Route History
16.08.86 |
OB25 |
1RH/OV |
1RH/OV |
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peak journeys |
TB21 |
1LS |
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NEW SERVICE |
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ORPINGTON STATION - Station Road - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Cudham Lane North - Cudham Lane South - Knockholt Main Road - Knockholt Road - Rushmore Hill Road - Rushmore Hill. Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions Outside Mon-Fri peak hours southbound journeys operated from Orpington via Spur Road - Lancing Road - Mortimer Road - Homefield Road - and Orpington High Street.
Certain journeys operated between Knockholt Road and Orpington via Halstead - Shoreham Lane - London Road - Pratts Bottom - and Sevenoaks Road ( Route R6 )
NEW Minibus Route operated by Orpington Buses trading as Roundabout under LRT tendering process - replaced previous Route 431 operated by London & Country
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LS349 Orpington © Jeff Lloyd |
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21.11.87 |
OB25 |
1RH |
1RH |
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peak journeys |
TB21 |
1LS ex 227 |
-- |
-- |
OV type withdrawn
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RH15 Orpington Station
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16.07.88 |
OB25 |
2RH |
1RH |
-- |
TB allocation withdrawn
21.11.92 |
OB25 |
2RH |
1RH |
-- |
ORPINGTON STATION - Station Road - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Cudham Lane North - Cudham Lane South - Knockholt Main Road - Knockholt Road - Rushmore Hill Road - Rushmore Hill. Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
Peak journeys via Knockholt and Halstead withdrawn and also Chelsfield Village journeys - these journeys being renumbered R6
24.04.93 |
OB25 |
1FM |
2FM |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - ORPINGTON (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
RH type replaced by FM
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FM5 Orpington Station
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04.12.93 |
DG |
1 midi |
2 midi |
-- |
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Operation transferred to Kentish Bus operated by Dunton Green (DG) |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - ORPINGTON (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
New operator
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856 Orpington
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28.02.98 |
NF |
1 midi |
2 midi |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - ORPINGTON (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
DG allocation transferred to Northfleet (NF)
15.02.99 |
DT |
1 midi |
1 midi |
-- |
ORPINGTON - Knockholt - ORPINGTON (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
NF allocation transferred to Dartford (DT)
01.12.01 |
DT |
3 midi |
3 midi |
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PETTS WOOD STATION Station Square - St John's Road - Crofton Lane - Perry Hall Road - Orpington High Street - Orpington Station - Station Road - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Cudham Lane North - Cudham Lane South - Knockholt Main Road - Knockholt Road - Rushmore Hill Road - Rushmore Hill. Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Orpington Station - PETTS WOOD STATION Station Square(Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
Extended from Orpington to Petts Wood Station
13.07.02 |
DT |
3 midi |
3 midi |
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PETTS WOOD STATION Station Square - PETTS WOOD STATION Station Square (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
Terminal changed at Petts Wood Station from Station Square to Queensway
06.12.03 |
MB28 |
1 midi |
1 midi |
-- |
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Contract reassigned |
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ORPINGTON STATION - Station Road - Walnuts Centre ( after 0900 ) - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Pratts Bottom,Rushmore Hill,Halstead - Knockholt Pound - Cudham - Green Street Green - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in this direction only
Withdrawn between Orpington and Petts Wood but diverted to serve Walnuts Centre after 0900.
21.08.04 |
MB28 |
1MPD |
1MPD |
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ORPINGTON STATION - Station Road - Walnuts Centre ( after 0900 ) - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Pratts Bottom,Rushmore Hill,Halstead - Knockholt Pound - Cudham - Green Street Green - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
Reverted to operating the Cudham loop in both directions
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Dart 387 seen in Cudham Lane
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13.09.08 |
MB28 |
1MPD |
1MPD |
-- |
Orpington Station - Station Approach - Station Road - High Street - double run via Homefield Rise to junction with Lychgate Road - High Street - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - High Street - Sevenoaks Road - Pratt's Bottom - Rushmore Hill - Rushmore Hill Road - Knockholt Road - Halstead - Station Road - Clarks Lane - Shoreham Lane - Knockholt Road - Knockholt Pound - Knockholt Main Road - Cudham Lane South - Cudham - Cudham Lane North - High Street - Green Street Green - Sevenoaks Road - High Street - Homefield Rise - Gravel Pit Way - Spur Road - Station Road - Station Approach - Orpington Station ( Circular route in this direction only )
The first journey on Mons-Fris turns direct from Sevenoaks Road into Station Road - omitting the Homefield Rise loop.
Buses via the anti clockwise loop renumbered R10
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Solo 102 Orpington High Street |
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| 07.12.13 | TB91 |
1SE |
1SE |
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Contract reassigned Joint operation with Route R10 |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - Cudham - ORPINGTON ( Mon-Sat )
New operator
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| 01.04.17 | TB91 |
1SE |
1SE |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - Cudham - ORPINGTON ( Mon-Sat )
New schedule issued although timetable remained the same
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36621 Orpington © Jamjar |
| 08.12.18 | MB381 |
1SE |
1SE |
-- |
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Contract reassigned Joint operation with Route R10 |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - Cudham - ORPINGTON ( Mon-Sat )
New operator
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167 Orpington Station © Jenkins Buses |
Operating Garages
OB St Mary Cray
Crew Changeover
point Orpington Station
DG Dunton Green
Crew Changeover
point ?
DT Dartford
Crew Changeover
point Orpington Station ?
NF Northfleet
Crew Changeover
point Orpington Station ?
MB Metrobus
Crew Changeover
point Green Street Green outside garage
FROM DEC 18 reliefs at Orpington Station stand
TB Bromley
Crew Changeover
point Orpington Station
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