Route History


Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
31.10.87
OB
ex R1
ex R1
ex R1
New service

BROMLEY COMMON ( Mon-Sat evenings / Sun 1400- 2030 ) - GREEN STREET GREEN - Sevenoaks Road - Orpington Hospital  -  Orpington War Memorial - Orpington High Street - Cray Avenue - St Mary Cray Station - Chipperfield Road - Mickleham Road - Midfield Way -- Midfield Way - Cray Road - Foots Cray - Sidcup Police Station - Chislehurst Road - SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital.
Route operated Mon-Sat 0830-2030 and Sunday 1345-2030 and was combined with the R1 on same duty and time schedule

FM6

 

FM6 Green Street Green ?

 


The pattern of service shown here from the 1988 allocation book

16.07.88
OB
ex R1
ex R1
ex R1

QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL  -  GREEN STREET GREEN|
Buses to and from Queen Mary's Hospital rerouted at Crittals Corner via Sidcup By Pass and Tesco Superstore during shop opening hours

Taken from 1995 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

DT36

 

 

DT36 St Mary Cray Station

 


26.04.93
OB
ex R1
ex R1
ex R1

QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL  -  GREEN STREET GREEN|
Buses DIVERT VIA Queen Mary's Hospital grounds

02.12.95
SJ
7DP
7DP
6DP
LOGO Contract reassigned to Centrewest from Swanley Garage

QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL  -  GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown
Revised to run at all times between Sidcup and Green Street Green
Joint operation with R1 ceased

DP11

DP11 St Pauls Wood Hill

busmap.co.uk


26.03.97
Y
7DP
7DP
6DP
logo Contract reassigned to First group

QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL  -  GREEN STREET GREEN|
FIRST purchase Centrewest

 

12.08.00
Y
7DP
7DP
6DP

QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL  -  GREEN STREET GREEN High Street
Withdrawn from Rose & Crown car park and revised to stand in High Street

12.01.02
Y
7DP
7DP
5DP

QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL  -  GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown
Rose & Crown car park stand reintroduced

DML41414

DML41414 Orpington

© Eamonn Kentell


08.12.07
MB311+
7DMS
7DMS
3DMS
CONTRACT REASSIGNED

QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL  -  GREEN STREET GREEN High Street
Rose & Crown car park stand withdrawn ?

284 seen at Orpington War Memorial

© Jeff Lloyd


03.12.11
MB311+
7DMS
7DMS
3DMS

QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL  -  GREEN STREET GREEN High Street
Contract renewal

Enviro Dart 746 Orpington

© Robert Mighton


01.04.17
MB371+
9SE
9SE
5SE

Green Street Green – Orpington – St Mary Cray – St Paul's Cray – Foots Cray – Sidcup 
Green Street Green Queens Head - High Street - Sevenoaks Road - Cardinham Road - Orpington Hospital grounds - Cardinham Road - Sevenoaks Road - Orpington High Street - Chislehurst Road - Goodmead Road - Perry Hall Road - High Street - Cray Avenue - Station Approach - St Mary Cray Station - Chipperfield Road - St Paul's Cray - Mickleham Road - St Paul's Wood Hill - Midfield Way - Sevenoaks Way - Cray Road - Foots Cray - Sidcup Hill - Sidcup High Street - Elm Road - Chislehurst Road - Queen Mary's Hospital

Sidcup – Foots Cray – St Paul's Cray – St Mary Cray – Orpington – Green Street Green 
Queen Mary's Hospital - Chislehurst Road - Elm Road - Sidcup High Street - Sidcup Hill - Foots Cray Cray Road - Sevenoaks Way - Midfield Way - St Paul's Wood Hill - Mickleham Road - St Paul's Cray - Chipperfield Road - St Mary Cray Station - Station Approach - Cray Avenue - Orpington High Street - Sevenoaks Road - Cardinham Road - Orpington Hospital grounds - Cardinham Road - Sevenoaks Road - High Street - Green Street Green Rose & Crown

Contract renewal
Running number sequence change
Double run via Foots Cray Tesco withdrawn

SEN28 Sidcup

SEN28 Sidcup

© Graham Walker


02.04.22
MB371+
9SE
9SE
5SE

Green Street Green – Orpington – St Mary Cray – St Paul's Cray – Foots Cray – Sidcup 
Contract extended for two years

GAL Route guide

 

Garages

OB ORPINGTON
Changeover point ?

MB Green Street Green
Metrobus Garage (outside on the green)

© Ian Armstrong 2023
Date of edit   Tuesday, 09.01.24