Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
27.10.43
SP
LT
LT
LT
   
ex 51A
ex 51A
ex 51

SIDCUP STATION - Sidcup High Street - Sidcup Hill - Foots Cray - Cray Road - St Mary Cray - Orpington - ORPINGTON STATION (Daily irregular journeys )
New Route

23.04.44
SP
LT
LT
--
   
ex 51A
ex51A
 

SIDCUP STATION - Sidcup High Street - Sidcup Hill - Foots Cray - Cray Road - St Mary Cray - Orpington - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat irregular journeys )
Sunday service withdrawn

Taken from 1946 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

24.03.48
SP
LT
LT
LT
   
ex 51A
ex51A
ex 51

SIDCUP STATION (Mon-Sat) - Sidcup High Street - Sidcup Hill - FOOTS CRAY (Sun) Cray Road - St Mary Cray - Orpington - ORPINGTON STATION (Daily irregular journeys )
Sunday service reintroduced but only between Foots Cray and Orpington

06.06.48
SP
LT
LT
--
   
ex 51A
ex51A
 

SIDCUP STATION - Sidcup High Street - Sidcup Hill - Foots Cray - Cray Road - St Mary Cray - Orpington - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat irregular journeys )
Sunday service withdrawn

13.04.49
SP
RTL
RTL
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ex 51A
ex51A
 

SIDCUP STATION - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat irregular journeys )
LT type withdrawn - RTL type introduced

51B first and last times

17.10.51
Last day of operation 16.10.51