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Post by bilbobaggins1 on Apr 22, 2022 8:53:04 GMT
LT87 was apparently on the 9 yesterday
Also Green LT2 has returned to service, on service 349
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Post by cl54 on Apr 23, 2022 8:15:23 GMT
Some good pictures of the refurbished LT70 on the Hants & Dorset Trim Twitter feed.
It mentions that the moquette is a simplified pattern.
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Post by paulo on Apr 23, 2022 8:59:32 GMT
Some good pictures of the refurbished LT70 on the Hants & Dorset Trim Twitter feed. It mentions that the moquette is a simplified pattern. 4 or 5 of these are now at NC in the shed there with fleet numbers applied but no blinds or RATP logos (whichever ones they are due - presumably Transit London). |
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Post by astock5000 on Apr 23, 2022 15:51:03 GMT
Also Green LT2 has returned to service, on service 349 Indeed it has, but is this one confirmed to have been away for a refurb as opposed to being off the road for another reason? Just asking since I haven't so far seen any mention of refurbs of Arriva LTs having started. Some good pictures of the refurbished LT70 on the Hants & Dorset Trim Twitter feed. It mentions that the moquette is a simplified pattern. 4 or 5 of these are now at NC in the shed there with fleet numbers applied but no blinds or RATP logos (whichever ones they are due - presumably Transit London). I remember reading that some are being mainly worked on at Hants & Dorset Trim, while others are being done at NC aside from heading down to HD Trim for their repaints. LT70 may be one of the former as it has its seat cushions refitted while photos have appeared previously of at least one other returning to NC with just the empty seat frames. |
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Post by BE37054 (quoll662) on Apr 23, 2022 16:00:31 GMT
Some good pictures of the refurbished LT70 on the Hants & Dorset Trim Twitter feed. It mentions that the moquette is a simplified pattern. 4 or 5 of these are now at NC in the shed there with fleet numbers applied but no blinds or RATP logos (whichever ones they are due - presumably Transit London). Do they have any others, such as..........................Abellio??  |
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Post by WH241 on Apr 23, 2022 19:34:50 GMT
Spotted few refurbished LTs today and must say they look almost new! I think the paintwork on some buses was really needed. Lots of LTs have had several advert wraps and swapped companies with messy logo changes (Yes I am looking at you Abellio).
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Post by richard on Apr 30, 2022 0:30:34 GMT
LT74 referbished
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Post by cl54 on Apr 30, 2022 14:36:06 GMT
LT87 was apparently on the 9 yesterday Also Green LT2 has returned to service, on service 349 LT2 was in the maintenance area at the garage and has not been refurbished. |
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Post by intro on Apr 30, 2022 18:17:40 GMT
LT87 was apparently on the 9 yesterday Also Green LT2 has returned to service, on service 349 LT2 was in the maintenance area at the garage and has not been refurbished. Thanks cl, I have now removed it from the list! |
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Post by cl54 on May 5, 2022 19:21:58 GMT
Saw LT71 at Elephant & Castle this afternoon. Superb paint job.
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Post by astock5000 on May 8, 2022 15:03:29 GMT
LT75 / 86 can also be added to the list of RATP refurbs. I also believe LT73 / 76 have been done too since they're now at S after time away but haven't yet seen photos etc to confirm.
Abellio's LT19 may also have been refurbished, this one was away between 23rd March and 15th April which slots in between LT24's completion date and LT27's most recent use (that one not being confirmed either).
Even if those two buses have been / are being done it appears refurbs at Abellio have slowed from two or three at a time to just one. Metroline have also had none return since LT97 in mid-April but a bunch of low numbered buses are off the road so may be in progress, while assuming the above to be correct regarding RATP three buses are still to return from the twelve that had been away since Feb / March.
