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| 08.04.51 |
TH |
18RT |
16RT |
10RT |
THORNTON HEATH High Steet, Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath Pond, Croydon, SOUTH CROYDON Swan & Sugar Loaf
| 22.10.52 |
TH |
18RT |
15RT |
10RT |
THORNTON
HEATH High Steet, Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath Pond, Croydon, SOUTH
CROYDON Swan & Sugar Loaf (Suns) Purley Coulsdon Marlpit Lane OLD
COULSDON Tudor Rose
Mon-Sat extended from South Croydon to Old Coulsdon
via withdrawn 166A.
| 06.10.54 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
5RT |
TH |
17RT |
13RT |
5RT |
Mon-Sat and half Sunday Croydon allocation transferred to Thornton Heath (TH).
| 02.05.56 |
TH |
15RT |
13RT |
9RT |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street - OLD COULSDON
Sunday extended from South Croydon to Old Coulsdon replacing
withdrawn 159 on this day
Croydon (TC) allocation withdrawn.
| 31.12.66 |
TC |
12RT |
12RT |
-- |
TH |
-- |
-- |
5RT |
Mon-Sat Thornton Heath (TH) allocation transferred to Croydon (TC)
| RT181 (TH) seen in November 1967, the TH plate suggests this was a Sunday working Jim Blake |
| 18.04.70 |
TC |
12RT |
10RM |
-- |
TH |
-- |
-- |
4RT |
Saturday Routemasters introduced.
| 31.10.70 |
TC |
14RT |
8RM |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street - OLD COULSDON (MS)
Sunday service withdrawn, mainly replaced by Sunday
only Route 59.
| 20.11.71 |
TC |
10RM |
8RM |
-- |
Routemasters introduced on Mon-Fri.
| 28.10.78 |
TC |
11RM |
13RM |
3RM |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street - OLD COULSDON
Sunday service re-introduced replacing part of
withdrawn 59.
| RM2183
at West Croydon Bus Station |
| 23.04.83 |
TC |
9RM |
14RM |
3D |
Sunday service converted to double deck one person operation.
| 19.10.84 |
TC |
9Dc |
9Dc/5RM |
3D |
Mon-Sat Daimler Fleetline (crew) operation commenced.
| 02.02.85 |
TC |
8D |
13D |
3D |
Daily service converted to double deck one person operation.
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| 05.09.87 |
TC |
9Dc |
13D |
3D |
THORNTON
HEATH - OLD COULSDON Tudor Rose - Taunton Manor School (SDO)
School day only journeys extended from Tudor Rose to
Taunton Manor School
| 14.05.88 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
5L |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street - OLD COULSDON (Suns)
Mon-Sat service replaced by revised
service 50.
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21.07.90
Route withdrawn, mainly replaced by Route
50.

TC
Croydon
Changeover point
garage
TH
Thornton Heath
Changeover point garage
Page dedicated to Paul Davis
Page modified Saturday, November 17, 2007