Route History

	New service

ORPINGTON STATION - Station Road - Sevenoaks Road - Warren Road - The Highway - Orpington By Pass - Bucks Cross Road - Maypole Road - Hewitts Road - Wheathseaf Hill - London Road - Shoreham Lane - Knockholt Road - Harrow Road - Star Hill Road - Morants Court Road - London Road - Amherst Hill - London Road - St Botolph's Road - Dartford Road - SEVENOAKS Bus Station (Mon-Sat except evenings)
New Minibus Route operated by Roundabout.
Replaced former London Country Route 431

Outside Mon-Fri peaks southbound journeys operated from Station Road to Sevenoaks Road via Spur Road - Lancing Road - Mortimer Road - Homefield Road - and Orpington High Street
Certain journeys operated between Orpington and Wheatsheaf Hill via Spur Road - Court Road - and Orpington By Pass.
Certain journeys operated between Knockholt Road and Orpington via Route R5

	FM1 Orpington Station

	OV4 Sevenoaks Bus Station on the first day of operation  © JOHN PARKIN

25.03.88
Last day of operation

A study of the timetable below kindly donated by Darius Grigg might solve a few of the mysteries of this complicated route

Operating Garages

OB Orpington
Crew Changeover point Orpington Station