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Post by ServerKing on Sept 6, 2017 2:50:02 GMT
These are buses, not white rhino... all part of the Circle of Life, I'm afraid. BTW MDL1 is YJ60GGE, not GGC. It only did one rounder on the 491, would have loved it to have stayed at NP... Shame to see all the DWs gone apart from 145 at Garston, but I think that's down to neglect more than anything else. I have not seen their native DB300s around for a while either
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Post by Gellico on Sept 6, 2017 10:26:37 GMT
Aye I know however can't afford to be coming into London every weekend. Whilst I still have a bit of free time I am making tje most of it. Will be aiming to come back down mainly for events/tender renewals really. Sure and to be fair it is not good practice, IMO, to go running home within a few weeks of starting Uni. It is far better to give a longer time, than most do, to send the message that you've "gone" even if not a huge distance in your case. It also allows you to develop your own independent routine whereby you balance work, leisure and all those boring chores I assume you will have to do for yourself like cooking, washing and ironing, food shopping etc. I know some kids do this already in their households but it is still quite a shock to suddenly be responsible for all of it. I still remember that first weekend arriving in London from "up north" and having to trek to Sainsburys to buy some food or else I wasn't going to have any dinner. Have to say that the bus fleets of Tyne and Wear didn't figure in my thinking before heading south but it was very different times and there is vastly more info now about the bus network than there was back then. Everything was done in arrears in terms of reporting - very rare to get anything in advance or on the day. Still I am sure you will have lots of fun in Reading with its branded buses, curved settees and Spritzer buses. I have no intention of coming back into London for at least 6 weeks ideally. The spritzers are the town-uni shuttles so that's very good
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Post by 6HP502C on Sept 6, 2017 11:40:29 GMT
Dennis Tridents with a ZF gearbox are thin on the ground now. A few remain with London United, Metroline and Sullivan Buses, any more?
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Post by twobellstogo on Sept 17, 2017 22:54:36 GMT
I went to Reading Uni, but I was lucky as I was there in the heyday of Reading Mainline's Routemasters 😃
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Post by snoggle on Sept 17, 2017 23:39:23 GMT
I went to Reading Uni, but I was lucky as I was there in the heyday of Reading Mainline's Routemasters 😃 Would have been better to be there in the Scania Metropolitan era.
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Post by John tuthill on Sept 18, 2017 0:41:25 GMT
I went to Reading Uni, but I was lucky as I was there in the heyday of Reading Mainline's Routemasters 😃 A little something to jig your memory Attachment Deleted
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Post by twobellstogo on Sept 18, 2017 11:06:54 GMT
I went to Reading Uni, but I was lucky as I was there in the heyday of Reading Mainline's Routemasters 😃 Would have been better to be there in the Scania Metropolitan era. Haha! I went to Reading at the tail end of the Metropolitan era on a bus photography trip, but by the time I got to uni there in 1993 they had (just) all gone. Did very much have the ex. Harrow Buses Mk.2 Metrobuses though, which I did like.
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Post by snoggle on Sept 18, 2017 12:14:34 GMT
Would have been better to be there in the Scania Metropolitan era. Haha! I went to Reading at the tail end of the Metropolitan era on a bus photography trip, but by the time I got to uni there in 1993 they had (just) all gone. Did very much have the ex. Harrow Buses Mk.2 Metrobuses though, which I did like. www.flickr.com/photos/24759744@N02/7979988053/in/album-72157653162530011/ I have a fair number of Reading Scania Metropolitan photos to scan and load to Flickr. Includes ex London and T&W PTE examples.
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Post by rugbyref on Sept 26, 2017 21:22:44 GMT
My job was relocated to Reading against my wishes in 1986. When the Routemasters appeared there, it was a small positive step. Back in tfl territory now, thankfully.
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Post by snowman on Mar 25, 2018 8:25:09 GMT
Now looking like 2018 will see end of multiple types, some of which were at one time in large quantities like Go Ahead PVLs
Already lost the long Solos at Epsom
Abellio have lost the Volvo double decks (some survive for now on rail replacement), looks like the K3 fleet will replace the assortment of old single decks on H25
London United’s ALX400 TAs and remaining TLA will probably have finished by the summer, and the SLEs finish their contract in December The Single deck Dart Pointer fleet is likely to be reduced heavily in the summer (maybe a few 55 reg will survive beyond 2018)
Metroline looks likely to lose its remaining TAs soon, the VPs look like ending during 2018, the VPLs end their contract 5 weeks into 2019. The single deck DLDs might go this summer.
