Route History


01.12.01
FR
2 solo
2solo
1solo
New service

ORPINGTON STATION & ST MARY CRAY STATION
New Service

Towards St Mary Cray Station: Station Approach - Station Road - Orpington War Memorial - Orpington High Street - Chislehurst Road - Goodmead Road - Perry Hall Road - Orpington High Street - Lower Road - Kent Road - St. Mary Cray High Street - Blacksmiths Lane - Burrfield Drive - Crockenhill Road - Okemore Gardens - Sweeps Lane - Molash Road - Wotton Green - Wotten Green - Sandway Road - Mill Brook Road - Station Road - Sevenoaks Way - Station Approach.

Towards Orpington Station
: Station Approach - Chipperfield Road - Leesons Hill - Station Road - Mill Brook Road - Sandway Road - Wotten Green - Wotton Green - Molash Road - Sweeps Lane - Okemore Gardens - Blacksmiths Lane - Burrfield Drive - Crockenhill Road - Blacksmiths Lane - St. Mary Cray High Street - Kent Road - Lower Road - Orpington High Street - Orpington War Memorial - Station Road - Station Approach.

W427CWX seen in Crystals livery at Orpington

02.12.06
Y
2DMS
2DMS
2DMS
LOGO New contract started with FIRST

ORPINGTON STATION & ST MARY CRAY STATION
Operator change

DMS41460 Orpington

© Adam Murray


08.12.07
MB318+
2DMS
2DMS
1DMS
Contract novated to Metrobus

ORPINGTON STATION & ST MARY CRAY STATION
New contract started with Metrobus operated from the Green Street Green base using ex First Buses

Metrobus 587 Sandaway Road

© Graham Wallker

 


03.12.11
MB318+
2DMS
2DMS
1DMS

ORPINGTON STATION & ST MARY CRAY STATION
Contract renewal with Metrobus

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

259 seen in Orpington

© Brian Creasey


01.04.17
MB341+
2DMS
2DMS
1DMS

ORPINGTON STATION & ST MARY CRAY STATION
Contract renewal
Running number sequence change

WS58 seen in Orpington

© Edward S


02.04.22
MB341+
2SE
2SE
1SE

ORPINGTON STATION & ST MARY CRAY STATION
Contract extended for two years

28.03.25
Last day of operation, replaced by Revised B14

Operating Garages

MB Green Street Green
Crew Changeover point Orpington Station

Crystals Dartford
Crew Changeover point Orpington Station ?

Y First Orpington
Crew Changeover point Orpington Station ?

 

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© Ian Armstrong 2023
Date of edit   Tuesday, 22.04.25