Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| 05.07.39 | TC |
2ST |
2ST |
2ST |
CROYDON
Barclay Road - East Croydon - Shirley - Addington - NEW ADDINGTON
Central Parade
New route
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Taken from 1940 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
| 13.12.39 | TC |
3STL |
3STL |
3STL |
CROYDON Barclay Road - NEW ADDINGTON Central Parade
Converted to STL type
| 11.06.41 | TC |
3ST |
3ST |
3ST |
CROYDON Barclay Road - NEW ADDINGTON Central Parade
Converted to ST type
| 27.08.41 | ED |
3LT |
3LT |
3LT |
CROYDON Barclay Road - NEW ADDINGTON Central Parade
Allocation moved to Elmers End (ED ) using LT type
| 05.07.44 | ED |
3LT |
3LT |
3LT |
CROYDON Barclay Road - NEW ADDINGTON Central Parade
See times below
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| 12.11.47 | TC |
10STL |
10STL |
6STL |
CROYDON Barclay Road - NEW ADDINGTON Central Parade
Allocation returned to Coydon (TC)
| 05.05.48 | TC |
10RT |
10RT |
8RT |
CROYDON Barclay Road - NEW ADDINGTON Central Parade
Converted from STL to RT.
| 03.05.50 | TC |
10RT+ 3STL133 |
10RT |
10RT |
CROYDON Barclay Road - NEW ADDINGTON Central Parade
Sunday PVR increase
| 11.10.50 | TC |
12RT+ 1STL/133 |
10RT |
8RT |
CROYDON Barclay Road - NEW ADDINGTON Central Parade
Sunday PVR desreased for winter season
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Taken from 11.10.50 Red Book |
21.02.51 |
TC |
17RT |
12RT |
10RT |
CROYDON Barclay Road - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way
Extended
from Central Parade to Homestead Way
 |
Taken from May 1951 Red Book |
09.01.52 |
TC |
18RT |
13RT+ 1RT133 |
10RT |
CROYDON
Barclay Road - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way
SEE MAP BELOW
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| Taken from August 1952 Red Book |
22.10.52 |
TC |
27RT |
22RT |
10RT |
NEW ADDINGTON - CROYDON Barclay Road ( Sun ) - STREATHAM COMMON ( Mon-Sat )
Monday-Saturday
extended from Croydon to Streatham Common via Streatham Vale replacing withdrawn
section of Route 166
06.05.53 |
TC |
27RT |
22RT |
19RT |
STREATHAM
COMMON Greyhound - NEW ADDINGTON
Sunday
extended from Croydon to Streatham Common.
 |
Taken fromAugust 12th 1953 Red Book |
06.10.54 |
TC |
27RT |
22RT |
17RT |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM COMMON
Diverted in Croydon via George Street instead of Katharine Street.
10.08.55 |
TC |
27RT |
22RT |
17RT |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM COMMON
Express service introduced Mon-Fri peaks and Sat shopping hours.
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28.07.56 |
TC |
27RT |
22RT |
17RT |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM COMMON
Saturday express service withdrawn.
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RT1810 West Croydon Bus Station |
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07.08.57 |
TC |
27RT |
22RT |
17RT |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAGE
Streatham terminal changed to Streatham Garage.
26.11.58 |
TC |
25RT |
22RT |
13RT |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAGE
See times below
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RT 241 at East Croydon Station - George Street heading towards Central Croydon. |
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01.09.64 |
TC |
24RM |
22RM |
8RM |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAGE
Routemaster
operation commenced.
11.11.67 |
TC |
25RML |
22RML |
10RML |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAGE
RM
replaced by RML
18.04.70 |
TC |
12RML |
16RML |
6RML |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAGE
Express service withdrawn, this was replaced by new services C1 and C3
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31.10.70 |
TC |
12RML |
16RML |
-- |
TH |
-- |
-- |
6RM |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAGE
Sunday
only Thornton Heath allocation introduced with RM - spare from Route
64.
04.12.71 |
TC |
12RML |
16RML |
-- |
TH |
-- |
-- |
6RT |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAGE
Sunday
only Thornton Heath allocation converted to RT because Route
64 was converted to OPO thus removing Routemasters from that shed.
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RM608 Addington |
01.03.75 |
TC |
12DM |
16DM |
-- |
TH |
-- |
-- |
6RT |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAGE
Croydon
allocation converted to front entrance double deck operation.
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RT4540 (TH) operates a Sunday journey |
03.10.76 |
TC |
12DM |
16DM |
-- |
TH |
-- |
-- |
6RM |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAGE
Thornton
Heath allocation converted to Routemaster operation as Route
109 was converted.
