Route History

21.02.51
SP
2SRT
2SRT
--

SIDCUP GARAGE - Sidcup Station - Faraday Avenue - SIDCUP Wren Road ( Mon-Sat )
NEW ROUTE
- This was the first service numbered over 200 to be double deck - these numbers usually reserved for single deck only

02.05.51
SP
2SRT
2RTL
--

SIDCUP GARAGE  -  SIDCUP Wren Road ( Mon-Sat )
Saturday - RTL type introduced.

17.10.51
SP
5STL
5RTL+
4RTL
      1RTL/51  

ORPINGTON STN - Orpington High Street - Chipperfield Road - St Mary Cray Stn - Midfield Way - Foots Cray - Sidcup - Sidcup Station - SIDCUP Wren Road
Route revised to run Orpington to Sidcup - routeing as above. SRT type withdrawn.

Sunday service introduced

Taken from 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

22.10.52
SP
7STL
7RTL+
6RTL
      1RTL/51  

ORPINGTON STN - Orpington High Street - Chipperfield Road - St Mary Cray Stn - Midfield Way - Foots Cray - Sidcup - Sidcup Station,Faraday Avenue - Foots Cray Lane - Hurst Road - Murchison Avenue - Elmwood Drive - Bridgen Road - Arbuthnot Lane - Rochester Way - Upton Road - Townley Road - Bexleyheath - May Place Road West - BEXLEYHEATH TB Depot
Daily extended from Sidcup to Bexleyheath Trolleybus Depot


 

RTL1486 Orpington

 


19.05.54
SP
7RTL
7RTL+
6RTL
      1RTL/51  

ORPINGTON STATION  -  BEXLEYHEATH DEPOT
Mon-Fri STL replaced by RTL

04.05.55
SP
7RT
7RT
6RT

ORPINGTON STATION  -  BEXLEYHEATH DEPOT
RTL type replaced by RT.

30.04.58
SP
8RT+
7RT+
6RT
    1RT/51A 1RT/51  


 

RT788 Bexleyheath Garge

 


04.03.59
BX
14RT
8RT
5RT
 
SP
10RT
14RT
8RT

ORPINGTON STN - Bexleyheath - Erith - Lower Belvedere - Abbey Wood - Plumstead - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ( Daily ) - WOOLWICH ROAD Victoria Way (Mon-Fri peaks)
Extended from Bexleyheath to Woolwich via withdrawn trolleybus 698.
Bexleyheath (BX) allocation added.


01.07.64
BX
7RT
3RT
8RT
 
SP
10RT
12RT
10RT

ORPINGTON STN - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill
Mon-Fri peak extension from Woolwich to Charlton withdrawn.

Taken from 1964 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

07.09.68
BX
8RT
3RT
6RT
 
SP
9RT
10RT
8RT

ORPINGTON STN - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill
Allocations, see below


RT696 seen opposite Sidcup Garage

18.04.70
BX
14RT
8RT
6RT
 
SP
9RT
7RT
6RT

ORPINGTON STN - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill
Increased PVR


21.05.77
SP141+
10RM
7RM
4RM

FARNBOROUGH - Farnborough Hill - Sevenoaks Road - Orpington - St Mary Cray - Sidcup - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE - Erith Road - Bexley Road - ERITH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Bexleyheath and Woolwich except for Mon-Fri peak service to Erith.withdrawn section replaced by 269
Extended from Orpington to Farnborough replacing withdrawn section of Route 51
Bexleyheath (BX) allocation withdrawn.
RT type replaced by Routemasters.


22.03.80
SP141+
9RM
7RM
4RM

FARNBOROUGH - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE - ERITH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Schedule change

RM648 St Pauls Cray on a peak hour working

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04.09.82
SP141+
9DMS
7DMS
3DMS

GREEN STREET GREEN Rose and Crown - SIDCUP STATION (Mon-Fri evgs,Sat outside shopping hours and Sundays) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri between peaks - Sat shopping hours)-: ERITH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Converted to One Person Operation with double deck buses.
Re-routed between Sidcup and Bexleyheath via Hurst Road and Parkhill Road instead of Murchison Avenue and Elmwood Drive
Withdrawn between Sidcup Station and Bexleyheath Mon-Fri evgs - Saturday except shopping hours - and Sundays
Withdrawn between Green Street Green and Farnborough - replaced by new Route 261.

DMS2041 Sidcup Station ?

01.11.82
SP141+
9T
5T
3T

GREEN STREET GREEN - SIDCUP STATION (Mon-Fri evgs,Sat outside shopping hours and Sundays) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri/Sat shopping hours)-: ERITH (Mon-Fri peaks)
DMS type replaced by Leyland Titan.

