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Post by selondon on Oct 27, 2016 10:17:02 GMT
Just came across a few ex go ahead and arriva gemini's down at abbey travel in erith. Wvl86, vlw 114,115,108,109 that I could see   |
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Post by John tuthill on Oct 27, 2016 10:33:10 GMT
Just came across a few ex go ahead and arriva gemini's down at abbey travel in erith. Wvl86, vlw 114,115,108,109 that I could see Any idea what bus has the white window surrounds at the back? |
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Post by selondon on Oct 27, 2016 10:39:32 GMT
Just came across a few ex go ahead and arriva gemini's down at abbey travel in erith. Wvl86, vlw 114,115,108,109 that I could see Any idea what bus has the white window surrounds at the back? Nv106/p906ryo is the one hiding Abbey travel have a few old Volvo Olympians down here. Maybe the gemini's are to replace them   |
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Post by vjaska on Oct 27, 2016 10:39:44 GMT
Just came across a few ex go ahead and arriva gemini's down at abbey travel in erith. Wvl86, vlw 114,115,108,109 that I could see Any idea what bus has the white window surrounds at the back? Guessing it's a former Sullivan Buses Volvo Olympian (one of the NV class). |
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Post by John tuthill on Oct 27, 2016 10:54:41 GMT
Any idea what bus has the white window surrounds at the back? Guessing it's a former Sullivan Buses Volvo Olympian (one of the NV class). Thank you, and selondon for that info |
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Post by COBO on Oct 28, 2016 13:06:04 GMT
Ensignbus are now selling the following: Metroline's 05 reg TA's linkMetroline's VP's linkGo Ahead London VWL's link |
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Post by COBO on Nov 4, 2016 12:35:21 GMT
Ex Arriva London DLA283 (Y483UGC) is now at Arriva The Shires 6283. I have just seen it in High Wycombe. It's funny how buses live longer out of London.
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Post by thesquirrels on Nov 5, 2016 1:01:49 GMT
Ex Arriva London DLA283 (Y483UGC) is now at Arriva The Shires 6283. I just seen in High Wycombe. It's how buses live longer out of London. Will be interesting to see what routes it gets out on. Some of those Wycombe routes are a very good way to kill a bus already long in the tooth, especially if they aren't geared for hills. Not that this ever stopped Carousel putting out ex-LT Ms! |
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Post by M1104 on Nov 8, 2016 14:31:04 GMT
RTL358 for sale, needing quite a bit of work for an ideal person dedicated the task of working on her. This is the very bus that was used in that famous Some Mothers Do Ave Em episode where Frank Spencer grabs onto the back of it whilst out of control on roller skates. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122212104364Incase some of us are too young to remember (or had never watched the show): youtu.be/FvTl-IBy_Nc |
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Post by snowman on Nov 8, 2016 15:00:43 GMT
Some Citaros are on sale with Plaxton, still dual doored, in yourbus livery BU53AWZ BU53AXA (former Quality line MCL 2 and 3) BU53AWA (think this was Metrobus 503) Plaxton sales link |
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Post by Unorm on Nov 9, 2016 9:45:38 GMT
Some Citaros are on sale with Plaxton, still dual doored, in yourbus livery BU53AWZ BU53AXA (former Quality line MCL 2 and 3) BU53AWA (think this was Metrobus 503) Plaxton sales linkChecking Flickr it seems 503's BU53AWY |
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Post by M1104 on Nov 14, 2016 15:33:51 GMT
Former Metrobus 259 now with Seaford and District
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Post by Connor on Nov 23, 2016 1:34:46 GMT
Am shocked to see WVL244 has been withdrawn and is now 'Thames Travel'. Repainted and with LED blinds. Looking at LVF, WVL242-WVL245 look to meet the same fate.  |
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Post by vjaska on Nov 23, 2016 4:41:40 GMT
Am shocked to see WVL244 has been withdrawn and is now 'Thames Travel'. Repainted and with LED blinds. Looking at LVF, WVL242-WVL245 look to meet the same fate. Indeed, those WVL's were withdrawn a few days ago. Shame to see them go - once they received their engine upgrade, they were really great vehicles  |
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Post by snowman on Nov 23, 2016 6:58:40 GMT
Am shocked to see WVL244 has been withdrawn and is now 'Thames Travel'. Repainted and with LED blinds. Looking at LVF, WVL242-WVL245 look to meet the same fate. Although it might seem a shocker, this is starting to become more common, two main reasons: it appears that TFL are indifferent to age of any euroIII (upgraded) bus. (There has been no tender awards for them for many months); secondly you need to see it from receiving bus companies standpoint. On the assumption that just about every bus is now DDA compliant (the last few non compliant double deckers have to be withdrawn in next 6 weeks), any bus company getting newer buses is modernising its fleet, therefore aren't going to want life expired buses. These WVLs are 10.5 years old, young enough to justify costs of repaint, new destination equipment etc. Older buses have little appeal as the remaining life does not offer much of a payback period to cover these purchase and conversion costs. The older WVLs will probably struggle to find a buyer (except the scrapyards). There was a market for replacing old non DDA buses but that is ending. The DDA deadline led to a replacement bubble, but having just replaced their fleets to meet the deadline, there is now likely to be no further demand for couple of years. My guess is old buses are worth more as parts, engines sent to Africa etc |
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