On 19th December 2013, a new tender result was released in the London Bus industry. Ones which people had been waiting for quite some time, originally due to be released in October that year, they were late by over two months. Many enthusiasts were wondering what was going on behind the scenes. 

When the results were finally released, two routes were announced. Route 8 and Route 100. The 100 had been lost from Abellio London's Walworth (WL) garage and was awarded to Go Ahead London's Mandela way garage. New Single Decker Hybrids were specified, causing a lot of excitement as these were to be the first Hybrid Single Decker buses London was to see in a long time.

Speculation had started that these were to be Wright StreetLite Hybrid buses with a Hybrid system powered by Williams. Then later it was announced that Streetlites hadn't been ordered and instead Go Ahead London had opted for Enviro200 buses, but still Hybrid and powered by Williams. Then a few months later, it was confirmed the buses weren't going to be Hybrids but Diesels fitted with a Flywheel made by Williams.

A few months later, even further disappointment came when it was announced that the new buses would not be ready for the start of he contract. Instead Go Ahead London were going to loan the current buses on the 100 from Abellio London.

On 20th September 2014, the day came where the route was due to be handed over to Go Ahead London. As was stated, existing Abellio Enviro200s and Plaxton Pointer buses were still running the route albeit with Go Ahead London stickers plastered over the Abellio London logos. The buses were to be housed in Mandela Way garage as originally planned. As these buses aren't officially owned by Go Ahead London, they still contain WL garage codes, and Abellio fleetcodes. Upon their return to Abellio

Then finally in December, there were reports of the first few buses being delivered and spotted in the garage. Then on Friday the 19th, SE219 was the first Go Ahead London bus to operate on the 100.

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The buses are 9.6m, and a very minor change is that the windows towards the rear of the bus are configured slightly differently to earlier versions, (therefore the roundel on the nearside looks slightly squashed). Other than that, there isn't much of a change in terms of the vehicle type for the route. It has just become another one of London's single decker routes which has had Enviro200s replaced by Enviro200s joining C1, 251, 493, 233, K1, K3, 434, 165, 256, E10 and 286. 

What do you think of the 100 changing operators? Did you prefer it at Abellio or do you prefer it with Go Ahead London. Please let us know your views in the comments section below!

London has many bus routes, covering the network far and wide. But one route must be used the most? The busiest route in London. This route runs between Oxford Circus in the West End right out to Ilford in East London and goes by the route number of 25.

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The route is allocated with Wright Eclipse Gemini 2/B9TL Double Decker buses and operated by Tower Transit's Lea Interchange (LI) garage.  The route was originally operated by First London, but the company left London during 2013. So therefore, along with all of the other routes in Lea Interchange, the 25 switched operators in June 2013.

The route itself proceeds like this:

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• Ilford
• Manor Park
• Forest Gate
• Stratford
• Bow Church
• Mile End
• Whitechapel
• Aldgate
• Bank
• Holborn
• Tottenham Court Road
• Oxford Circus

Route 25, has a pretty unique timetable for a day time London route. Not all of the journeys on the route run fully to Oxford Circus. Approximately half of the buses turn short at Bank from Ilford. This is part of the Mayor's strategy to reduce the amount of buses using Oxford Street. This also prevents overcrowding at the Holles Street stand as (usually) it is shared with the 8. 

The 25, has quite a bit of history. Buses originally ran all the way from Victoria all the way out to Becontree Heath, Barkingside and Seven Kings. Then in 1988, the route was changed to just operate between Victoria and Ilford via Oxford Circus. During this time, a weekend diversion was introduced which took the route to the Tower of London instead of running via Bank. 

In 1992, the 25 was cut back between Victoria and Oxford Circus, with the 8 going to Victoria instead. Then during 2004, the route was awarded to Stagecoach London and converted to Articulated bus operation, a most welcome move if you ask me! Around this time, the weekend service running via Tower of London was discontinued with all buses running via Bank 7 days a week.

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Today the route has an incredible Peak Vehicle requirement of 60 buses, the highest of any route in London (Closely followed by route 38 with 59 buses). LI garage also has a pretty big fleet of Enviro400 buses, kept for routes 26, 30 and 425. These are liable to appear on route 25 at any time of day. 

