Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
03.10.34 |
ED |
14NS |
14NS |
8ST |
TC |
4ST/12 |
CROYDON AIRPORT - Purley Way - Denning Avenue - Warnham Road - East Croydon - Addiscombe Road - Shirley Park - WEST WICKHAM Railway Hotel
Prior to this date had been 179 / 194
08.04.36 |
ED |
17NS |
17NS |
-- |
TC |
4ST/12 |
CROYDON AIRPORT - Purley Way - Denning Avenue - Warnham Road - East Croydon - Addiscombe Road - Shirley Park - WEST WICKHAM Railway Hotel ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service replaced by revised Route 78
29.04.36 |
ED |
30NS |
26NS |
-- |
CROYDON AIRPORT - Purley Way - Denning Avenue - Warnham Road - East Croydon - Addiscombe Road - Shirley Park - West Wickham - Elmers End - Anerley - Penge - Lower Sydenham - Perry Vale - FOREST HILL ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from West Wickham to Forest Hill
09.11.38 |
ED |
31LT |
26LT |
-- |
CROYDON AIRPORT - Purley Way - Denning Avenue - Warnham Road - East Croydon - Addiscombe Road - Shirley Park - West Wickham,Eden Park - Elmers End - Anerley - Penge - Lower Sydenham - Perry Vale - FOREST HILL ( Mon-Sat )
Diverted at Eden Park via Linksway - I am uncertain as to route before this date
29.11.39 |
ED |
31LT |
25LT |
20LT |
CROYDON AIRPORT - Purley Way - Denning Avenue - Warnham Road - East Croydon - Addiscombe Road - Shirley Park - West Wickham,Eden Park - Elmers End - Anerley - Penge - Lower Sydenham - Perry Vale - FOREST HILL
Sunday service reintroduced
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Taken from 1939 map drawn by Mike Harris |
20.11.40 |
ED |
26LT+ |
25LT |
8LT |
3LT/12 | ||||
TC |
-- |
-- |
12STL |
CROYDON AIRPORT - FOREST HILL
Sunday Croydon (TC) allocation introduced
02.04.41 |
ED |
26LT+ |
25LT |
20LT |
3LT/12 |
CROYDON AIRPORT - FOREST HILL
Sunday Croydon (TC) allocation withdrawn - Route 54 allocation moved from Elmers End to Croydon to compensate fro TC loss
03.07.46 |
ED |
32LT |
27LT |
18LT |
CROYDON AIRPORT - FOREST HILL
Diverted to run in Croydon via George Street ( return via Katherine Street ) High Street and South End instead of Park Lane and Aberdeen Road
20.10.48 |
ED |
36RT |
29RT |
19RT |
CROYDON AIRPORT - FOREST HILL
LT type replaced by RT
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RT3406 - upper case blind - roof box - and headed for SHIRLEY PARK HOTEL
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30.04.58 |
ED |
25RT+ |
19RT+ |
12RT |
3RT/12 | 1RT/194A |
CROYDON AIRPORT - FOREST HILL
Frequency reductions
14.08.63 |
ED |
22RT |
18RT |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - CROYDON AIRPORT (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service diverted via Shirley Way instead of Wickham
Road direct and re-numbered 194C.
31.10.70 |
ED |
18SMS |
12SMS |
6SMS |
FOREST
HILL STN - CROYDON AIRPORT
Converted to single deck one person operation and Sunday service re-instated -
the Shirley Way routeing covered by new 119B.
06.01.73 |
ED |
19DMS |
12DMS |
6DMS |
FOREST
HILL STN - CROYDON AIRPORT
Converted
to double deck operation.
24.04.85 |
ED1+ |
14D |
11D |
-- |
FOREST
HILL - CROYDON AIRPORT (Mon-Sat)
Sunday
service diverted via Shirley Way and renumbered 194A
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25.10.86 |
TC1+ |
14LS |
11LS |
-- |
FOREST
HILL - CROYDON AIRPORT (Mon-Sat)
Elmers
End garage closed - allocation transferred to Croydon (TC).
Converted to single
deck operation.
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LS146 (TC) East Croydon Station May 1990 |
14.03.92 |
TL281+ |
11T |
13T |
5T |
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New Contract |
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FOREST
HILL - CROYDON AIRPORT
Garage journeys from Catford (TL) ran out of service.
Sunday service re-introduced replacing withdrawn 194A.
29.06.96 |
TL281+ |
11T |
12T |
8T |
FOREST HILL - WEST CROYDON BUS STATION
Diverted at East Croydon via Wellesley Road to West Croydon Bus Station,the
withdrawn section replaced by amended 119
31.08.96 |
TB81+ |
4T |
4T |
4T |
TL281+ |
8T |
9T |
5T |
FOREST HILL - WEST CROYDON BUS STATION
Bromley
(TB) allocation introduced.
29.08.98 |
TB81+ |
12VA |
15VA |
10VA |
FOREST HILL - WEST CROYDON BUS STATION
Diverted
in Shirley via Shirley Way.
Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn.
02.09.00 |
TB181+ |
7VA |
6VA |
4VA |
TL281+ |
7VN |
9VN |
6VN |
FOREST HILL - WEST CROYDON BUS STATION
Catford
(TL) allocation re-introduced.
30.08.03 |
TC61+ |
14DW |
14DW |
8DW |
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Contract reassigned |
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LOWER
SYDENAHM Sainsbury's - WEST CROYDON Bus Station
Withdrawn between Bell Green and Forest Hill and diverted instead
to Sainsbury's.
28.08.10 |
TC61+ |
14DW |
14DW |
8DW |
LOWER
SYDENAHM Sainsbury's - WEST CROYDON Bus Station
Contract renewal
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DLA184 Croydon Town Centre |
29.08.15 |
TC61+ |
14DW |
14DW |
8DW |
LOWER
SYDENAHM Sainsbury's - WEST CROYDON Bus Station
Contract extended for two years
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T60 West Croydon stand |
26.08.17 |
TC61+ |
14DW |
14DW |
9DW |
LOWER
SYDENAHM Sainsbury's - WEST CROYDON Bus Station
Contract renewal
09.12.17 |
TC61+ |
15DW |
14DW |
10DW |
Schedule changes
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ED
Elmers End
Changeover point outside garage
TC
Croydon
Changeover point Swan & Sugar Loaf until 28.06.96
Currently West Croydon Bus Station
TL
Catford
Forest Hill stand
TB
Bromley
Relief point for Bromley on route 194 is mainly Forest
Hill on Monday to Saturday - Catford garage for meal reliefs on Sunday. There
are a few duties that take over/ finish at Shirley Monks Orchard.
The light running on this route is lengthy - via route 61 to Bromley - 208 to
Catford then 75 to Perry Vale and 194 to Forest Hill - returning via 185 Forest
Hill to Catford - then 208 and 61.
Some buses also run light to West Croydon.
There were also changeovers TB at West Wickham Swan.
I would like to thank Bob Baker and Russell ( a driver at TL ) for helping out with additional information