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Post by Dad91 on Jan 31, 2024 21:15:13 GMT
May i ask how many LTs fleets available. Ex 168 buses went on 9 the 9 LTs went over to south for new Superloop SL3 Stagecoach London. 215 Have Few LTs on the route. If 56 Converting into LTs were are the LTs coming from. 5 Going full LTs available at RR. The 56 was only a rumor posted here based on something a driver told someone and the fact buses have 56 on the blind. Nothing was confirmed! Route 215 has taken buses from PVR cuts on the 8 and only needed 5 LTs + spares.
oh okay thanks for Info. Sure there a lot LTs available cross the fleet
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Post by vjaska on Feb 1, 2024 2:58:17 GMT
There are quite a few LTs spare spread across all of the operators, so I could see a couple more routes being converted. Potentially the 355 and H98 could be candidates for conversion to LTs? Well there was but that's changed a bit - off the top of my head and not counting any VOR's, Stagecoach now have none now the 215 has converted and the SL3 will convert using some native examples alongside the ex RATP bunch, RATP have none, Abellio's spare bunch are mainly temporarily covering the 133 whilst WL has a few extra examples, Arriva's are currently performing refurb float roles, Metroline have used theirs for the 9 and will need some for the 17 further down the line whilst Go-Ahead's are also performing refurb float roles.
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Post by BK15AZR on Feb 1, 2024 21:32:10 GMT
There are quite a few LTs spare spread across all of the operators, so I could see a couple more routes being converted. Potentially the 355 and H98 could be candidates for conversion to LTs? Well there was but that's changed a bit - off the top of my head and not counting any VOR's, Stagecoach now have none now the 215 has converted and the SL3 will convert using some native examples alongside the ex RATP bunch, RATP have none, Abellio's spare bunch are mainly temporarily covering the 133 whilst WL has a few extra examples, Arriva's are currently performing refurb float roles, Metroline have used theirs for the 9 and will need some for the 17 further down the line whilst Go-Ahead's are also performing refurb float roles. Also adding to the fact that now the 5 is confirmed to be converting to full LT allocation, those refurb floats currently at DS/RR may likely be staying to form part of the 5 allocation.
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Post by WH241 on Feb 1, 2024 22:25:37 GMT
Well there was but that's changed a bit - off the top of my head and not counting any VOR's, Stagecoach now have none now the 215 has converted and the SL3 will convert using some native examples alongside the ex RATP bunch, RATP have none, Abellio's spare bunch are mainly temporarily covering the 133 whilst WL has a few extra examples, Arriva's are currently performing refurb float roles, Metroline have used theirs for the 9 and will need some for the 17 further down the line whilst Go-Ahead's are also performing refurb float roles. Also adding to the fact that now the 5 is confirmed to be converting to full LT allocation, those refurb floats currently at DS/RR may likely be staying to form part of the 5 allocation. I wonder if they will actually try and gather some of a similar age to the ones currently allocated to the 5. I know there is not much in it but they was trying to match buses to when the contracts are due to expire.
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Post by londonbuses on Feb 2, 2024 8:36:29 GMT
There are quite a few LTs spare spread across all of the operators, so I could see a couple more routes being converted. Potentially the 355 and H98 could be candidates for conversion to LTs? Well there was but that's changed a bit - off the top of my head and not counting any VOR's, Stagecoach now have none now the 215 has converted and the SL3 will convert using some native examples alongside the ex RATP bunch, RATP have none, Abellio's spare bunch are mainly temporarily covering the 133 whilst WL has a few extra examples, Arriva's are currently performing refurb float roles, Metroline have used theirs for the 9 and will need some for the 17 further down the line whilst Go-Ahead's are also performing refurb float roles. There are exactly 1000 LTs, and from what I can work out the total TVR of all of the LT routes (including full allocations on the 5 and 17) is roughly 955. There's about 15 LTs that are long-term VOR, so that leaves about 30 spare buses that can be used. I also predict TfL and operators will start to sort out the LT allocations and give routes consecutively numbered batches corresponding to contract end dates, in preparation for their withdrawal.
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Post by mkay315 on Feb 2, 2024 9:22:14 GMT
These LT routemaster movement of buses reminds me of the time the Metrobuses were still around in the London streets as all one needed to do was just change the exterior of the bus and then away it goes. I think only Centrewest (gold arrow for those old enough to remember that name) refurbed some of theirs to a red moquette.
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