Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
16.08.86
DG21+
1SNB
1SNB
--
 
SJ
1AN
1AN
1AN

ORPINGTON STATION  -  Station Approach  -  Station Road  -  Spur Road  -  Avalon Road  -  Tintagel Road  -  Petten Grove  -  Chelsfield Lane  -  Avalon Road  -  Spur Road  -  Station Road  - 
ORPINGTON STATION ( Mon-Sat / Sunday afts )
Some buses Mon-Sat shopping hours operated from Walnuts Centre instead of Orpington Station.
Isolated journeys retained at school times via Chelsfield Station as a circular operation from Ramsden Estate
The last Saturday journey extendedvia Court Road to Chelsfield Village

Mon-Sat operation operated from Dunton Green (DG) and late evening and Sunday operation from Swanley (SJ)

This was a London Country service brought under LRT tendering process, I do not have the data for this route prior to this date

SNB259 seen in Orpington on the first day of tendered operation

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07.09.86
LCBS split into 4 seperate operating companies
now under London Country South East Management although still under contract to LRT

27.04.87
Rebranded as Kentish Bus

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
15.01.89
DG21+
1SNB
1SNB
--
evening service
DT
1AN
1AN
--
 
SJ
   
1AN

ORPINGTON LOCAL SERVICE
Mon-Sat evening service transferred from Swanley (SJ) to Dunton Green (DG)

LL186

LONDONLINKS 186 at Orpington

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Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
11.12.89
DT
1SNB
1SNB
1AN

ORPINGTON LOCAL SERVICE
Wole operation transferred to Dartford (DT)

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
17.08.91
DG
1SNB
1SNB
1AN
 
MB
--
--
1sd

ORPINGTON LOCAL SERVICE
Contract awarded to London & Country operated fro a yard at the side of Kentish Bus Dunton Green (DG)
Buses now run all day to Orpington Station but run via Walnuts Centre Mon-Sat off peak
Metrobus (MB) operate 4 journeys on Sunday only on a commercial basis

Dart 703

703 Orpington Station

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AN268

AN268 Homefield Rise, Orpington

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Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
07.07.96
DG
1SNB
1SNB
--
 
Y
--
--
1sd

ORPINGTON LOCAL SERVICE
Sunday service taken up by CentreWest - Orpington Buses

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
28.07.96
Y
AN
AN
AN

ORPINGTON LOCAL SERVICE
Daily operation transferred from London & Country to Centre West - Orpington Buses operating from Swanley using hired buses from L&C but driven by CentreWest drivers.

16.08.96
Last day of operation, renumbered R9

 

01.04.95 MAP

Taken from1995 map drawn by Mike Harris
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Operating Garages

NP Northumberland Park
Changeover at Tesco but most are at Tottenham Garage via ferry van


Thursday, 07.03.24