Best routes to get a fast ride and thrash

[vjaska]

The R CKO reg DAF DB250's are 3 spd Voith. R210-2 CKO are with Arriva Kent & Sussex - I've two vids of R210 CKO thrashing along a country road

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Mar 18, 2013 18:40:19 GMT vjaska said:

The R CKO reg DAF DB250's are 3 spd Voith. R210-2 CKO are with Arriva Kent & Sussex - I've two vids of R210 CKO thrashing along a country road

There were some of the CKO batch that ended up on the 141 that were definitely ZF as I knew I didn't like them Unless they retrofitted them with Voith later on...

As for the H26, I think these were Mercedes Vario van-based Hoppa's back in the day ('98) when Arriva ran the route

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Not really 'London' per se, but you can get some great thrashes on the Uno routes from Apex Corner to Hatfield. The Saturday editions of the 614/644 are particularly good as its normally a Citaro, or occasionally a DD from the week. Plus the 712 between St Albans and Finchley Road - always a Citaro or OmniCity. Also, the Greenline 724 between Heathrow and Hillingdon Heath, Welwyn GC to Hertford and Ware to Harlow - which are also normally Citaros. However, despite the management's decisions to avoid the heart of most town centres the route serves, you will get stuck in traffic along the way.

A bit more 'London':
465 south of Chessington,
96 Dartford to Bluewater (even in a packed Saturday bus),
H3 on a quiet trip (not bad for Solos),
a 185/436 or 36 if you're at the back of a queue of buses between Vauxhall and Camberwell,
119 going up Corkscrew Hill - not very speedy but you feel the bus really going for it.