Route History
16.08.86 |
OB25 |
1RH/OV |
1RH/OV |
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peak journeys |
TB21 |
1LS |
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NEW SERVICE |
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ORPINGTON STATION - Station Road - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Cudham Lane North - Cudham Lane South - Knockholt Main Road - Knockholt Road - Rushmore Hill Road - Rushmore Hill. Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions Outside Mon-Fri peak hours southbound journeys operated from Orpington via Spur Road - Lancing Road - Mortimer Road - Homefield Road - and Orpington High Street.
Certain journeys operated between Knockholt Road and Orpington via Halstead - Shoreham Lane - London Road - Pratts Bottom - and Sevenoaks Road ( Route R6 )
NEW Minibus Route operated by Orpington Buses trading as Roundabout under LRT tendering process - replaced previous Route 431 operated by London & Country
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LS349 Orpington © Jeff Lloyd |
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21.11.87 |
OB25 |
1RH |
1RH |
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peak journeys |
TB21 |
1LS ex 227 |
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-- |
OV type withdrawn
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RH15 Orpington Station
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16.07.88 |
OB25 |
2RH |
1RH |
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TB allocation withdrawn
21.11.92 |
OB25 |
2RH |
1RH |
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ORPINGTON STATION - Station Road - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Cudham Lane North - Cudham Lane South - Knockholt Main Road - Knockholt Road - Rushmore Hill Road - Rushmore Hill. Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
Peak journeys via Knockholt and Halstead withdrawn and also Chelsfield Village journeys - these journeys being renumbered R6
24.04.93 |
OB25 |
1FM |
2FM |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - ORPINGTON (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
RH type replaced by FM
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FM5 Orpington Station
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04.12.93 |
DG |
1 midi |
2 midi |
-- |
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Operation transferred to Kentish Bus operated by Dunton Green (DG) |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - ORPINGTON (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
New operator
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856 Orpington
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28.02.98 |
NF |
1 midi |
2 midi |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - ORPINGTON (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
DG allocation transferred to Northfleet (NF)
15.02.99 |
DT |
1 midi |
1 midi |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - ORPINGTON (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
NF allocation transferred to Dartford (DT)
01.12.01 |
DT |
3 midi |
3 midi |
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PETTS WOOD STATION Station Square - St John's Road - Crofton Lane - Perry Hall Road - Orpington High Street - Orpington Station - Station Road - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Cudham Lane North - Cudham Lane South - Knockholt Main Road - Knockholt Road - Rushmore Hill Road - Rushmore Hill. Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Orpington Station - PETTS WOOD STATION Station Square(Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
Extended from Orpington to Petts Wood Station
13.07.02 |
DT |
3 midi |
3 midi |
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PETTS WOOD STATION Station Square - PETTS WOOD STATION Station Square (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
Terminal changed at Petts Wood Station from Station Square to Queensway
06.12.03 |
MB28 |
1 midi |
1 midi |
-- |
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Contract reassigned |
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ORPINGTON STATION - Station Road - Walnuts Centre ( after 0900 ) - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Pratts Bottom,Rushmore Hill,Halstead - Knockholt Pound - Cudham - Green Street Green - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in this direction only
Withdrawn between Orpington and Petts Wood but diverted to serve Walnuts Centre after 0900.
21.08.04 |
MB28 |
1MPD |
1MPD |
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ORPINGTON STATION - Station Road - Walnuts Centre ( after 0900 ) - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Pratts Bottom,Rushmore Hill,Halstead - Knockholt Pound - Cudham - Green Street Green - ORPINGTON STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings - Sat shop hours) Circular route in both directions
Reverted to operating the Cudham loop in both directions
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Dart 387 seen in Cudham Lane
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13.09.08 |
MB28 |
1MPD |
1MPD |
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Orpington Station - Station Approach - Station Road - High Street - double run via Homefield Rise to junction with Lychgate Road - High Street - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - High Street - Sevenoaks Road - Pratt's Bottom - Rushmore Hill - Rushmore Hill Road - Knockholt Road - Halstead - Station Road - Clarks Lane - Shoreham Lane - Knockholt Road - Knockholt Pound - Knockholt Main Road - Cudham Lane South - Cudham - Cudham Lane North - High Street - Green Street Green - Sevenoaks Road - High Street - Homefield Rise - Gravel Pit Way - Spur Road - Station Road - Station Approach - Orpington Station ( Circular route in this direction only )
The first journey on Mons-Fris turns direct from Sevenoaks Road into Station Road - omitting the Homefield Rise loop.
Buses via the anti clockwise loop renumbered R10
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Solo 102 Orpington High Street |
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| 07.12.13 | TB91 |
1SE |
1SE |
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Contract reassigned Joint operation with Route R10 |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - Cudham - ORPINGTON ( Mon-Sat )
New operator
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| 01.04.17 | TB91 |
1SE |
1SE |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - Cudham - ORPINGTON ( Mon-Sat )
New schedule issued although timetable remained the same
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36621 Orpington © Jamjar |
| 08.12.18 | MB381 |
1SE |
1SE |
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Contract reassigned Joint operation with Route R10 |
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ORPINGTON - Knockholt - Cudham - ORPINGTON ( Mon-Sat )
New operator
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167 Orpington Station © Jenkins Buses |
Operating Garages
MB Metrobus
Crew Changeover
point Green Street Green outside garage
FROM DEC 18 reliefs at Orpington Station stand
Duty schedule includes Routes R1, R10, and R11
OB St Mary Cray
Crew Changeover
point Orpington Station
DG Dunton Green
Crew Changeover
point ?
DT Dartford
Crew Changeover
point Orpington Station ?
NF Northfleet
Crew Changeover
point Orpington Station ?
TB Bromley
Crew Changeover
point Orpington Station
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