London Bus Route 162

Route History

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
12.03.94	LM	7midi	7midi	4midi

	Operated by Kentish Bus from a base at Deptford

BECKENHAM JUNCTION STN,Park Langley - Bromley - Bickley - CHISLEHURST Gordon Arms ( Mon-Sat except evgs/Suns ) St Pauls Cray Road - PETTS WOOD STATION ( Mon-Sat except evgs )
NEW ROUTE: replaced Route 126 between Beckenham and Bromley - 161 between Bromley and Chislehurst and 161A between Chislehurst and Petts Wood.


Taken from June 1994 allocation book


Extracted from 1995 map drawn by Mike Harris The Greater London Bus Map

28.07.96

DG42+

6midi

3midi

Reallocated to Dunton Green

Kentish Bus Dart 112 waits at Petts Wood Station

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27.09.97

TB91+

	Contract reassigned

VA130 Beckenham Junction Station

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Stagecoach download

03.11.97

TB91+

5T
2DAL

Mixed single and double deck operation introduced

08.11.97

TB91+

5T
2DAL

Rerouted southbound in Bromley after Bromley North Station via Tweedy Road and Kentish Way instead of East Street and Widmore Road.

SLD220 Eltham Station

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Stagecoach download

17.03.01

TB91+

7SLD

BECKENHAM JUNCTION STN - CHISLEHURST Gordon Arms
Withdrawn between Chislehurst and Petts Wood - this section replaced by revised 273

20.10.01

TB91+

9SLD

8SLD

BECKENHAM JUNCTION STN - ELTHAM STATION
Extended from Chislehurst to Eltham Station via Belmont Lane - Imperial Way - Molescroft - Domonic Drive - Edgebury - Green Lane - Southwood Road - Avery Hill Road - Bexley Road - Eltham High Street.

	17975 Trident stands in for a single decker
	34219S 34219 Beckenham. Bromley Road, at St George's Church © J G S Smith

17975 Trident stands in for a single decker

34219S 34219 Beckenham. Bromley Road, at St George's Church

18.03.06

DT21+

8sd

5sd

	Contract reassigned to Arriva Kent Thameside (DT) although hired Stagecoach Darts were used until 28.04.06

To operate direct in both directions Bromley Town Centre from Kentish Way to Widmore Road instead of loop working.

Arriva Kent Thameside 1628 Bromley

19.03.11

MB101+

8SE

4SE

	New contract awarded to Metrobus operating from the Orpington base

Enviro Dart 155 Eltham Station

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Extracted from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris The Greater London Bus Map

19.03.16

MB101+

11SE

7SE

Contract renewal

Operating Garages

TB Bromley
Changeover at ?

LM Deptford
Changeover at ?

DG Dunton Green
Changeover at ?

MB Green Street Green
Changeover at Eltham Station and also Bromley South has a few changeovers but only for late turn start and finish duties

DT Dartford
Changeover at Eltham Station