Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
06.10.54 |
TC |
9RT |
7RT |
4RT |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street (MS) Brigstock Road - Thornton Heath Pond - London
Road - West Croydon - CROYDON Park Lane ( Suns ) East Croydon -
Shirley - Shirley Road - Gravel Hill - Addington - Lodge Lane - Headley Drive -
Gascoigne Road - NEW ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
NEW ROUTE
02.05.56 |
TC |
9RT |
7RT |
7RT |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent
Sunday
extended from Croydon to Thornton Heath.
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16.10.57 |
TC |
10RT |
7RT |
7RT |
THORNTON HEATH
High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Sat/Sun)
- Vulcan Way (Mon-Fri) Alternate journeys via Gascoigne Road or King Henrys Drive
Vulcan Way journeys introduced.
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
29.01.64 |
TC |
-- |
7RT |
7RT |
THORNTON HEATH
High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Sat/Sun)
Mon-Fri withdrawn replaced between New Addington and West Croydon by New Route 130B.
Replaced between West Croydon and Thornton Heath High Street by Route 194A
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Extracted from 1964 historical map drawn by Mike Harris |
01.09.64 |
TC |
-- |
7RM |
7RM |
THORNTON HEATH
High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Sat/Sun)
Routemaster
introduction.
23.01.66 |
TC |
-- |
7RM |
-- |
TH |
-- |
-- |
5RT |
16.09.67 |
TC |
-- |
6RM |
-- |
THORNTON HEATH
High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Sat)
Sunday service re-routed in New Addington and renumbered 130C
11.11.67 |
TC |
-- |
6RML |
-- |
THORNTON HEATH
High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Sat)
RML type
introduced
18.04.70 |
TC |
-- |
6RML |
-- |
TH |
-- |
-- |
5RM |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Sat/Sun)
Sunday
service restored.
04.12.71 |
TC |
-- |
6RML |
-- |
TH |
-- |
-- |
6RT |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Sat/Sun)
RT
type re-introduced. (Route 64 converted to OPO thus no Routemasters available.
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RT654 seen at the Thornton Heath stand at Zion Road
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12.05.73 |
TC |
-- |
6RML |
5RML |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Sat/Sun)
Sunday
only RT Thornton Heath (TH) allocation withdrawn.
05.01.74 |
TC |
-- |
6RML |
5DMS |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Sat/Sun)
Sunday
service converted to double deck OPO.
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RML2724 Thornton Heath Garage |
01.03.75 |
TC131+ |
-- |
6DM |
5DMS |
THORNTON
HEATH High Street- NEW
ADDINGTON Salcot Crescent (Sat/Sun)
Saturday
service converted to crew door operation.
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OPO DMS1546 New Addington |
22.10.78
Last day of operation
TC
Croydon
Changeover point at West Croydon
TH
Thornton Heath
Changeover point outside garage