On Sep 25, 12:02 am, Peter Heather wrote:
On 24 Sep, 22:15, "Chris Read" wrote:



What about some of the routes in the Purley/Warlingham/Woodmansterne areas?
This is fairly hilly territory, and I've often thought I could enjoy a ride
on the top deck around these parts, but never made time for it. In fact, any
route recommendations in this area?

Try the 409 from East Croydon Station. It's a long lived survivor from
LT Country Bus days and still goes to East Grinstead, miles out in the
country, albeit via a very slightly different route these days. It's
surprising how quickly you leave behind the very urban feel of Croydon
as it trundles through leafy suburbs and heads off through very
sparsly populated areas and zig zags across Surrey picking up various
towns otherwise unserved by any buses at all. It even at one point
back-tracks on itself along the same road in the Farleigh area! It's
usually a single deck vehicle, although double deckers are sometimes
used - despite the fact that it it usually only has a couple of people
on board. Allow yourself plenty of time as it must be one of the
slowest ways of getting anywhere, which is why almost no one uses it,
apart from the fact that it only runs once an hour and stops running
at about 6p.m. and not at all on Sundays. Welcome to public transport
outside London!

Peter

The 409 is a rather long route; apparently it takes about 2 hours:
Imberhorne School
London Road / Yew Lane
London Road / Sackville Lane
London Road / Buckhurst Way
London Road/ Newlands Crescent
East Grinstead Fire Station
East Grinstead Station
East Grinstead Fire Station
London Road / Railway Approach
London Road / Rices Hill
East Grinstead, War Memorial
Sackville College
Sackville School
Woodberry Avenue / The Oaks
Harmans Drive
Estcots Drive / Sycamore Drive
Estcots Drive / Court Crescent
East Court
Queen Victoria Hospital
Holtye Road / Quarry Rise
Stone Quarry Estate
The Larches
Wilderwick Farm
The Approach
Dormans Station Turning
Dormansland School
Dormansland / Memorial
Dormansland / The Plough
St Piers Lane
Lingfield Racecourse
Town Hill / Station Road
Lingfield / War Memorial
Lingfield / Church Road
Little Lullenden
Saxbys Lane / Crowhurst Road
Lingfield Common/Hare & Hounds
Meadowside
Ray Bridge
Tandridge Lane
Blindley Heath / Albion House
Blindley Heath / Blue Anchor
Cottenhams
Blindley Heath / Church
Byers Lane
Anglefield Corner
South Godstone / The Mount
South Godstone / RSPCA Centre
Godstone Station
St Stephen's School
Woodlands Drive
Harts Lane
Leigh Mill Cottages
Walkingstead Pond
The Enterdent
Tilburstow Hill Road
Godstone Hare and Hounds
Lindley Road
Godstone Fire Station
Quarry Road
Tupwood Lane
White Knobs Way
Longsdon Way
Caterham, Caterham Rail Station
Caterham Hospital
Court Road (Caterham)
Golden Lion
Westway Common/Douglas Blunton
Court Road / Clifton Arms
Hambledon Road
Caterham Barracks
Old Broad Street (Caterham)
Addison Road (Caterham)
Buxton Lane
Macaulay Road
Portley Lane
Buxton Avenue
Salmons Lane Green
Kenley Radio Technical Laborat
Badgers Walk
Whyteleafe, Whyteleafe Rail Station
Warlingham, Upper Warlingham Rail Station
Oakley Road /Warlingham
Westview Road
Paddock Walk
Westhall Road
Homefield Road / Warlingham
Hillbury Road / Warlingham
Warlingham Green
Marks Road Limpsfield Road
Warlingham Sainsburys
St Christophers Church
Green Hill Lane
Green Lane
Parsonage Close
Farleigh / The Harrow Inn
Daniels Lane
Great Park
Chelsham Common
Daniels Lane
Beech Way
Selsdon Nature Reserve West
Ravenshead Close
Hawthorn Crescent
Dulverton Road/Selsdon Library
Queenhill Road
Brent Road / Farley Road
Littleheath Road
Farley Road / Croham Valley Rd
Ballards Way
Manor Way / Croham Valley Road
Croham Hurst School
Campden Road
South Croydon Station
Elmhurst School
Birdhurst Gardens
Coombe Road / Park Hill Road
Selborne Road
Fairfield Road Park Hill Road
Garrick Crescent
East Croydon Station
Croydon / Fairfield Halls