Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
22.10.52	TH	5RT	5RT	--

CROYDON Katharine Street - East Croydon - Addiscombe Road - Wickham Road -Hartley Way  -  Westway  -  Shirley Way  -  Bridle Way  -  SHIRLEY  Monks Orchard Road ( Mon-Sat )
194 Croydon to Shirley Inn shorts extended to Monks Orchard Road via Shirly Way

05.11..52

ED

5RT

5RT

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CROYDON Katharine Street - East Croydon - Addiscombe Road - Wickham Road -Hartley Way  -  Westway  -  Shirley Way  -  Bridle Way  -  SHIRLEY  Monks Orchard Road ( Mon-Sat )
Thornton Heath (TH) allocation transferred to Elmers End (ED)

06.05.53

ED

11RT

7RT

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CROYDON  -  East Croydon - Shirley Way - West Wickham - Eden Park - Village Way -Rectory Road  -  BECKENHAM JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Shirley Way to Beckenham Junction - buses again provided by buses taken off Route 194.

03.07.54

ED

11RT

12RT

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BECKENHAM JUNCTION - CROYDON ( Mon-Sat ) - CROYDON AIRPORT (Sat afts)
Saturday afternoons extended from Croydon to Croydon Airport via Route 194.

09.05.62

ED

16RT

11RT

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THORNTON HEATH High Street (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat) Brigstock Road - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri) London Road - Croydon - Shirley Way - West Wickham - Eden Park - Village Way - BECKENHAM JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Croydon and Croydon Airport but but extended from Croydon to Thornton Heath Garage and further extended Mon-Fri peaks and Saturdays to Thornton Heath High Street.

27.02.63

ED

11RT

7RT

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CROYDON Katharine Street - BECKENHAM JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Croydon and Thornton Heath which was replaced by New Route 194B.

29.01.64

ED

14RT

7RT

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BECKENHAM JUNCTION - WEST CROYDON ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sats) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri except evgs) - THORNTON HEATH High Street (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri extended from Croydon to TH Garage and further extended peaks to High Street replacing withdrawn section of Route 130A.

31.12.66

ED

12RT

7RT

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BECKENHAM JUNCTION - WEST CROYDON (Sats) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri) - THORNTON HEATH High Street (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday extended from Katharine Street to West Croydon.

30.10.70
Last day of operation - replaced by changes to 119 - 166 and new route 197A.

Operating Garage

ED Elmers End
Changeover point ?
Garage journeys left line of route at Eden Park Hotel then went via Upper Elmers End Road and Elmers End Station to garage 

TH Thornton Heath
Changeover point Croydon ??