Bromley Area News and Gossip

[Maggot]

Love this story about a Beckenham street sweeper.

Beckenham street cleaner wins On the Beach holiday competition to Portugal

A street cleaner from Beckenham who was denied a holiday by his employer that had been fundraised by his community.

www.newsshopper.co.uk

 

[Maggot]

Vintage buses to run on routes 61 and 261 next saturday (14th) .

Vintage buses set to run between Chislehurst and Bromley - and you can ride them

Bromley is set to have a rare treat as vintage buses join routes between Bromley and Chislehurst.

www.newsshopper.co.uk

 

[Maggot]

There's a new samosa place opened in the Walnuts in Orpington. As a samosa lover, I'm a bit excited, although I haven't been yet. Anyone been to a branch of Samosa Haus ?

 

[ska invita]

will give this a ride
havent seen one yet but its going past mine
looks pretty unique
the coming of electric busses....

 

[Maggot]

will give this a ride
havent seen one yet but its going past mine
looks pretty unique
the coming of electric busses....

I've seen them in Penge, they do look pretty space age.

If you're having a special outing to go on them, I'd be up for meeting up for it.

 

[ska invita]

I've seen them in Penge, they do look pretty space age.

If you're having a special outing to go on them, I'd be up for meeting up for it.

i was just planning to go a couple of stops down to the bottom of the high street if i was out and saw one but yeah it would be nice to meet up - has been too long

 

[Puddy_Tat]

There may also be historic buses out and about on route 227 on Sunday 15 December. Details slightly vague so far - farcebook page here.



(photo from a past year)

 

[ska invita]

There may also be historic buses out and about on route 227 on Sunday 15 December. Details slightly vague so far - farcebook page here.

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(photo from a past year)

theres a simliarity in look there with those and the new electrics....though those are a truly beautiful design

 

[Puddy_Tat]

More detail for Sunday 15 December is now out (albeit only on a farcebook page) which is a bit shit as it won't let you see things if you don't log in.

looks like 4 buses on route 227, every 30 minutes or better between bromley north station and penge 'crooked billet' and only a few journeys beyond penge to crystal palace

2 buses (one routemaster, one RT) on short version of old route 94 between grove park and petts wood station (today's routes 261 / 208) - every half hour or less

1 'Green Line' RF doing a few journeys on a short version of route 725, elmers end - chislehurst

the 227 timetable suggests TFL aren't letting them have any stand time at the bromley north end, so timekeeping is likely to be not great.

 

[Maggot]

More detail for Sunday 15 December is now out (albeit only on a farcebook page) which is a bit shit as it won't let you see things if you don't log in.

looks like 4 buses on route 227, every 30 minutes or better between bromley north station and penge 'crooked billet' and only a few journeys beyond penge to crystal palace

2 buses (one routemaster, one RT) on short version of old route 94 between grove park and petts wood station (today's routes 261 / 208) - every half hour or less

1 'Green Line' RF doing a few journeys on a short version of route 725, elmers end - chislehurst

the 227 timetable suggests TFL aren't letting them have any stand time at the bromley north end, so timekeeping is likely to be not great.

Looking at the timetable, I can't work out if most buses are going to Crystal Palace or terminating at Crooked Billet, like in the picture.