Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
at 03.10.34
A
5STL
5STL
5STL

MORDEN STN - St Helier - Rose Hill - Sutton - Belmont - Sutton Lane - Banstead - Bolters Lane - Brighton Road - BURGH HEATH Surrey Yeoman
Prior to this dated had been 165

Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

06.06.35
A
6STL
6STL
ex 164

MORDEN STN - St Helier - Rose Hill - Sutton - Belmont - Sutton Lane - Banstead - Bolters Lane - Brighton Road - Tattenham Way - TATTENHAM CORNER STATION
Diverted at Burgh Heath to Tattenham Corner Station via Tattenham Way

Taken from 1939 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

09.10.46
A
8D
9D+
D ex 164
      3D/115  

MORDEN  -  TATTENHAM CORNER
Daimler type introduction

19.05.54
A
9RT
12RT
RT ex 164

MORDEN  -  TATTENHAM CORNER
Converted to RT operation.

Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, the complete book is available from the Sales List
28.03.76
A121+
5RT
5RM
RM ex 164

MORDEN  -  TATTENHAM CORNER  
Weekend operation converted to Routemaster operation.

RT1892

RT1892 at Tattenham Corner Station with the race course in the background

© John Parkin


23.10.76
A121+
RT ex 164
RM ex 164
RM ex 164

MORDEN  -  TATTENHAM CORNER  
Daily joint operation with 164 introduced.

16.01.77
A121+
RM ex 164
RM ex 164
RM ex 164

MORDEN  -  TATTENHAM CORNER  
Routemaster operation introduced.

RM1536

RM440 Sutton High Street - I would suspect that this was a 164 working but the blind had not been altered at Morden

© John Parkin

31.03.79
Route withdrawn - partly replaced by Route 80A

 

 

Operating Garages

A Sutton
Changeover point Sutton Green