Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
22.08.87
AL51+
10D
10D
--
 
TC131+
--
--
4D/L

TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road - Mitcham Common - West Croydon - CROYDON Katharine St ( Mon-Sat ) Croham Road - Farley Road - Addington - Lodge Lane - NEW ADDINGTON Homestead Way (Suns)
NEW ROUTE - replaces part 64 on Mon-Sat and complete 64 Sunday service

D2430 (AL) Fair Green seen on the first day of operation

© John Parkin


14.05.88
AL51+
10D
10D
--
 
TC131+
--
--
4D/L

TOOTING BROADWAY - CROYDON Katharine Street (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat) - SOUTH CROYDON Swan & Sugar Loaf (  Mon-Fri ) - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Mon-Fri between peaks/Sat shopping hours) - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Suns)

26.11.88
TH101+
10D
13D
4D

TOOTING BROADWAY  -  CROYDON ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat )  -  SOUTH CROYDON ( Mon-Fri )  -  SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE ( Mon-Fri between peaks / Sat sh )  -  NEW ADDINGTON ( Suns ) Croydon (TC) and Merton (AL) allocations withdrawn - and replaced by daily Thornton Heath (TH

21.07.90
TH191+
11L
11L
4L

TOOTING BROADWAY - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE
2 year LRT contract awarded - extended at all times from Croydon to South Croydon Garage.
Sunday service withdrawn between Croydon and New Addington being replaced by re-introduced Route 64

Running number sequence changed

29.06.91
TH191+
11L
11L
4L

TOOTING BROADWAY - CROYDON Katharine Street
Withdrawn between Croydon and South Croydon Garage

L135 Wellesley Road

busmap.co.uk


14.03.92
TH191+
11L/T
11L/T
4L/T

TOOTING BROADWAY - CROYDON Katharine Street
Titan type introduced

T494 West Croydon Bus Station

busmap.co.uk


15.06.96
TH191+
11L
9L
6L

TOOTING BROADWAY - CROYDON Katharine Street
NEW SCHEDULES

264 LEAFLET 1996

Croydon Town Centre
Taken from1995 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk


08.11.97
TC301+
11M
11M
5M

TOOTING BROADWAY - CROYDON Katharine Street
Allocation moved from Thornton Heath (TH) to South Croydon (TC)

29.08.98
TC301+
12L
11L
6L

TOOTING BROADWAY - CROYDON Katharine Street
Start of new contract

 

 

L4 Tooting Broadway

 


30.01.99
TH301+
12L
11L
6L

TOOTING BROADWAY - CROYDON Katharine Street
Re-allocated back to Thornton Heath (TH

30.04.00
TC301+
--
--
6L
 
TH131+
12L
11L
--

TOOTING BROADWAY - CROYDON Katharine Street
Sunday allocation moved back to South Croydon (TC)

01.09.01
CN151+
13L
13L
7L

TOOTING BROADWAY - CROYDON Katharine Street
Allocation transferred to Beddington Farm (BF) later known as Croydon (CN)

 

 

Any bus will do !

 


30.08.03
CN151+
14L/DW
14L/DW
10L/DW

CROYDON Katharine Street - Tooting Broadway - Garratt Lane - Fountain Road - Blackshaw Road - TOOTING ST George's Hospital ( return via Tooting High Street )
Extended from Tooting Broadway to St George's Hospital and diverted southbound via new link to Drummond Road instead of via Frith Road

Renewed contract

 

DW47 runs parallel with the tram track in Croydon

 


20.03.04
CN151+
14DW
14DW
10DW
Night Service
CN171+
3DW
3DW
3DW

CROYDON Katherine Street  -  TOOTING St George's Hospital
Night service previously numbered N264 - renumbered 264


28.08.10
CN151+
14DW
14DW
9DW
Night Service
CN171+
3DW
3DW
3DW

CROYDON Katherine Street  -  TOOTING St George's Hospital
Contract renewal

31.03.12
TC151+
14DW
14DW
9DW
Night Service
TC171+
3DW
3DW
3DW

CROYDON Katherine Street  -  TOOTING St George's Hospital
Beddington Farm closed - allocation moved to South Croydon (TC)

31.08.13
TC151+
15DW
15DW
10DW
Night Service
TC171+
3DW
3DW
3DW

CROYDON Katherine Street  -  TOOTING St George's Hospital
New schedule with more buses

T280 seen crossing the tram tracks at West Croydon

© Lawrence Living


29.08.15
TC151+
15DW
15DW
10DW
Night Service
TC171+
3DW
3DW
3DW

CROYDON Katharine Street - TOOTING ST George's Hospital
Contract renewal

07.04.18
TC151+
12DW
12DW
11DW
Night Service
TC171+
3DW
3DW
3DW

CROYDON Katharine Street -  TOOTING ST George's Hospital
Mon-Sat frequency reduction

02.11.19
TC151+
13DW
13DW
10DW
Night Service
TC171+
3DW
3DW
3DW

WEST CROYDON Bus Station -  TOOTING ST George's Hospital
Withdrawn between West Croydon and Katherine Street

29.08.20
TC151+
13DW
13DW
10DW
Night Service
TC171+
3DW
3DW
3DW

WEST CROYDON Bus Station -  TOOTING ST George's Hospital
Contract extended for two years

27.08.22
C31+
11EH
11EH
9EH
Night Service
C831+
3EH
3EH
3EH

WEST CROYDON Bus Station -  TOOTING ST George's Hospital
New contract with Go-Ajead Metrobus eventually with new Electric double deck type Ee

EH228

 

 

EH228 West Croydon

Busocculation

 

 

 


13.12.22
C31+
11Ee
11eE
9eE
Night Service
C831+
3Ee
3Ee
3Ee

WEST CROYDON Bus Station -  TOOTING ST George's Hospital
Electric double deck type Ee introduced

 

Current Blind



264

 

Operating Garages

C Croydon
Changeover point at Addington interchange until the route was extended to Purley when relief point changed to Purley stand
Changeover point at Croydon

CN Beddington Farm
Changeover at Croydon

TC South Croydon
Most changeovers at garage but some at George Street stand

TH Thornton Heath
Changeover at West Croydon

Live visual

 

GA-L Route guide

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 04.07.24