Sorry!

Sorry for the lack of activity as I have been rather busy recently, but normal service will resume on Friday!
Here is a little something.

371 Bus Journeys

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Routes 560 and 518

Two new bus routes have moved into London. The 518 and the 560. But not to stay. These temporary routes are to replace regular buses in the Streatham and Streatham Common station areas.
The 560 (Quality Line) runs from Pollards Hill to Streatham Common station using 3 Dennis Dart SLF's from LU and the 518 (Abellio London) runs from Streatham station to Streatham common station using a mini Pointer Dart from the H20/28 numbered 8044. These routes will be discontinued after April following the cessation of roadworks.

the TV sign from the bus's previous owner is still visible

Bus of the week

This week's bus of the week is DPS600 (currently known as SDL03 in Quality line fleet). This bus was bought for use a Tolworth Garage on routes K2 and K3 in 2001. It was transferred to Quality line following the collapse of Countryliner and used on the 479 untill sunray travel won the contract. Since then, it has been used on the tempoary route 560 (Stretham Common-Pollards Hill, Ivy Gardens)

SN51 TCU DPS 600 at Kingston Hospital on Route K2

A half hour at Finsbury Park bus station

Are these common or rare to see now? please email me if you know!

While waiting for RF486 to pull up at finsbury park, I decided to take photos of every bus that passed me, so i did, and now here they are in a new segment i call, 'A Half Hour in...'

Route of the Week (NEW SEGMENT)

This weeks route of the week is the 371.

The 371 started workings in 1990 as a replacement for the withdrawl of the 71 from Kingston to Richmond via Tudor Drive, Ham Estate and Richmond Hill. It has used many bus Types through the Years including Leyland Nationals, Optare Tempo's, Dennis Darts, Enviro 200H's, Leyland Olympians, Plaxton Presidents, ALX400's, and Enviro 200's with the occasional Scania omnicity and omnidekka on schooldays.

Bus of the Week

This week's bus of the week is OPL05 from Quality line.
This bus was delivered as a batch of SOLO SR's for Quality line late in 2012 for route 470 as a replacement for the 9 year old Solo's that were in use.

OPL05 seen on the 465 at Kingston

OPL05 on its first day of operation at Epsom, Clock Tower

Rare Workings

OT15 seen at Hatton Cross on route 203

OPL05 Seen on route 465 at Cromwell road bus station, Kingston

OV12 is seen here on route X26 at Wood Street, Kingston opp John Lewis

New Schedule of Posts

SUNDAY; Rare Workings and bus of the week and observations
SATURDAY; Route of the week
This will take effect tomorrow (10/Feb/2013)

Bus Of the Week

This week's bus of the week is VA72 from London United's Fulwell garage.
This bus type was introduced in 2000 at London united's Hounslow (AV) garage for use on routes 81, 111, 120 and H32

VA72 pictured here at Surbiton station on the 2nd December 2013

 

When they were replaced by ADE's and SP's from 2011, Two buses, VA71 and VA72 were sent to FW garage as logical spares.

This bus has been seen on many routes out of Fulwell, such as the 65, 71, 671 and most commonly, the 281.

Flickr

I also have a Flickr account where you can see my portfolio of bus photos.
Bus Events: londontransportkid2
Regular bus Photos: londontransportkid

These will be updated on the third sunday of each month or more often.

Welcome To Blogger

wierd title, i know!
Just welcoming ourselves to the blogger community with our first post.
We hope this blog will eventually become known in the London bus community as a well kept and well updated blog with posts at least every Sunday of observations, route changes, rare workings (I have lots in my photo archive of pleanty!) and of course, BUS OF THE WEEK!
So, lets toast to the many posts to come. Cheers!
And to start off, here is a rare working for you

YJ60 KGE OV02 seen on Route 418 at Eden Street, Kingston - upon - Thames