25.04.81
AL
4D
5D
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TOOTING BROADWAY, Mitcham, Cranmer Road, Hackbridge, WALLINGTON (Shotfield) (MS)
NEW ROUTE: replacement for withdrawn southern section of Route 77

04.09.82
AL
4LS
5LS
--

Northbound journeys diverted via Wallington Stn forecourt, and converted to single deck operation.

04.02.84
TC
4D
9D
--

TOOTING BROADWAY, Mitcham, Hackbridge, Carshalton Station, Wallington, Woodcote Green, PURLEY STN - CROYDON GARAGE (garage journeys)
Diverted via Carshalton Station instead of direct via London Road and extended from Wallington to Purley via Route 234.
Merton (AL) allocation transferred to Croydon (TC)

Chocolate Box DMS2629 is seen at London Road Tooting
27.04.85
TC
8D
9D
--

TOOTING- PURLEY (MS) - Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, SELSDON (MF peaks)
MF peaks extended from Purley to Selsdon via withdrawn 234.

DMS481 at the first stop of the Route  Mitcham Road Tooting- Eamonn Kentel
22.03.86
CM
?
?
--

Operated by London & Country (CM)
TOOTING - SANDERSTEAD CHURCH (MS) - SELSDON (MF peaks)
MS extended from Purley to Sandersead Church.

26.09.87
CM
?
?
--

TOOTING BROADWAY -SANDERSTEAD CH (MS)- SELSDON (MF peaks) - Old Farleigh Road, Sunnybank, Chelsham Road, CHELSHAM GARAGE (garage journeys)
Certain garage journeys revised to run in service to Chelsham Garage.

24.06.89
CM
?
?
?

STREATHAM HILL STN (Suns) or TOOTING BROADWAY (MS) - SANDERSTEAD CHURCH (MS) - SELSDON (MF peaks) -CHELSHAM GARAGE (garage journeys)
Sunday 127A renumbered 127.

28.10.89
GD
?
?
?

STREATHAM HILL STN (Su) or TOOTING (MS) - SANDERSTEAD CHURCH (MS) - SELSDON (MF peaks)
CM transferred to GD.

29.09.90
GD
?
?
?

TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY (MS) - SELSDON (MF peaks/Suns)
Sunday bifurcation withdrawn, Sunday service now the same as MS.

27.03.93
CN
?
?
?

TOOTING - PURLEY
Withdrawn between Purley and Selsdon.

23.04.94
CN
7dd
7dd
4dd

TOOTING BROADWAY, Mitcham Road, Southcroft Road, Streatham Road, Mitcham, Carshalton, Hackbridge, Wallington,- PURLEY
Rerouted in Tooting via Southcroft road instead of London Road.

04.02.95
CN
7dd
7dd
4dd

OPERATED BY LONDONLINKS

28.06.97
CN
9sd
7sd
5sd

Converted to single deck, new contract commenced.

Volvo B650 Northern Counties Paladin 203 outside Unwins Woodcote Green
01.09.97
CN
9sd
7sd
5sd

NO

2dd

Two additional schol journeys added to schedule am and pm operated by Nostalgia Bus

Leyland Olympian - East Lancs seen on a school journey at Wallington Station
01.08.98
A
5M
5M
3M

PD

5DAL

5DAL

4DAL

NO

2dd

Contract reassigned to London General (A) but further sub contracted to Selkent (PD)

During October 1998 M11 was loaned to Nostalgiabus and is seen here at Wallington operating on our route
23.01.99
A
5M
5M
3M

BE

5dd

5dd

4dd

NO

2dd

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--

Selkent replaced by Blue Triangle.

10.04.99
MI
10DTSLF
10DTSLF
4DTSLF

Contract reassigned to Mitcham Belle, Nostalgia withdrawn.

Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer 2 10.1m on loan fromn Sovereign Buses approaching Tooting Broadway in Mitcham Road
12.01.03
MC
12DTSLF
10DTSLF
4DTSLF

Garage relocated to Beddington Lane.

Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer 2 10.7m at Wallington Station
27.08.04
MC
12DTSLF
9DTSLF
4DTSLF

Operation transferred to Central Parking Services (Centra)

10.012.05
C
10PVL
9PVL
--

GD

-

--

5scania

Contract reassigned to Metrobus using vehicles loaned from London General operating from their new Croydon Base at 134 Beddington Lane (C) on Mon-Sat and Godstone on Sunday with Scanias.

PVL199 renumbered  869 when loaned to Metrobus is seen at Carshalton - photo by John King
21.04.06
C
10scania
9scania
5scania

Godstone garage closed, and PVL type returned to London General as new vehicles became available

A Sutton
Changeover point Fair Green, Mitcham

AL Merton
Changeover point Tooting Broadway

TC Croydon
Changeover point at garage, buses working in service from Purley via Brighton Road.

CM Chelsham
Changeover point Sanderstead Church or garage depending on duty

GD Godstone
Changeover point Purley stand or dead to garage

C Croydon
Changeover point Purley Bus stand, the crews are allowed to use the Railway Station on Platform 6

MI Mitcham Belle
Changeover point Fair Green

MC Centra
Changeover point Fair Green

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