Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
15.05.89	MB	ex other	--	--

CRYSTAL PALACE - Crystal Palace Park Road - Penge - Anerley - Elmers End - Beckenham - Park Langley - Bromley South - Locksbottom - Orpington - GREEN STREET GREEN
New commercial service introduced by Metrobus but with just 2 return journyes Mon-Fri

26.03.90

MB

3sd

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CRYSTAL PALACE  -  Anerley Hill - Anerley - Penge - Beckenham War Memorial - Elmers End - Eden Park - South Eden Park Road - Park Langley - Bromley South - Locksbottom - Orpington - GREEN STREET GREEN
Route promoted to hourly service but with 2 hourly gaps at certain times and routeing altered as above

03.09.90

MB

ex other

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CRYSTAL PALACE  -  GREEN STREET GREEN ( Mon-Fri )
Service hourly throughout now

27.04.91

MB

4DMS

2DMS

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CRYSTAL PALACE  -  LOCKS BOTTOM (Sat) - ORPINGTON ( Mon-Fri )
Saturday service introduced

21.11.92

MB71+

9 DART

ex

ex

CRYSTAL PALACE  -  ORPINGTON STN ( Daily )
The hourly link between Farnborough and Bromley provided by routes 261 (Saturdays) and 361 (Mon-Fri) - and also journeys on peak hour route 471 between Green Street Green and Orpington - were withdrawn and replaced by changes to the 358 - whose eastern end was modified to what we know today. In order to serve Bromley town centre more effectively - the route was diverted via Market Square and Shortlands Road - instead of Westmoreland Road. Because this took the route under the low bridge at Shortlands - single deckers had to be used - and a batch of 9 Dennis Darts was ordered. Buses ran every 20 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes - with a new hourly evening and Sunday service. This represented a substantial increase over all the previous services that were replaced.

04.94

MB

9 DART

ex other

ex other

CRYSTAL PALACE  -  ORPINGTON STN ( Daily )
The evening and Sunday service (except Sunday evenings) was enhanced to every 30 minutes

11.97

MB71+

8excel

8excel

4excel

CRYSTAL PALACE  -  ORPINGTON STN ( Daily )
Sunday evening service being standardised with Mon-Sat

CRYSTAL PALACE - Anerley Hill - Penge,Kent House - Beckenham - Elmers End Green - Upper Elmers End Road - South Eden Park Road - Hayes Lane - Shortlands Road - Bromley Market square - Widmore Road - Kentish Way - ElMon-Friield Road - Bromley South - Bromley Common - Locks Bottom - Farnborough - Green Street Green - Sevenoaks Road - War Memorial - ORPINGTON STATION
The route was now under a short term contract with TFL staying with Metrobus

CRYSTAL PALACE  -  ORPINGTON STN
New 5 year contract commenced

CRYSTAL PALACE  -  ORPINGTON STN 
Contract renewal

Operating Garages

MB Green Street Green ( ibus code 94 )
Changeover point Green Street Green Metrobus Garage (outside on the green)

For further information please visit http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/358.htm