| RT 3148. (KYY 817) on route 423, RT 1702 and RF 633. all seen outside
the old Swanley Garage on the Country Bus Running day on 20 March 2005.
Route 423 ran from Wrotham to Longfield, via West Kingsdown, Farningham, Swanley, Birchwood, Dartford Heath, Wilmington, Dartford, Southern Hospital, Watchgate, and Green Street Green. There were also 423 a,b,c, and d. Which ran from Watchgate via Dartford to local places. Photograph. John King. |
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| RT 1702. (KYY 529) on route 21a, This route ran between Eltham, Well
Hall Station and Farningham, with some peak journeys between Eltham to
Woolwich. The route is now covered with a couple of diversions by
Metrobus route 233.
20 March 2005. Photograph. John King. |
| Outside Swanley Garage with a large crowd awaiting a ride on one of
the buses. Swanley was opened in 1925 by an agreement between East Surrey
and the LGOC. Then passing to LT Country buses and London Country. The
last tenants who moved out a short while age were Southlands buses.
The garage code SJ is for Swanley Junction, because of the nearby railway junction. 20 March 2005. Photograph. John King. |
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