Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
27.03.71
TC
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6SMS

NORWOOD JUNCTION - Woodside Green - Cherry Orchard Road - East Croydon - South Croydon - Purley - Kenley - Whyteleafe - CATERHAM VALLEY (Sun)
NEW ROUTE: This was in fact Route 197 converted to OPO on Sunday but because of tight clearances in Addiscombe the route was diverted via Cherry Orchard Road instead of Dingwall Road and thus had to be renumbered 197B.

Extracted from June 1972 Red Book

 




06.01.73
TC
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6DMS

NORWOOD JUNCTION  -  CATERHAM VALLEY ( Suns )
Converted to double deck operation.

DMS497

DMS495 Caterham Valley

busmap.co.uk

 

05.01.74
Route withdrawn.

Operating Garage

TC Croydon
Changeover point at garage