Route History

STREATHAM COMMON Greyhound  - Mitcham Lane - Mitcham - Hackbridge - Wallington - Woodcote Green - PURLEY Railway Hotel
Prior to this date the route had been numbered 87

Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

28.05.37

A

4LTL

3LTL

3LTL

CARSHALTON Park Lane  -  Wallington  -  Woodcote Green  -  PURLEY Railway Hotel
Withdrawn between Wallington and Streatham Common - this section replaced by new double deck Route 115
Diverted at Wallington to CARSHALTON Park Lane

03.08.38

A

3LTL

3LTL

2LTL

CARSHALTON Park Lane  -  Wallington  -  Woodcote Green  -  Purley Cross -  RIDDLESDOWN Mitchley Avenue
Diverted at Purley Cross via Mitchley Avenue to Riddlesdown

13.12.39

A

$6LTL

$4LTL

$4LTL

CARSHALTON Park Lane  -  RIDDLESDOWN Mitchley Avenue
$ Jointly operated with Route 234A

28.10.42

A

$6LTL

$4LTL

$4LTL

WALLINGTON Melbourne Road  -  RIDDLESDOWN
Withdrawn between Wallington and Carshalton

18.11.42

A

$6LTL

$4LTL

$4LTL

WALLINGTON Grosvenor Road -  RIDDLESDOWN
Wallington terminal changed to Grosvenor Road

21.04.43

A

$6LTL

$4LTL

$4LTL

WALLINGTON Melbourne Road  -  RIDDLESDOWN
Wallington terminal reverted to Melbourne Road

09.02.44

A

$6LTL

$4LTL

$4LTL

WALLINGTON Belmont Road -  RIDDLESDOWN
Wallington terminal changed to Belmont Road

19.04.44

TC

$6LTL

$6LTL

$4LTL

WALLINGTON Belmont Road -  RIDDLESDOWN
Sutton (A) allocation moved to Croydon (TC)

26.10.49

TC

$9LTL

$9LTL

$9LTL

WALLINGTON Belmont Road - Woodcote Green  -  Purley  -  Riddlesdown - Rectory Park  -  Sanderstead Church  -  SELSDON Farley Road
Extended from Riddlesdown to Selsdon

WALLINGTON Beddington Gardens  -  SELSDON Farley Road
Route converted to double deck operation and cut back to terminate in Beddington Gardens because of low bridge at Wallington Station.
Joint operation with Route 234A discontinued

06.07.52

TC

5RT

5RT

5RT

WALLINGTON Beddington Gardens  -  SELSDON Farley Road
See timetable below

Taken from1952 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

WALLINGTON Beddington Gardens  -  SELSDON Farley Road
Sunday Routemasters introduced.

WALLINGTON Beddington Gardens  -  SELSDON Farley Road
Saturday RM introduction

WALLINGTON Beddington Gardens (Mon-Fri/Sun) - PURLEY (Sats) - SELSDON
Saturday withdrawn between Wallington and Purley - presumably LT felt that the 234A was adequate between these points.

HACKBRIDGE CORNER Elm Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - WALLINGTON Shotfield (Mon-Fri/Suns) - PURLEY (Sats) - SELSDON
Mon-Fri peaks extended to Hackbridge (the Road under Wallington railway bridge made lower)

	RM1832 (TC) seen on a weekend duty

SELSDON  -  WALLINGTON ( Mon-Fri )  -  HACKBRIDGE ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Saturday and Sunday withdrawn
Saturday service replaced by new 115B and Sunday replaced by 57A

	RT3902 Woodcote Green © John Parkin

SELSDON  -  HACKBRIDGE
Extended from Wallington to Hackbridge at all times instead of just peaks.

	RT1327 turns into Foxley Lane at Woodcote Green © John Parkin

SELSDON  -  HACKBRIDGE
Converted to OPO with Atlanteans made redundant from Route 67.

	A rare shot of FRM1 at Sanderstead by the " Gruffy " Part of the Jeff Lloyd collection

SELSDON  -  HACKBRIDGE
Atlanteans replaced by DMS type.

	XA18 Sanderstead Plantation

SELSDON  -  PURLEY ( Mon-Sat )  -  HACKBRIDGE ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Withdrawn outside Mon-Fri peaks between Purley and Hackbridge.
Saturday service re-introduced between Purley and Selsdon replacing Route 234B on this day.

	DMS497 Purley busmap.co.uk

MITCHAM Fair Green - Hackbridge - Wallington - Woodcote Green - Purley - Riddlesdown - SELSDON (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn outside Mon-Fri peaks and withdrawn altogether on Saturdays but extended from Hackbridge to Mitcham Mon-Fri peaks.

27.04.85
Route withdrawn.

Operating Garage

TC South Croydon
Changeover point Purley

A Sutton
Changeover point Wallington