Route History

19.07.03
EB81+
5solo
5solo
--
New contract

Epsom - Ewell - Cheam - Sutton - St Helier - Morden - Colliers Wood ( Mon-Sat )
Epsom Clock Tower - High Street - East Street - Epsom Road - Ewell High Street - Reigate Road - Ewell-by-pass - Cheam Road - Ewell Road - Station Way (for Cheam Station) - Sandy Lane - Northey Avenue - Dorset Road - York Road - Worcester Road - Mulgrave Road - Sutton Station - High Street - Grove Road - Sutton Park Road - Cheam Road - St. Nicholas Way - Crown Road - Sutton High Street - Rose Hill - Sutton Common Road - Forest Road - Love Lane - St Helier - Furness Road - Faversham Road - Farm Road - Central Road - Morden Hall Road - Aberconway Road - Morden Station - London Road - Morden Road - Morden Road Tramlink - Morden Road - Merantum Way - Christchurch Road - Colliers Wood Station

Colliers Wood - Morden - St Helier - Sutton - Cheam - Ewell - Epsom
Colliers Wood Station - Christchurch Road - High Street Colliers Wood - Priory Road - Christchurch Road - Merantum Way - Morden Road - Morden Road Tramlink - Morden Road - London Road - Morden Station - London Road - Morden Hall Road - Central Road - Farm Road - Faversham Road - Furness Road - St Helier - Love Lane - Forest Road - Sutton Common Road - Rose Hill - Sutton High Street - Throwley Way - Carshalton Road - Chalk Pit Way - Sutton Court Road - High Street - Sutton Station - Mulgrave Road - Worcester Road - York Road - Dorset Road - Northey Avenue - Sandy Lane - Station Way (for Cheam Station) - Ewell Road - Cheam Road - Ewell-by-pass - Reigate Road - Ewell High Street - Epsom Road - East Street - Ashley Road - Ashley Avenue - South Street - High Street - Epsom Clock Tower

New Mon-Sat Route replacing Route S7 between Colliers Wood and Cheam and Route 408 between Cheam and Epsom

17.11.07
EB81+
5solo
5solo
--

COLLIERS WOOD - EPSOM ( Mon-Sat )
Contract renewed for 5 years

OPL07 Sutton Green

17.11.12
EB81+
5OPL
5OPL
--

COLLIERS WOOD - EPSOM ( Mon-Sat )
Contract renewed for 5 years

SD35 Sutton

© Steve Maskell


01.05.14
EB81+
5OPL
5OPL
--

Taken from2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

26.06.17
EB81+
5OPL
5OPL
--
Managed now by London United

COLLIERS WOOD - EPSOM ( Mon-Sat )
New management

18.11.17
EB81+
5SDE
5SDE
--

COLLIERS WOOD - EPSOM ( Mon-Sat )
Contract renewal

SDE20289

SDE20289 Sutton

© Mark Mcwalter


19.06.21
TV931+
7SDE
6SDE
--

COLLIERS WOOD - EPSOM ( Mon-Sat )
Allocation moved to Tolworth

03.12.22
AL471+
7SE
6SE
--
LOGO
Start of new contract with London General

COLLIERS WOOD - EPSOM ( Mon-Sat )
New operator, duty schedule combined with Route 219

SE242 Sutton

SE242 Sutton

© Jamjar


25.03.23
GM471+
7SE
6SE
--

COLLIERS WOOD - EPSOM ( Mon-Sat )
Route reallocated from Merton (AL) Garage to Goat Road (GM).

02.03.24
GM471+
4SE
4SE
--

COLLIERS WOOD - SUTTON STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Route 470 will be withdrawn between Sutton Station and Epsom Town Centre with this section of route replaced by new bus route S2. At Sutton Station buses will set down and pick up at the main Sutton Station bus stops on Brighton Road as well as on The Quadrant for the side entrance to the station by platforms 3 and 4.Route 470 will also be rerouted between Sutton Common Road and Sutton Green via Marlborough Road, Dibdin Road, Stayton Road and Hallmead Road. It will not serve the hail and ride sections of Sutton Common Road or Angel Hill which will be served by revised route S3 instead.A  new timetable will be in place with buses running every 30 minutes on Monday to Saturdays with no service after 2100 or anytime on Sundays.

 

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Operating Garages

GM Mitcham Goat Road
Meal reliefs at Morden Station
Start and Finsih at Morden Road Tram stop, drivers using tram to and from Mitcham Junction

AL Merton
Crew Changeover point Collier Woodstand

EB Epsom
Crew Changeover point Epsom Clock Tower stand - crews starting and finishing duties at Epsom use a ferry car

TV Tolworth
Crew Changeover point Epsom and Collier Wood

GA-L Route guide

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 07.03.24