London Bus Route 115

Route History

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
08.05.37	A	5STL	5STL	5STL

WALLINGTON Belmont Road - London Road - Hackbridge - Mitcham - Mitcham Lane - STREATHAM COMMON Greyhound
New route - replacing withdrawn northern section of Route 234 - now diverted at Wallington Station via Parkgate Road to Carshalton (Park Lane) 28.05.37 - due to the bus strike from 1st to 27th May - delaying the 115 start date until the 28th.

December 1937 first and last buses

05.01.38	A	5STL	5STL	5STL
	TC	7ST	7ST	--

WALLINGTON Belmont Road - London Road - Hackbridge - Mitcham - Mitcham Lane - STREATHAM COMMON ( Suns ) - Norbury - Thornton Heath Pond - Purley Way - CROYDON AIRPORT
( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat extended from Streatham Garage to Croydon Airport
Mon-Sat Croydon (TC) allocation added

30.04.41	A	4STL	4STL	4STL
	TC	5ST	4ST	6ST

WALLINGTON Belmont Road - CROYDON AIRPORT
Sunday service extended from Streatham Garage to Croydon Airport
Sunday Croydon (TC) allocation added

25.03.42	A	4STL	4STL	--
	TC	5ST	4ST	9ST

WALLINGTON Belmont Road - CROYDON AIRPORT
Sunday Sutton (A) allocation withdrawn

21.04.43	A	4STL	--	--
	TC	5STL	4STL 6ST	9STL

WALLINGTON Belmont Road - CROYDON AIRPORT
Saturday Sutton (A) allocation withdrawn

27.10.43	A	5STL	5STL	--
	TC	6STL	6STL	8STL

WALLINGTON Belmont Road - CROYDON AIRPORT
Saturday Sutton (A) allocation reinstated

12.11.47	A	9D	5D	--
	TC	6RT	4RT	9RT 1STL

WALLINGTON Belmont Road - CROYDON AIRPORT
RT type introduced at Croydon (TC)

11.10.50	A	9D	8D	--
	TC	9RT	6RT	8RT

WALLINGTON - CROYDON AIRPORT (Suns) - Purley - Kenley - Godstone Road - Whyteleafe Uppper Warlingham Station
Mon-Sat extended from Croydon Airport to Whyteleafe.


Taken from 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

22.10.52	A	8D	7D	--
	TH	10RT	6RT	8RT

WALLINGTON - CROYDON AIRPORT (Suns) - Whyteleafe Uppper Warlingham Station
Croydon (TC) allocation transferred to Thornton Heath (TH).

06.05.53	A	8RT	7RT	--
	TH	10RT	6RT	12RT

WALLINGTON - CROYDON AIRPORT (Suns) - Whyteleafe Uppper Warlingham Station
Sutton (A) allocation changed from Daimler (D) operation to RT.

12.10.55	A	8RT	--	--
	TH	10RT	12RT	6RT

WALLINGTON - CROYDON AIRPORT (Suns) - Whyteleafe Uppper Warlingham Station
Sat Sutton (A) allocation withdrawn

29.01.64

19RT

9RT

4RT

WALLINGTON - CROYDON AIRPORT (Suns) - Whyteleafe Uppper Warlingham Station
Sutton (A) allocation withdrawn.

18.11.64

19RT

9RT

WALLINGTON - Whyteleafe (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service renumbered 115A and re-routed via Carshalton Station.

31.12.66

20RT

WALLINGTON - WHYTLEAFE (Mon-Fri)
Saturday service renumbered 115B and re-routed at Purley to Selsdon.

15.06.68

16RT

WALLINGTON - PURLEY - WHYTLEAFE (Mon-Fri peaks)
The service south of Purley withdrawn outside peaks.

31.10.70

14RT

8RT

WALLINGTON - PURLEY ( Mon-Sat ) - WHYTLEAFE ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Service 115B withdrawn - hence Saturday re-introduction.

RT3912 Streatham Common

Photographer unknown

02.01.71

15SMS

9SMS

WALLINGTON - CROYDON AIRPORT (Sat) - PURLEY (Mon-Fri/Sat jnys) - WHYTLEAFE(Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday withdrawn between Croydon Airport and Purley except for three early and two lunchtime journeys.
CONVERTED TO SINGLE DECK ONE PERSON OPERATION.

17.06.72

15SMS

WALLINGTON - PURLEY (Mon-Fri) - WHYTLEAFE(Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday service diverted at Carshalton and renumbered 115A..

SMS329 Fair Green

busmap.co.uk

28.10.78

TH41+

14SMS

7SMS

4SMS

WALLINGTON - CROYDON AIRPORT (Sat/Sun) - PURLEY (Mon-Fri) - WHYTLEAFE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Route 115A withdrawn thus Sunday service re-introduced.

27.07.80

TH41+

14DMS

7DMS

4DMS

WALLINGTON - CROYDON AIRPORT (Sat/Sun) - PURLEY (Mon-Fri) - WHYTLEAFE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Converted to double deck operation

DMS147 at Mitcham

25.04.81
Route withdrawn - replaced Mon-Sat by new 127 or 200 Sunday between Wallington and Mitcham - or amended Route 234A between Hackbridge and Streatham and by amended Route 289 between Thornton Heath and Purley.

Operating Garages

A Sutton
Changeover point Mitcham ??

TC Croydon
Changeover point Purley ??

TH Thornton Heath
Changeover point Thornton Heat, Thornton Road