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There are two batches of Enviro400, and both these pictures illustrate a version of each. The buses which are on an 11reg plate were originally ordered for routes 26 and 30 and are to a slightly older specification while the buses which are on a 13reg plate were ordered for route 425 and a to a slightly newer specification. The newer buses contain the rear number plate on the bumper as opposed to near the number behind the glass on the older ones. The newer ones also do not contain any offside emergency escape door.

Do you feel inspired to ride route 25? Have you had any personal experiences with route 25 yourself? Please let us know in the comments section!

Route 34 is a unique route, it is special in the fact that it is one of few routes which go from North East London to North West London. From Walthamstow Central to Barnet Church. When the route was up for tender, it interested many as there was a wide variety of operators who could bid for the route, from Stagecoach to Metroline, as well as there always remaining the possibility that the route would be retained by Arriva London continuing many years of History.

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On the 21st of May, the long awaited tender results were revealed. To much people's surprise, the route was announced to be coming to an end with it's history as an Arriva London route, and begin a new era with Metroline from their Potters Bar (PB) garage. Many enthusiasts were awaiting this change due to take place on the 8th of November. It was later announced that Metroline had opted to order Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 buses for the route, although in practice they were to be diverted to the 82 in return for the 13reg and 62reg TEs.

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Eventually 8th of November came, and to many people's surprise there were quite a few Wright Eclipse Gemini 3s (VWHs) on the 34, alongside spare TEs from Cricklewood (W) and Holloway (HT) made available.  In the picture to the right, we can see VWH2028 on stand at Walthamstow Bus Station on it's first day of service on the route. Funnily enough, not a single VWH has managed to make it onto route 82 at the time of writing this post. Prior to these buses entering service, rumours had it that the buses will no be able to have regular service on route 34 as the route had some speed bumps that would damage the bus. But that has now been proved to be false.

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As I said earlier, the route is also home to some TEs which have been transferred from Holloway (HT) and Cricklewood (W). In the photo to the left TE929 takes stand at Walthamstow Bus Station awaiting departure on a journey to Barnet Church. On the first day itself we can see that some drivers have forgotten to set certain blinds to the correct routes. Hopefully this does not have any significance on the route's future with Metroline.



So what do you think of this change? Metroline finally enter East London after many years of being a North and West London operator. Arriva also continue their spell of losing routes and not winning any. Would you like to see Arriva operating the 34 again, or are you happy to let it remain with Metroline? Please let is know in the comments section!

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Stratford Bus Station is home to a variety of different routes, one of those routes is the 238. It is operated from the United Kingdom's largest and greenest bus garage, West Ham (WH). The route is allocated with Euro 5 engine, Voith Enviro400/E40D buses. 

The route starts off at Barking, Station Parade then proceeds around the corner onto London Road, then it continues along past the North Circular Road onto Barking Road. Once it reaches Newham Town Hall the route takes a sharp left turn onto High Street North and it continues past East Ham Station onto Plashet Grove. From there it continues onto Plashet Road which turns into Portway. From Portway it turns onto West Ham Lane then onto Stratford High Street. From there it goes to Stratford Bus Station.

The route has had a pretty long history, it started off in 1959 running between Becontree and the Woolwich Ferry via Barking and Canning Town, very soon in 1961 it was diverted to start at Little Heath instead of Becontree. Then further change came in 1965 when it was diverted to Serve Stratford via West Ham Lane. (Like the current routing today.) 

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Then in 1966 the route was extended from Little Heath to Chadwell Heath Hospital and converted to Single Deck operation. In 1991 the route was cut back from Chadwell Heath and Little Heath and started to run only between Stratford Bus Station and Barking Bus Garage. In 2000 the route was withdrawn between Barking Bus Garage and Barking Station. Leaving the routeing how it is today. In 2003 the route was converted to Low Floor Double Deck operation with Dennis Tridents, and this was converted to Enviro400/E40D Double Deckers in 2012.

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Until 2011, this route was operated out of the second largest garage in East London at Upton Park (U) found just off Green Street. But due to West Ham being so large and more than half empty, it was economical to close down U and send its routes to WH and BK. The 238, like many routes moved to West Ham (WH), changeovers take place at Stratford Bus Station with drivers going via the 69

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The 238 doesn't have much going for unallocated workings, the most common is a Dennis Trident which happens every day. Although something which is really rare on the route is a Scania Omnicity. These have only been blinded for the 238 since March, and only two duties have managed to stay out on the route for the whole day. Jack managed to catch up with one doing the 238U which operates when the District Line is closed.

