Route History

27.11.40
TB
3STL
3STL
2STL

CONEY HALL  - Bourne Way - Hayes - Pickhurst Lane - Westmoreland Road - Bromley South - BROMLEY NORTH STATION
Prior to this date the route had been single deck and numbered 232

Extracted from historical map 18.12.40 drawn by Mike Harris
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29.10.41
TB
3ST
3ST
2ST

CONEY HALL  -   BROMLEY NORTH STATION
STL type replaced by ST

18.11.42
TB
4ST
4ST
2STL

CONEY HALL  -   BROMLEY NORTH STATION
PVR increase
Sunday reverted to STL

27.10.43
TB
4STL
4STL
2STL

CONEY HALL  -   BROMLEY NORTH STATION
Reverted to STL type

13.03.46
TB
5STL
5STL
3STL

CONEY HALL  -   BROMLEY NORTH STATION
PVR increase

20.10.48
TB
5STL
5STL
3RT

CONEY HALL  -   BROMLEY NORTH STATION
Sunday converted to RT type

13.04.49
TB
5STL
5STL
3STL

CONEY HALL  -   BROMLEY NORTH STATION
Sunday reverted to STL type


11.10.50
TB
5RTW
5RTW
5RTW

CONEY HALL  -   BROMLEY NORTH STATION
RTW type introduced
02.05.51
TB
5RT
5RT
3RT

CONEY HALL  -   BROMLEY NORTH STATION
RTW type transferred to Central London routes as the police now allowed the wider bus.

19.05.54
TB
5RT
6RT
--
 
TL
--
--
6RT

CONEY HALL - BROMLEY NORTH STATION (Mon-Fri) - Burnt Ash Lane - GROVE PARK STATION (Sat/Sun) - CATFORD GARAGE (Sunday garage journeys)
Sat and Sun extended from Bromley North to Grove Park via Route 94
Sunday allocation moved to Catford (TL)

16.06.54
TB
6RT
6RT
--
 
TL
--
--
6RT

CONEY HALL - BROMLEY NORTH STATION (Mon-Fri) - Burnt Ash Lane - GROVE PARK STATION (Sat/Sun) - CATFORD GARAGE (Sunday garage journeys)
Sat and Sun extended from Bromley North to Grove Park via Route 94
Sunday allocation moved to Catford (TL)


17.10.56
TB
6RT
6RT
3RT

CONEY HALL - BROMLEY NORTH STATION (Mon-Fri/Sat am/Sun) - GROVE PARK STATION (Sat afts)
Withdrawn between Bromley and Grove Park except for 20 minute service between 1300 and 1800 Saturday.
Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn.

30.04.58
TB
6RT
6RT
3RT

CONEY HALL  -   BROMLEY NORTH STATION - GROVE PARK STATION (Sat afts)
Map below

Extracted from historical map 30.04.58 drawn by Mike Harris
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26.11.58
TB
6RT
5RT
--

CONEY HALL - BROMLEY NORTH STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Saturday afternoon service between Bromley and Grove Park withdrawn - and Sunday service withdrawn altogether.


RT3368 rests at Bromley North

09.10.63
TB
6RT
4RT
--

CONEY HALL - BROMLEY NORTH STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Saturday PVR change

15.02.69
TB
6RT
5RT
--

CONEY HALL - BROMLEY NORTH STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Full timetable below


10.05.69
TB
8MB
5MB
--

CONEY HALL - BROMLEY NORTH STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to single deck OPO.

MB374 Westmoreland Road

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28.04.75
TB61+
8DMS
5DMS
--

CONEY HALL - BROMLEY NORTH STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to double deck operation.


DMS1270 Coney Hall

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21.10.79
TB61+
7LS
7LS
--

CONEY HALL - BROMLEY NORTH STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Converted back to single deck operation.

 

LS400 is leaving the Princes Way stand

 


27.04.85
TB101+
T ex 119
T ex 119
--

CONEY HALL - BROMLEY NORTH STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Joint allocation with 119 introduced thus double deck operation again.

