam Road R St. Dunstan's Hill A Oldfields Road R Collingwood Road L Crown Road to LOR

Route 213  From Cheam High Street L St Dunstan's Hill, A Oldfields Road R Collingwood Road L Bushey Road to LOR

Route 413 From Gander Green Lane L Oldfields Road R Collingwood Road L Bushey Road to LOR

Diversion Reference D49508