Oldest Buses in Service

[londonbuses]

Hi, I have made a list of all of the oldest buses still currently in service in London. It currently includes buses up to 60-reg, and the list will be constantly updated to remove buses as and when they are withdrawn from service.

I know a similar thread already exists but I thought it would be worth having a post which could be constantly updated (as opposed to spamming the other thread with a new post every time the list is updated). Mods, could you please lock the other thread, and ideally pin this thread (if you deem the topic relevant enough).

Arriva London
08-reg: T11, 43
09-reg: DW201-221
             ENX20-27
59-reg: DW222-271
             ENL52-54
             T66-68, 71-74, 76-81
10-reg: DW298-317

             ENL49-51, 55-61

             ENX28

             T118-130, 132, 135-144

60-reg: DW319-321, 323-325, 330-333, 335, 336

             ENL62-74

             HV10-18, 20, 25

             T146, 148-153, 155-157, 159-183, 185, 187-193

Go Ahead London
09-reg: DOE38-44, 46-54
             E110-126
             MEC1-10, 12, 20, 30, 32, 34, 37, 50
             SEN39-43
59-reg: MEC27
             WVL274-275, 292-294, 296, 333-344
             WVN2-9, 11-17, 20, 22-23, 26-30
10-reg: WVN31-45
60-reg: E138-150
             SE47-74, 76-84
             SEN10
             WVL358, 359, 366
             154-162

Metroline
08-reg: DE1586-88
58-reg: DE874, 957, 960, 1600, 04, 10, 14, 18, 28, 30-32, 34-36, 38, 41, 43-47
09-reg: DE994-999, 1004, 10-11, 14, 1651-52, 55-64
             TE1742, 44, 49-51
59-reg: DE1015-28, 30-33
             VW1034
10-reg: DE1115-51

             VW1035-55

60-reg: TE1081, 88-91, 98-104

             VW1056-72

RATP London

10-reg: DE20094, 95, 97-103, 105-108
60-reg: ADH45011-14
             DE20109-112, 116, 120, 121, 123-126
             DLE30001-25

Stagecoach London
57-reg: 36038
58-reg: 36325-26
             37551-53
59-reg: 36346-47, 59, 64, 70, 73, 75
             47810
10-reg: 16967-70, 78-90
             47915-19
60-reg: 37554-57

Transport UK London
59-reg: 8526, 8528

             9521-23
10-reg: 8321-26, 28, 29

Uno
07-reg: 605
10-reg: 1501-1504
60-reg: 1487, 1488

[Busboy105]

Jul 12, 2024 18:05:24 GMT londonbuses said:

Hi, I have made a list of all of the oldest buses still currently in service in London. It currently includes buses up to 59-reg (but I will be updating this list with all of the 10-reg and 60-reg buses in the very near future), and the list will be constantly updated to remove buses as and when they are withdrawn from service.

I know a similar thread already exists but I thought it would be worth having a post which could be constantly updated (as opposed to spamming the other thread with a new post every time the list is updated). Mods, could you please lock the other thread, and ideally pin this thread (if you deem the topic relevant enough).

Arriva London
08-reg: T11, 43
09-reg: DW201-221
             ENX20-27
59-reg: DW222-271
             ENL52-54
             T66-68, 71-74, 76-81

Go Ahead London
09-reg: DOE38-44, 46-54
             E110-126
             MEC1-10, 12, 20, 30, 32, 34, 37, 50
             SEN39-43
             SOE17, 18, 34, 35
59-reg: MEC27
             WVL274-275, 292-294, 296, 333-344
             WVN2-9, 11-17, 20, 22-23, 26-30

Metroline
08-reg: DE1586-88
58-reg: DE874, 957, 960, 1600, 04, 10, 14, 18, 28, 30-32, 34-36, 38, 41, 43-47
09-reg: DE994-999, 1004, 10-11, 14, 1651-52, 55-64
             TE1742-1751
59-reg: DE1015-28, 30-33
             VW1034

RATP London

None

Stagecoach London
57-reg: 36037-38
58-reg: 36325-26
             37551-53
59-reg: 36346-47, 59, 64, 70, 73, 75
             47810

Sullivan Buses
58-reg: E63, 64
09-reg: E40-44

59-reg: DS54

Transport UK
59-reg: 8524, 8526, 8528

             9521-23

Uno
07-reg: 605

Isn't the other one updated anyway?

[va59]

What route do the 57 plated buses run on for Stagecoach?

[vjaska]

Jul 13, 2024 12:54:23 GMT va59 said:

What route do the 57 plated buses run on for Stagecoach?

They should be just spares

[londonbuses]

The list has now been updated to include all of the 10-reg and 60-reg buses still in service.

[DE20106]

It does look like 36037 has finished finished service after a valiant London career, after not being service for nearly 2 weeks since the 309 got its MMCs

Still no sign of London’s oldest bus, UNO’s 605 giving up any time soon though!