27.08.78 |
TC101+ |
12DM |
16DM |
-- |
TH1+ |
-- |
-- |
6DM |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAGE
Thornton
Heath allocation converted to DM operation as Route
109 was converted.
28.10.78 |
TC101+ |
11DM |
11DM |
6DM |
NEW ADDINGTON - STREATHAM GARAG
Thornton
Heath allocation withdrawn.
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DM1798 seen at New Addington on the last day of crew operation next to a C3 which was not to be seen again © John Parkin |
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04.09.82 |
TC91+ |
18D |
14D |
7D |
Daily
conversion to OPO operation with Daimler Fleetlines
BRIXTON GARAGE (Suns) Streatham - Streatham Vale - THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri except peaks/Sats) - WEST CROYDON (Mon-Fri peaks) - NEW ADDINGTON
Express Service: NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way
or Salcot Crescent - WEST CROYDON (Mon-Fri
pks)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Thornton Heath Garage and
Streatham - replaced by new Route 60 and further withdrawn Mon-Fri peaks between
West Croydon and Thornton Heath Garage.
Sunday service extended from Streatham Garage to Brixton Garage.
Express service
introduced Mon-Fri peaks between West Croydon and New Addington Homestead Way
serving stops previously used by Route C3
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DMS2495 Salcot Crescent |
27.04.85 |
TC91+ |
17D |
11D |
7D |
BRIXTON
GARAGE (Suns) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri mid-day/Sats)
- WEST CROYDON (Mon-Fri peaks & evgs) - NEW ADDINGTON
Homestead Way
Express Service: NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way or Salcot
Crescent - WEST CROYDON (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri
evenings withdrawn between West Croydon and Thornton Heath.
07.02.87 |
TC91+ |
17L |
11L |
7L |
BRIXTON
GARAGE (Suns) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri mid-day/Sats)
- WEST CROYDON (Mon-Fri peaks & evgs) - NEW ADDINGTON
Homestead Way
Express Service: NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way or Salcot
Crescent - WEST CROYDON (Mon-Fri peaks)
Leyland
Olympian introduction.
22.08.87 |
TC91+ |
27L |
21L |
11L |
WEST
CROYDON - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way or Vulcan Way (Mon-Sat except
evgs)
Withdrawn between West Croydon and Brixton Garage -
replaced by Sunday service on Route 60.
Re-routed in New Addington via Fieldway - Dunley Drive - Headley Drive,Goldcrest
Way - King Henry's Drive and Gascooigne Road instead of Lodge lane and Montacute
Road.
Mon-Sat (except evenings) additional service introduced between West Croydon
Bus Station and NEW ADDINGTON Vulcan Way via above routeing to Arnhem Drive
and then King Henry's Drive.
Service increase to compensate for 130B withdrawal.
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L139 East Croydon |
01.11.91 |
TC91+ |
27L/T/D |
21L/T/D |
11L/T/D |
WEST
CROYDON - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way or Vulcan Way (Mon-Sat except
evgs)
Mon-Sat Titan and Daimler introduced
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T382 East Croydon |
14.03.92 |
TC91+ |
27M |
21M |
11M |
WEST
CROYDON - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way or Vulcan Way (Mon-Sat except
evgs)
Metrobuses
replace Titans
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M1073 East Croydon |
27.03.93 |
TC91+ |
14dd |
19dd |
9dd |
WEST
CROYDON - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way
Mon-Sat Vulcan Way journeys withdrawn.
21.05.00 |
TC91+ |
6L |
8L |
-- |
Q281+ |
NV |
NV |
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WEST
CROYDON - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way ( Mon-Sat )
TRAMLINK
PHASE 2
Mon-Sat evenings and Sunday withdrawn. Certain early morning journeys off Route
N159 introduced from New Addington to West Croydon.
The routeing via Croydon
town centre withdrawn with eastbound buses at East Croydon Station serving
the Dingwall Road stop instead of the College Road stop.
17.03.01 |
TC91+ |
6L |
8L |
-- |
TH201+ |
L |
L |
-- |
WEST CROYDON - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way ( Mon-Sat )
The N159 passed to Arriva thus London Central involvement finished.
