 |
| 20.10.48 |
ED |
36RT |
29RT |
19RT |
FOREST HILL STN, Perry Vale, Lower Sydenham, Penge, Anerly, Elmers End, Upper Elmers End Road, West Wickham, Shirley,Addiscombe Road, East Croydon, Warham Road, Denning Avenue, Purley Way, CROYDON AIRPORT
| 14.08.63 |
ED |
22RT |
18RT |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - CROYDON AIRPORT (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service diverted via Shirley Way instead of Wickham
Road diresct and re-numbered 194C.
| 31.10.70 |
ED |
18SMS |
12SMS |
6SMS |
FOREST
HILL STN - CROYDON AIRPORT
Converted to single deck one person operation and Sunday service re-instated,
the Shirley Way routeing covered by new 119B.
| 06.01.73 |
ED |
19DMS |
12DMS |
6DMS |
Converted to double deck operation.
 |
| 24.04.85 |
ED |
14D |
11D |
-- |
FOREST
HILL - CROYDON AIRPORT (Mon-Sat)
Sunday
service diverted via Shirley Way and renumbered 194A
| 25.10.86 |
TC |
14LS |
11LS |
-- |
Elmers End garage closed, allocation transferred to Croydon (TC). Converted to single deck operation.
| 14.03.92 |
TL |
11T |
13T |
5T |
FOREST
HILL - CROYDON AIRPORT
Contract transferred from South London (TC) to Selkent Catford (TL).
Garage journeys from Catford (TL) ran out of service.
Sunday service re-introduced replacing withdrawn 194A.
 |
 |
| 29.09.96 |
TL |
11T |
12T |
8T |
FOREST HILL - WEST CROYDON BUS STATION
Diverted at East Croydon via Wellesley Road to West Croydon Bus Station,the
withdrawn section replaced by amended 119
 |
| 31.08.96 |
TB |
4T |
4T |
4T |
TL |
8T |
9T |
5T |
Bromley (TB) allocation introduced.
 |
| 29.08.96 |
TB |
12VA |
15VA |
10VA |
Diverted
in Shirley via Shirley Way.
Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn.
 |
| 02.09.00 |
TB |
7VA |
6VA |
4VA |
TL |
7VN |
9VN |
6VN |
Catford (TL) allocation re-introduced.
 |
| 30.08.03 |
TC |
14DW |
14DW |
8DW |
LOWER
SYDENAHM Sainsbury's - WEST CROYDON Bus Station
NEW
CONTRACT awarded to Arriva LS
Withdrawn between Bell Green and Forest Hill and diverted instead
to Sainsbury's.
I would like to thank Bob Baker and Russell ( a driver at TL ) for helping out with additional information and Paul Davis for the DMS picture.
ED
Elmers End
Changeover point outside garage
TC
Croydon
Changeover point Swan & Sugar Loaf
TL
Catford
Forest Hill stand
TB
Bromley
Relief point for Bromley on route 194 is mainly Forest
Hill on Monday to Saturday, Catford garage for meal reliefs on Sunday. There
are a few duties that take over/ finish at Shirley Monks Orchard.
The light running on this route is lengthy, via route 61 to Bromley,208 to
Catford then 75 to Perry Vale and 194 to Forest Hill, returning via 185 Forest
Hill to Catford, then 208 and 61.
Some buses also run light to West Croydon.
There were also changeovers TB at West Wickham Swan.
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