Route History

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
09.12.42	TB	STL	STL	--
	SP	LT	LT	--
		ex 51	ex 51	--

SIDCUP STATION - Sidcup High Street - Sidcup Hill - Foots Cray - Cray Road - St Mary Cray - Orpington - GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown (Mon-Sat)
New Route - jointly operated with route 51

24.03.48	SP	8LT	8LT	--
		joint 51B	joint 51B	--

SIDCUP STATION - GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown (Mon-Sat)
Bromley (TB) allocation withdrawn - now jointly operated with 51B

13.04.49	SP	8RTL	7RTL	--
		joint 51B	joint 51B	--

SIDCUP STATION - GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown (Mon-Sat)
LT type withdrawn - RTL type introduced

17.10.51

SP

9RTL

7RTL

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SIDCUP STATION - GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown (Mon-Sat)
Route 51B withdrawn thus no shared allocation

05.02.53	SP	9RTL	9RTL	--
		joint 51B	joint 51B	--

SIDCUP STATION - GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown (Mon-Sat)
Route 51B re-introduced thus joint allocation re-introduced

04.05.55	SP	9RT	9RT	--
		joint 51B	joint 51B	--

SIDCUP STATION - GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown (Mon-Sat)
RTL type replaced by RT.

26.11.58	SP	12RT+	--	--
		1RT/228
		joint 51B	--	--

ELTHAM Well Hall Station (Mon-Fri except evenings) - Eltham High Street - Blackfen - SIDCUP STATION (Mon-Fri evenings) Sidcup - Foots Cray - St Mary Cray - Orpington - GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri except evenings extended from Sidcup to Eltham via Blackfen

15.06.68
Last day of operation 14.06.68

Garages

SP Sidcup
Changeover point Foots Cray.