Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
27.10.84 |
SP101+ |
T ex 228 |
T ex 228 |
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ELTHAM
Well Hall - Avery Hill - Sidcup - Foots Cray,Birchwood Corner - SWANLEY LCBS Garage
NEW Monday-Saturday route via 228 to Sidcup Station and then withdrawn 21A to Swanley
using buses ex 228
21.02.87 |
SP101+ |
L/T |
L/T |
-- |
ELTHAM STATION - SWANLEY
Buses
ex 228A/C
 |
L40 Eltham Station |
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Sidcup experimented with Metrobus for a while - 1371 is one such example |
16.01.88 |
BO |
dd |
dd |
-- |
 |
Operation transferred to Boroline Maidstone |
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ELTHAM STATION - SWANLEY
New operator
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Boroline 769 at Swanley © Jason Jones |
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17.02.92 |
CR |
dd |
dd |
-- |
 |
Contract novated to KENTISH BUS (Crayford) |
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ELTHAM STATION - SWANLEY
New operator
 |
KB770 Eltham Station
|
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05.09.92 |
CR |
dd |
dd |
-- |
DT |
-- |
-- |
sd |
ELTHAM
STN ( Mon-Sat ) - SIDCUP STN (Suns) - SWANLEY Beechenlea
Road
Sunday service introduced between Sidcup and
Swanley operated by single deck buses from Dartford
16.05.93 |
CR |
dd |
dd |
-- |
DG |
-- |
-- |
sd |
ELTHAM
STN ( Mon-Sat ) - SIDCUP STN (Suns) - SWANLEY Beechenlea
Road
Sunday
service reallocated to Dunton Green (DG) Garage
 |
6715 Eltham Station © Eamonn Kentell
|
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18.10.93 |
DT |
dd |
dd |
-- |
DG |
-- |
-- |
sd |
ELTHAM
STN ( Mon-Sat ) - SIDCUP STN (Suns) - SWANLEY Beechenlea
Road
Crayford
base closed - Mon-Sat allocation moved to Dartford (DT)
14.09.96 |
DT23+ |
7sd |
7sd |
-- |
DG31+ |
-- |
-- |
4sd |
ELTHAM
STN - SWANLEY Beechenlea Road
Mon-Sat service converted to single deck - and Sunday
service extended from Sidcup to Eltham - replaced part of withdrawn 228 and 328
28.09.97 |
DT23+ |
7sd |
7sd |
4sd |
ELTHAM
STN - SWANLEY Beechenlea Road
Sunday
allocation moved to Dartford (DT)
24.01.98 |
MB11+ |
5sd |
5sd |
3sd |
 |
Contract reassigned |
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ELTHAM
STN - - Eltham High Street - Foots Cray Road - New
Eltham Stn - Main Road - Longlands Road - Sidcup Stn - then as before to SWANLEY
Beechenlea Lane
Rerouted
between Eltham and Sidcup via New Eltham instead of Avery Hill - revised 286 covering the withdrawn section.
 |
Short Dart 704 Eltham
|
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Strange visitor 423 Eltham Station © Andrew Gadsby |
08.03.03 |
MB161+ |
6MPD |
6MPD |
3MPD |
ELTHAM STN - SWANLEY
Contract renewal
 |
Transbus Pointer 8.8m 271 Eltham © Robert Mighton
|
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23.02.08 |
DT31+ |
6SE |
5SE |
4SE |
 |
Contract reassigned to Arriva Kent Thameside |
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ELTHAM STN - SWANLEY
New operator
 |
1625 Swanley © Brian Creasey |
 |
1644 Swanley © John King |
23.02.13 |
MB281+ |
6SE |
6SE |
3SE |
 |
CONTRACT reassigned |
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ELTHAM STN - SWANLEY
New operator
 |
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24.03.18 |
MB281+ |
6SE |
6SE |
3SE |
ELTHAM STATION - SWANLEY Beechenlea Lane
Contract renewal
 |
179 Eltham Station © Jack Marian |
25.03.23 |
MB281+ |
6SE |
6SE |
3SE |
ELTHAM STATION - SWANLEY Beechenlea Lane
Contract extended for two years
Current Blind
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Operating Garages
Metrobus ( ibus code 94 )
Changeover meal relief point at Eltham Station but some duties start and finish at Swanley - buses running light between Green Street Green and Swanley, this arrangement withdrawn Jan 22
Current changeover Sidcup Station although some dutiesstart and finish at Swanley with ferry to and from MB
SP Sidcup
Changeover
at garage
DT Dartford
Changeover point Eltham Station
DG Dunton Green
Changeover point ?
BO Boroline Maidstone
Changeover point Eltham Station
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