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| at
01.01.50 |
TC |
10STL |
9STL |
6RT |
ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane, Selsdon Park Road, Addington Road, Selsdon, Farley Road, Croham Road, South Croydon, Wellesley Road, WEST CROYDON STATION.
| 03.05.50 |
TC |
10RT |
9RT |
6RT |
Mon-Sat service converted to RT operation.
| 04.03.59 |
TC |
16RT |
11RT |
3RT |
ADDINGTON
Featherbed Lane
- WEST CROYDON STATION (Mon-Sat evenings/Suns) Whitehorse Road, Selhurst
Road, Norwood Junction, Anerly, ELMERS END GARAGE (Mon-Sat except evenings),
Elmers End Green, Upper Elmers End Road, EDEN PARK STATION (Mon-Fri
3 school journeys in each peak)
This extension was to help relieve services 154
and 157 and was part of the trolleybus
conversion program.
| 08.07.59 |
TC |
13RT |
8RT |
4RT |
ADDINGTON Featherbed
Lane - WEST CROYDON STATION
Extension to Elmers End / Eden Park withdrawn, 194
increased to compensate.
| 20.07.60 |
ED |
7RM |
7RM |
4RM |
| TC |
15RT |
12RT |
6RT |
ADDINGTON Featherbed
Lane, West
Croydon, Mitcham, Tooting, WIMBLEDON STADIUM
Extended from West Croydon to Wimbledon Stadium as
part replacement for withdrawn trolleybus route
630.
Elmes End (ED) allocation introduced.
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| 10.05.61 |
ED |
7RM |
7RM |
5RM |
| TC |
14RT |
10RT |
4RT |
| 09.05.62 |
TC |
14RT |
10RT |
4RT |
| TH |
7RM |
7RM |
3RM |
Elmers End (ED) allocation transferred to Thornton Heath (TH)
| 29.01.64 |
TC |
14RT |
11RM |
6RM |
| TH |
5RM |
4RM |
-- |
Sat and Sun Routemaster operation introduced at Croydon (TC) and Sunday allocation withdrawn at Thornton Heath (TH).
| 01.09.64 |
TC |
15RM |
11RM |
6RM |
| TH |
5RM |
4RM |
-- |
Mon-Fri Routemaster operation introduced at Croydon (TC).
| 18.11.64 |
TC |
15RM |
11RM |
3RM |
| TH |
5RM |
4RM |
-- |
ADDINGTON
Featherbed Lane - WEST CROYDON STATION (Suns) - TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Sat)
Sun withdrawn between Croydon and Tooting.
| 23.01.66 |
TC |
15RM |
11RM |
-- |
| TH |
5RM |
4RM |
8RT |
ADDINGTON
Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
Sun service re-introduced between Croydon and Tooting.
Sunday allocation transferred from Croydon (TC) to Thornton Heath with RT
operation.
| 16.09.67 |
TC |
11RM |
6RM |
-- |
| TH |
12RM |
12RM/1RT |
8RM |
Sunday Routemaster operation re-introduced.
| 11.11.67 |
TH |
23RM |
19RM |
8RM |
Croydon (TC) allocation withdrawn in favour of increase at Thornton Heath (TH).
| 04.12.71 |
TH |
23DMS |
15DMS |
5DMS |
CONVERTED TO ONE PERSON OPERATION.
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| 22.08.87 |
TH |
11D |
8D |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE,
West Croydon, Addington, Lodge Lane, NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
(Mon-Sat)
Extended from Addington to New Addington partly replacing
withdrawn Route 130B.
Withdrawn between West Croydon and Tooting, replaced by new
264 and diverted instead via London Road to TH Garage.
Sunday service replaced by new
264
| 14.05.88 |
TH |
11D |
8D |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street
(Sat shopping hours) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE, West Croydon, Addington,
Lodge Lane, NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Mon-Sat)
Saturday shopping hours extended from Thornton Heath
Garage to Thornton Heath High Street
| 26.11.88 |
TH |
11D |
8D |
-- |
Rerouted in Croydon via George Street, Addiscombe Road, and Park Hill Road instead of Park Lane and Coombe Road.
| 21.07.90 |
TH |
11D |
8D |
5L |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Sat
service to Thornton Heath High Street withdrawn.
Sun service re-introduced replacing withdrawn section of service 264 on that
day.
| 01.09.90 |
TH |
11D |
8D |
5DT |
Sunday operation converted to midibus operation.
| 14.03.92 |
TC |
11dd |
7dd |
-- |
| TH |
-- |
-- |
5DT |
Mon-Sat allocation transferred to Croydon (TC)
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| 30.08.97 |
MB |
13dd |
12dd |
6dd |
SERVICE TRANSFERRED TO METROBUS LTD.
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ED Elmers
End
Changeover
point at West Croydon ??
TH
Thornton Heath
Changeover point at West Croydon Bus Station
TC
Croydon
Changeover point at West Croydon Bus Station
Metrobus
Changeover point at New Addington
Page modified Tuesday, September 4, 2007