Metroline's long waited, regained route: route 24!

If you read George's post on Thursday, you would have read that Metroline has regained the contract for route 24 after Go-Ahead London lost to them.

If you want to catch up on route 24 and the history, click here the link below:

Now, the route will be operated with a mix of:
  • 24: H39/23D Volvo B9TL / Wrightbus Gemini 2 double deckers (VW's) with a weight of UW 11910kgs
  • 5: H39/21D Volvo B5L / Wrightbus Gemini 2 hybrid double deckers (VWH's) with a weight of UW 11911kgs
all operated at Holloway Garage (HT).

12reg VW's for use of routes 43 and 134 may also appear on the route as demonstrated in some of the pictures below as they are all operated from the same garage as well as visa versa.

Most of the buses have been delivered, but two of the buses have not yet arrived and 2 12reg VW's will be used in their temporarily used while all of the buses are delivered along with the odd workings!

Here's a fleetlist of the buses which will be used on the route:

B5LH Hybrid's:

VWH1360 - LK62DHX - body no. AH155
VWH1361 - LK62DHZ - body no. AH156
VWH1362 - LK62DJY - body no. AH157
VWH1363 - LK62DJZ - body no. AH158
VWH1364 - LK62DKE - body no. AH159


Diesel B9TL's:

VW1365 - LK62DKN - body no. AH131
VW1366 - LK62DKV - body no. AH132
VW1367 - LK62DLJ - body no. AH133
VW1368 - LK62DLO - body no. AH134
VW1369 - LK62DLV - body no. AH135
VW1370 - LK62DLX - body no. AH136
VW1371 - LK62DMV - body no. AH137
VW1372 - LK62DND - body no. AH138
VW1373 - LK62DNE - body no. AH139
VW1374 - LK62DNU - body no. AH140
VW1375 - LK62DNO - body no. AH141
VW1376 - LK62DNX - body no. AH142
VW1377 - LK62DOH - body no. AH143
VW1378 - LK62DPE - body no. AH144
VW1379 - LK62DPU - body no. AH145
VW1380 - LK62DPY - body no. AH146
VW1381 - LK62DRV - body no. AH147
VW1382 - LK62DRZ - body no. AH148
VW1383 - LK62DSE - body no. AH149
VW1384 - LK62DSU - body no. AH150
VW1385 - LK62DSV - body no. AH151
VW1386 - LK62DTN - body no. AH152
VW1387 - LK62DTU - body no. AH153 - delivery awaited
VW1388 - LK62DTV - body no. AH154 - delivery awaited

Without further ado, enjoy the rest of the pictures!

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An example of one of the VW's from the batch of routes 43/134
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An example of one of the VW's from the batch of routes 43/134
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An example of one of the VW's from the batch of routes 43/134
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An Eeample of the 24's batch on route 134 today
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Thanks for Reading!
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9 comments:

  1. Lewis J.N.9:46 pm, November 10, 2012

    Hello Lawrence,
    Lovely post with lovely photos; could you please fix the pictures so I can view them all in the photoviewer?
    Thanks! Lewis

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  2. Anonymous9:14 am, November 11, 2012

    Nice Post! Getting bit bored of the same old types of buses these companies keep picking can't wait to see what these Optare metrocity buses look like. Also excited about CTPlus' E200 because they'd normally go for Optare.

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    1. SnakeyDave8:10 am, November 14, 2012

      You might have to wait a bit longer for that post as there are issue with TFL and the route at the moment

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  3. Anonymous4:46 pm, November 12, 2012

    Hi, when you've (the blog team) got time, can you please make a post about bus blinds because I really like them.

    Today in Lewisham, I saw the bus blinds for Catford Garage as an E400 was on use on route 621.

    The blinds showed routes in this order: 47, 61, 99, 136, 199, 208, 246, 269, 636, 637, 638, 664, 621 :)

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    1. SnakeyDave8:11 am, November 14, 2012

      Any requests as to what garage and what to include in the post, EG blind changes, how to change power blinds, things like this ???

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  4. Anonymous7:20 pm, November 13, 2012

    Wow!!! You should do know about bus blinds.

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  5. Anonymous5:48 pm, November 15, 2012

    Maybe garages like Abellio Hayes, Arriva Grays, Blue Triangle Rainham, Metrobus Orpington that's all the depots I can think of. Please upload a post about it when you've got time. Thanks :)

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  6. Spock4:57 pm, November 26, 2012

    Info about Bus Blinds can be found on this blog

    http://blindsforbuses.blogspot.co.uk/

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  7. Anonymous11:46 am, February 19, 2013

    You should do BK for the blinds post they have loads of new enviros

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