Route History

 

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
07.04.48
TC
*ST
*ST/STL
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  NEW ROUTE - allocation taken from Route 166

OLD COULSDON - Coulsdon - Purley - Croydon - THORNTON HEATH POND ( Mon-Sat )
New route replacing Route 59B

13.04.49
TC
*RT
*RT
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OLD COULSDON  -  THORNTON HEATH POND ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to RT operation.

09.01.52
TC
8RT
11RT
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OLD COULSDON  -  THORNTON HEATH POND ( Mon-Sat )
Route given own allocation.

Taken from 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

Extracted from 1952 Red Book

21.10.52
Last day of operation - replaced by  Route 190