Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
03.10.34 | TC |
6ST |
4ST |
3ST |
WEST CROYDON STATION - East Croydon - Croham Road - Farley Road - SELSDON
Prior to this date had been numbered 254
Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris |
04.03.36 | TC |
8ST |
6ST |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane
Extended from Selsdon to Addington
29.11.39 | TC |
8STL |
6STL |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON ( evenings ) - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except evenings )
Daily evening service withdrawn between Selsdon and Addington
Converted to STL type
20.03.40 | TC |
8STL |
6STL |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON (Mon-Sat evenings ) - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except Mon-Sat evenings )
Sunday evening service reinstated between Selsdon and Addington
Converted to STL type
20.11.40 | TC |
8STL |
6STL |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON ( evenings ) - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except evenings )
Sunday evening service withdrawn between Selsdon and Addington
02.04.41 | TC |
8STL |
6STL |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON (Mon-Sat evenings ) - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except Mon-Sat evenings )
Sunday evening service reinstated between Selsdon and Addington
11.06.41 | TC |
6ST |
6ST |
4ST |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON (Mon-Sat evenings ) - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except Mon-Sat evenings )
Reverted to ST type
29.10.41 | TC |
6ST |
6ST |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON ( evenings ) - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except evenings )
Sunday evening service withdrawn between Selsdon and Addington
Sunday converted to STL
25.03.42 | TC |
8STL |
6STL |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON (Mon-Sat evenings ) - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except Mon-Sat evenings )
Sunday evening service reinstated between Selsdon and Addington
22.04.42 | TC |
7ST |
5STL 3ST |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON (Mon-Sat evenings ) - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except Mon-Sat evenings )
Saturday now ST/STL
28.10.42 | TC |
7ST |
8ST |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON ( evenings ) - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except evenings )
Sunday evening service withdrawn between Selsdon and Addington
SATURDAY STL type withdrwn
27.10.43 | TC |
7STL |
7STL |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON ( evenings ) - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except evenings )
Sunday late evening service withdrawn between Selsdon and Addington
Allocation now all STL
Taken from July 1944 Red Book |
28.08.46 | TC |
9STL |
9STL |
4STL |
WEST CROYDON - SELSDON ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane
Evening service restored between Selsdon and Addington
Taken from October 1946 Red Book |
26.10.49 | TC |
10STL+ |
9STL |
6RT |
1STL/68 1STL/133 |
WEST CROYDON - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane
Sunday RT introduction
03.05.50 | TC |
10RT+ |
9RT |
6RT |
1STL/68 1STL/133 |
WEST CROYDON - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane
Mon-Sat RT type introduced
30.04.58 | TC |
11RT+ |
8RT |
4RT |
1RT/130 1RT/133 |
04.03.59 |
TC |
16RT |
11RT |
3RT |
ADDINGTON
Featherbed Lane
- WEST CROYDON STATION ( Mon-Sat evenings/Suns ) Whitehorse Road - Northcote Road - Selhurst
Road - Norwood Junction - Anerley - Elmers End Road - 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.
10.05.61 |
ED |
7RM |
7RM |
5RM |
TC |
14RT |
10RT |
4RT |
ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
Withdrawn between Tooting Broadway and Wimbledon Stadium.
09.05.62 |
TC |
14RT |
10RT |
4RT |
TH |
7RM |
7RM |
3RM |
ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
Elmers
End (ED) allocation transferred to Thornton Heath (TH
29.01.64 |
TC |
14RT |
11RM |
6RM |
TH |
5RM |
4RM |
-- |
ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
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 |
-- |
ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
Mon-Sat RM 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 |
ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
Sunday
Routemaster operation re-introduced.
11.11.67 |
TH |
23RM |
19RM |
8RM |
ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
Croydon
(TC) allocation withdrawn in favour of increase at Thornton Heath (TH).
Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
04.12.71 |
TH131+ |
23DMS |
15DMS |
5DMS |
ADDINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY
CONVERTED
TO ONE PERSON OPERATION.
