Route 166
Route History
7th April 1948 - Route introduced between Chipstead Valley and Thornton Heath Pond
21st February 1951 - Extended to Streatham Common
22nd October 1952 - Cut back to Thornton Heath High Street, Withdrawn section replaced by revised 130
31st October 1970 - Converted to single deck rerouted from East Croydon to Shirley and new terminus at Beckenham Junction
Between the 6th January 1973 and 14th May 1988 the route changed from Double deck to Single Deck back to Double Deck.
6th January 1990 - Route cut back to Shirley, routing mainly replaced by route 366
14th March 1992 - Operations changed to run out of Bromley (TB) garage by Selkent
8th November 1997 - Operations changed to run out Croydon (TC) garage by Arriva London
29th August 1998 - Route cut back to Croydon Town Centre, extended to West Croydon (Hogarth Crescent) and extended from Chipstead Valley to Epsom, Langley Vale (Mon - Sat only), Shirley route replaced by route 466
26th September 1998 - Route converted to Single Decker with Plaxton Pointer 1s
29th April 2000 - Route changed to terminate at West Croydon Bus Station
2nd September 2000 - Route cut from Langley Vale to Epsom General Hospital
1st September 2001 - One journey diverted to run via The Beacon School
30th September 2008 - Brand new Enviro 200s introduced
2nd March 2024 - Rerouted between South Croydon (Swan & Sugar Loaf) and Purley Tesco via Pampisford road to replace route 455