Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| 25.04.81 | AL161+ |
4D |
5D |
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TOOTING
BROADWAY -
Mitcham - Cranmer Road - Hackbridge - WALLINGTON Shotfield ( Mon-Sat )
NEW ROUTE: replacement
for withdrawn the section of Route 77 between Tooting and Hackbridge Corner and Bus 115 between Mitcham and Wallington
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DMS1505 Tooting |
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04.09.82 |
AL161+ |
4LS |
5LS |
-- |
TOOTING BROADWAY - WALLINGTON Shotfield
Northbound
journeys diverted via Wallington Stn forecourt - and converted to single deck
operation.
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LS10 Fair Green on the last day of LS operation © John Parkin |
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04.02.84 |
TC211+ |
4D |
9D |
-- |
TOOTING
BROADWAY - Mitcham - Hackbridge - Carshalton Station - Wallington - Woodcote
Green - PURLEY STN - CROYDON GARAGE (garage
journeys)
Diverted via Carshalton Station instead of direct via
London Road and extended from Wallington to Purley via Route
234.
The section between Wallington and Hackbridge direct was replaced by New Route 151
Merton (AL) allocation transferred to Croydon (TC)
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D2629 nicknamed Chocolate Box celebrates 100 years of Croydon Tramways and is seen here at Fair Green on the first day of the extension to Purley © John Parkin |
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27.04.85 |
TC211+ |
8D |
9D |
-- |
TOOTING-
PURLEY ( Mon-Sat ) - Riddlesdown - Sanderstead - SELSDON (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Purley to Selsdon via withdrawn 234.
22.03.86 |
CM31+ |
AN |
AN |
-- |
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Contract reassigned to London Country (CM) |
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TOOTING
- SANDERSTEAD CHURCH ( Mon-Sat ) - SELSDON (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Sat extended from Purley to Sanderstead Church.
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AN296 Purley Cross Roads
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Click image to expand |
26.09.87 |
CM31+ |
AN |
AN |
-- |
TOOTING
BROADWAY -SANDERSTEAD CH ( Mon-Sat )- SELSDON (Mon-Fri peaks) - Old Farleigh Road - Sunnybank - Chelsham Road - CHELSHAM
GARAGE (garage journeys)
Certain garage journeys revised to run in service to
Chelsham Garage.
24.06.89 |
CM31+ |
AN |
AN |
? |
STREATHAM
HILL STN (Suns) or TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat ) - SANDERSTEAD
CHURCH ( Mon-Sat ) - SELSDON (Mon-Fri peaks) -CHELSHAM
GARAGE (garage journeys)
Sunday 127A renumbered 127.
28.10.89 |
GD |
8dd |
7dd |
2dd |
STREATHAM
HILL STN (Sunday) or TOOTING ( Mon-Sat ) - SANDERSTEAD
CHURCH ( Mon-Sat ) - SELSDON (Mon-Fri peaks)
CM transferred to GD.
29.09.90 |
GD |
8dd |
7dd |
2dd |
TOOTING
BROADWAY - PURLEY ( Mon-Sat ) - SELSDON (Mon-Fri peaks/Suns)
Sunday bifurcation withdrawn - Sunday service now the
same as MS.
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635 Fair Green busmap.co.uk |
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27.03.93 |
CN |
6dd |
5dd |
3dd |
TOOTING
- PURLEY
Withdrawn
between Purley and Selsdon.
23.04.94 |
CR |
6dd |
6dd |
5dd |
TOOTING
BROADWAY - Mitcham Road - Southcroft Road - Streatham Road - Mitcham -
Carshalton - Hackbridge - Wallington ,- PURLEY Whytleafe Road
Rerouted in Tooting via Southcroft Road instead
of London Road.
Extended in Purley to Whytleafe Road to reintroduce link with Purley Station
04.02.95 |
CR |
7dd |
6dd |
5dd |
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Contract reassigned to London Links |
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Volvo Citybus East Lancs 641 Wallington Station |
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28.06.97 |
CR31+ |
10sd |
8sd |
6sd |
TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Converted
to single deck - new contract commenced.
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Northern Counties Paladin London Links 203 in dedicated 127 livery |
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01.09.97 |
CR31+ |
9sd |
7sd |
5sd |
NO |
2dd |
-- |
-- |
TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Two
additional school journeys added to schedule am and pm operated by Nostalgia
Bus
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Nostalgia bus M11 at Wallington Station |
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01.08.98 |
AL121+ |
5M |
5M |
3M |
NO |
2dd |
-- |
-- |
|
PD161+ |
5DAL |
5DAL |
3DAL |
TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Contract
reassigned to London General (A) but further sub contracted to Selkent (PD)
23.01.99 |
AL121+ |
5M |
5M |
3M |
BT |
5dd |
5dd |
4dd |
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NO |
2dd |
-- |
-- |
TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Selkent
replaced by Blue Triangle.
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Leyland Olympian East Lancs LW92 working a school journey for Nostalgia bus |
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10.04.99 |
MI1+ |
10DTSLF |
10DTSLF |
4DTSLF |
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Contract reassigned to Mitcham Belle - Nostalgia withdrawn. |
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TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
New contract
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Scanned from May 1999 leaflet |
12.01.03 |
MI1+ |
12DTSLF |
9DTSLF |
4DTSLF |
TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Garage
relocated to Beddington Lane.
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Mitcham Belle 020 Tooting Broadway |
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27.08.04 |
MC1+ |
12DTSLF |
9DTSLF |
4DTSLF |
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Conract novated to Centra |
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TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Contract reassigned
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DP58 Purley © Michael Wadham |
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10.12.05 |
C201+ |
10PVL |
9PVL |
-- |
GD |
-- |
-- |
5sc |
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Contract reassigned to Metrobus |
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TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Godstone
garage closed - and PVL type returned to London General as new vehicles became
available
Vehicles loaned from London General operating
from their new Croydon Base at 134 Beddington Lane (C) on Mon-Sat and Godstone
on Sunday with Scanias.
25.02.06 |
C201+ |
10sc |
9sc |
5sc |
TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Godstone (GD) closed
16.04.11 |
C201+ |
10sc |
9sc |
4sc |
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Contract extended for two years |
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919 Purley Station stand |
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13.04.13 |
C201+ |
10SC |
9SC |
4C |
TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Contract renewal
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PVL376 Carxhalton Pond © Thomas Drake |
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14.04.18 |
C201+ |
14E |
12E |
7E |
TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Contract extended for two years
11.04.20 |
C201+ |
17E |
15E |
10E |
TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Contract Renewal , increased frequencies
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E97 at Woodcote © Edward S |
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13.11.21 |
C201+ |
17E |
16E |
10E |
TOOTING BROADWAY - PURLEY
Mon-Sat addional changeover point at Mitcham Junction introduced for starting and finishing duties, drivers using the tram from Therapia Lane
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WVL509 seen in Southcroft Road © Anthony Moore |
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Current Blind
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Operating Garages
C Croydon
Changeover point Purley Bus stand - the crews are allowed
to use the Railway Station on Platform 6
Some start/finish at Mitcham Junction Station
A
Sutton
Changeover point Fair Green - Mitcham
AL
Merton
Changeover point Tooting Broadway
TC
Croydon
Changeover point at garage - buses working in service
from Purley via Brighton Road
PD Plumstead
CHANGEOVER POINT ?
CM
Chelsham
Changeover point Sanderstead Church or garage depending
on duty
GD
Godstone
Changeover point Purley stand or dead to garage
MI
Mitcham Belle
Changeover point Fair Green
MC
Centra
Changeover
point Fair Green
Map 2021
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