Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
29.01.64
TC
12RT
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THORNTON HEATH High Street (Mon-Fri peaks) - Brigstock Road - Thornton Heath Pond - Purley Way - Waddon - WEST CROYDON Bus Station (Mon-Fri) - East Croyon - Shirley - Gravel Hill - Addington Village - Lodge Lane - Headley Drive - Goldcrest Way then NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Mon-Fri evgs)
or NEW ADDINGTON Vulcan Way via either Gascoigne Road or King Henrys Drive (Mon-Fri except evgs)
New route serving Purley Way factories and replacing Vulcan Way journeys on 130A
Scanned from November 1964 red book

01.09.64
TC
12RM
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NEW ADDINGTON Parkway  -  WEST CROYDON Bus Station ( Mon-Fri )  -  THORNTON HEATH High Street ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Converted to Routemaster operation.

130B map 1964

Extracted from 1964 historical map drawn by Mike Harris
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11.11.67
TC
12RML
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NEW ADDINGTON Parkway  -  WEST CROYDON Bus Station ( Mon-Fri )  -  THORNTON HEATH High Street ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Converted to RML operation.

18.04.70
TC
13RML
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THORNTON HEATH High Street (Mon-Fri peaks) - - WEST CROYDON Bus Station (Mon-Fri),- NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Mon-Fri except peaks) or NEW ADDINGTON Vulcan Way via either Gascoigne Road or King Henrys Drive (Mon-Fri peaks)
Journeys to Vulcan Way restricted to Mon-Fri peaks.

RML2669

RML2669 Gravel Hill

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01.03.75
TC
12DM+
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    1RM/68    

NEW ADDINGTON Parkway  -  WEST CROYDON Bus Station ( Mon-Fri )  -  THORNTON HEATH High Street ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Converted to DM crew operation.

DM1799

DM1799 West Croydon

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28.10.78
TC
11DM+
10DM
6DMS
    2RM/190    


THORNTON HEATH High Street (Mon-Fri peaks) - - WEST CROYDON Bus Station - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Mon-Fri except peaks/Sat/Sun) or
NEW ADDINGTON Vulcan Way via either Gascoigne Road or King Henrys Drive (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday and Sunday service introduced - Sunday was OPO.

04.09.82
TC
17D
15D
6D

NEW ADDINGTON Parkway  -  WEST CROYDON Bus Station ( Daily )  -  THORNTON HEATH High Street ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Mon-Sat service converted to OPO operation making the Route wholly One Man
Mon-Fri peak EXPRESS SERVICE introduced

DMS1620

 

 

DMS1620 North End, on a garage journey

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01.09.84
TC
17D
15D
6D

NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way via King Henrys Drive (Mon-Fri school journeys)  -  NEW ADDINGTON Parkway  -  WEST CROYDON Bus Station ( Daily )- THORNTON HEATH ( Mon-Fri peaks )
School journeys extended from Salcot Crescent to Homestead Way via King Henry's Drive

07.02.87
TC
17L
17L
6L

NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way via King Henrys Drive (Mon-Fri school journeys)  -  NEW ADDINGTON Parkway  -  WEST CROYDON Bus Station ( Daily )- THORNTON HEATH ( Mon-Fri peaks ) Converted to Leyland Olympian operation

L139

L139 Salcot Crescent performing a garage journey

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22.08.87
WITHDRAWNreplaced by revisions to Route 130 and 64. and 130B express renumbered X30

Operating Garage

TC Croydon
 Changeover point West Croydon