Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon - Fri
Sat
Sun
21.02.04
TD2
1midi
1midi
- -
New Route

Biggin Hill Post Office  -   Church Road  -   Aperfield Road  -   Main Road  -   Jail Lane  -   Berry's Green  -   Single Street  -   Luxted Road - Downe - High Elms Road - Shire Lane - Farnborough Hill - Green Street Green - Sevenoaks Road - High Street - Homefield Rise - Station Road - Station Approach - Orpington Station ( Mon - Sat except early mornings & late evenings )

06.03.04
TD2
1MS
1MS
- -

Biggin Hill Main Road  -    Orpington Station  ( Mon - Sat except early mornings & late evenings )
Before 0900 buses turn direct from Sevenoaks Road into Station Road - omitting the Homefield Rise loop.

05.03.05
PH14
1MS
1MS
- -
Contract transferred to Metrobus with sale of business

BIGGIN HILL  - ORPINGTON STATION ( Mon - Sat except early mornings & late evenings )
New operator

Sprinter 398 Orpington Station

© Brian Creasey


03.06.06
MB14
1MS
1MS
- -

BIGGIN HILL  - ORPINGTON STATION ( Mon - Sat except early mornings & late evenings )
Allocation moved from Polehill (PH) to Orpington (MB) with the completion of building work at MB

 

MB143 Orpington

© Robert Mighton

 


02.12.06
MB14
1SOLO
1SOLO
- -
NEW CONTRACT COMMENCED
with new Solo buses

BIGGIN HILL  - ORPINGTON STATION ( Mon - Sat except early mornings & late evenings )
Contract renewal

MB101 seen here at Downe Church

© John King


03.12.11
MB14
1SOLO
1SOLO
- -

BIGGIN HILL  - ORPINGTON STATION ( Mon - Sat except early mornings & late evenings )
Contract renewal

20.02.12
MB13+
2SOLO
1SOLO
- -

BIGGIN HILL  - ORPINGTON STATION ( Mon - Sat except early mornings & late evenings )
Mon - Fri schoolday journey added in each peak between Green Street Green and Charles Darwin School at Biggin Hill

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

01.04.17
MB351
1SE
1SE
- -

BIGGIN HILL  - ORPINGTON STATION ( Mon - Sat except early mornings & late evenings )
Contract renewal.

159 Orpington

© Robert Mighton


02.04.22
MB351
1SE
1SE
- -

BIGGIN HILL  - ORPINGTON STATION ( Mon - Sat except early mornings & late evenings )
Contract extended for two years

Garages

MB Green Street Green
Changeover point Orpington Station (MF)
Sat changeovers outside Metrobus Garage Green Street Green

TD Crayford
Changeover point ?

PH Polehill
Changeover point Orpington Station

 

GAL Route guide

 

© Ian Armstrong 2023
Date of edit   Tuesday, 09.01.24