Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
03.10.34
TC
6ST
4ST
3ST

WEST CROYDON STATION  -  East Croydon  -  Croham Road  -  Farley Road  -  SELSDON
Prior to this date had been numbered 254

Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris
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04.03.36
TC
8ST
6ST
4STL

WEST CROYDON - SELSDON ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane
Extended from Selsdon to Addington

29.11.39
TC
8STL
6STL
4STL

WEST CROYDON -  SELSDON ( evenings )  -  ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except evenings )
Daily evening service withdrawn between Selsdon and Addington
Converted to STL type

20.03.40
TC
8STL
6STL
4STL

WEST CROYDON -  SELSDON (Mon-Sat evenings )  -  ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except Mon-Sat evenings )
Sunday evening service reinstated between Selsdon and Addington
Converted to STL type

20.11.40
TC
8STL
6STL
4STL

WEST CROYDON -  SELSDON ( evenings )  -  ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except evenings )
Sunday evening service withdrawn between Selsdon and Addington

02.04.41
TC
8STL
6STL
4STL

WEST CROYDON -  SELSDON (Mon-Sat evenings )  -  ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except Mon-Sat evenings )
Sunday evening service reinstated between Selsdon and Addington

11.06.41
TC
6ST
6ST
4ST

WEST CROYDON -  SELSDON (Mon-Sat evenings )  -  ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except Mon-Sat evenings )
Reverted to ST type

29.10.41
TC
6ST
6ST
4STL

WEST CROYDON -  SELSDON ( evenings )  -  ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except evenings )
Sunday evening service withdrawn between Selsdon and Addington
Sunday converted to STL

25.03.42
TC
8STL
6STL
4STL

WEST CROYDON -  SELSDON (Mon-Sat evenings )  -  ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except Mon-Sat evenings )
Sunday evening service reinstated between Selsdon and Addington

22.04.42
TC
7ST
5STL
3ST
4STL

WEST CROYDON -  SELSDON (Mon-Sat evenings )  -  ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except Mon-Sat evenings )
Saturday now ST/STL

28.10.42
TC
7ST
8ST
4STL

WEST CROYDON -  SELSDON ( evenings )  -  ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except evenings )
Sunday evening service withdrawn between Selsdon and Addington
SATURDAY STL type withdrwn

27.10.43
TC
7STL
7STL
4STL

WEST CROYDON -  SELSDON ( evenings )  -  ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane ( except evenings )
Sunday evening service withdrawn between Selsdon and Addington
Allocation now all STL

Taken from July 1944 Red Book
Taken from July 1944 Red Book

28.08.46
TC
9STL
9STL
4STL

WEST CROYDON - SELSDON ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane
Evening service restored between Selsdon and Addington

1946 first and last times
Taken from October 1946 Red Book

26.10.49
TC
10STL+
9STL
6RT
    1STL/68
1STL/133
   

WEST CROYDON - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane
Sunday RT introduction

03.05.50
TC
10RT+
9RT
6RT
    1STL/68
1STL/133
   

WEST CROYDON - ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane
Mon-Sat RT type introduced

30.04.58
TC
11RT+
8RT
4RT
    1RT/130
1RT/133
   


04.03.59
TC
16RT
11RT
3RT

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - WEST CROYDON STATION ( Mon-Sat evenings/Suns ) Whitehorse Road - Northcote Road - Selhurst Road - Norwood Junction - Anerley - Elmers End Road - ELMERS END GARAGE (Mon-Sat except evenings) - Elmers End Green - Upper Elmers End Road - EDEN PARK STATION (Mon-Fri 3 school journeys in each peak)
This extension was to help relieve Routes 154 and 157 and was part of the trolleybus conversion program.

Taken from May 1959 Red Book

This superb shot of RT488 was taken in the brief period that the route was extended to Elmers End Garage and shows the offside route stencil - upper case blind - and the driver wearing if I remember correctly a " dust coat " .

Part of the Peter Batty collection but photographer unknown


08.07.59
TC
13RT
8RT
4RT

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - WEST CROYDON STATION
Extension to Elmers End / Eden Park withdrawn - 194 increased to compensate.

20.07.60
ED
7RM
7RM
4RM
 
TC
15RT
12RT
6RT

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - West Croydon - Mitcham - Tooting - WIMBLEDON STADIUM
Extended from West Croydon to Wimbledon Stadium as part replacement for withdrawn trolleybus route 630. 
Elmes End (ED) allocation introduced.

10.05.61
ED
7RM
7RM
5RM
 
TC
14RT
10RT
4RT

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
Withdrawn between Tooting Broadway and Wimbledon Stadium.

 

RM1426 Mitcham

 


09.05.62
TC
14RT
10RT
4RT
 
TH
7RM
7RM
3RM

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY  Longmead Road
Elmers End (ED) allocation transferred to Thornton Heath (TH

Taken from May 1962 Red Book

29.01.64
TC
14RT
11RM
6RM
 
TH
5RM
4RM
--

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY  Longmead Road
Sat and Sun Routemaster operation introduced at Croydon (TC) and Sunday allocation withdrawn at Thornton Heath (TH).

01.09.64
TC
15RM
11RM
6RM
 
TH
5RM
4RM
--

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY  Longmead Road
Mon-Sat RM operation introduced at Croydon (TC).

18.11.64
TC
15RM
11RM
3RM
 
TH
5RM
4RM
--

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - WEST CROYDON STATION (Suns) - TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Sat)
Sun withdrawn between Croydon and Tooting.

