Stagecoach East London - S24 J824HMC - Scania N113 DRB - Alexander RH
A batch of twenty of these front entrance/exit Alexander bodied Scanias were new to London Buses during October and November 1991 for Docklands Express services to supplement the Docklands Light Railway, which was not coping well at the time. They were acquired from dealer stock. Some were delivered in London Buses standard red with grey skirt and white tape, some had a gold cantrail band and gold East London lettering. Some then received broad white wrap-round adverts for Docklands Express route D1 including this one. By the end of 1991 S10-S14 wore LBL livery, 12 and 13 with gold band and lettering, while S15-29 wore white bands with route details for the Docklands Express D1 (Waterloo - Isle of Dogs) and new D11(London Bridge - Canary Wharf). In 07/1992, nine of the Scanias (S11 and S13-20) were re-allocated to Holloway for use on the Red Express X43 route, which was a Monday to Friday route from North Finchley to the City and London Bridge, utilising the new no-stopping Red Route. New in 10/1991, Upton Park based S24 is seen here operating a D11 service, but with Waterloo Station as it's destination, at the now much changed junction, and background, of Lambeth Palace Road and Westminster Bridge Road, on a hot 04/08/1995. The building to the left of the photo is also much changed and is now the Park Plaza Hotel. The Scania was later transferred to Stagecoach Devon(Bayline)(924) from Stagecoach East London and was converted to convertible open-top in 06/2000. It was Re-numbered 15324 in the Stagecoach national re-numbering scheme. See www.countrybus.org/Scania/S_a.htm#fleet for more details.
The camera being a Praktica MTL3 with the film being a Boots Colourslide.
I would request, as with all my photos, that they are not copied or downloaded in any way, shape or form. © Peter Steel 1995.
Stagecoach East London - S24 J824HMC - Scania N113 DRB - Alexander RH
A batch of twenty of these front entrance/exit Alexander bodied Scanias were new to London Buses during October and November 1991 for Docklands Express services to supplement the Docklands Light Railway, which was not coping well at the time. They were acquired from dealer stock. Some were delivered in London Buses standard red with grey skirt and white tape, some had a gold cantrail band and gold East London lettering. Some then received broad white wrap-round adverts for Docklands Express route D1 including this one. By the end of 1991 S10-S14 wore LBL livery, 12 and 13 with gold band and lettering, while S15-29 wore white bands with route details for the Docklands Express D1 (Waterloo - Isle of Dogs) and new D11(London Bridge - Canary Wharf). In 07/1992, nine of the Scanias (S11 and S13-20) were re-allocated to Holloway for use on the Red Express X43 route, which was a Monday to Friday route from North Finchley to the City and London Bridge, utilising the new no-stopping Red Route. New in 10/1991, Upton Park based S24 is seen here operating a D11 service, but with Waterloo Station as it's destination, at the now much changed junction, and background, of Lambeth Palace Road and Westminster Bridge Road, on a hot 04/08/1995. The building to the left of the photo is also much changed and is now the Park Plaza Hotel. The Scania was later transferred to Stagecoach Devon(Bayline)(924) from Stagecoach East London and was converted to convertible open-top in 06/2000. It was Re-numbered 15324 in the Stagecoach national re-numbering scheme. See www.countrybus.org/Scania/S_a.htm#fleet for more details.
The camera being a Praktica MTL3 with the film being a Boots Colourslide.
I would request, as with all my photos, that they are not copied or downloaded in any way, shape or form. © Peter Steel 1995.