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Honorary Royal: T28 KLN

28, a timeless, sophisticated 2009 built Tempo, trailblazing Yellow Buses specced state-of-the-art LED saloon uplighting and upgraded to LED headlights, with many other innovative leading-edge flourishes; Some were developed as the batch was built and many became Optare's standard to the current day! Later ones had Optare's LED side repeaters!

 

When I saw this approaching via tracking, I had to grab a ride! Unusually, this Optare Tempo had ferried passengers to the coast and back via the QEH on the 34, before conducting the 35 to Sandringham and back where I caught it and conclusively took this photo. Comparatively Yellow Buses may've left it squeakier and ultimately louder than 29, but seems better condition electrically.

 

Unfortunately on the evening of the 8th October the fuelling station used by Lynx abruptly ran dry, leaving many buses without diesel. Normally 28's an early riser, responsible for running the 54 with a 6:50 am first run. Today 11 ran it and 57, the vehicle expected for this route, was seemingly low on fuel by 9:15, not returning until gone 2pm.

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Uploaded on October 9, 2020
Taken on October 9, 2020