So what do you think about the route? Do you want to ride it? Or would you prefer to stay away from it? Please let us know your thoughts and views on this route by posting a comment below. 

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This post today isn't much to do with the form of Public Transport in Buses, but the form of public transport in aviation. This summer I went on Holiday using world famous Airline Emirates. They are known in London for sponsoring the construction of the "Emirates Air-Line" gondola lift in East London. They are also well known in London for sponsoring one of London's football clubs, Arsenal. 

The plane that I was due to take would be from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and would be an Airbus A380 "The Largest Airliner to take to the skies." Emirates flies 5 flights between London Heathrow and Dubai International (DXB). While I was waiting for my plane I saw another Airbus A380 next to us, this was one of Qantas' planes. Qantas is one of Emirates' key codeshare partners and both airliners fly to Dubai, with Qantas continuing to Sydney.

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I got quite a few good pictures of this plane. This was at 7:30 in the morning and the plane was leaving to go to a remote stand as it wasn't due to depart London for quite a long time. As you can see in the picture, the Airbus A380s have 4 engines, quite big as well. It's unusual for a pretty new model to have 4 engines as 2 engines are usually more economical. But Airbus seem to have sorted the issue out and these Giants of the sky fly some of the world's longest routes.

These Qantas ones are powered by Rolls Royce Trent engines. Although the Emirates ones are powered by Engine Alliance engines. Although I don't think that you will be noticing much of a difference in flight. Emirates and Qantas are some of the Worlds largest A380 operators with Emirates having a total of 140 of these once its deliveries are complete and Qantas having a total of 20. Both Emirates and Qantas only use Airbus A380s on their London flights

While waiting for boarding I also saw a British Airways Boeing 777 and a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747.

British Airways is the flag carrying airline of the United Kingdom and the biggest airline in the U.K by fleet size. It's parent company is the "International Airlines Group" who also operate Iberia Airlines. They form the fourth biggest airline in Europe. British Airways have their hub located at London Heathrow and Terminal 5 at the airport is dedicated exclusively for British Airways and Iberia planes.

Virgin Atlantic also have one of their Hubs located at London Heathrow airport, and in this picture you can see one parked at the other side of Terminal 3 along with a British Airway Airbus A319 heading to the Runway.

I then left for my Holiday abroad. One of the other planes that I took was an Emirates Boeing 777-200. Here it is seen at Chennai (MAA) Airport, international terminal. I took it to Dubai International Airport. In Dubai international airport there isn't much variety to take pictures of. Once we landed we started making our way to Terminal 3, which is one of the World's largest Airport terminals. Terminal 3 at Dubai is used only by Emirates and Qantas planes. We arrived at Concourse A and we needed to board a mini underground metro which would take us to the main terminal building, where we would collect out baggage. 

Here we can see the newest Concourse at Terminal 3. Concourse A

Here we can see some Emirates Aircraft parked on the other side of Concourse A

Here is another shot of Concourse A

Here is an interior shot of the mini metro that is used in the Airport to shuttle people between Concourse A and the main terminal building.

In a week, I returned to the Airport to make my way home to London. We managed to arrive at the Airport pretty early and I made use of the time by going around the terminal taking pictures of waiting planes. Funnily enough, almost all of the planes that I took pictures of were Boeing 777s. Emirates being the World's largest operator of the type. The plane flies to many destinations around the globe and some of their newer Boeing 777s also feature WiFi which can be purchased on the flight. In these pictures you can see them as they wait around the terminal waiting to take passengers to their needed destinations.

These planes have two airbridges connecting them to the terminal. One is used by First Class passengers while the other one is used by Economy and business class passengers. Although their Airbus A380 has Three Airbridges, one for use by First and Business Class passengers, and the other two for use by Economy class passengers.

In the picture above you can see the Three air-bridges which connect an Airbus A380 to the main terminal.

