Here we have a First / GreenLine. Route 702  service is a  limited-stop express service. The route uses Ex London Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini mk1 , Dennis Trident/Plaxton President, Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini (with new back). Abit of history on the buses used and route;  Volvo B10M/Jonckheere the coaches what were transferred from Slough for the services. Armchairs London commuter routes C1 and C2 became Green Line route 701,
with the existing Slough to LondonGreen Line route 701 passing to Armchair.

 More intermixing from Go Ahead London with there new Volvo B9TL on Wright bodies. These buses are for route 171 and should not be intermixed, there is a load of PVL Class buses within the fleet for intermixing this is how new stuff get destroyed. I wish Go Ahead would treat there new stuff like the hybrids, i mean how rare is a hybrid intermixed NEVER!!. When these buses go to Q Camberwell they will be intermixed has well because Q do all the night routes in Go Ahead so these buses have e,g 1,12,42,185,68,468,45,X68,on the blinds for all double deck routes in go ahead, so don't be shocked when one strays around the fleet.

Go Aheads New Volvo B9TLs

                                 WVL388 LX11 CVZ

                                WVL410 LX11 CWP

Here we have Go Ahead London's new Volvo B9TL on Wright Bodies for route 171. These new buses were to replace the old PVL Class on that route. This route will move to Q (Camberwell ) along with the new buses to make room in NX (NewCross). Reason being the 436 will get  32 new Hybrid Volvo B5LH & Enviro 400, along with the 453 moving to NX (NewCross ) they will 35 new Volvo B5LH & Enviro 400s so New Cross will need  all the space they can get.

Has London General is the head office of Go Ahead i don't believe they will order Volvo B9TLs on Wright bodies, my reason being with their fleet they went with B7TLs on wright bodies but on voith not ZF like London Central. Second reason there Enviro 400s buses on Optare Olympus and Enviro 200s on Optare Esteem London Central never toke an order of the Optare buses only on full Transbus Enviros. Third reason the Volvo B7Ls only London General made an order, along with the Volvo B9TL Enviro 400 buses. and now they have been sent a demo of the Mcv DD Volvo B9TL but will go to DockLands Buses because they have MCV  buses within the fleet and now how to look after them right.

But London Central did get somethings London general didn't Hybrid VDLs on Wright bodies and Ex East Thames Scania Omni Town's.

Go Ahead London Depots Bases / Routes / Vehicles

London General 
                                                                             

RA  Waterloo
Waterloo Cornwall Road, London, SE1 8TE / Routes 507,521 /Vehicles Mercedes-Benz Citaro 11.9m MA Class.

PL Waterside Way
Waterside Way, London, SW17 0HB / Routes 39 485 G1 / Vehicles Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer 2 10.2m , 8.9m LDP Class

A Sutton

Bushey Road, Sutton, SM1 1QJ / Routes 80 93 151 154 164 213 413/Night routes: 93 N155 213 Vehicles Trident/Enviro 400 10.1m E Class , Optare Olympus/Trident 9.9m DOE Class , Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer 2 LDP Class , Optare Esteem/Dennis Dart 10.2m


SW Stockwell
Binfield Road, London, SW4 6ST Routes 11 24 87 88 170 196 315 333 345/Night routes: N11 24 N44 N87 88 345 Vehicles Dennis Dart SLF 10.8m/Plaxton Pointer 2 DP Class , E200/Enviro 200 Dart 10.8m SE Class  , Volvo B7TL 10m/East Lancs Myllennium Vyking EVL Class , Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 10m , PVL Class , Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclispse Gemini 10m WVL Class , Trident/Enviro 9.9m E Class , Hybrid Trident/Enviro 9.9m , Hybrid VDL/Wright Gemini HEV WHD Class ,

AF Putney
10 Chelverton Road, London, SW15 1RN Routes 14 22 74 85 424 430 Night routes: 14 N22 N74 85 School/mobility routes: 670 Vehicles Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer 2 8.8m LDP Class , Volvo B9TL/Enviro 400 10.4m VE Class Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 10m WVL Class ,

AL Merton
High Street, London, SW19 1DN Routes 22 44 77 118 155 163 164 200 201 219 270 280 355 Night routes: N155 School/mobility routes: 163 655 Other routes: 668 Vehicles Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 10m PVL Class , Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 10m WVL Class , VDL SB120/Wright Merit 9.2m DW Class , Dennis Dart/ Plaxton Poniter 10.2m LDP Class, Optare Esteem/Dennis Dart Enviro 200 10.2m SOE Class , E200/Enviro 200 Dart 10.2m SE Class , Trident/Enviro 10.1m E Class

MW Mandela Way
Mandela Way, SE1 5SS Routes 1 453 507 521 Night routes: N1 453 Vehicles  Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 10.6m VWL Class  , Mercedes Benz Citaro G 18m MAL Class


London Central 


NX New Cross 
208 New Cross Road, London, SE14 Routes 21 36 108 171 225 321 436 Night routes: N21 36 108 N171 321 School/mobility routes: 621 Vehicles Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini2 WVL Class 10.4m Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer 2 8.9M/10.2m  LDP Class , Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 10m PVL Class , Mercedes Benz Citaro 18m MEL Class , VDL Merit 10.8m DW Class , Trident/Enviro 40010.1m E Class


BX Bexleyheath 
Erith Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 6BX Routes89 132 229 321 401 422 486 B11 B16 Night routes: N21 N89 School/mobility routes: 661 669 Vehicals Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini2 10.4m WVL Class , VDL Merit 10.8m DW Class , E200/Enviro 200 Dart 10.2m SE Class , Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 10m  , Trident/Enviro 10.1m E Class