 

T800 Orpington War Memorial

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04.02.84
SP141+
9T
5T
--

GREEN STREET GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) - SIDCUP STATION (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat outside shopping hours) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat shop hrs) - ERITH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday service replaced by New Route 299 running between Green Street Green and Eltham via withdrawn 229 and 228.


27.10.84
SP141+
9T
5T
3T

GREEN STREET GREEN - SIDCUP STATION (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat outside sh/Suns) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat shop hrs) - ERITH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday service re-instated with the 299 withdrawal.

04.05.86
SP141+
9L
8L
3L

GREEN STREET GREEN - SIDCUP STATION (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat outside sh/Suns) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat shop hrs) - ERITH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Leyland Titan replaced by Leyland Olympian.

 

 

L64 Bexleyheath Garage

 


16.08.86
SP141+
5L
4L
--

SIDCUP GARAGE - BEXLEYHEATH Market Place (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat shop hrs) - ERITH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Sidcup Garage and Green Street Green (Roundabout scheme)
Withdrawn during evenings - early Saturday mornings and all day Sundays.
Withdrawn between Bexleyheath Market Place and Bexleyheath Garage.
ROUTE OPERATED UNDER LRT Tender.

16.01.88
BX41+
5dd
5dd
--

Transferred to Bexleybus

FOOTS CRAY Sidcup Hill - ERITH (MonSat except evgs)
Sidcup Garage closed - route transferred to Bexleyheath (BX) and terminus changed at Foots Cray. Extended from Bexleyheath to Erith Monday to Saturday instead of just Mon-Fri peaks.
BEXLEYBUS SCHEME.

Bexleybus 104 Bexleyheath Shopping Centre

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14.05.88
BX41+
dd
dd
--

FOOTS CRAY Sidcup Hill - ERITH (MonSat except evgs)
Joint operation with Route 178

19.01.91
BX41+
5T
5T
--
logo Contract reassigned

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - ERITH (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat shop hrs)
Diverted at Sidcup to Queen Mary's Hospital instead of Foots Cray.

T701 (BX) Sidcup Police Station

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08.10.94
BX51+
7T
7T
4MRL

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Extended from Erith to Thamemead via Belvedere - Abbey Wood and Crossway
.
Evening service introduced and Midibus Sunday service

 

MRL239 Bexleyheath Town Centre

 


23.01.99
BX51+
14T
12T
6T

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Diverted between Bexley and Bexleyheath via Bourne Road instead of Townley Road.
Sunday service converted to double deck. the overall effect between Bexleyheath and Queen Mary's Hospital being to replace the newly-withdrawn 726.

229 leaflet, clickhere for map
1999 map, clickto enlarge

 

 

T677 Bexleyheath

 

1


01.04.00
BX51+
14PVL
12PVL
6PVL

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Converted to low floor double deck operation.

PVL251 Bexleyheath

 


24.01.04
BX51+
18PVL
15PVL
8PVL

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Contract renewed with London Central with increased frequencies

24.01.09
BX51+
19PVL
16PVL
9PVL

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Contract extended for two years - increased evening frequency

22.01.11
BX51+
18WVL
15WVL
9WVL

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Contract renewal


E232 Bexleyheath

London Bus Routes by Adam


03.05.14
BX51+
20WVL
18WVL
10WVL

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
See map

WVL83 Thamesmead Town Centre



23.01.16
DT51+
20T
18T
10T
Contract reassigned to
Arriva Kent Thameside

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
New operator

T301 Erith stand

© Steve Barker


29.10.16
DT51+
20T
16T
10T
Officially transferred from AKT to
Arriva London North

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Internal transfer

13.07.19
DT141+
20T
16T
10T

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Running number sequence change

T307

T307 Abbey Road, Belvedere

© Edward S


23.01.21
DT141+
21T
17T
10T

SIDCUP Queen Mary's Hospital - THAMESMEAD Town Centre
Contract renewal

T318 Abbey Wood Station

T318 Abbey Wood Station 22.05.22

© Ian Armstrong

 

2023 Map

2023 map for Route 229
Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

 

Current Blind



229

 

Operating Garages

BX Bexleyheath
Changeover point outside garage

SP Sidcup
Changeover point Foots Cray Post Office.

DT Dartford
The relief point is either Erith-(during the day) or Dartford garage-(out of service) at night.

On Saturday evenings from 23rd January until 17th September we have one 229 journey that had its relief at Bexley library. The driver coming to and from DT for and from their relief.

Live visual

 

 

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Saturday, 10.08.24