VTTransport
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Post by VTTransport on Aug 31, 2022 18:43:37 GMT
Just seen ADE309 blindless and being towed away from BT in a sorry state, many offside panels including lower rear light cluster missing. Also DE112 is here, I had it today on 326, decent bus. Finally DEs39/40 are blindless. I saw today and when I was at Edgware . Check all ADE309 and DE39/40. I saw ADE309 towed away .
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Post by paulo on Aug 31, 2022 18:48:56 GMT
Just seen ADE309 blindless and being towed away from BT in a sorry state, many offside panels including lower rear light cluster missing. Also DE112 is here, I had it today on 326, decent bus. Finally DEs39/40 are blindless. I saw today and when I was at Edgware . Check all ADE309 and DE39/40. I saw ADE309 towed away . Ade40309 is off for refurb. Will reappear at WK soon.
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Post by LK65EBO on Aug 31, 2022 18:50:11 GMT
I saw today and when I was at Edgware . Check all ADE309 and DE39/40. I saw ADE309 towed away . Ade40309 is off for refurb. Will reappear at WK soon. Don’t you mean AV ?
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Post by paulo on Aug 31, 2022 19:12:27 GMT
Ade40309 is off for refurb. Will reappear at WK soon. Don’t you mean AV ? Nope. Bedfont Lakes bound.
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Post by LK65EBO on Aug 31, 2022 19:50:42 GMT
Nope. Bedfont Lakes bound. Interesting, wonder what the 635 will use in the meantime as these are technically it's allocation.
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Post by paulo on Aug 31, 2022 20:56:59 GMT
It's seeming increasingly likely that the SPs may all be gone by next March if they're replaced on the H98. It'll feel strange not to have them around. I think it's fair to say they've had a very good London service life, they'll sell on quickly of course, and will continue on somewhere else! Quality reliable buses. For some reason not appreciated by many
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Post by LK65EBO on Aug 31, 2022 21:04:19 GMT
It's seeming increasingly likely that the SPs may all be gone by next March if they're replaced on the H98. It'll feel strange not to have them around. I think it's fair to say they've had a very good London service life, they'll sell on quickly of course, and will continue on somewhere else! Design has aged very well.
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Post by paulo on Aug 31, 2022 21:05:51 GMT
Nope. Bedfont Lakes bound. Interesting, wonder what the 635 will use in the meantime as these are technically it's allocation. SPs until it departs to Metroline
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Post by borneobus on Sept 1, 2022 13:14:07 GMT
V must be a contender for "Bus garage in the most prime real estate location" with its "High Street" location AF also Good point about AF - I just checked out both garages and was surprised to see how historic they are and that V dates back to 1883/3 and AF as a site 1912.
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Post by Volvo on Sept 1, 2022 16:51:29 GMT
I saw today and when I was at Edgware . Check all ADE309 and DE39/40. I saw ADE309 towed away . Ade40309 is off for refurb. Will reappear at WK soon. That is a good bus, glad I had the chance to drive it twice.
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Post by Volvo on Sept 1, 2022 16:53:10 GMT
Well the rumours about lsoign the 251 turns out true.
In place we get the 340, however don't know if that will be from BT or SO. bT makes more sense but doesn't have the space with the 13s coming aswell but we shall see.
340 is a better route for me than the 251.
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Post by JUNIOR26 on Sept 1, 2022 17:21:13 GMT
Well the rumours about lsoign the 251 turns out true. In place we get the 340, however don't know if that will be from BT or SO. bT makes more sense but doesn't have the space with the 13s coming aswell but we shall see. 340 is a better route for me than the 251. 340 would surely go to BT and use the space from the 251 which goes over to Metroline on the same day.
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Post by Volvo on Sept 1, 2022 17:29:39 GMT
Well the rumours about lsoign the 251 turns out true. In place we get the 340, however don't know if that will be from BT or SO. bT makes more sense but doesn't have the space with the 13s coming aswell but we shall see. 340 is a better route for me than the 251. 340 would surely go to BT and use the space from the 251 which goes over to Metroline on the same day. Currently there are 6 buses parked offsite for the 142s due to lack of space. The 13s PVR is 6 more than the 142. Parr Road is already packed. Metroline are also parking buses in Edgware bus Station due to lack of space for them too. So I don't even know how things are going to work out from January to September.
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Post by ADH45258 on Sept 1, 2022 17:41:05 GMT
340 would surely go to BT and use the space from the 251 which goes over to Metroline on the same day. Currently there are 6 buses parked offsite for the 142s due to lack of space. The 13s PVR is 6 more than the 142. Parr Road is already packed. Metroline are also parking buses in Edgware bus Station due to lack of space for them too. So I don't even know how things are going to work out from January to September. Is this arrangement with the 142 a long term problem, or just while electrification works take place at BT? As SO required the N5 to move in temporarily when chargers were installed there. With the 13, the night service balances the combined PVR down to 18 - while the 142/642 is 19. Also consider that the 340's PVR is 4 less than the 251.
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Post by Volvo on Sept 1, 2022 18:40:32 GMT
Currently there are 6 buses parked offsite for the 142s due to lack of space. The 13s PVR is 6 more than the 142. Parr Road is already packed. Metroline are also parking buses in Edgware bus Station due to lack of space for them too. So I don't even know how things are going to work out from January to September. Is this arrangement with the 142 a long term problem, or just while electrification works take place at BT? As SO required the N5 to move in temporarily when chargers were installed there. With the 13, the night service balances the combined PVR down to 18 - while the 142/642 is 19. Also consider that the 340's PVR is 4 less than the 251. No idea but even when the area where the chargers are will be cleared there is still alot of room that has been taken up in the garage. Even if that to be the case regarding PVRs, if we are getting the VMHs are longer than the ADEs and the BCEs are longer than VHs and have a longer wheelbase and the chargers are scattered all over the garage. Before anyone tried tell me it's not that much difference etc in a garage in the shape of BT trust me it's going to be a nightmare. ATM most of the 125s buses are the ones parked in the station, obviously when the BCEs come they are going to have to be in the garage. I only do earlies and I have seen what the garage is like at 4am, you barely have space to walk between the buses much less manoeuvre the vehicles themselves. Anyway fun times ahead.
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