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| 27.02.63 |
ED |
8RT |
4RT |
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THORNTON HEATH High Street (MF peaks/Sat) Brigstock Road, THORNTON HEATH GARAGE (MF) London Road, Croydon, Addiscombe Road, Shirley, Wickham Road, Bridle Road, SHRUBLANDS ESTATE (MS)
| 31.10.70 |
ED |
12RT |
7RT |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street - SHRUBLANDS ESTATE (MS)
Extended from TH Garage to High Street at all times.
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| 10.03.73 |
ED |
14RT |
7RM |
-- |
Saturday RM allocation introduced (spare from Route 12)
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| 01.12.73 |
ED |
13DMS |
8DMS |
-- |
Converted to OPO operation.
| 28.10.78 |
TH |
11DMS |
8DMS |
-- |
ED allocation transferred to TH.
Route 289 was transferred from TH to ED to balance the books, this move did
away with unnecessary dead mileage.
| 14.05.88 |
TH |
11DMS |
7DMS |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street (MF peaks/Sat except evgs) - THORNTON HEATH
GARAGE (MF mid-day) - WEST CROYDON (MS evgs) - SHRUBLANDS
ESTATE (MS)
Time restrictions on journeys from TH Garage to High
Street and withdrawn altogether in the evenings between West Croydon and Thornton
Heath except for garage journeys.
| 06.01.90 |
TH |
11DMS |
7DMS |
-- |
Part service diverted via Shirley Way
| 21.07.90 |
TH |
10D |
7D |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street (MS except evgs) - WEST CROYDON
(MS evgs) - SHRUBLANDS ESTATE (MS)
MF midday service restored between TH Garage and High
Street.
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14.03.92
Route withdrawn, replaced by new Route
198 except that the Shirley Way journeys were not replaced.

ED
Elmers End
Changeover point at garage
TH
Garage
Changeover point at garage
Page modified Wednesday, November 14, 2007