Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
04.09.82
TB31+
11RM
13RM
4RM

ORPINGTON Goodmead Road - Farnborough - Bromley Common - Bromley - Grove Park - Baring Road - Lee - LEWISHAM - Crofton Park - BROCKLEY RISE (Sat shopping hrs)
NEW ROUTE replacing Route 94 between Brockley Rise and Bromley - the 47 between Bromley and Farnborough and the 51 between Farnborough and Orpington.
The one advantage of this route was the ability to have the crew changeover at the home garage unlike Route 94,
which was a suggestion from Bob Baker

Extracted from map drawn by © Darius Grigg

23.04.83
TB31+
13LS
21LS
4LS

ORPINGTON  -  LEWISHAM  -  BROCKLEY RISE ( Sat sh )
CONVERTED TO SINGLE DECK OPO

LS91 LS91 Lewisham when passengers were able to board in the
Bus Station

 

261 blind dated April 1984  


27.04.85
TB31+
13T
18T
4T

ORPINGTON Goodmead Road - LEWISHAM Bus Station
Withdrawn between Lewisham and Brockley Rise and converted to double deck.



16.08.86
TB31+
9T
15T
4T

BROMLEY GARAGE - LEWISHAM Bus Station
Withdrawn between Bromley Garage and Orpington
This was part of the new 'Roundabout' local minibus scheme for the Orpington area.
The section from Bromley Garage to Green Street Green was part compensated by   Route 361

T1124 T1104 BromleyNorth

Click image for timetable

21.11.87
MB
dd
dd
dd
logo Contract reassigned

BROMLEY COMMON Crown - LEWISHAM Bus Station
Withdrawn between Bromley Common and Bromley Garage
This section had only been for operational convenience but now the route was with Metrobus it was not necessary .

DMS2211

DMS2211 Lewisham Bus Station

© John Parkin


13.05.89
MB
dd
dd
dd

LEWISHAM Bus Station - BROMLEY COMMON Crown - GREEN STREET GREEN (MS jnys) - PRATTS BOTTOM Stonehouse Lane (Mon-Fri am jny towards Lewisham)
MS garage jnys extended from Bromley Common to Green Street Green

21.11.92
MB
9dd
10dd
6dd

LEWISHAM Bus Station - BROMLEY COMMON Crown - GREEN STREET GREEN (Mon-Fri jnys) - PRATTS BOTTOM Stonehouse Lane (Mon-Fri am jny towards Lewisham)
SAT withdrawn between Bromley Common & Green Street Green.

07.10.00
MB1+
9dd
11dd
6dd

LEWISHAM Bus Station - BROMLEY COMMON Crown - GREEN STREET GREEN (Mon-Fri jnys)
Withdrawn between Pratts Bottom and Green Street Green.

03.12.01
MB1+
10DLF
11DLF
7DLF

LEWISHAM Bus Station - BROMLEY COMMON Crown
Converted to low floor operation and withdrawn between Bromley Common and Green Street Green

417 Dennis Trident 424 is on Woodyates Road, Lee (about here -
https://goo.gl/maps/X1Rt37dqGmjc3ae59 ) which is off normal line of
route.  Presume there was some sort of problem at the Burnt Ash Hill /
Westhorne Avenue junction.

02.12.06
MB1+
10DLF
11DLF
7DLF

LEWISHAM Bus Station - BROMLEY COMMON Crown
New contract retained by Metrobus and new buses introduced.

488 Omnidekka 488 Lee Station

24.02.07
MB1+
11DLF
13DLF
8DLF

LEWISHAM Bus Station - LOCKS BOTTOM Princess Royal Hospital
Extended from Bromley Common to Locks Bottom via Hastings Road

465 Omnidekka 465 at Lewisham sporting a new unhelpful blind display heads for the  new terminus

03.12.11
MB1+
11DLF
13DLF
8DLF

LEWISHAM Bus Station - LOCKS BOTTOM Princess Royal Hospital
Contract extended for two years

30.11.13
TB101+
11E
11E
8E
  TB501
1 ex 638
-- --
New contract commenced with Stagecoach Selkent using ADLEnviro 40D operating from Bromley (TB)

LEWISHAM Bus Station - LOCKS BOTTOM Princess Royal Hospital
New operator

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

18215

18215 Bromley South

© Mark McWalter


01.12.18
TB101+
13E
13E
10E

LEWISHAM  -  PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL
Contract renewal

10190

Enviro 10190

© Robert Mighton


30.01.21
TB101+
12E
13E
10E

LEWISHAM  -  PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL
Mon-Fri schedule change for reduced running time

Current Blind



261

Garages

TB Bromley
Changeover point at garage

MB Metrobus Green Street Green
Changeover point Bromley North Station -Towards PRU only (some at PRU)

Live visual

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Tuesday, 07.03.23