Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
28.09.96 |
TH291+ |
8DRL |
8DRL |
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New contract |
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PURLEY Old Lodge Lane - Purley Cross - Pampisford Road,Haling Park Road - Warham Road - South End - Park Lane - Wellesley Road - West Croydon - Reeves Corner - Purley Way - Sainsbury's - Purley Way - Galvani Way - Ampere Way - Franklin Way - Valley Park - Beddington Lane. Marlowe Way - Hillier's Lane - Croydon Road - Plough Lane - Mollison Drive - Forester's Drive - Sandy Lane South - Stafford Road - Woodcote Road - Manor Road - Woodcote Road - WALLINGTON Shotfield (Mon-Sat)
New Monday-Saturday Route replacing Route 450 between Purley and West Croydon and Route 255 between West Croydon & Wallington
Operation by Cowie South London
(CN)
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DRL216 Wallington stand
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19.07.97 |
CN291+ |
8DRL |
8DRL |
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Contract reassigned to Londonlinks (CN) |
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WALLINGTON - PURLEY
New operator
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DS170 Shotfield stand
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07.12.97 |
CN291+ |
8DRL |
8DRL |
4DRL |
PURLEY Old Lodge Lane - WALLINGTON Shotfield ( Daily )
Sunday service introduced
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DRL158 Walligton |
03.03.07 |
CN301+ |
9DWL |
9DWL |
6DWL |
PURLEY Old Lodge Lane - WALLINGTON Shotfield ( Daily )
Contract renewal
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DWL59 Croydon |
19.12.09 |
CN301+ |
9DWL |
9DWL |
6DWL |
PURLEY Old Lodge Lane - WALLINGTON Shotfield ( Daily )
Rerouted at Valley Park via Coomber Way and Beddington Lane to ASDA - now therefore double running via the Asda car park in both directions instead of Beddington Farm Road and Marlowe Way.
Also rerouted southbound to serve Sainsbury's via Trafalgar Way and Drury Crescent matching the northbound routeing
09.04.11 |
CN301+ |
9DWL |
9DWL |
6DWL |
WALLINGTON STATION - OLD LODGE LANE Purley
Extended in Wallington to Station Forecourt
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PDL71 West Croydon Bus Station
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03.03.12 |
BC201+ |
10DM |
9DM |
7DM |
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Contract reassigned to Abellio (BC) |
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WALLINGTON STATION - OLD LODGE LANE Purley
New operator
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Caetano 8492 West Croydon |
25.01.14 |
BC101+ |
10DM |
10DM |
6DM |
WALLINGTON STATION - OLD LODGE LANE Purley
Revised running time - running number sequence changed
01.05.14 |
BC101+ |
10DM |
10DM |
6DM |
WALLINGTON STATION - OLD LODGE LANE Purley
see map
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Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris |
04.03.17 |
C301+ |
10SE |
10SE |
6SE |
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Contract reassigned |
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WALLINGTON STATION - OLD LODGE LANE Purley
Contract reassigned to Go-Ahead Metrobus
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GAL Metrobus SE169, YX61EKH - Route 455 | Croydon Town Centre
© Mark McWalter |
02.09.17 |
C301+ |
11SE |
10SE |
6SE |
WALLINGTON STATION - OLD LODGE LANE Purley
Altered at Waddon Marsh to run direct via Purley Way, avoiding the diversion Sainsburys main entrance
05.03.22 |
C301+ |
11SE |
10SE |
6SE |
WALLINGTON STATION - OLD LODGE LANE Purley
Contract extended for two years
12.08.23 |
C301+ |
11OM |
10OM |
6OM |
WALLINGTON STATION - OLD LODGE LANE Purley
Route S1 transferred to Goat Road (GM) but OM vehicles remained at Croydon and used on Route 455
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OM9 West Croydon © Ryan Fielding |
01/03.24
Last day of operation, replaced by 166, 312 and S4
Operating Garages
C Croydon
Changeover point BEDDINGTON Asda
Crew Changeover
point Beddington Lane outside garage
CN Croydon
Crew Changeover
point outside garage
BC Beddington
Crew Changeover
point Therapia Lane Tram Stop
TH Thornton Heath
Crew Changeover
point not known
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