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Post by dla389 on Aug 12, 2009 16:31:31 GMT
Another North London DWL at TH is DWL11, seen on the 255 today. Shockingly, there is still at least one DDL still in service, DDL16 was on the 255 as well. The DDLs are going fast. Left, right and centre.. surely I will miss them!
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Post by vjaska on Aug 12, 2009 23:03:48 GMT
Another North London DWL at TH is DWL11, seen on the 255 today. Shockingly, there is still at least one DDL still in service, DDL16 was on the 255 as well. The DDLs are going fast. Left, right and centre.. surely I will miss them! Why? They aint going nowhere as DDL1-14/6 will become trainers (as I mentioned already in another topic).
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Post by dla389 on Aug 12, 2009 23:36:50 GMT
Why? They aint going nowhere as DDL1-14/6 will become trainers (as I mentioned already in another topic). There is a difference between trainers and normal passenger service!
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Post by vjaska on Aug 12, 2009 23:48:48 GMT
Why? They aint going nowhere as DDL1-14/6 will become trainers (as I mentioned already in another topic). There is a difference between trainers and normal passenger service! Lol, true but at least they will still be in London
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Post by M1104 on Aug 17, 2009 9:53:12 GMT
Trident 9795 is back at QB from BC.
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Post by lc1 on Aug 18, 2009 22:20:06 GMT
As mentioned in the strange obs thread..BX have now acquired PVL65 this is in addition to PVL71 that appeared a little while ago.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2009 17:37:09 GMT
Thought i would let ya know whats out in the graveyard/car park at rainham depot. The AVL's have been out there the longest and will take a team of cleaners to get the grit and dust out if they were to be roadworthy.
Single Deck:
R142 RLY - DLD 42 R146 RLY - DLD 46 R147 RLY - DLD 47
Double Deck:
V102 LGC - AVL2 V105 LGC - AVL5 V106 LGC - AVL6 V108 LGC - AVL8 V109 LGC - AVL9 V110 LGC - AVL10 V113 LGC - AVL13 V116 LGC - AVL16 V118 LGC - AVL18
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Post by vjaska on Aug 23, 2009 18:33:37 GMT
Thought i would let ya know whats out in the graveyard/car park at rainham depot. The AVL's have been out there the longest and will take a team of cleaners to get the grit and dust out if they were to be roadworthy. Single Deck: R142 RLY - DLD 42 R146 RLY - DLD 46 R147 RLY - DLD 47 Double Deck: V102 LGC - AVL2 V105 LGC - AVL5 V106 LGC - AVL6 V108 LGC - AVL8 V109 LGC - AVL9 V110 LGC - AVL10 V113 LGC - AVL13 V116 LGC - AVL16 V118 LGC - AVL18 Sad to see AVL11 not on that list, was the only over revving example at Q .
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Post by M1104 on Aug 23, 2009 20:02:49 GMT
Thought i would let ya know whats out in the graveyard/car park at rainham depot. The AVL's have been out there the longest and will take a team of cleaners to get the grit and dust out if they were to be roadworthy. Single Deck: R142 RLY - DLD 42 R146 RLY - DLD 46 R147 RLY - DLD 47 Double Deck: V102 LGC - AVL2 V105 LGC - AVL5 V106 LGC - AVL6 V108 LGC - AVL8 V109 LGC - AVL9 V110 LGC - AVL10 V113 LGC - AVL13 V116 LGC - AVL16 V118 LGC - AVL18 Sad to see AVL11 not on that list, was the only over revving example at Q . Those AVLs are now due to go to Southdown PSV, who will handle re-sales.
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Post by mre81 on Aug 23, 2009 23:46:24 GMT
Thought i would let ya know whats out in the graveyard/car park at rainham depot. The AVL's have been out there the longest and will take a team of cleaners to get the grit and dust out if they were to be roadworthy. Single Deck: R142 RLY - DLD 42 R146 RLY - DLD 46 R147 RLY - DLD 47 Double Deck: V102 LGC - AVL2 V105 LGC - AVL5 V106 LGC - AVL6 V108 LGC - AVL8 V109 LGC - AVL9 V110 LGC - AVL10 V113 LGC - AVL13 V116 LGC - AVL16 V118 LGC - AVL18 That's a real shame about the AVL's. I used to ride them on the 37/63/363 when they were my local routes. They are lovely buses- a nice ride, especially after they had a mild upgrade a few years ago. They made a lovely noise, and were quite fleet-footed if you had the right driver! Very spirited coming down from Crystal Palace in the late evening! I hope they all go to good homes....
