16.08.86 |
OB |
4OV/RH |
4OV/RH |
-- |
New service |
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PETTS WOOD STATION - Petts Wood Road - Poverest Road,Kent Road - Lower Road - High Street Orpington - double run via Orpington Station ( evenings and peaks ) - Repton Road - Eton Road - The Highway - CHELSFIELD STATION (Mon-Sat) - Windsor Drive - Vine Road - Worlds End Lane - High Street - GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown (Mon-Sat except evenings ) - Cudham Lane North - Cudham Lane South - Knockholt Main Road - Knockholt Road - Knockholt Station - Watercroft Road - London Road - Wheatsheaf Hill - Orpington By Pass - Court Road - Spur Road - ORPINGTON War Memorial ( One late evening Sat journey )
New Midibus Route operated by Orpington Buses - replaced most of Route 284
11.08.90 |
OB |
4MC |
4MC |
-- |
PETTS WOOD STATION - CHELSFIELD STATION (Mon-Sat) -GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown (Mon-Sat except evenings ) - ORPINGTON War Memorial ( One late evening Sat journey )Change of vehicle type
16.11.91 |
OB |
4MC |
4MC |
-- |
Rerouted in Chelsfield to operate in both directions via Warren Road and `The Meadway to Windsor Drive
21.11.92 |
OB |
4MC+ 1 R1 |
4MC+ 1 R1 |
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PETTS WOOD STATION - Petts Wood Road - Poverest Road,Kent Road - Lower Road - High Street Orpington - double run via Orpington Station (at all times) - Repton Road - Eton Road - The Highway - Chelsfield Station,Warren Road - The Meadway - Windsor Drive - Glentrammon Lane - GREEN STREET GREEN High Street (Mon-Sat ) - Cudham Lane North - Cudham Lane South - Knockholt Main Road - Knockholt Road - Knockholt Station - Watercroft Road - London Road - Wheatsheaf Hill - Orpington By Pass - Court Road - Spur Road - ORPINGTON War Memorial ( One late evening Sat journey )
Rerouted at Green Street Green to terminate in High Street instead of Rose and Crown
Rerouted at all times via Orpington Station
Extended in evenings from Chelsfield to Green Street Green
Saturday night journey extended from Green Street Green via Cudham rerouted as shown
Commencement of two year contract
02.12.95 |
Y |
4MM |
4MM |
1MM |
Conract reassigned to Centrewest (Y) |
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PETTS WOOD STATION - GREEN STREET GREEN (Daily)
Hourly Sunday service introduced
Saturday night journey via Cudham withdrawn
DP7 Orpington
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26.03.97 |
Y |
4MM |
4MM |
1MM |
Contract reassigned to First group |
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PETTS WOOD STATION - GREEN STREET GREEN (Daily)
First purchase Centrewest
08.11.99 |
Y |
4DMS |
4DMS |
1DMS |
PETTS WOOD STATION - GREEN STREET GREEN (Daily)
Converted to low floor single deckers
01.12.01 |
Y |
4DMS |
4DMS |
1DMS |
LOCKS BOTTOM Pallant Way - Crofton Lane - Coppice Estate - Petts Wood - Petts Wood Road - Poverest Road - Orpington Station - Charterhouse Road - Orpington By Pass - Maypole Road - CHELSFIELD Five Bells
Contract renewal
Withdrawn between Orpington and Green Street Green - this section being covered by Revised R1
Diverted at Orpington to CHELSFIELD Five Bells by withdrawn Route R8
Extended from Petts Wood via Fairway - Tudor Way - Queensway - Franks Wood Avenue - Faringdon Avenue - Whitbeam Avenue - Lovelace Avenue - Chesham Avenue - Shepperton Road - Towncourt Lane - Crofton Lane - Crofton Road -
LOCKS BOTTOM Palanrt Way
25.09.04 |
Y |
4DMS |
4DMS |
1DMS |
PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL - CHELSFIELD VILLAGE
Extended from Locks Bottom to Princess Royal Hospital
08.12.07 |
MB321+ |
4DMS |
4DMS |
3DMS |
Contract reassigned |
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PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL - CHELSFIELD VILLAGE
NEW OPERATOR
03.12.11 |
MB321+ |
4DMS |
4DMS |
3DMS |
PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL - CHELSFIELD VILLAGE
Contract renewal
Metrobus 281 Orpington |
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01.05.14 |
MB321+ |
4SE |
4SE |
3SE |
Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
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01.04.17 |
MB321+ |
4SE |
4SE |
3SE |
PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL - ORPINGTON STATION
Withdrawn between Orpington and Chelsfield, replaced by R7
Diverted off Poverest Road via Amherst Road to replace that section of R2
Frequency increase
02.04.22 |
MB321+ |
6WS |
6WS |
4WS |
PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL - ORPINGTON STATION
Contract extended for two years
WS58 seen in Petts Wood © Jamjar |
OB Orpington
Crew Changeover point KENT ROAD Cray Avenue
Y Orpington
Crew Changeover point not known
MB Green Street Green
Crew Changeover point Orpington Station (some at Princess Royal Hospital)