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Post by vjaska on May 8, 2022 15:45:02 GMT
LT75 / 86 can also be added to the list of RATP refurbs. I also believe LT73 / 76 have been done too since they're now at S after time away but haven't yet seen photos etc to confirm. Abellio's LT19 may also have been refurbished, this one was away between 23rd March and 15th April which slots in between LT24's completion date and LT27's most recent use (that one not being confirmed either). Even if those two buses have been / are being done it appears refurbs at Abellio have slowed from two or three at a time to just one. Metroline have also had none return since LT97 in mid-April but a bunch of low numbered buses are off the road so may be in progress, while assuming the above to be correct regarding RATP three buses are still to return from the twelve that had been away since Feb / March. They seemingly have slowed down as I’m still spotting a few Abellio examples with the old hybrid logo which is the best way to spot the early examples |
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Post by astock5000 on May 8, 2022 17:08:45 GMT
They seemingly have slowed down as I’m still spotting a few Abellio examples with the old hybrid logo which is the best way to spot the early examples Yes, the first 40 carried that logo with the exception of LT33 which has always had the newer style. Aside from the refurbs LT2 and LT37 have also lost it as a result of previous repaints while LT14 is now missing the logo on its nearside. I don't believe any of Abellio's LT28-40 have been off the road for a long enough period of time lately to have gone for refurb, so the majority of that group should still have the old logo. Edit 19th May: Metroline's LT13/14 have been refurbished, with both returning to service at Cricklewood over the past few days (confirmed using the Abbey Road webcam as with previous ones based at W). LT71 is another RATP refurb, now being back in use at Shepherd's Bush with photos online of this bus repainted at H&D Trim. I believe LT77 is also refurbished - this one followed the pattern of being away for the best part of two months before transfer to S. LT72 is still to return, otherwise this completes the first 'batch' of 12 refurbs for the operator. None of LT78-84 have been used in the last few days so may be the next group to go, but this is just an assumption and so I wouldn't add any of those to the list. Edit 22nd May: Photos have now appeared on Twitter of LT78 (already repainted) and one other unidentified bus currently at H&D Trim. |
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Post by intro on May 26, 2022 9:15:02 GMT
They seemingly have slowed down as I’m still spotting a few Abellio examples with the old hybrid logo which is the best way to spot the early examples Yes, the first 40 carried that logo with the exception of LT33 which has always had the newer style. Aside from the refurbs LT2 and LT37 have also lost it as a result of previous repaints while LT14 is now missing the logo on its nearside. I don't believe any of Abellio's LT28-40 have been off the road for a long enough period of time lately to have gone for refurb, so the majority of that group should still have the old logo. Edit 19th May: Metroline's LT13/14 have been refurbished, with both returning to service at Cricklewood over the past few days (confirmed using the Abbey Road webcam as with previous ones based at W). LT71 is another RATP refurb, now being back in use at Shepherd's Bush with photos online of this bus repainted at H&D Trim. I believe LT77 is also refurbished - this one followed the pattern of being away for the best part of two months before transfer to S. LT72 is still to return, otherwise this completes the first 'batch' of 12 refurbs for the operator. None of LT78-84 have been used in the last few days so may be the next group to go, but this is just an assumption and so I wouldn't add any of those to the list. Edit 22nd May: Photos have now appeared on Twitter of LT78 (already repainted) and one other unidentified bus currently at H&D Trim. Thanks for the input! The list has now been updated. |
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Post by astock5000 on May 31, 2022 15:37:16 GMT
LT12 is the latest Metroline bus to be refurbished.
Edit 9th June:
Can confirm that LT17, which re-entered service at Cricklewood yesterday, is also refurbished. As I posted elsewhere RATP's LT78 has also returned, the first of that group to do so, while LT72 still remains off the road from their first 'batch' of refurbs.
Abellio LT27/28 may have been refurbished - they recently spent 34 and 17 days off the road respectively (Abellio refurbs have tended to be completed much quicker than the other operators, LT24 only being away 16 days and several others for less than a month). However, I have not been into Central London in the last few weeks or seen photos of either of these two in refurbished condition, so they still need confirmation before adding to the list. The same goes for LT29/30 once they return.
Edit 11th June:
LT99 has been refurbished, this completes those active with Metroline up to LT100 (LT8/9/11/18 having been off the road since last autumn or earlier).
Edit 16th June:
Photos on Flickr now confirm that LT27 and LT29 have indeed been refurbished. Still awaiting confirmation of LT28 but, with the next few possibly away, it would appear that Abellio are now working through this batch more or less in numerical order and at an increased rate.
Edit 18th June:
LT79 returned to service at Shepherd's Bush yesterday following its refurb. LT72 has also been back since the 13th (though this one was already added to the list in the first post).
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