Taken from Novemebr 1964 Red Book

23.01.66
TC
15RM
11RM
--
 
TH
5RM
4RM
8RT

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
Sun Route re-introduced between Croydon and Tooting.
Sunday allocation transferred from Croydon (TC) to Thornton Heath with RT operation

16.09.67
TC
11RM
6RM
--
 
TH
12RM
12RM
1RT
8RM

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY  Longmead Road
Sunday Routemaster operation re-introduced.

11.11.67
TH
23RM
19RM
8RM

ADDINGTON Featherbed Lane - TOOTING BROADWAY  Longmead Road
Croydon (TC) allocation withdrawn in favour of increase at Thornton Heath (TH).

Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

04.12.71
TH131+
23DMS
15DMS
5DMS

ADDINGTON  -  TOOTING BROADWAY
CONVERTED TO ONE PERSON OPERATION.

DMS2156

 

 

DMS2156 West Croydon.
The white between decks making an attractive contrast

© Peter Batty

 

 


22.08.87
TH131+
11D+
8D
--
    1D/157    

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE,  West Croydon - Addington - Lodge Lane - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Addington to New Addington partly replacing withdrawn Route 130B.
Withdrawn between West Croydon and Tooting - replaced by new 264 and diverted instead via London Road to TH Garage.
Sunday Route replaced by
new 264

14.05.88
TH131+
11D
8D
--

THORNTON HEATH High Street (Sat shopping hours) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE,  West Croydon - Addington - Lodge Lane - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Mon-Sat)
Saturday shopping hours extended from Thornton Heath Garage to Thornton Heath High Street

26.11.88
TH131+
11D
8D
--

THORNTON HEATH High Street (Sat shopping hours) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Mon-Sat)
Rerouted in Croydon via George Street - Addiscombe Road - and Park Hill Road instead of Park Lane and Coombe Road

01.04.89
TH131+
11D
8D
--
London Buses was divided into 12 business units - in preparation for sell-off

21.07.90
TH1+
11D
8D
5L

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE -  NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Sat withdrawn between TH Garage and Thornton Heath High Stree
Sun Route re-introduced replacing withdrawn section of Route 264 on that day.

Running number sequence changed

01.09.90
TH1+
11D
8D
--
 
TH281+
--
--
5DT

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE -  NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Sunday operation converted to midibus operation

L193

 

 

L193 New Addington - August 1990

busmap.co.uk


14.03.92
TC61+
11L
7L
--
 
TH281+
--
--
5DT

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE -  NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Mon-Sat allocation transferred to Croydon (TC)

DT62

DT62 East Croydon , June 1992

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30.08.97
MB111+
13dd
12dd
6dd
Contract reassigned to
METROBUS LTD ( Orpington Depot )

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE -  NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
New operator

MB830

 

 

830 waits at the New Addington stand

 


31.08.02
MB111+
14dd
13dd
6dd

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE -  NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Contract renewal - increased frequencies

06.03.05
PH111+
14dd
13dd
6dd

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE -  NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Reallocated to Polehill during construction work at Orpington

Metrobus 870

 

870 West Croydon

 


19.03.06
C111+
14dd
13dd
6dd

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE -  NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Allocation moved to Croydon Garage

Metrobus 958

 

958 has taken the short cut and avoided the official stand in Parkway

 


28.08.10
C111+
14dd
13dd
6dd

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE -  NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Night Route introduced but because there was a different routeing in New Addington Route numbered N64.

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

30.08.14
C111+
14SC
13SC
6SC

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE -  NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Contract extended for two years

24.10.15
C101+
21SC
20SC
12C
Night Service C911+
5SC
5SC
5SC

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE - London Road - Croydon University Hospital - West Croydon Station - North End - Poplar Walk (for West Croydon Tramlink) - Wellesley Road - Lansdowne Road - Dingwall Road - George Street - East Croydon Station - Addiscombe Road - Park Hill Road - Coombe Road - South Park Hill Road - Croham Road - Croham Valley Road - Farley Road - Selsdon - Addington Road - Selsdon Park Road - Kent Gate Way - Addington Village Tramlink Interchange - Lodge Lane - Fieldway - Merrow Way - Headley Drive - Goldcrest Way - King Henry's Drive - Montacute Road - Salcot Crescent - New Addington Tramlink - Overbury Crescent - Homestead Way - King Henry's Drive - NEW ADDINGTON King Henry's Drive - Vulcan Way (north arm)
Extended within New Addington from Salcot Crescent to a stand at Vulcan Way. There will be an increase in frequency to a bus every 7 to 8 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes
Running number sequence change
It will also operate 24 hours a day.

27.08.16
TH1+
21T
20T
10T
Night Service
TH41+
4T
4T
4T
Contract reassigned to Arriva

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE  - NEW ADDINGTON
New contract

T156 Vulcan Way, New Addington

© Aubrey Morandarte


21.08.21
TH1+
21T
21T
11T
Night Service
TH41+
4T
4T
4T

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE  - NEW ADDINGTON
Contract extended for two years

04.03.23
TH1+
17T
16T
13T
Night Service
TH41+
4T
4T
4T

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE  - NEW ADDINGTON
MON-SAT frequency reduction

26.08.23
TH1+
17T
16T
13T
Night Service
TH41+
4T
4T
4T

THORNTON HEATH GARAGE  - NEW ADDINGTON
Contract renewal with new ES buses on order

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Live visual

 

Operating Garages

TH Thornton Heath
Changeover point at West Croydon Bus Station

From August 2016 at garage

ED Elmers End
Changeover point at West Croydon ?

TC Croydon
Changeover point at West Croydon Bus Station

Metrobus Orpington
Changeover point at New Addington

Metrobus Croydon
Changeover point at Addington Village

Metrobus Pole Hill
Changeover point at New Addington

Current Blind



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© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Wednesday, 20.12.23