Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
29.08.98
TC61+
12M
10M
6M
New contract

CATERHAM-ON-THE-HILL Westway Common - Old Coulsdon - Coulsdon Road,Stoats Nest Road - Brighton Road - Purley - South Croydon - East Croydon - Addiscombe Road - Wickham Road - SHIRLEY INN
NEW ROUTE
replacing Route 400 between Caterham & Croydon and 166 between Croydon and Shirley

M1086 Croydon Town Centre

21.05.00
TC61+
12L
11l
6L

CATERHAM-ON-THE-HILL - Old Coulsdon - Coulsdon Road - Stoats Nest Road - Brighton Road - Purley - ADDINGTON Tramlink Interchange
Diverted at Addiscombe Road to ADDINGTON Tramlink via Route130

L255 East Croydon Station

© Peter Horrex


20.07.02
TC61+
12L
11l
6L

CATERHAM  -  ADDINGTON
Converted from Tendered Net contract to Tendered Gross contract

DLA177 East Croydon Station

30.08.03
GD241+
16sc
14sc
9sc
Contract reassigned

CATERHAM  -  ADDINGTON  
New contract awarded to Metrobus (GD) - frequency increase

07.03.05
GD241+
16sc
14sc
9sc

CATERHAM  -  ADDINGTON
Certain SDO journeys that previously ran from Tudor Rose in Old Coulsdon extended to Lacey Drive

25.02.06
C241+
16sc
14sc
9sc

CATERHAM  -  ADDINGTON
Godstone garage closed - allocation moved to Croydon (C)

Metrobus 466 East Croydon

© Adam Murray


30.08.08
TC361+
16DW
12DW
8DW
Contract reassigned to Arriva (TC)

CATERHAM  -  ADDINGTON
New contract

DW26 Westway Common

31.08.13
TC361+
17T
14T
9T

CATERHAM  -  ADDINGTON  
Contract renewal with Arriva London

T63 Addington interchange

01.09.18
TC361+
17T
14T
11T

CATERHAM  -  ADDINGTON
Contract extended for two years

T286 Addington Gravel Hill

© Edward S


02.11.19
TC361+
20DW
17DW
11DW

CATERHAM  -  ADDINGTON
Increased frequencies

DW501 GravelHill

Taken at the same spot as T286

© Edward S


29.08.20
TC361+
19DW
17DW
11DW

CATERHAM  -  ADDINGTON
Contract renewal

Ensignbus 168 East Croydon

Ensignbus 168 helps out during a tram shortage July  2023

© Jack Marian

Current Blind



466

 

Operating Garages

TC Croydon
Changeover point at garage

C Croydon (Metrobus)
Changeover point not known

GD Godstone
Changeover point not known

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

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Wednesday, 20.09.23