31.08.02 |
TC91+ |
7LDR+ |
8LDR |
-- |
| 1L |
WEST
CROYDON - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way ( Mon-Sat )
Converted
to single deck operation - TH involvement withdrawn
25.08.03 |
MB191+ |
5Dart |
5Dart |
5Dart |
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Contract reassigned |
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NORWOOD
JUNCTION - Portland Road - Woodside - Addiscombe Road - Shirley Road -
Upper Shirley Road - Addington Village - Lodge Lane - Field Way - Goldcrest
Way.
Arnhem Drive - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way
Diverted at Shirley Park to Norwood Junction
instead of West Croydon and Sunday service reintroduced
Contract re-assigned to Metrobus.
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Dart 214 Addington Interchange |
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05.03.05 |
PH191+ |
5Dart |
5Dart |
5Dart |
NORWOOD
JUNCTION - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way
Reallocated
to Polehill during reconstruction of the Orpington site
18.03.06 |
C191+ |
5Dart |
5Dart |
5Dart |
NORWOOD
JUNCTION - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way
Reallocated
to Croydon (C)
19.04.10 |
C191+ |
8Dart |
8Dart |
4Dart |
NORWOOD
JUNCTION - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way
Rerouted between Shirley road and Woodside Green via Lower Addiscome road and Shierely Road - returned to normal 14.02.15
28.08.10 |
C191+ |
5Dart |
5Dart |
5Dart |
NORWOOD
JUNCTION - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way
Contract
renewal
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219 at the Parkway terminus
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31.01.15 |
C191+ |
5Dart |
5Dart |
5Dart |
NORWOOD
JUNCTION - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way
Contract extended for two years
14.02.15 |
C191+ |
9Dart |
9Dart |
4Dart |
THORNTON HEATH Clock Tower - Parchmore Road - High Street - Whitehorse Lane - Park Road - Selhurst Road - South Norwood High Street (for Norwood Junction Station) - South Norwood Hill - Portland Road - Spring Lane - Woodside Tramlink - Spring Lane - Lower Addiscombe Road - Shirley Road - Shirley Park - Upper Shirley Road - Shirley Hills Road - Gravel Hill - Gravel Hill Tramlink - Gravel Hill - Kent Gate Way - Addington Village Tramlink - Lodge Lane - Fieldway - Merrow Way - Headley Drive - Goldcrest Way - King Henry's Drive - Homestead Way - Overbury Crescent - NEW ADDINGTON Parkway - Tramlink
Extended from Norwood Junction to Thornton Heath and routeing via Spring Lane restored
29.08.15 |
C191+ |
9Dart |
9Dart |
4Dart |
THORNTON HEATH - NEW ADDINGTON
Contract extended for two years
24.10.15 |
C181+ |
11dart |
11Dart |
4Dart |
THORNTON HEATH Clock Tower - Parchmore Road - High Street - Whitehorse Lane - Park Road - Selhurst Road - South Norwood High Street (for Norwood Junction Station) - South Norwood Hill - Portland Road - Spring Lane - Woodside Tramlink - Spring Lane - Lower Addiscombe Road - Shirley Road - Shirley Park - Upper Shirley Road - Shirley Hills Road - Gravel Hill - Gravel Hill Tramlink - Gravel Hill - Kent Gate Way - Addington Village Tramlink - Lodge Lane - Fieldway - Merrow Way - Headley Drive - Lodge Lane - King Henry's Drive - Montacute Road - Salcot Crescent ( return via Parkway ) - Central Parade - Arnheim Drive - King Henrys Drive - NEW ADDINGTON Vulcan Way
Rerouted in New Addington as shown above
Running number sequence change
26.08.17 |
BC101+ |
11SE |
10SE |
4SE |
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Contract reassigned |
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THORNTON HEATH - NEW ADDINGTON
New operator
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8192 Addington © Edward S |
27.08.22 |
BC101+ |
12SE |
11SE |
7SE |
THORNTON HEATH - NEW ADDINGTON
Contract extended for two years
24.08.24 |
BC101+ |
12SE |
11SE |
7SE |
THORNTON HEATH - NEW ADDINGTON
Contract renewal
Current Blind
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Operating Garages
BC Beddington Cross
Changeover point at Addington Village
TH
Thornton Heath
Changeover point outside garage
TC
Croydon
Route 130 had two relief points whilst TC based:
Changeover points for through journeys from Streatham or Thornton Heath was in London Rd at West Croydon and not at the bus station until North End was closed to traffic; crews only changed when travelling south.
MB
Orpington
Changeover point at West Croydon ?
PH
Polehill
Changeover point at West Croydon ?
C
Croydon
Changeover point at Addington Village
BC Beddington Cross
Changeover point at Addington Village
ED Elmers End
Changeover point not known
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