Q Camberwell 
1 Warner Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 9LU Routes 12 42 45 68 185 360 468 P5 X68 Night routes: 12 N68 Vehicles Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 10m/10.6m WVL / VWL Class  , Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 10m PVL Class , Scania OmniTown ELC 10.7m ELS Class , Mercedes Benz Citaro G 18m MAL Class , Hybrid VDL 10.1m WHY Class , Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer 2 10.2m/ 9.4m
LDP Class E200/Enviro 200 Dart 10.2m SE Class

PM Peckham 
Blackpool Road, Peckham, London, SE15 3SE Routes 36 37 63 363 P12 Night routes: 36 37 N63 Vehicles Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 10m PVL Class , Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini2 10.4m WVL Class Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer 2 9.4m LDP Class

StageCoach Colours Over The Years

Dennis Dart Enviro 200 London United Ratp Group Route C1

Here we have former Transdev Enviro 200 on route C1 with new London United Ratps sign. Londons most dead single deck orders are Enviro's 200s purly because there under powered cummins ISBe Euro 4,5 Dart 6.4 liter engine the body is cheaply  made. The last company to fall for the enviro 200 were metrobus the only good thing about them are the seat colours. 

 

 Has you can see the enviro 200 body comes many available lengths, ranging from 8.9m to 11.4m 
 Engine; ADL Enviro200 Dart / MAN 14.240 /  
Transmission; Voith / Allison 

Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President Refurb On Route 89 PVL364 PJ53 SOU 401 bus

Here we have Go Ahead London's recent refurbishment on route 89, these Volvo's are for route 401. PVL364 PJ53 SOU 

More Go Ahead Odd workings

Scania K230UB OmniCity UNO SNL 353 YN57 FZA

                                 Uno SNL 353 YN57 FZA

Here we have Uno's Scania OmniCity at Victoria Green Line coach shop on route 714

                                   

MA60 BX04NBK


Here we have Arriva MA60 broken down and without the front bumper. Well im glad it didn't catch fire in the middle oxford street, has there known to catch fire.

Go Aheads Darts leaving

Go Aheads Y reg , 06 reg darts from routes C10,484,P5 are all on lease and are all held up in New Cross depot ready to be collected, turns out that ADL sent someone to inspect the darts damage. Whats happening now is NX have to repair all the darts on lease eg body  panels, seats, windows. All this has to be done just so they can take them off there hands.

                                           WVL117 LX03 EEJ

                                           WVL85 LF52 ZNT

                                            WVL85 LF52 ZNT

                                          VWL41 BX04 BBJ

Is it just me or is Go Aheads Wrights looking older than they look, WVL117 looks like a patch job with the body work. WVL85  paint looks like its been cooked in the sun, a 2002/3 bus should not look like this.
VWL41 is what a Wright should look like even without the refurb look

Ct Plus Dennis Tridents

                                 HTP4 PN03 UMK

                                HTP4 PN03 UMK

                                 HTL7 LR52 LWF

                                HTL7 LR52 LWF

Route 388 with Ct Plus Here 
 Ex London Central PDL HTP4 PN03 UMK Plaxton President /Dennis Trident old London Central seat colours
HTL7 LR52 LWF Dennis Trident/ELC Refurbished with red Ct Plus logos on seats 

Stagecoach Intermixing

                                               19752 LX11 BCV

                                               19752 LX11 BCV

                                                         19752 LX11 BCV 

StageCoach recently ordered  The first batches of  124 buses arrived at Rainham and Plumstead  they will be used to replace buses on routes 174 , 99, 53 . The 53 has a batch of Enviros coming later this year but knowing Alexander Dennis   they will be early. And yes knowing stagecoach they will intermix everything has long has TFL cant complain about it, if i know PD right the 99 and 53s buses will be mixed on routes  472 51 96 122 177. 

StageCoach spec

Fog Lights / none
Voith / yes
New bumper / none
Euro5 / yes  
hub caps / yes both wheels 
Air Con / yes  

Go Ahead Plaxton President On Route 89 Refurb PVL386 PJ53 NLC

 

                                                                                               PVL386 PJ53 NLC

Note this  PVL is from London General from route 155. I asked the driver why its at BX he said its covering for refurbishment for route 401. BX will be getting new buses for the 89 with 15 new double deckers most likey  Volvo B9TLs on Wright bodies.

 The old Plaxtons may leave London or return off lease.

Odd working on route 89 
10/04/2011

Ex London Central Volvo Olympians M reg 1994 N reg 1995 / R reg 1998

NV 1   M401 RVU / First Manchester

NV 2   M402 RVU / First Manchester  

NV 3   M403 RVU / First Manchester

NV 4   M404 RVU / First Manchester

NV 5   M405 RVU / First Manchester 

NV 6   M406 RVU / First Manchester

NV 7   M407 RVU / First Manchester

NV 8   M408 RVU / Unknown

NV 9   M409 RVU / Unknown 

NV 10  M410 RVU / Unknown

NV 11  N411 JBV / Unknown

NV 13  N413 JBV / Solent Blue Line

NV 15  N415 JBV / Aintree Coaches

NV 16  N416 JBV / Lancashire United

NV 18  N418 JBV / Stagecoach

NV 19  N419 JBV / Aintree Coaches 

NV 20  N420 JBV / Stagecoach

NV21  N421 JBV /  Aintree Coaches

NV 22  N422 JBV / Aintree Coaches 

NV 23  N423 JBV / First Manchester

NV24  N424 JBV /  Lancashire United

NV 25  N425 JBV / Lancashire United 

NV 26  N426 JBV / South Mimms

NV 27  N427 JBV /  Hedingham Omnibuses    

NV187  R387 LGH /  Go-South Coast  

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