Route History
27.02.63 |
ED |
8RT |
4RT |
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THORNTON
HEATH High Street (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat except evenings) Brigstock Road - THORNTON
HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri / Sat evenings) - London Road - Croydon - Addiscombe Road - Shirley -
Wickham Road - Bridle Road - SHRUBLANDS ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
New Route
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01.07.64 |
ED |
8RT |
4RT |
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SHRUBLANDS ESTATE - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat evenings - THORNTON HEATH High Street ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat evenings )
See map below
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Taken from 1964 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
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02.11.70 |
ED |
12RT |
7RT |
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THORNTON
HEATH High Street - SHRUBLANDS ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from TH Garage to High Street at all times replacing withdrawn section of Route 166.
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RT4540 seen at Shrublands, the lack of cars and yellow lines very noticeable in this shot at Shrublands |
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10.03.73 |
ED |
14RT |
7RM |
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THORNTON
HEATH High Street - SHRUBLANDS ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Saturday
RM allocation introduced (spare from Route 12
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A grubby looking RM1176 waits for the off at Shrublands |
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01.12.73 |
ED31+ |
13DMS |
8DMS |
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THORNTON
HEATH High Street - SHRUBLANDS ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Converted
to OPO operation.
Diverted in Shirley between Bridle Road and Bramble Close via Shrublands Avenue ( return via Gorse Road and Broom Road )
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28.10.78 |
TH161+ |
11DMS |
8DMS |
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THORNTON
HEATH High Street - SHRUBLANDS ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
ED allocation transferred to TH.
Route 289 was transferred from TH to ED to balance the books.
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14.05.88 |
TH161+ |
11DMS |
7DMS |
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THORNTON
HEATH High Street (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat except evgs) - THORNTON HEATH
GARAGE (Mon-Fri mid-day) - WEST CROYDON (Mon-Sat evgs) - SHRUBLANDS
ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Time restrictions on journeys from TH Garage to High
Street and withdrawn altogether in the evenings between West Croydon and Thornton
Heath except for garage journeys.
06.01.90 |
TH161+ |
11DMS |
7DMS |
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THORNTON
HEATH High Street (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat except evgs) - THORNTON HEATH
GARAGE (Mon-Fri mid-day) - WEST CROYDON (Mon-Sat evgs) - SHRUBLANDS
ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Part service diverted via Shirley Way
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DMS2512 seen with the special blind showing Shirley Way routeing |
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21.07.90 |
TH21+ |
10D |
7D |
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THORNTON
HEATH High Street (Mon-Sat except evgs) - WEST CROYDON (Mon-Sat evgs) - SHRUBLANDS ESTATE (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri midday service restored between TH Garage and High
Street.
Running number sequence change
, 161 was allocated to Route 250
14.03.92
Route withdrawn - replaced by new Route
198 except that the Shirley Way journeys were not replaced.
Operating Garages
ED
Elmers End
Changeover point at garage
Garage journeys left line of route at Shirley and followed Route 194 routeing in service to garage
TH
Garage
Changeover point at garage
