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| 15.06.68 |
TH |
4RT |
-- |
-- |
THORNTON HEATH GARAGE, London Road, St James's Road, Lower Addiscombe Road, ADDISCOMBE Black Horse (MF)
| 31.10.70 |
TH |
4SMS |
3SMS |
-- |
OPO
THORNTON HEATH GARAGE - ADDISCOMBE Black Horse (MS)
NEW MF Route, partly
replaced withdrawn section of Route 50.
| 06.01.73 |
TH |
4SMS |
3SMS |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE, London Road, West Croydon, St James's Rd, Lower Addiscombe
Rd, ADDISCOMBE Black Horse (MS)
Diverted via West Croydon
| 23.03.74 |
TH |
5SMS |
4SMS |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE, West Croydon, Addiscombe, ELMERS END GREEN
(MS)
Extended from Addiscombe to Elmers End Green via 12A
and 54.
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| 28.10.78 |
ED |
7SMS |
7SMS |
-- |
THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE, West Croydon, Addiscombe, Elmers End Green, Croydon
Road, BECKENHAM JUNCTION (MS)
Extended via Route 54 from Elmers
End Green to Beckenham Junction and allocation transferred to Elmers End (ED)
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| 04.11.78 |
ED |
7LS |
7LS |
-- |
SMS type replaced by Leyland Nationals.
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| 25.04.81 |
ED |
10LS |
6LS |
-- |
PURLEY
(MF except evgs) - CROYDON AIRPORT (MF evgs/Sats) Waddon,
Thornton Heath, West Croydon, St James Road, Addiscombe, Elmers End Green,
BECKENHAM JUNCTION (MS)
MS extended via withdrawn Route 115 from Thornton Heath
to Croydon Airport and further extended MF except evgs to Purley.
| 27.04.85 |
ED |
9LS |
7LS |
-- |
PURLEY
(MF except evgs) - CROYDON AIRPORT (MF evgs/Sats) - ELMERS
END GREEN (MS)
Withdrawn between Elmers End Green and Beckenham Junction.
| 25.10.86 |
TC |
9LS |
5LS |
-- |
Allocation transferred fro closed ED to Croydon (TC)
| 07.02.87 |
CM |
sd |
sd |
-- |
Operated by LONDON COUNTRY SOUTH WEST Chelsham Garage
| 27.07.91 |
CN |
sd |
sd |
-- |
PURLEY
- ELMERS END GREEN (MS)
Extension from Croydon Airport to Purley revised
to operate all day Mon-Sat
| 30.10.93 |
CN |
sd |
sd |
sd |
PURLEY
- WEST CROYDON (Sun afts) - ELMERS END GREEN (MS)
Sunday afternnon service added between Purley and West
Croydon, all journeys run via Purley Way Sainsbury's
| 29.10.94 |
CN |
sd |
sd |
sd |
PURLEY
- ELMERS END GREEN
Daily service now
| 04.02.95 |
CN |
sd |
sd |
sd |
Operated by Londonlinks
| 30.08.97 |
CN |
9sd |
9sd |
7sd |
Start of new contract
| 02.09.00 |
CN |
9PDL |
9PDL |
7PDL |
Converted to low floor single deck operation.
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| 03.09.05 |
CN |
8PDL/2DW |
9PDL |
9PDL |
New Contract retained by Arriva London South (CN)
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| 10.03.07 |
TH |
10PDL/DDL |
9PDL/DDL |
9PDL/DDL |
Allocation moved to Thornton Heath (TH)

ED
Elmers End
Changeover
at Elmers End Green
TH
Thornton Heath
Changeover
at garage
CN
Croydon
Changeover
at Londonlinks Croydon Changeover was Purley Way, Sainsburys via a ferry Car/Bus
CM
Chelsham
Changeover
at ?
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