After walking around the terminal taking pictures, I made my way onto the plane and made myself comfortable on the plane. It was a 6 hour flight and we got delayed by half an hour due to some passengers not turning up and their baggage needing to be of loaded. Eventually we landed on the Northern Runway at Heathrow 40 minutes late. Landing on the Norther Runway meant that we had to go past the brand new Terminal 2. I managed to get some pictures of planes waiting there.

You will notice many Air Canada planes parked at Terminal 2, this being because Air Canada's Focus City is London and they operate out of Heathrow to multiple Canadian destinations

Below is a picture of a United Airlines plane, I cannot tell exactly what plane this is but I'm taking a guess at this being a Boeing 767 plane.

I have no idea what the airline in the picture below is, But the plane is a Boeing 777. Please leave a comment if you know what airline it is

Here is a TAM Airlines Boeing 777. TAM Airlines in a Brazilian airline and operates between London and destinations in Brazil.

In the picture below you have got a good view of some of the planes parked at Terminal 2. Terminal 2 is used exclusively by members of the Star Airline alliance. Key members of this alliance being Air Canada, Thai Airways International, Lufthansa and United Airlines. Although It should be noted TAM airlines is no longer a Star Alliance member.

....and we end where we begun. I started my trip with my first photo being of a Qantas A380, and I ended my trip with the last picture being a Qantas A380.

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Route 287 is a route in East London and runs between Barking Station and Rainham, Abbey Wood Lane. It is operated by Stagecoach London from Rainham (RM) garage.

Route 287 doesn't have much of a History, although once it did operate to Ilford extending from Barking, but on the 20th March 1993 it was cut short to Barking, and diverted to the Harts Lane Estate. Then on the 24th March 2001 the route was cut back to Barking Station, with the Harts Lane link being replaced by Route 368. During this time the route was operated using single deck vehicles, but this often led to overcrowding as this was the only Route linking Barking and Dagenham. Upon contract renewal in 2006, it was decided to add in one Double Deck journey to help cope with school traffic. Then about a year later the whole allocation was converted to Double Deck operation with ALX400 bodied Tridents introduced. Another contract renewal saw the allocation move from Barking (BK) to Rainham (RM), as well as Enviro400s being introduced.

The route was officially retained on the 26th of March 2011, although the buses were late arriving, as Stagecoach had ordered over 100 of them for their retained Routes. The route continued using the Tridents until the current Enviro400s arrived. The route was not the only route in Rainham (RM) awaiting new buses, as fellow route 174 was also awaiting some buses. Eventually the new buses arrived and the 287 got some much needed new buses. Although, on the first few days of Rainham (RM) operation on the route, they did make their presence known on the route. Many of route 248s Omnicities has been delivered with blindsets which contained Route 287, as the route passes pretty nearby to the garage. The Scanias were often out on the Route since the move, and this still happens very often. 

The buses were originally delivered with Dayglo coloured blinds, although Rainham later won routes 252 and 365, and considering route 252 was going to get a partial allocation of Enviro400 buses, all the Enviro400s in Rainham (RM) got new sets. Due to this tender win a further batch of Scanias came to the Rainham (RM) fleet released from recently lost 106 from West Ham Garage, for route 365. These buses got a full refurbishment as well as White on Black Blinds. One of the transferred buses can be seen on the 287 in the picture above.

Along with the Newer Scanias, Rainham (RM) also took delivery of some newer 63reg Enviro400s. Many thought that these buses would intermix with the current Enviro400s, as they were the same bus type and mechanically similar, although that was not the case. The 63reg buses stuck to the 252 and it was extremely rare finding it on another route. But eventually Rainham (RM) lost their self control and started letting the newer Enviro400s leak onto their other routes such as the 287, 174 and 372. I managed to catch up with 10169 on a day in which not one allocated bus was on the route .

One other batch of Enviro400s that can appear on the 287 is part of a batch which was originally at Plumstead (PD) for route 53, 10 buses transferred to Rainham (RM) to convert the 372 to Double Deck upon contract renewal. These are intermixed with the other Enviro400 buses at Rainham garage and you can often find them on the 287. They received a fresh lick of paint and obviously new blindsets.

So what do you think of route 287? Do you find it an interesting or a boring sort of route? Please let us know in the comments section. 

