Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
24.06.00
MB191+
3 dart
3 dart
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ELMERS END Tesco - Elmers End Road - Marlow Road - Wheathill Road - Croydon Road - Penge - Green lane - Kings Hall Road - Lennard Road - Kent House Road, Bell Green Lane - Sydenham Sainsbury's - Sydenham Road - Mayow Road - Perry Vale - Forest Hill - Horniman Museum - Sydenham Hill - Wells Park Road - Kirkdale - Sydenham Hill Horniman Museum - and return to ELMERS END Tesco ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
NEW MIDIBUS ROUTE replacing parts of 351 - 352 and 361 operated by Metrobus from Green Street Green (MB)

Dennis Plaxton Pointer 705 at Savacentre Sydenham

06.07.02
MB191+
3 dart
3 dart
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ELMERS END Tesco - Elmers End Road - Marlow Road - Wheathill Road - Croydon Road - Penge - Green lane - Thesiger Road - Kent House Road, Bell Green Lane - Sydenham Sainsbury's - Sydenham Road - Mayow Road - Perry Vale - Forest Hill - Horniman Museum - Sydenham Hill - Wells Park Road - Kirkdale - Sydenham Hill Horniman Museum - and return to ELMERS END Tesco ( Mon-Sat except evenings ) - South Eden Park Road - Eden Park Avenue - LANGLEY PARK SCHOOL ( SDO projections )Not known how these SDO journeys were represented on the blinds ? any help appreciated
Rerouted in Penge between Green Lane and Kent House Road direct via Thesiger Road instead of via Kings Hall Road and Lennard Road.
Route now operates with LRT under Tender Gross Contract 

Taken from 2002 allocation book

30.08.03
MB191+
6 dart
5 dart
4 dart

SHIRLEY  Monks Orchard Road / Wickham Road - Monks Orchard Road - Links Way - Upper Elmers End Road - Elmers End Road - Marlow Road - Wheathill Road - Croydon Road - Penge - Green Lane - Kent House Road - Sydenham Road - Savacentre - Perry Rise - Perry Vale - Waldram Place - Waldram Crescent - Devonshire Road - Forest Hill Station - London Road - Horniman Museum - Eliot Bank - Kirkdale - Upper Sydenham - Wells Park Road - Sydenham Hill - Eliot Bank - and back via Forest Hill and Elmers End to SHIRLEY  Monks Orchard Road / Wickham Road
Diverted at Elmers End Green to Shirley instead of Tesco
Diverted at Sydenham via Perry Rise instead of Mayow Road replacing part of Route 194

Langley Park School journeys withdrawn

13.09.08
TL61+
6ESS
5ESS
6ESS
Contract reassigned

SHIRLEY  - SYDENHAM
New operator

36026 Elmers End Green

14.09.13
TL61+
6ESS
6ESS
6ESS

SHIRLEY  - SYDENHAM
Contract renewal

25.04.14
TL61+
7ESS
7ESS
7ESS

SHIRLEY  - SYDENHAM
New timetable to improve reliability, PVR increase

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

17.03.18
KB61+
7ESS
7ESS
7ESS

UPPER SYDENHAM  -  SHIRLEY
Allocation moved from Catford (TL) to new Kangley Bridge Road garage (KB)

15.09.18
KB61+
7ESS
7ESS
7ESS

UPPER SYDENHAM  -  SHIRLEY
Contract renewal with new MMC E20D vehicles

37510 Penge High Street

© Aubrey Morandarte


16.09.23
KB61+
7ESS
7ESS
7ESS

UPPER SYDENHAM  -  SHIRLEY
Contract extended for two years

Current Blind



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Operating Garages

MB Green Street Green
Crew changeover at Bomley North stand

TL Catford
Crew changeover at Lower Sydenham - Sainsbury's

KB Kangley Bridge Road
Crew changeover at Lower Sydenham - Sainsbury's wth some evening meal reliefs at TL

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Monday, 18.09.23