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Green Rovers had more restrictions than I remembered. Tonbridge (not Tunbridge Wells), parts of Crawley and Forest Row were all excluded as were works services. Green Rovers were bought on the vehicle, it was advisable to have a leaflet with you as some conductors would insist that the 9:30 start applied at weekends.
The restrictions on a Green Rover reduced over the years, in the early 60s Aylsbury and everything in Greys were also not permitted, also the special hospital visitors services.
Golden Rovers were later, possibly as they started to cut bus routes that paralleled Green Line coaches. Golden Rovers were LCBS 's Coach and Green bus rover from 1970 when LT lost the Country area.
By 67 the tickets had gone up to 6shillings.
Something I don't remember but just spotted on one of the leaflets was a Weekender ticket which covered Central and Country buses and Undgerground but not Green Line. These could only be ordered in advance from 55 Broadway. At a pound they worked out the same as two Twin Rovers despite the additional validity. That would have left me not only without pocket money but also without bus fares to school for a fortnight.
By about 1967 Weekenders were 25/- (12/6) Valid for two days either Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday they covered everything including Green Lines, the only remaining exception was the routes to the south of Crawley They were printed on card season ticket size similar to twin and red rovers and sold in the same way at tube stations and London Transport enquiry offices. In the country area they were not sold on buses but "available from London Transport Garages" I never saw a country issued one so have no idea what form they took.
Weekenders were not a great seller many tube stations sold less than 100 over the three years or so they were around, beyond spotting you would have to have two substantial journeys over a week end involving the green area that they might make economic sense, staff were worried at the beginning that the Green Lines would be clogged with rovers going all round the system, I never saw another user in my travels, weekenders did let me use the coaches to reach the other side of London and bag some of the obscure routes there. All finished at the end of 1969 as LCBS took over. And yes I did have one the last week end 27/28 December 1969