Route History

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

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Sunday Croydon (TC) allocation withdrawn - Route 54 allocation moved from Elmers End to Croydon to compensate fro TC loss

20.10.48

ED

36RT

29RT

19RT

CROYDON AIRPORT  -  FOREST HILL 
LT type replaced by RT

14.08.63

ED

22RT

18RT

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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

L240 Croydon High Street busmap.co.uk

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.

LS146 (TC) East Croydon Station May 1990 busmap.co.uk

14.03.92

TL281+

11T

13T

5T

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

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

DLA184 Croydon Town Centre

29.08.15

TC61+

14DW

14DW

8DW

LOWER SYDENAHM Sainsbury's - WEST CROYDON Bus Station
Contract extended for two years

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

Operating Garages

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