Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
16.06.86 | OB |
12RH |
12RH |
5RH |
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NEW MINIBUS ROUTE operated by Orpington Buses Ltd trading as "ROUNDABOUT" |
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BROMLEY COMMON Crown - Locks Bottom - Farnborough Village - GREEN STREET GREEN - Sevenoaks Road - Orpington War Memorial - Orpington High Street - Cray Avenue - St Mary Cray Station - Chipperfield Road - Mickleham Road - Midfield Way - ST PAULS CRAY Grovelands Road - Midfield Way - Cray Road - Foots Cray - Sidcup Police Station - Chislehurst Road - SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital.
Mon-Fri ( except evenings and Saturday shopping hours ran in two sections
BROMLEY COMMON & ST PAULS CRAY Grovelands Road
GREEN STREET GREEN & QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL
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RH18 Bromley Garage |
31.10.87 | OB |
13RH/OV |
13RH/OV |
5RH/OV |
BROMLEY COMMON Crown - ST PAULS CRAY Grovelands Road - QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL
Mon-Fri withdrawn between St Pauls Cray and Queen Mary's Hospital between 0830 & 2030 and Sat between 1345 & 2030
Sun withdrawn totally between 1345 & 2030
At the above withdrawn times - replaced by New Route R11 which operated under the same time and duty schedule.
16.07.88 | OB |
13MRL |
13MRL |
5MRL |
BROMLEY COMMON Crown - ST PAULS CRAY Grovelands Road - QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL
Mon-Sat between 0830 and 2030 diverted via Foots Cray Tesco
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MRL72 Orpington High Street |
11.08.90 | OB |
13DT |
13DT |
5DT |
BROMLEY COMMON Crown - ST PAULS CRAY Grovelands Road - QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL
Changed from MRL to DT type
21.11.92 | OB |
13DT |
13DT |
5DT |
BROMLEY COMMON Crown - ST PAULS CRAY Grovelands Road - QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL
Sat & Sun am diverted to serve Orpington Hospital
Sunday daytime service diverted to serve Foots Cray Tesco
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02.12.95 | Y |
6DP |
6DP |
3DP |
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Contract reassigned |
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BROMLEY COMMON Crown - ST PAULS CRAY Grovelands Road
Withdrawn between St Pauls Cray and Queen Mary's Hospital - this section replaced by regular service on Route R11
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DP17 Green Street Green |
26.03.97 |
Y |
6DP |
6DP |
3DP |
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Contract reassigned to First group |
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DP11 Hastings Road © Graham Walker |
19.05.01 | Y |
6DP |
6DP |
3DP |
BROMLEY COMMON Crown - ST PAULS CRAY Grovelands Road
Rerouted away from Mickleham Road and Chipperfield Road operating instead via the full - length of St Pauls Wood Hill and Leesons Hill
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01.12.01 | Y |
7DMS |
7DMS |
4DMS |
GREEN STREET GREEN Queens Head - High Street - Glentrammon Road - Windsor Drive - Chelsfield Station - The Highway - Eton Road - Repton Road - Sevenoaks Road - War Memorial - ( double run Orpington Station ) - High Street - Cray Avenue - Leesons Hill - St Paul's Wood Hill - Mickleham Road - Chipperfield Road - Midfield Way - GROVELANDS
Withdrawn between Green Street Green and Bromley Common
Diverted between Green Street Green and Orpington as shown - replaced withdrawn section of Route R3
Rerouted at Orpington War Memorial to double run via Station
Diverted at St Paul's Cray
08.12.07 | MB301+ |
7sd |
7sd |
4sd |
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Route transferred from First (Y) to Metrobus (MB) using existing buses. |
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GREEN STREET GREEN - ST PAUL'S CRAY
New operator
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Metrobus 136 St Mary Cray © Graham Walker |
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03.12.11 | MB301+ |
8SE |
7SE |
4SE |
GREEN STREET GREEN - ST PAUL'S CRAY
Contract renewal
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Enviro Dart 164 at Orpington © Adam Murray |
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01.05.14 | MB301+ |
8SE |
7SE |
4SE |
GREEN STREET GREEN - ST PAUL'S CRAY
See map
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01.04.17 | MB301+ |
6SE |
6SE |
3SE |
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Contract renewal |
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GREEN STREET GREEN - ST PAUL'S CRAY
Rerouted via Tower Road between Sevenoaks Road and Station
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Metrobus 179 Orpington © Jamjar |
01.04.17 | MB301+ |
6SE |
6SE |
3SE |
GREEN STREET GREEN - ST PAUL'S CRAY
Contract renewal
02.04.22 | MB301+ |
6SE |
6SE |
3SE |
GREEN STREET GREEN - ST PAUL'S CRAY
Contract extended for two years
OB St Pauls Cray
Crew Changeover
point ?
Y Centrewest/First
Crew Changeover
point ?
MB Orpington
Crew Changeover
point Green Street Green Worlds End Lane Stand or Metrobus Garage (inside)