T1122 Bromley South

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29.07.89
Route withdrawn - replaced by extended service B1.

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14.07.90
TL51+
6mini
6mini
3mini
New Route

CATFORD BRIDGE STATION - Brookhouse Road - Southend Lane - Downham - Churchdown Way - Downham Way - Rangfield Road - Burnt Ash Lane - College Road - Bromley North - Bromley South - Westmoreland Road - Pickhurst Lane - Hayes Stn - Bourne Way - Croydon Road - Kingsway - Church Drive - Queensway - Chestnut Avenue - Sylvan Way - Layhams Road - Birch Tree Avenue - Queensway and Princes Way - CONEY HALL
Loop working performed on departure from Coney Hall.
ROUTE reintroduced replaced B1 and L3

SR62 devoid of Company name is seen at Catford Bridge

 


19.01.91
TL51+
6mini
6mini
--

CATFORD BRIDGE  - CONEY HALL ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn.
Buses arriving at Coney Hall re-routed to operate direct from Kingsway to Princes Way instead of loop via Layhams Road although the loop was still used for departing buses from Coney Hall (evenings excepted)

12.02.94
LM
6midi
6midi
4midi
Contract reasigned
operating from a base at Deptford
CATFORD BRIDGE  - CONEY HALL
New operator
Sunday service reinstated


 

972 Catford bridge

 


29.01.95
LM
6midi
6midi
4midi
CATFORD BRIDGE  - CONEY HALL
Rerouted in Bromley towards Coney Hall via East Street and Widmore Road instead of Tweedy Road

25.02.95
CR
6midi
6midi
4midi
Operation transferred to Londonlinks operating from a depot at Croydon

CATFORD BRIDGE  - CONEY HALL
New operator

865

865 Bromley South

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18.06.95
BY
6midi
6midi
4midi
Allocation transferred to Kentish Bus (Bromley)

CATFORD BRIDGE  - CONEY HALL
New operator

04.11.95
LM71+
6midi
6midi
4midi

CATFORD BRIDGE  - CONEY HALL 
Allocation transferred back to Kentish Bus (Deptford)

121

 

Kentish Bus 121 Catford Road

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02.12.95
MB81+
6midi
6midi
5midi
Contract reassigned

CATFORD BRIDGE  - CONEY HALL
New operator

 

 

 

Dart 714 Bromley North Station

 


18.08.01
MB81+
6dart
6dart
4dart

CATFORD BRIDGE  - CONEY HALL 
Converted to Dart operation.

25.09.04
MB167+
3sd
3sd
2sd

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CONEY HALL
Withdrawn between Bromley and Catford Bridge - the withdrawn section replaced by revised 336.

18.03.06
MB167+
3sd
3sd
2sd

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CONEY HALL
New quality Incentive Contract retained by Metrobus using new vehicles. No change to structure or frequencies.

19.03.11
MB167+
3sd
3sd
2sd

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CONEY HALL
Contract extended for two years

 

East Lancs Esteem 266

 


16.03.13
MB167+
3sd
3sd
2sd

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CONEY HALL
Contract renewal

17.03,18
MB167+
3SE
3SE
2SE

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CONEY HALL
Contract renewal

 

Metrobus 160 Bromley Town Centre

© Edward S

 

Operating Garages

C Croydon
Changeover point not known

TL Catford
Changeover point Catford Town Hall

MB Metrobus (Green Street Green)
Changeover point Bromley North Station
joint duty schedule with Route 146

LM Lewisham
Changeover point not known but probably Catford Bridge

BY Bromley
Changeover point not known

Map 2021

2021 Map
2021 Map drawn by Mike Harris
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Operating Garages

TB Bromley
Crew Changeover point at Bromley North Station or Westmoreland Road

TL Catford
Crew Changeover point not known - but a study of the 1958 timetable the garage journeys went via Route 69 from Grove Park to garage