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Route History
15.05.89 |
MB |
ex other |
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CRYSTAL PALACE, Crystal Palace Park Road, Penge, Anerley, Elmers End, Beckenham, Park Langley, Bromley South, Locksbottom, Orpington, GREEN STREET GREEN
New commercial service introduced by Metrobus but with just 2 return journyes MF
26.03.90 |
MB |
3sd |
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CRYSTAL PALACE,Anerley Hill, Anerley, Penge, Beckenham War Memorial, Elmers End, Eden Park, South Eden Park Road, Park Langley, Bromley South, Locksbottom, Orpington, GREEN STREET GREEN
Route promoted to hourly service but with 2 hourly gaps at certain times and routeing altered as above
03.09.90 |
MB |
ex other |
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Service hourly throughout now
27.04.91 |
MB |
4DMS |
2DMS |
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CRYSTAL PALACE,Anerley Hill, Anerley, Penge, Beckenham War Memorial, Elmers End, Eden Park, South Eden Park Road, Park Langley, Bromley South ,LOCKS BOTTOM (Sat) - ORPINGTON (MS)
Saturday service introduced
21.11.92 |
MB71+ |
9 DART |
ex |
ex |
The hourly link between Farnborough and Bromley provided by routes 261 (Saturdays) and 361 (Mon-Fri), and also journeys on peak hour route 471 between Green Street Green and Orpington, were withdrawn and replaced by changes to the 358, whose eastern end was modified to what we know today. In order to serve Bromley town centre more effectively, the route was diverted via Market Square and Shortlands Road, instead of Westmoreland Road. Because this took the route under the low bridge at Shortlands, single deckers had to be used, and a batch of 9 Dennis Darts was ordered. Buses ran every 20 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes, with a new hourly evening and Sunday service. This represented a substantial increase over all the previous services that were replaced.
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Seen at February 1993 in the mist at Crystal Palace K716 KGU Image available on
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04.94 |
MB |
9 DART |
ex other |
ex other |
The evening and Sunday service (except Sunday evenings) was enhanced to every 30 minutes
11.97 |
MB71+ |
8excel |
8excel |
4excel |
Sunday evening service being standardised with Mon-Sat
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Optare Excel at Crystal Palace 9-96 Image available on |
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18.05.02 |
MB61+ |
15DTslf |
14DTslf |
8DTslf |
CRYSTAL PALACE, Anerley Hill, Penge,Kent House, Beckenham, Elmers End Green, Upper Elmers End Road, South Eden Park Road, Hayes Lane, Shortlands Road, Bromley Market square, Widmore road, Kentish Way, Elmfield Road, Bromley South, Bromley Common, Locks Bottom, Farnborough, Green Street Green, Sevenoaks Road, War Memorial, ORPINGTON STATION
The route was now
under a short term contract with TFL staying with Metrobus
30.08.03 |
MB61+ |
15DTslf |
14DTslf |
8DTslf |
New 5 year contract commenced
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Scania Omnicity 516 Image available on
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13.09.08 |
MB61+ |
15Scania |
15Scania |
8Scania |
Contract renewal
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Current Map of Route 358 extracted from the current Greater London Bus Map (33) |
Operating Garages
MB Green Street Green
Changeover point Green Street Green Metrobus Garage (outside on the green)
Comment
This could almost be classed as a 24 hour service with only a break between 0211 and 0318
, which considering the route started as 2 journeys per day MF only is quite a jump in 22 years
For further information please visit http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/358.htm
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