22.08.87 |
TH131+ |
11D+ |
8D |
-- |
1D/157 |
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 |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street (Sat shopping hours) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Mon-Sat)
Rerouted in Croydon via George Street - Addiscombe Road - and Park Hill Road instead of Park Lane and Coombe Road
01.04.89 |
TH131+ |
11D |
8D |
-- |
London Buses was divided into 12 business units - in preparation for sell-off |
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21.07.90 |
TH1+ |
11D |
8D |
5L |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Sat
withdrawn between TH Garage and Thornton Heath High Stree
Sun Route re-introduced replacing withdrawn section of Route 264 on that
day.
Running number sequence changed
01.09.90 |
TH1+ |
11D |
8D |
-- |
TH281+ |
-- |
-- |
5DT |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Sunday
operation converted to midibus operation
14.03.92 |
TC61+ |
11L |
7L |
-- |
TH281+ |
-- |
-- |
5DT |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Mon-Sat
allocation transferred to Croydon (TC)
30.08.97 |
MB111+ |
13dd |
12dd |
6dd |
Contract reassigned to METROBUS LTD ( Orpington Depot ) |
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THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
New operator
830 waits at the New Addington stand
|
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31.08.02 |
MB111+ |
14dd |
13dd |
6dd |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Contract
renewal - increased frequencies
06.03.05 |
PH111+ |
14dd |
13dd |
6dd |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Reallocated
to Polehill during construction work at Orpington
19.03.06 |
C111+ |
14dd |
13dd |
6dd |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Allocation
moved to Croydon Garage
28.08.10 |
C111+ |
14dd |
13dd |
6dd |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Night
Route introduced but because there was a different routeing in New Addington
Route numbered N64.
Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
30.08.14 |
C111+ |
14SC |
13SC |
6SC |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Contract extended for two years
24.10.15 |
C101+ |
21SC |
20SC |
12C |
Night Service | C911+ | 5SC |
5SC |
5SC |
THORNTON HEATH GARAGE - London Road - Croydon University Hospital - West Croydon Station - North End - Poplar Walk (for West Croydon Tramlink) - Wellesley Road - Lansdowne Road - Dingwall Road - George Street - East Croydon Station - Addiscombe Road - Park Hill Road - Coombe Road - South Park Hill Road - Croham Road - Croham Valley Road - Farley Road - Selsdon - Addington Road - Selsdon Park Road - Kent Gate Way - Addington Village Tramlink Interchange - Lodge Lane - Fieldway - Merrow Way - Headley Drive - Goldcrest Way - King Henry's Drive - Montacute Road - Salcot Crescent - New Addington Tramlink - Overbury Crescent - Homestead Way - King Henry's Drive - NEW ADDINGTON King Henry's Drive - Vulcan Way (north arm)
Extended within New Addington from Salcot Crescent to a stand at Vulcan Way. There will be an increase in frequency to a bus every 7 to 8 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes
Running number sequence change
It will also operate 24 hours a day.
27.08.16 |
TH1+ |
21T |
20T |
10T |
Night Service | TH41+ |
4T |
4T |
4T |
Contract reassigned to Arriva |
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THORNTON HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON
New contract
T156 Vulcan Way, New Addington © Aubrey Morandarte |
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21.08.21 |
TH1+ |
21T |
21T |
11T |
Night Service | TH41+ |
4T |
4T |
4T |
THORNTON HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON
Contract extended for two years
04.03.23 |
TH1+ |
17T |
16T |
13T |
Night Service | TH41+ |
4T |
4T |
4T |
THORNTON HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON
MON-SAT frequency reduction
26.08.23 |
TH1+ |
17T |
16T |
13T |
Night Service | TH41+ |
4T |
4T |
4T |
THORNTON HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON
Contract renewal with new ES buses eventually
16.08.24 |
TH1+ |
17ES |
16ES |
13ES |
Night Service | TH41+ |
4ES |
4ES |
4ES |
THORNTON HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON
Start of conversion to ES type
ES24 King Henry's Drive © Samuel Letsu
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TH Thornton Heath
Changeover point at West Croydon Bus Station
From August 2016 at garage
ED Elmers
End
Changeover
point at West Croydon ?
TC
Croydon
Changeover point at West Croydon Bus Station
Metrobus Orpington
Changeover point at New Addington
Metrobus Croydon
Changeover point at Addington Village
Metrobus Pole Hill
Changeover point at New Addington