MCV Evolution bodied
Alexander Dennis Dart SLF at
North Greenwich bus station in 2014 Two batches of double deck buses were specifically built for use in the
Blackwall and
Rotherhithe Tunnels, with specially shaped roofs to improve clearance on the corners. On 14 April 1937, the last solid-tyred AEC NS-Type bus in London operated on route 108. In 1937, forty STL-type buses with convex-shaped roofs made with Blackwall Tunnel in mind were used on routes 108 and 82 and allocated to Athol Street (C) garage in Poplar.
Harris Bus ran into financial difficulties in December 1999, and as a result operations of its contracted routes were taken over by a new subsidiary of
London Buses itself, trading as
East Thames Buses. East Thames Buses initially ran its routes north of the Thames from the former
London Forest garage in
Ash Grove, along with the Harris base at Belvedere. Route 108 became the first bus route to serve the
Millennium Dome at the
Greenwich Peninsula during construction. The stop was initially inside the security area, and was used by staff only. On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to
London General, which included a five-year contract to operate route 108. Increased capacity was introduced on route 108 in 2014. In February 2016, Transport for London released a consultation regarding various changes on local bus services in
Poplar and the
Isle of Dogs. One of these changes saw route 108 swap routes between All Saints and
Bow with
route D8 and extended to terminate at
Stratford International station in lieu of
Stratford bus station from 1 October 2016 with it no longer serving
Bromley-by-Bow and
Poplar.
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaros and two electric
Irizar i2es cascaded from routes
507 and
521 were introduced at the same time. On 4 January 2025, the route's single-deck allocation fully transferred back to New Cross garage with further
BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro200EVs introduced to replace the
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaros. ==Current route==