Route History
16.08.86 |
OB |
4OV/RH |
4OV/RH |
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New service |
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PETTS WOOD STATION - Petts Wood Road - Poverest Road,Kent Road - Lower Road - High Street Orpington - double run via Orpington Station ( evenings and peaks ) - Repton Road - Eton Road - The Highway - CHELSFIELD STATION (Mon-Sat) - Windsor Drive - Vine Road - Worlds End Lane - High Street - GREEN STREET GREEN Rose & Crown (Mon-Sat except evenings ) - Cudham Lane North - Cudham Lane South - Knockholt Main Road - Knockholt Road - Knockholt Station - Watercroft Road - London Road - Wheatsheaf Hill - Orpington By Pass - Court Road - Spur Road - ORPINGTON War Memorial ( One late evening Sat journey )
New Midibus Route operated by Orpington Buses - replaced most of Route 284
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| OV5 seen in the original Roundabout livery | RH28 Orpington Station |
11.08.90 |
OB |
4MC |
4MC |
-- |
Change of vehicle type
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Mercedes MC2 Orpington
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16.11.91 |
OB |
4MC |
4MC |
-- |
Rerouted in Chelsfield to operate in both directions via Warren Road and `The Meadway to Windsor Drive
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MA18
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21.11.92 |
OB |
4MC+ 1 R1 |
4MC+ 1 R1 |
-- |
PETTS WOOD STATION - Petts Wood Road - Poverest Road,Kent Road - Lower Road - High Street Orpington - double run via Orpington Station (at all times) - Repton Road - Eton Road - The Highway - Chelsfield Station,Warren Road - The Meadway - Windsor Drive - Glentrammon Lane - GREEN STREET GREEN High Street (Mon-Sat ) - Cudham Lane North - Cudham Lane South - Knockholt Main Road - Knockholt Road - Knockholt Station - Watercroft Road - London Road - Wheatsheaf Hill - Orpington By Pass - Court Road - Spur Road - ORPINGTON War Memorial ( One late evening Sat journey )
Rerouted at Green Street Green to terminate in High Street instead of Rose and Crown
Rerouted at all times via Orpington Station
Extended in evenings from Chelsfield to Green Street Green
Saturday night journey extended from Green Street Green via Cudham rerouted as shown
Commencement of two year contract
02.12.95 |
Y |
4MM |
4MM |
1MM |
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Conract reassigned to Centrewest (Y) |
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PETTS WOOD STATION - GREEN STREET GREEN (Daily)
Hourly Sunday service introduced
Saturday night journey via Cudham withdrawn
08.11.99 |
Y |
4DMS |
4DMS |
1DMS |
Converted to low floor single deckers
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DP7 Orpington
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01.12.01 |
Y |
4DMS |
4DMS |
1DMS |
LOCKS BOTTOM Pallant Way - Crofton Lane - Coppice Estate - Petts Wood - Petts Wood Road - Poverest Road - Orpington Station - Charterhouse Road - Orpington By Pass - Maypole Road - CHELSFIELD Five Bells
Contract renewal
Withdrawn between Orpington and Green Street Green - this section being covered by Revised R1
Diverted at Orpington to CHELSFIELD Five Bells by withdrawn Route R8
Extended from Petts Wood via Fairway - Tudor Way - Queensway - Franks Wood Avenue - Faringdon Avenue - Whitbeam Avenue - Lovelace Avenue - Chesham Avenue - Shepperton Road - Towncourt Lane - Crofton Lane - Crofton Road -
LOCKS BOTTOM Palanrt Way
25.09.04 |
Y |
4DMS |
4DMS |
1DMS |
PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL - CHELSFIELD VILLAGE
Extended from Locks Bottom to Princess Royal Hospital
08.12.07 |
MB321+ |
4DMS |
4DMS |
3DMS |
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Contract reassigned |
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03.12.11 |
MB321+ |
4DMS |
4DMS |
3DMS |
Contract renewal
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Metrobus 281 Orpington |
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01.05.14 |
MB321+ |
4SE |
4SE |
3SE |
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| Extracted from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris The Greater London Bus Map |
01.04.17 |
MB321+ |
4SE |
4SE |
3SE |
PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL - ORPINGTON STATION
Withdrawn between Orpington and Chelsfield, replaced by R7
Diverted off Poverest Road via Amherst Road to replace that section of R2
Frequency increase
Operating Garages
OB Orpington
Crew Changeover point KENT ROAD Cray Avenue
Y Orpington
Crew Changeover point not known
MB Green Street Green
Crew Changeover point Orpington Station (some at Princess Royal Hospital)
From 01.04.17
all changeovers at Orpington Station
