Route 229

Route History

21.02.51

2SRT

SIDCUP GARAGE, Sidcup Station, Faraday Avenue, SIDCUP Wren Road (MS)
NEW ROUTE - This was the first service numbered over 200 to be double deck, these numbers usually reserved for single deck only

02.05.51

2SRT

2RTL

Saturday, RTL type introduced.

17.10.51

5STL

5RTL+1RTL/51

4RTL

ORPINGTON STN, Orpington High Street, Chipperfield Road, St Mary Cray Stn, Midfield Way, Foots Cray, Sidcup, Sidcup Station, SIDCUP Wren Road
Route revised to run Orpington to Bexleyheath, routeing as above. SRT type withdrawn.

22.10.52

7STL

7RTL+1RTL/51

6RTL

ORPINGTON STN, Orpington High Street, Chipperfield Road, St Mary Cray Stn, Midfield Way, Foots Cray, Sidcup, Sidcup Station,Faraday Avenue, Foots Cray Lane, Hurst Road, Murchison Avenue, Elmwood Drive, Bridgen Road, Arbuthnot Lane, Rochester Way, Upton Road, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, May Place Road West, BEXLEYHEATH TB Depot
Daily extended from Sidcup to Bexleyheath Trolleybus Depot

19.05.54

7RTL

6RTL

MF STL replaced by RTL

04.05.55

7RT

6RT

RTL type replaced by RT.

04.03.59	BX	14RT	8RT	5RT
	SP	10RT	14RT	8RT

ORPINGTON STN, St Mary Cray, Foots Cray, Sidcup, Bexley Park, Bexleyheath, Erith, Lower Belvedere, Abbey Wood, Plumstead, WOOLWICH Parsons Hill - WOOLWICH ROAD Victoria Way (MF peaks)
Extended from Bexleyheath to Woolwich via withdrawn trolleybus 698.
Bexleyheath (BX) allocation added.

01.07.64	BX	7RT	3RT	8RT
	SP	10RT	12RT	10RT

ORPINGTON STN - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill
MF peak extension from Woolwich to Charlton withdrawn.

21.05.77

SP141+

10RM

7RM

4RM

FARNBOROUGH, Farnborough Hill, Sevenoaks Road, Orpington, St Mary Cray, Sidcup, BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE - Erith Road, Bexley Road, ERITH (MF peaks)
Withdrawn between Bexleyheath and Woolwich except for MF peak service to Erith. Withdrawn section replaced by 269
Extended from Orpington to Farnborough replacing withdrawn section of Route 51
Bexleyheath (BX) allocation withdrawn.
RT type replaced by Routemasters.

04.09.82

SP141+

9DMS

7DMS

3DMS

GREEN STREET GREEN Rose and Crown - SIDCUP STATION (MF evgs,Sat outside shopping hours and Sundays) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (MF between peaks, Sat shopping hours)-: ERITH (MF peaks)
Converted to One Person Operation with double deck buses.
Re-routed between Sidcup and Bexleyheath via Hurst road and Parkhill Road instead of Murchison Avenue and Elmwood Drive
Withdrawn between Sidcup Station and Bexleyheath MF evgs, Saturday except shopping hours, and Sundays
Withdrawn between Green Street Green and Farnborough, replaced by new Route 261.

01.11.82

SP141+

DMS type replaced by Leyland Titan.

04.02.84

SP141+

GREEN STREET GREEN (MS) - SIDCUP STATION (MF evgs/Sat outside sh) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (MF except evgs/Sat shop hrs) - ERITH (MF peaks)
Sunday service replaced by New Route 299 running between Green Street Green and Eltham via withdrawn 229 and 228.

27.10.84

SP141+

GREEN STREET GREEN - SIDCUP STATION (MF evgs/Sat outside sh/Suns) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (MF except evgs/Sat shop hrs) - ERITH (MF peaks)
Sunday service re-instated with the 299 withdrawal.

04.05.86

SP141+

Leyland Titan replaced by Leyland Olympian.

16.08.86

SP141+

SIDCUP GARAGE - BEXLEYHEATH Market Place (MF except evgs/Sat shop hrs) - ERITH (MF peaks)
Withdrawn between Sidcup Garage and Green Street Green (Roundabout scheme)
Withdrawn during evenings, early Saturday mornings and all day Sundays.
Withdrawn between Bexleyheath Market Place and Bexleyheath Garage.
ROUTE OPERATED UNDER LRT Tender.

16.01.88

5dd

FOOTS CRAY Sidcup Hill - ERITH (MS except evgs)
Sidcup Garage closed, route transferred to Bexleyheath (BX) and terminus changed at Foots Cray. Extended from Bexleyheath to Erith Monday to Saturday instead of just MF peaks.
BEXLEYBUS SCHEME.

14.05.88

BX41+

Joint operation with Route 178

19.01.91

BX41+

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - ERITH (MF except evgs/Sat shop hrs)
Diverted at Sidcup to Queen Mary's Hospital instead of Foots Cray.

08.10.94

BX51+

4MRL

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Extneded from Erith to Thamemead via Belvedere, Abbey Wood and Crossway.
Evening service introduced and Midibus Sunday service

23.01.99

BX51+

14T

12T

Diverted between Bexley and Bexleyheath via Bourne Road instead of Townley Road. Sunday service converted to double deck. the overall effect between Bexleyheath and Queen Mary's Hospital being to replace the newly-withdrawn 726.