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Stagecoach London is a division of the Stagecoach group operating London operations. They have a pretty varied fleet, mainly made up of ADL vehicles but also do have buses from other Manufactures lying around such as Optare, Wrightbus and Scania around the place.

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Stagecoach often ordered ADL built vehicles, many of them took form of an ALX400 vehicle on a Trident Chassis. The Tridents were ordered for many routes, and almost all of the Double Deck routes in the Stagecoach fleet would have had a Trident on them at one point. Early Tridents were delivered with a different colour scheme to what they all carry today, they carried a grey moquette with red stripes (this interior is still found on 17001 today). In this picture we can see the current internal livery carried by most Stagecoach London Tridents. The Tridents ordered by Stagecoach came primarily with Voith gearboxes, with only about 84 ZFs delivered new. There have also been over 50 ZF retrofits, 30 outside London.

Like all vehicles the ALX400 eventually stopped production and there came a replacement, this was the Brand new Enviro400. Stagecoach got the first one built, a 10.8m Euro3 model called Spirit of London and numbered 18500, later 19000. This was to replace Trident 17758 which was destroyed in the 7th of July 2005 bombings. Their first full order came for 10 10.8m Euro4s for newly won route 61 which was due to operate from Bromley (TB) garage. But despite Stagecoach placing the order for the vehicles, they would not be the ones to take delivery of the vehicles. That was to be done by the Macquarie Bank, to whom Stagecoach had sold their operations to. But nonetheless Stagecoach made a triumphant return in 2010, and the Enviro400s were still there.

The ELBG didn't order much Enviro400s, but we'll get onto that later. But when Stagecoach returned they brought their ordering style back with them. Many routes were retained and Stagecoach brought Enviro400s for them. This was among Stagecoach's first order since their return to London and many people were looking forward to them. These batch of buses also had brand new Smartblinds installed on them, compared to the Manual blinds of the 61s batch and were Euro5, 10.1m models. Above 19860 can be seen on the 238.

Stagecoach didn't order much Enviro400 Diesels post 63reg, mainly because after that TFL wanted much more hybrids on London buses. Although there is a sole 14reg Enviro400 Diesel bus around, this is kept at TL as a bus used for the 136s extension to Elephant and Castle. This is one of about six Euro6 Enviro400s in London as of now (20/07/14).





Stagecoach also have quite a few Enviro400 Hybrids in their fleet, some being 61reg and others being 14reg. The 61reg buses had a different interior to the average Stagecoach interior. These had yellow handles and green seats. This was the interior used on all outer London hybrids and Stagecoach carried it in with the London ones. This batch was kept at Bow (BW) for route 15, which received the Hybrids mid-contract. Stagecoach didn't order much hybrids after this during 2012 and 2013. Although the next batch was due in 2014, for routes 54, 75, 122, 205 and 472. These buses contained the average Stagecoach London interior as Hybrids were going to become a common sight in London and there was no point differentiating between the two bus types.

The newer Enviro400 Hybrids contained other noticeable differences to the 61reg buses except for the interior. They only contained one tree deflector as opposed to the two that is usually found among London buses. They also had Start-Stop technology. This is when the bus automatically switches its engine off when it is waiting at traffic lights or bus stops and this saves energy. These buses are also the first Euro6 engined Enviro400 Hybrids in London.

Stagecoach also has some Wright Eclipse Gemini 3/B5LH buses in the fleet. These are kept at Plumstead (PD) garage for routes 53 and 122. These are the first production Gemini 3/B5LH buses in London, originally destined for the 54 and 75 they were diverted to the 53 and 122.

The buses like the latter E40Hs contain the average blue Stagecoach interior, and are Stagecoach's first Wrightbus built vehicles since the mid 1990s. It came as a surprise to many enthusiasts when it was announced that Stagecoach were going to order Geminis as nobody had expected it. It came as an even bigger surprise when later it was found out to be the Gemini 3 type and not the Gemini 2 type. 

The buses contain a rear which has a lot of non-red parts. This is unique to London as there is a rule which states buses have to be red as far as possible. Some design features have been inspired by the New Routemaster, such as the window near the stairs and the glossy rear. This has been a very controversial bus for enthusiasts.

Stagecoach London also have a few New Routemasters, kept at Bow (BW) for route 8 which was awarded with these type of vehicles upon the new contract.

