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01.01.50 |
TC |
10STL |
9STL |
6RT |
ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane, Selsdon Park Road, Addington Road, Selsdon, Farley Road, Croham Road, South Croydon, Wellesley Road, WEST CROYDON STATION.
03.05.50 |
TC |
10RT |
9RT |
6RT |
Mon-Sat Route converted to RT operation.
04.03.59 |
TC |
16RT |
11RT |
3RT |
ADDINGTON
Featherbed Lane
- WEST CROYDON STATION (Mon-Sat evenings/Suns) Whitehorse Road, Selhurst
Road, Norwood Junction, Anerley, ELMERS END GARAGE (Mon-Sat except
evenings), Elmers End Green, Upper Elmers End Road, EDEN PARK STATION (Mon-Fri 3 school journeys in each peak)
This extension was to help relieve Routes 154 and 157 and was part of the trolleybus
conversion program.
08.07.59 |
TC |
13RT |
8RT |
4RT |
ADDINGTON Featherbed
Lane - WEST CROYDON STATION
Extension to Elmers End / Eden Park withdrawn, 194 increased to compensate.
20.07.60 |
ED |
7RM |
7RM |
4RM |
TC |
15RT |
12RT |
6RT |
ADDINGTON Featherbed
Lane, West
Croydon, Mitcham, Tooting, WIMBLEDON STADIUM
Extended from West Croydon to Wimbledon Stadium as part replacement for withdrawn trolleybus route
630.
Elmes End (ED) allocation introduced.
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10.05.61 |
ED |
7RM |
7RM |
5RM |
TC |
14RT |
10RT |
4RT |
09.05.62 |
TC |
14RT |
10RT |
4RT |
TH |
7RM |
7RM |
3RM |
Elmers End (ED) allocation transferred to Thornton Heath (TH
29.01.64 |
TC |
14RT |
11RM |
6RM |
TH |
5RM |
4RM |
-- |
Sat and Sun Routemaster operation introduced at Croydon (TC) and Sunday allocation withdrawn at Thornton Heath (TH).
01.09.64 |
TC |
15RM |
11RM |
6RM |
TH |
5RM |
4RM |
-- |
Mon-Fri Routemaster operation introduced at Croydon (TC).
18.11.64 |
TC |
15RM |
11RM |
3RM |
TH |
5RM |
4RM |
-- |
ADDINGTON
Featherbed Lane - WEST CROYDON STATION (Suns) - TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Sat)
Sun withdrawn between Croydon and Tooting.
23.01.66 |
TC |
15RM |
11RM |
-- |
TH |
5RM |
4RM |
8RT |
ADDINGTON
Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
Sun Route re-introduced between Croydon and Tooting.
Sunday allocation transferred from Croydon (TC) to Thornton Heath with RT
operation
16.09.67 |
TC |
11RM |
6RM |
-- |
TH |
12RM |
12RM/1RT |
8RM |
Sunday Routemaster operation re-introduced.
11.11.67 |
TH |
23RM |
12RM/1RT |
8R, |
Croydon (TC) allocation withdrawn in favour of increase at Thornton Heath (TH).
04.12.71 |
TH131+ |
23DMS |
15DMS |
5DMS |
CONVERTED
TO ONE PERSON OPERATION.
Thornton Heath extended through Florida Medicare line
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22.08.87 |
TH131+ |
11D |
8D |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE,
West Croydon, Addington, Lodge Lane, NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Addington to New Addington partly replacing
withdrawn Route 130B.
Withdrawn between West Croydon and Tooting, replaced by new
264 and diverted instead via London Road to TH Garage.
Sunday Route replaced by new
264
14.05.88 |
TH131+ |
11D |
8D |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street (Sat shopping hours) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE, West Croydon, Addington,
Lodge Lane, NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Mon-Sat)
Saturday shopping hours extended from Thornton Heath
Garage to Thornton Heath High Street
26.11.88 |
TH131+ |
11D |
8D |
-- |
Rerouted in Croydon via George Street, Addiscombe Road, and Park Hill Road instead of Park Lane and Coombe Road Medical Centre.
21.07.90 |
TH131+ |
11D |
8D |
5L |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Sat
Route to Thornton Heath High Street withdrawn.
Sun Route re-introduced replacing withdrawn section of Route 264 on that
day.
01.09.90 |
TH1+ |
11D |
8D |
-- |
TH281+ |
-- |
-- |
5DT |
Sunday operation converted to midibus operation
14.03.92 |
TC61+ |
11L |
7L |
-- |
TH281+ |
-- |
-- |
5DT |
Mon-Sat allocation transferred to Croydon (TC)
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30.08.97 |
MB111+ |
13dd |
12dd |
6dd |
Route TRANSFERRED TO METROBUS LTD ( Orpington Depot )
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31.08.02 |
MB111+ |
14dd |
13dd |
6dd |
Contract renewal, increased frequencies
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06.03.05 |
PH111+ |
14dd |
13dd |
6dd |
Reallocated to Polehill during construction work at Orpington
19.03.06 |
C111+ |
14dd |
13dd |
6dd |
Allocation moved to Croydon Garage
28.08.10 |
C111+ |
14dd |
13dd |
6dd |
Night Route introduced but because there was a different routeing in New Addington Route numbered N64.
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ED Elmers
End
Changeover
point at West Croydon ?
TH
Thornton Heath
Changeover point at West Croydon Bus Station
TC
Croydon
Changeover point at West Croydon Bus Station
Metrobus Orpington
Changeover point at New Addington
Metrobus Croydon
Changeover point at ?
Metrobus Pole Hill
Changeover point at New Addington ?
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