RATP London

[jake]

a bit of a wild shot but does anyone know why there was a plaxton president and gemini 1 to non-london specification at hammersmith with 9 led blinds on the 1st of March 2022. I found it on my camera roll and I can attach the photos

[ThinLizzy]

Nov 30, 2024 13:28:37 GMT jake said:

a bit of a wild shot but does anyone know why there was a plaxton president and gemini 1 to non-london specification at hammersmith with 9 led blinds on the 1st of March 2022. I found it on my camera roll and I can attach the photos

Tube strike?

[wirewiper]

Nov 30, 2024 13:46:55 GMT ThinLizzy said:

Nov 30, 2024 13:28:37 GMT jake said:

a bit of a wild shot but does anyone know why there was a plaxton president and gemini 1 to non-london specification at hammersmith with 9 led blinds on the 1st of March 2022. I found it on my camera roll and I can attach the photos

Tube strike?

That was my thought too. I took many photos in the 2010s of all sorts of weird and wonderful buses, running around my area as extras when the tube or DLR was down. The extras didn't usually have fare collection equipment or Oyster Card readers so were free to ride.  

[MoEnviro]

Nov 30, 2024 14:01:17 GMT wirewiper said:

Nov 30, 2024 13:46:55 GMT ThinLizzy said:

Tube strike?

That was my thought too. I took many photos in the 2010s of all sorts of weird and wonderful buses, running around my area as extras when the tube or DLR was down. The extras didn't usually have fare collection equipment or Oyster Card readers so were free to ride.  

Yes definitely was Tube Strike, had Ensign on the 25 in the east as well. Pic

[thewhetstonebusguy]

Spenny B aka MasterSpenny sent me this photo of RP (look in the right of the photo)

[ilovelondonbuses]

I have to say the VDWs are very impressive vehicles. Even at their advanced age, they are such rapid performers, I can see why RATP have decided to keep them despite them being non standard in their fleet. Usually I find B9TLs to be quite sluggish but these VDWs are exceptional.

[atb123]

Nov 30, 2024 17:28:53 GMT ilovelondonbuses said:

I have to say the VDWs are very impressive vehicles. Even at their advanced age, they are such rapid performers, I can see why RATP have decided to keep them despite them being non standard in their fleet. Usually I find B9TLs to be quite sluggish but these VDWs are exceptional.

Its actually surprising that RATP didn't get the B9TL, considering they had the G1s and East Lancs Myllennium Vyking in B7TL, as well as G3s in the B5LH.