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Post by YY13VKP on Apr 15, 2020 22:11:41 GMT
HV259 HV260 Now Only AD HVs at EC HV269 Left EC for AD Today With T3 Being Stood down! I thought T3 was destined for Thornton Heath? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 22:44:18 GMT
? Will route 19 be the final route for a New Routemaster conversion? No probably not. LTs will be around for a while but will probably move out of Central London. Sorry for my late response: I would predict that the 19 could be a candidate for the final New Routemaster conversion as if my calculation is correct there aren't many remaining for another conversion. Own perspective I don't see New Routemasters having much life outside of London, or either moved to the suburbs or out of Central London. Happy to be corrected though! |
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Post by george on Apr 15, 2020 22:48:49 GMT
No probably not. LTs will be around for a while but will probably move out of Central London. Sorry for my late response: I would predict that the 19 could be a candidate for the final New Routemaster conversion as if my calculation is correct there aren't many remaining for another conversion. Own perspective I don't see New Routemasters having much life outside of London, or either moved to the suburbs or out of Central London. Happy to be corrected though! This is correct that at the moment the 19 is the final route to convert but who can say what will happen in the future. I do see a lot of the LTs finishing their final days in the suburbs so I don't think they will move for a while. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 22:58:48 GMT
Sorry for my late response: I would predict that the 19 could be a candidate for the final New Routemaster conversion as if my calculation is correct there aren't many remaining for another conversion. Own perspective I don't see New Routemasters having much life outside of London, or either moved to the suburbs or out of Central London. Happy to be corrected though! This is correct that at the moment the 19 is the final route to convert but who can say what will happen in the future. I do see a lot of the LTs finishing their final days in the suburbs so I don't think they will move for a while. Thanks for your reply - as things stand we have many topics to speculate about, New Routemasters being one. As I tell all Tfl will likely use them for 14 years the 'minimum'. With the 3 door boarding asset being terminated I fairly don't see the point of them being in operation. Some could argue that their an attraction for tourists but I'd disagree. |
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Post by george on Apr 15, 2020 23:07:22 GMT
This is correct that at the moment the 19 is the final route to convert but who can say what will happen in the future. I do see a lot of the LTs finishing their final days in the suburbs so I don't think they will move for a while. Thanks for your reply - as things stand we have many topics to speculate about, New Routemasters being one. As I tell all Tfl will likely use them for 14 years the 'minimum'. With the 3 door boarding asset being terminated I fairly don't see the point of them being in operation. Some could argue that their an attraction for tourists but I'd disagree. As long as the bus is able to move forward then TfL will keep them in service for many more years to come. I don't think they are an attraction to tourists at all, the only bus that is an attraction to tourists is the original Routemaster. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 7:22:59 GMT
No probably not. LTs will be around for a while but will probably move out of Central London. Sorry for my late response: I would predict that the 19 could be a candidate for the final New Routemaster conversion as if my calculation is correct there aren't many remaining for another conversion. Own perspective I don't see New Routemasters having much life outside of London, or either moved to the suburbs or out of Central London. Happy to be corrected though! Think it would be impossible to say the 19 will be the last route to convert. The 19 conversion came about as a result of the 48 being withdrawn and there could be other routes withdrawn/ reduced in the future releasing LTs. Also as others say the buses could also be cascaded to suburban routes in later years. |
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Post by busoccultation on Apr 16, 2020 9:53:23 GMT
Any idea whereabouts DW322 is currently at?
It has been missing since June last year meaning that DW322 has been off the road longer than DW411 has and since then all the 60 reg DW's that was at AR last year have all left AR once again so it will be interesting where this turns up if it does get back in service.
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Post by Max B on Apr 16, 2020 14:29:30 GMT
HV259 HV260 Now Only AD HVs at EC HV269 Left EC for AD Today With T3 Being Stood down! I thought T3 was destined for Thornton Heath? So did I. And T10 is still in service at AD, and not too sure if that will transfer to TH when it’s not needed at AD anymore. |
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Post by YY13VKP on Apr 16, 2020 15:28:13 GMT
Any idea whereabouts DW322 is currently at?
It has been missing since June last year meaning that DW322 has been off the road longer than DW411 has and since then all the 60 reg DW's that was at AR last year have all left AR once again so it will be interesting where this turns up if it does get back in service.
Quite possibly it will end up at TC for route 60 if it returns. The fact that its been out for 10 months though makes me think it's something serious. There's no record of it being involved in any incident as far as I am aware so it must have had a serious mechanical issue although I'm sure Londontransport3 will be able to shed some light |
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Post by vjaska on Apr 16, 2020 15:31:28 GMT
Any idea whereabouts DW322 is currently at? It has been missing since June last year meaning that DW322 has been off the road longer than DW411 has and since then all the 60 reg DW's that was at AR last year have all left AR once again so it will be interesting where this turns up if it does get back in service.
Quite possibly it will end up at TC for route 60 if it returns. The fact that its been out for 10 months though makes me think it's something serious. There's no record of it being involved in any incident as far as I am aware so it must have had a serious mechanical issue although I'm sure Londontransport3 will be able to shed some light Is the 60 due another increase? Currently, it has it's required amount of buses. |
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Post by YY13VKP on Apr 16, 2020 16:02:24 GMT
Quite possibly it will end up at TC for route 60 if it returns. The fact that its been out for 10 months though makes me think it's something serious. There's no record of it being involved in any incident as far as I am aware so it must have had a serious mechanical issue although I'm sure Londontransport3 will be able to shed some light Is the 60 due another increase? Currently, it has it's required amount of buses. I would have thought it would go there to join the rest of the batch and render DW323 spare at least. |
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Post by richard on Apr 16, 2020 18:16:54 GMT
Is the 60 due another increase? Currently, it has it's required amount of buses. I would have thought it would go there to join the rest of the batch and render DW323 spare at least. If it dose go to TC It should release some Ts to DX I think there is two so that should retire the remaining VLAs? |
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Post by dan15003 on Apr 16, 2020 20:13:44 GMT
Any idea whereabouts DW322 is currently at?
It has been missing since June last year meaning that DW322 has been off the road longer than DW411 has and since then all the 60 reg DW's that was at AR last year have all left AR once again so it will be interesting where this turns up if it does get back in service.
It's has been reported that it is still at AR but unlicensed since June 2019. |
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Post by dan15003 on Apr 16, 2020 20:18:12 GMT
What's happening to the missing HV186? All the rest of former Stagecoach Wrightbus Gemini 3 have entered service but not yet HV186.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Apr 18, 2020 18:48:36 GMT
Londons Last ALX400S Have now stood down from Service. We knew it was coming but still can't believe the the ALX400s are no more  . Hopefully one gets preserved VLA57 is a good one The VLA's are still a favourite with many drivers at [DX] I managed to driver one earlier this year, I cannot remember which one it was, but they still have a lot of oomph especially with the kickdown. |
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. Hopefully one gets preserved VLA57 is a good one