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Post by vjaska on Aug 24, 2009 0:56:43 GMT
Thought i would let ya know whats out in the graveyard/car park at rainham depot. The AVL's have been out there the longest and will take a team of cleaners to get the grit and dust out if they were to be roadworthy. Single Deck: R142 RLY - DLD 42 R146 RLY - DLD 46 R147 RLY - DLD 47 Double Deck: V102 LGC - AVL2 V105 LGC - AVL5 V106 LGC - AVL6 V108 LGC - AVL8 V109 LGC - AVL9 V110 LGC - AVL10 V113 LGC - AVL13 V116 LGC - AVL16 V118 LGC - AVL18 That's a real shame about the AVL's. I used to ride them on the 37/63/363 when they were my local routes. They are lovely buses- a nice ride, especially after they had a mild upgrade a few years ago. They made a lovely noise, and were quite fleet-footed if you had the right driver! Very spirited coming down from Crystal Palace in the late evening! I hope they all go to good homes.... Well they are still on the 63/363 for a few more months so if you have time, you could have a last ride on them before they are replaced by the new B9TLs.
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Post by mre81 on Aug 24, 2009 10:19:23 GMT
That's a real shame about the AVL's. I used to ride them on the 37/63/363 when they were my local routes. They are lovely buses- a nice ride, especially after they had a mild upgrade a few years ago. They made a lovely noise, and were quite fleet-footed if you had the right driver! Very spirited coming down from Crystal Palace in the late evening! I hope they all go to good homes.... Well they are still on the 63/363 for a few more months so if you have time, you could have a last ride on them before they are replaced by the new B9TLs. Thanks for that, I think I will They were my favourite of the early LFDD's. At least they're being replaced by the best of the modern lot IMHO.
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Post by dla389 on Aug 24, 2009 11:38:10 GMT
That's a real shame about the AVL's. I used to ride them on the 37/63/363 when they were my local routes. They are lovely buses- a nice ride, especially after they had a mild upgrade a few years ago. They made a lovely noise, and were quite fleet-footed if you had the right driver! Very spirited coming down from Crystal Palace in the late evening! I hope they all go to good homes.... Thank god for that. Never liked them since they first entered service and I am gladly greatful for this moment. I have so many reasons why I hate these buses, though I am going to keep that to myself. Give me an S-reg DLA anyday of the week! ;D
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Post by john on Aug 24, 2009 13:21:29 GMT
That's a real shame about the AVL's. I used to ride them on the 37/63/363 when they were my local routes. They are lovely buses- a nice ride, especially after they had a mild upgrade a few years ago. They made a lovely noise, and were quite fleet-footed if you had the right driver! Very spirited coming down from Crystal Palace in the late evening! I hope they all go to good homes.... Thank god for that. Never liked them since they first entered service and I am gladly greatful for this moment. I have so many reasons why I hate these buses, though I am going to keep that to myself. Give me an S-reg DLA anyday of the week! ;D You lot should count yourselves lucky!! Almost all of my favourite Tridents are gone!! Only a few T-reg's left at BK now, which i'm sure will be gone very, very soon
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2009 13:41:49 GMT
Regarding the 28 B7TL ALX400s at Westbourne Park, the Doncaster SQP has now formally been approved and is now in the hands of the Mayor of Doncaster, which it looks as though it will be getting the go ahead. The scheme will come into place from January 31st 2010 for all routes to be Low Floor with a minimum of Euro II. From July 2010, Euro III comes into the equation. It has been mentioned that these 28 vehicles are the intended targets and now depend on successful bidding for them against other operations, South Yorkshire should be the top priority due to them requiring Euro III vehices. Currently out of the current fleet, there is a shortfall of 24 vehicles, for Euro III work. If Euro III vehicles for example don't operate on a Euro III route, this will incur a penalty of £30 per each trip. Likewise for route branding on incorrect routes, overall wraps, no CCTV, vandalised vehicles etc. More about this can be viewed on the South Yorkshire forum, available here - www.forum.sy-transport.co.ukIt certainly sounds very interesting, but apart from these 28 B7TLs that are up for grabs in January (due to the loss of route 10), are there any more B7TLs within the First London fleet which are Euro III and could be realeased for July 2010? I ask this, because at first it was stated that between 15 and 30 Volvo B7TL Plaxton Presidents were coming to First South Yorkshire and now this has been changed to the ALX400s (no doubt because South Yorkshire is the ALX400 capital of First Group) and the Plaxton Presidents are non standard here.
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