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
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Taken from 1939 Historical Bus Map |
20.11.40 |
ED |
26LT+ |
25LT |
8LT |
| 3LT/12 | ||||
TC |
-- |
-- |
12STL |
Sunday Croydon (TC) allocation introduced
02.04.41 |
ED |
26LT+ |
25LT |
20LT |
| 3LT/12 |
Sunday Croydon (TC) allocation withdrawn - Route 54 allocation moved from Elmers End to Croydon to compensate fro TC loss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 |
LT type replaced by RT
 |
RT3406 - upper case blind - roof box - and headed for SHIRLEY PARK HOTEL
This image available with the RT.RTL.RTW download at Bus Photos |
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30.04.58 |
ED |
25RT+ |
19RT+ |
12RT |
| 3RT/12 | 1RT/194A |
 |
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
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 |
Converted to double deck operation.
 |
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24.04.85 |
ED1+ |
14D |
11D |
-- |
FOREST
HILL - CROYDON AIRPORT (Mon-Sat)
Sunday
service diverted via Shirley Way and renumbered 194A
 |
L199 Croydon This image available on the |
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25.10.86 |
TC1+ |
14LS |
11LS |
-- |
Elmers
End garage closed - allocation transferred to Croydon (TC).
Converted to single
deck operation.
14.03.92 |
TL281+ |
11T |
13T |
5T |
 |
New Contract |
|---|
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 |
Bromley (TB) allocation introduced.
 |
T69 is probably having a crew change at Forest Hill
This image available with the |
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29.08.98 |
TB81+ |
12VA |
15VA |
10VA |
Diverted
in Shirley via Shirley Way.
Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn.
 |
VA130 West Croydon
This image available with the |
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02.09.00 |
TB181+ |
7VA |
6VA |
4VA |
TL281+ |
7VN |
9VN |
6VN |
Catford (TL) allocation re-introduced.
30.08.03 |
TC61+ |
14DW |
14DW |
8DW |
 |
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.
 |
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28.08.10 |
TC61+ |
14DW |
14DW |
8DW |
Contract renewal
29.08.15 |
TC61+ |
14DW |
14DW |
8DW |
Contract extended for two years
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