These are practically identical to every other New Routemaster batch that preceded it with different operators, as Stagecoach didn't have any authority to change any of the spec as the buses were owned by TFL and leased to the operators.

While the company was operated by the Australian Marquarie Bank. There were a lot of Scanias ordered. Then when Stagecoach re-acquired the business in 2010. The Scanias went with them. 

The Scanias contained interiors which were designed by the ELBG. Although upon refurbishment these are being replaced with the Stagecoach interior. The Scanias can be found at Leyton (T), Rainham (RM), Bow (BW), West Ham (WH) and Plumstead (PD). The Scanias range from 58reg to 10reg, and can be found in both Euro4 and Euro5 versions. The Scanias are well known for not having enough padding, although during refurbishment they seem to have been sorted out. When the first batch arrived back in 2008 for newly won Route 248, they were late and entered service without any logos. When Stagecoach returned to London, the Scanias were among the first buses to receive Stagecoach Logos.

Stagecoach London have quite a few of the Single Decker variant of the Enviro400, which is the Enviro200. This model was ordered both in the ELBG era, and the latter Stagecoach era. Although the ones ordered by the ELBG were with an Allison gearbox while the ones ordered by Stagecoach came with a Voith Gearbox. The ones ordered by the ELBG also contained their interior, whereas the ones ordered by Stagecoach contained the Stagecoach interior. 

Enviro200s are not the only bus type that Stagecoach London have. In 2012 route 227 was retained, and that route specified 12 meter buses. The Enviro200 was not available in that sort of length, so Stagecoach decided to order 13 Mercedes Benz Citaros. These buses however are not open boarding like the ones on route 507 and 521. They contain a large wheelchair area due to the fact the route is heavily used by buggies during its journey, and in order to prevent any overcrowding and conflicts between buggy and wheelchair users, the extra space was specified. The 227 can't take double deck buses due to a low bridge at Shortlands. It is pretty rare to see operators using a full size Single Decker bus these days. These buses are well known for their speed and can easily classify as the fastest buses in London.

Stagecoach London also have a fleet of Plaxton Pointer-bodied Dennis Darts, these are all found south of the river, although one did temporarily go to Barking (BK) earlier this year for a short while. The darts can be found at all of Selkent's garages, ranging from minibus lengths to midibus lengths. Bromley (TB) even had 11.3m ones at one stage for Route 227.

They once used to be found in most Stagecoach garages, although these days many are used for logistical spares, and only a handful of routes actually operate with these vehicles as a proper allocation. Route P4 being one of them. There were also some older Alexander ALX200-bodied Darts that mixed with the Pointers frequently, although when they were withdrawn, the Pointers remained in the fleet.

Earlier I mentioned that one Pointer had been to Barking (BK) earlier this year. That was 34372 which was a short bus with only one door. It was very weird seeing it at Barking considering all the Single Deckers in the garage were dual doored buses. It was to be allocated to route 396. So when one went onto the 62 I couldn't resist a picture of such a rare working and I have to include it in this post.

While the ELBG was still around they ordered 14 Optare Versas for routes 469 and 396. Route 469 was based at Plumstead (PD) and route 396 was based at Barking (BK). But upon Stagecoach's return they wanted to move all the Optare Versas to one garage, as they were really unreliable and it wasn't easy keeping two small batches separate. So the Versas from Plumstead (PD) went to Barking (BK) for route 62, and the 62s brand new Enviro200s went the other way in return. The Versas in my opinion have to be the worst buses in the whole Stagecoach London fleet. They are often pretty dirty and often have something wrong with them. Some Versas have been given a refurbishment for the new 396 contract which commenced in 2014, and the refurbished buses received a Stagecoach makeover as well as a brand new set of White on Black Blinds.

Although Versas are not the only Optare product that Stagecoach London have. Catford Garage (TL) also have some Optare Tempo hybrids for route 178. Originally the buses started life at West Ham (WH) for route 276. When route 276 was lost to Go Ahead London, the buses went south of the River for route 380. This came as a surprise as the 380 didn't pass many traffic hotspots. About a year later the buses settled on a more logical home in the form of route 178.

What do you think of Stagecoach London's fleet? Do you find it pretty boring, or rather interesting? Please let us know in the comments section.

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