The slimline Solos and PDLs at Arriva will end London work when contract changes in few months
Not familiar with Arriva, GoAhead, Stagecoach, Sullivan’s, or Tower Transit fleets
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Post by ADH45258 on Mar 25, 2018 9:23:47 GMT
Now looking like 2018 will see end of multiple types, some of which were at one time in large quantities like Go Ahead PVLs Already lost the long Solos at Epsom Abellio have lost the Volvo double decks (some survive for now on rail replacement), looks like the K3 fleet will replace the assortment of old single decks on H25 London United’s ALX400 TAs and remaining TLA will probably have finished by the summer, and the SLEs finish their contract in December The Single deck Dart Pointer fleet is likely to be reduced heavily in the summer (maybe a few 55 reg will survive beyond 2018) Metroline looks likely to lose its remaining TAs soon, the VPs look like ending during 2018, the VPLs end their contract 5 weeks into 2019. The single deck DLDs look likely to go this summer. The slimline Solos at Arriva will end London work when contract changes in few months Not familiar with Arriva, GoAhead, Stagecoach, Sullivan’s, or Tower Transit fleets Metroline's DLDs will be needed until the 214 transfers to NP in August 2019. Unless Metroline temporarily use some of the ex-First DEs (e.g. from the 95, 223 or 224).
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Post by VWH1414 on Mar 25, 2018 9:31:10 GMT
Now looking like 2018 will see end of multiple types, some of which were at one time in large quantities like Go Ahead PVLs Already lost the long Solos at Epsom Abellio have lost the Volvo double decks (some survive for now on rail replacement), looks like the K3 fleet will replace the assortment of old single decks on H25 London United’s ALX400 TAs and remaining TLA will probably have finished by the summer, and the SLEs finish their contract in December The Single deck Dart Pointer fleet is likely to be reduced heavily in the summer (maybe a few 55 reg will survive beyond 2018) Metroline looks likely to lose its remaining TAs soon, the VPs look like ending during 2018, the VPLs end their contract 5 weeks into 2019. The single deck DLDs look likely to go this summer. The slimline Solos at Arriva will end London work when contract changes in few months Not familiar with Arriva, GoAhead, Stagecoach, Sullivan’s, or Tower Transit fleets Its Likely that TTs remaining VNWs will end once the 31 leaves The last 2 TPLs with Sullivans should leave later in the year
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 9:35:48 GMT
Now looking like 2018 will see end of multiple types, some of which were at one time in large quantities like Go Ahead PVLs Already lost the long Solos at Epsom Abellio have lost the Volvo double decks (some survive for now on rail replacement), looks like the K3 fleet will replace the assortment of old single decks on H25 London United’s ALX400 TAs and remaining TLA will probably have finished by the summer, and the SLEs finish their contract in December The Single deck Dart Pointer fleet is likely to be reduced heavily in the summer (maybe a few 55 reg will survive beyond 2018) Metroline looks likely to lose its remaining TAs soon, the VPs look like ending during 2018, the VPLs end their contract 5 weeks into 2019. The single deck DLDs look likely to go this summer. The slimline Solos at Arriva will end London work when contract changes in few months Not familiar with Arriva, GoAhead, Stagecoach, Sullivan’s, or Tower Transit fleets Its Likely that TTs remaining VNWs will end once the 31 leaves The last 2 TPLs with Sullivans should leave later in the year Whenever the 626 gets ex Tower Transit vehicles, I think ELV5, ELV6, TPL926 & TPL927 will leave. I think ELV2 - ELV4, PDL26 & ALX6 can be confirmed as left so the only ever remaining ELV’s will be ELV7 - ELV10
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Post by COBO on Mar 25, 2018 13:35:33 GMT
Now looking like 2018 will see end of multiple types, some of which were at one time in large quantities like Go Ahead PVLs Already lost the long Solos at Epsom Abellio have lost the Volvo double decks (some survive for now on rail replacement), looks like the K3 fleet will replace the assortment of old single decks on H25 London United’s ALX400 TAs and remaining TLA will probably have finished by the summer, and the SLEs finish their contract in December The Single deck Dart Pointer fleet is likely to be reduced heavily in the summer (maybe a few 55 reg will survive beyond 2018) Metroline looks likely to lose its remaining TAs soon, the VPs look like ending during 2018, the VPLs end their contract 5 weeks into 2019. The single deck DLDs look likely to go this summer. The slimline Solos at Arriva will end London work when contract changes in few months Not familiar with Arriva, GoAhead, Stagecoach, Sullivan’s, or Tower Transit fleets Metroline's DLDs will be needed until the 214 transfers to NP in August 2019. Unless Metroline temporarily use some of the ex-First DEs (e.g. from the 95, 223 or 224). It can't use either from April 2019 because that's when begins ULEZ.
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Post by ADH45258 on Mar 25, 2018 13:45:37 GMT
Metroline's DLDs will be needed until the 214 transfers to NP in August 2019. Unless Metroline temporarily use some of the ex-First DEs (e.g. from the 95, 223 or 224). It can't use either from April 2019 because that's when begins ULEZ. The ULEZ will require all SDs to be electric by then, but thr 214's new contract at NP with SEes will not start until the following August. Could the contract be negotiated: a) for the Go Ahead contract to start early (in April) b) for euro 6 diesels to operate, using swapped DELs from another route, or using spare ex-First DEs converted to euro6 (until August) c) for the new SEes to be delivered early but used by Metroline until end of contract
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