Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
01.09.90
DG
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dd
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DT
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BROMLEY NORTH STATION - Bromley South - Bromley Common - Leaves Green - Main Road - double run via Lebanon Gardens - Stock Hill - a one way loop via Norheads Lane - Kings Road - Rosehill Road - and Sunningvale Avenue - BIGGIN HLL VALLEY (Sundays ) Main Road - Westerham Hill - London Road - Westerham High Street - WESTERHAM Kings Head ( Mon-Sat )
New Route previosly operated as Kentish Bus Route 20
Mon-Sat operated by London & Country from Dunton Green (DG) and Sunday by Kentish Bus from Dartford (DT)

 
 

 

 

637 Bromley North

Photographer unknown

 


Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
04.02.95
DG
dd
dd
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DG
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BROMLEY NORTH STATION - Bromley South - Bromley Common - Leaves Green - Main Road - double run via Lebanon Gardens - Stock Hill - a one way loop via Norheads Lane - Kings Road - Rosehill Road - and Sunningvale Avenue - BIGGIN HLL VALLEY (Sundays ) Main Road - Westerham Hill - London Road - Westerham High Street - WESTERHAM Kings Head ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat now operated by London Links
Sunday remained Kentish Bus also operating from Dunton Green

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
09.11.96
DG
dd
dd
sd

BROMLEY NORTH STATION - Bromley South - Bromley Common - Leaves Green - Main Road - double run via Lebanon Gardens - Stock Hill - a one way loop via Norheads Lane - Kings Road - Rosehill Road - and Sunningvale Avenue - BIGGIN HLL VALLEY (Sundays ) Main Road - Westerham Hill - London Road - Westerham High Street - WESTERHAM Kings Head ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat now now operated by Kentish Bus but still operted from Dunton Green


08.11.97
TB21+
7T
6T
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DG
--
--
sd
Contract reassigned

BROMLEY NORTH  -  BIGGIN HILL VALLEY ( Suns )  -  WESTERHAM ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat contract reassigned to Stagecoach Selkent operating from Bromley (TB) - Sunday remained with Kentish Bus but frequency increased.

 

 

Leyland Titan T1003

 


15.02.98
TB21+
7T
6T
--
 
TW
--
--
dd

BROMLEY NORTH  -  BIGGIN HILL VALLEY ( Suns )  -  WESTERHAM ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday only Dunton Green allocation moved to Tunbridge Wells (TW)

Taken from 1998 allocation book

19.09.98
MB151+
6ON
5ON
2ON
Contract reassigned

BROMLEY NORTH STATION - BIGGIN HILL VALLEY
Withdrawn between Biggin Hill and Westerham - the lost section replaced by New Route 246
New contract awarded to Metrobus operating from their Orpington base.

 

Northern Counties Palatine 1 Volvo Olympian 864 which was one of the last step entrance buses to be introduced into London service

 


08.01.01
GD
6ON
6ON
2ON

BROMLEY NORTH STATION - BIGGIN HILL VALLEY
Godstoe (GD) allocation introduced

13.03.01
GD
6ON
6ON
2ON

BROMLEY NORTH STATION - BIGGIN HILL VALLEY
Godstoe (GD) allocation withdrawn


01.04.01
MB151+
6ON
6ON
EX 246

BROMLEY NORTH STATION - BIGGIN HILL VALLEY
New Sunday timetable

Click here for times

29.09.03
MB151+
6ON-EL
7ON-EL
3ON-EL

BROMLEY NORTH STATION - BIGGIN HILL VALLEY
Contract renewal with new low floor East Lancs Olympians


30.08.08
MB151+
6ON-EL
7ON-EL
3ON-EL

BROMLEY NORTH STATION - BIGGIN HILL VALLEY
Contract extended for two years

 

 

Metrobus 943 - Scania Omnidekka East Lancs 10.8m (906)

 


28.08.10
MB151+
12SC
12SC
6SC

BIGGIN HILL VALLEY - CATFORD BRIDGE STATION
Contract renewal and extended from Bromley North to Catford Bridge via Route 208

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

29.08.15
MB151+
12WVL
12WVL
7WVL

BIGGIN HILL VALLEY - CATFORD BRIDGE STATION
Contract extended for two years

WVL419 seen in Bromley

© Lawrence Living


26.08.17
MB151+
12E
12E
7E

BIGGIN HILL VALLEY - CATFORD BRIDGE STATION
Contract renewal

E227 Metrobus Garage, Green Street Green

© Bexleybus


27.08.22
MB151+
12E
12E
7E

BIGGIN HILL VALLEY - CATFORD BRIDGE STATION
Contract extended for two years

 

Operating Garages

MB Metrobus ( ibus code 94 )
Meal relief point is at Bromley Town Hall
Start and finish duties ( some ) Bromley Common / Crown Lane

Ferry cars are used to and from garage

TB Bromley
Crew changeover point Crown Lane ?

GD Godstone
Crew changeover point Crown Lane ?

DG Dunton Green
Crew changeover point ?

DT Dartford
Crew changeover point

The changeover point was at Dartford Garage as the route was interworked with the 476/477. 
The duties went like this (if a 320 operated)
476 or 477 Dartford Garage to Bromley North.
320 Bromley North to Biggin Hill return.
476 or 477 Bromley North to Dartford Garage.

If no 320 then we had an hour or so kill in Bromley.

Andy Harris

ex Kentishbus Dartford Driver.

Live Visual

 

 

GAL Route guide

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Tuesday, 04.06.24