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Post by thelondonthing on May 15, 2021 9:23:35 GMT
While idly looking around on Google Maps this morning, I stumbled across something unusual - an Optare Metrodecker EV that I'm struggling to identify: Google Street View snapped the bus in October 2020 at the Acton Vale, Bromyard Avenue stand. You can see it for yourself here on Google Maps. It has blank/no blinds, no operator logos, and no fleet number. As Google Maps customarily blurs out registration plates as well, I'm at a loss to work out which bus this is or even who it belongs to! Any ideas?
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Post by LK65EBO on May 15, 2021 9:31:16 GMT
YJ19HVC?
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Post by galwhv69 on May 15, 2021 9:45:57 GMT
Would this not have been the demo that Metroline had for the 90/611 which wasn't tracking on iBus? (17 reg IIRC) Probably a route test or something
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on May 15, 2021 10:09:43 GMT
This MetroDecker did the rounds of the 306 route in the weeks prior to takeover, I'd have imagined that this example is what was eventually returned to Optare but used for route learning route 306 before it was taken up. I remember hearing reports of it being at Fulham too.
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Post by LJ17THF on May 15, 2021 11:08:46 GMT
Would this not have been the demo that Metroline had for the 90/611 which wasn't tracking on iBus? (17 reg IIRC) Probably a route test or something The 17 reg one didn't have the red semi-circle below the windscreen, it had a black one; I'm pretty sure this is one of Metroline's own ones.
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Post by redexpress on May 15, 2021 11:24:39 GMT
Would this not have been the demo that Metroline had for the 90/611 which wasn't tracking on iBus? (17 reg IIRC) Probably a route test or something The 17 reg one didn't have the red semi-circle below the windscreen, it had a black one; I'm pretty sure this is one of Metroline's own ones. Yes, definitely a Metroline one, you can see the Metroline interior if you move alongside the bus on Google Streetview. It has to be OME2652 (YJ19HVC), as others have said above. The fleetnames had already been removed in readiness for its return to Optare.
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Post by thelondonthing on May 15, 2021 12:26:01 GMT
Awesome. Many thanks for all the replies. I knew I could rely on you folks to solve the mystery!
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