BUS COMPANIES THAT OPERATED FROM CHELSHAM GARAGE 1925 to 1990

20th January 1925 to 31st December 1931

East Surrey Traction Co. Ltd

1st January 1932 to 30th June 1933

London General Country Services

1st July 1933 to 31st December 1969

London Transport

1st January 1970 to 6th September 1986

London Country Bus Services

7th September 1986 to 13th April 1989

London Country South West

14th April 1989 to 29th June 1990

London & Country

Buses at Chelsham

BUS ROUTES OPERATING FROM CHELSHAM GARAGE 1925 to 1990

This chart shows the total of Routes operated for each year, the peak is obvious in 1958

NOTES ON COLOURED ROUTE NUMBER BOXES

GREEN = Green Line, BLUE = 403 Express, RED = L.T. Contract route, LIGHT BLUE = Special Services

1925

403

404

1926

403

404

415

417

1927

403

404

415

417

1928

403

404

415

417

1929

403

404

415

420

1930

403

404

415

420

J

1931

403

415

420

J

1932

403

415

420

J

1933

403

415

420

E

F

1934

403

415

420

453

464

E

F

1935

403

415

420

453

464

E

F

1936

403

403A

415

420

453

464

E

F

1937

403

403A

408

415

453

464

E

F

1938

403

403A

403B

453

464

470

E

F

1939

403

403A

403B

403C

453

464

465

470

E

F

1940

403

403A

403B

403C

408

453

464

465

470

1941

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

1942

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

1943

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

1944

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

1945

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

1946

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1947

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1948

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1949

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1950

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1951

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1952

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1953

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1954

403

403A

403B

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1955

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1956

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1957

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1958

400

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1959

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1960

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1961

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1962

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1963

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1964

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1965

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1966

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1967

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1968

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

707

1969

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

1970

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

1971

403

403A

403B

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

1972

403

403A

403X

408

453

464

465

470

485

706

1973

403

403A

403X

453

464

465

485

706

1974

403

403X

453

464

465

483

485

706

1975

403

403X

453

464

465

483

485

706

1976

403

403X

453

464

465

483

485

706

1977

403

403X

453

464

465

483

485

706

1978

403

403X

453

464

465

483

485

1979

403

403X

453

464

465

483

485

1980

403

403X

453

464

465

483

1981

403

403X

453

464

465

483

1982

403

403X

440

453

464

465

1983

403

440

453

464

465

1984

403

440

453

464

465

1985

403

440

453

464

465

980

P4

1986

127

127A

197

403

440

453

464

465

980

1987

127

127A

289

403

594

595

910

980

981

1988

127

127A

289

403

594

595

910

980

1989

127

127A

196

289

403

594

595

910

980

1990

196

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