Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
08.01.72
ED
17SMS
18SMS
7SMS

PECKHAM GARAGE - Barrie Road - East Dulwich - Forest Hill - Penge - Anerly,Norwood Junction - Addiscombe - East Croydon - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE
New route replacing Route 12 between Norwood Junction and South Croydon

06.01.73
ED
21SMS
19SMS
7SMS

PECKHAM GARAGE - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Suns) or SELSDON Farley Road (Mon-Sat) - RIDDLESDOWN Mitchley Hill (Mon-Fri school  journeys)
Diverted between Swan and Sugar Loaf and South Croydon Garage via Selsdon Road instead of direct via Brighton Road.
Part of service diverted at Swan and Sugar Loaf via withdrawn Route 54 to Selsdon and Riddlesdown



January 1973 first and last times




New blind which includes Selsdon extension


07.04.73
ED
21SMS
19SMS
7SMS

PECKHAM GARAGE - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Suns) or SELSDON Farley Road (Mon-Sat) - RIDDLESDOWN Mitchley Hill (Mon-Fri school  journeys)
Service to South Croydon Garage to run direct via Brighton Road instead of Selsdon Road


SMS275 Riddlesdown

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Croydon Town Centre in more detail
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Croydon Town Centre
Taken from 1976 map drawn by Mike Harris
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19.06.77
ED121+
21LS
19LS
7LS

PECKHAM GARAGE - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Suns) or SELSDON Farley Road (Mon-Sat) - RIDDLESDOWN Mitchley Hill (Mon-Fri school  journeys)
Swift type withdrawn in favour of Leyland Nationals.

LS81 East Croydon Station

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25.04.81
ED121+
19LS
17LS
7LS

FOREST HILL - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Suns) or SELSDON Farley Road (Mon-Sat) - RIDDLESDOWN Mitchley Hill (Mon-Fri peak jnys)
Withdrawn between Peckham and Forest Hill

04.09.82
ED131+
15LS
13LS
--
 
ED121+
--
--
4LS

FOREST HILL - SOUTH CROYDON Swan and Sugar Loaf (Suns) or SELSDON Farley Road (Mon-Sat) - RIDDLESDOWN Mitchley Hill (Mon-Fri peak jnys)
Sunday withdrawn between Swan and Sugar Loaf and Garage in Croydon.

04.02.84
ED131+
16LS
17LS
--
 
ED121+
--
--
4LS

FOREST HILL - SOUTH CROYDON Swan & Sugar Loaf (Suns) or Selsdon - Riddlesdown - Purley - OLD LODGE LANE (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Selsdon to Old Lodge Lane via Routes 234 and 234A

1985 allocation book shows the complex schedule

01.02.86
ED131+
16LS
17LS
--
 
ED121+
--
--
3LS

FOREST HILL - CROYDON Park Lane (Suns) or OLD LODGE LANE (Mon-Sat)
Sunday withdrawn in Croydon between Park Lane and Swan and Sugar Loaf.

21.06.86
ED131+
16LS
17LS
--

FOREST HILL - OLD LODGE LANE (Mon-Sat)
Sunday Route extended from Croydon to Chipstead Valley and renumbered 12B

25.10.86
TC211+
19LS
19LS
--

PECKHAM GARAGE - OLD LODGE LANE (Mon-Sat)
Allocation transferred from Elmers End to Croydon with the closure of ED.
Extended from Forest Hill to Peckham replacing lost section of Route 12

01.09.90
Route withdrawn - Peckham to Croydon section renumbered 312 and Old Lodge Lane section replaced by new Route 412

Garages

ED Elmers End
Changeover point Robin Hood - Anerley

TC South Croydon
Changeover point at garage or Swan & Sugar Loaf