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New DLE-class buses should now be operating TfL route 391 and indeed there have been days when all buses on the route were DLEs but on 8 March 2019 there were a couple of older DE-class Alexander Dennis Enviro 200s on the route. DE20121 is seen on Chiswick High Road at Oxford Road North.
London Sovereign DE53 (YX59BYD) is seen working route H10 on 17 March 2017 which, in March 2022, is now worked by BYD electric buses. This bus, a 2009 Alexander Dennis Enviro 200, left Harrow in 2020 and has habitually worked route 72 (and N72) since. It is now numbered DE20053.
Sutton offers quite a variety of vehicle types. Quality Line (H R Richmond, owned by RATP-DEV) offers products by Opatre, ADL and Mercedes Benz. OPL05 is a 2012 Optare Solo M970SR with dual-door body, seen here working TfL route 470 to Colliers Wood.
Route 406 Running Day 9 June 2024. The original long Routemaster, RML880, new 1961, is technically numbered 40880 in the fleet of London United but does not carry this number. When new it was classified ER (Extended Routemaster) but entered service reclassified RML (Routemaster Long). In 1993 it was one of many refurbished by TBP and gained a Cummins engine, which unfortunately it retains, so it does not sound like a "proper" Routemaster. Now in the fleet of London United, it is seen in Epsom working the 09.10 Kingston to Redhill service.
On 11 April 2021 most photographers ignored the service buses on route 65 in favour of the "classic" buses also operating. The route should be converted to electric bus operation in July 2021 so a shot of the current operation did not go amiss. The route uses a mix of SP class Scanias and VH class Volvo hybrid buses such as this Volvo B5LH with Wrightbus body from 2016, seen in Richmond.
London United RATP Group SP40206 (YR10FGP) on H98 at Hayes Town Centre towards Hayes End
As of now the SP40051 and SP40206 have been withdrawn and RATP no longer have any Omnicities left in service they have had these in service since 2008 and were first built back in 2006 these were seen on multiple routes throughout its lifetime (e.g: 65, 81, 111, 203, 222, 423, 482, 696, H32, H91, H98 etc)
I am extremely sad about this because not only these are one of my favourite buses of all time but because I remember boarding this on the 222 years ago when it used to operate at RATP and they have one of the coolest designs, engines and fit well on multiple routes. RIP Scania Omnicity (2006 - 2024) :(
In 2017 Bournemouth Transport took delivery of six Alexander Dennis E40D / Enviro 400 MMC double-deckers, the first of which is seen on 22 June 2018. It carries route branding for route 3. In the summer of 2019 RATP-DEV sold this operation to the local management.
RATP Dev Transit London OME46008 (YJ70EVL) on 295 at Hammersmith Bus Station towards Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury’s
Via Whitton Station to Twickenham Station
Operated by: RATP Dev Transit London RATP Group
Owned by: London United
Fleet: DLE30048
Year: 2017
Reg: YX17 NHO
Vehicle: Alexander Dennis ADL Enviro200 MMC
Fuel: diesel
Blind: H22 Hounslow Bell Corner
New to: London United DLE30048
Location: West Middlesex Hospital
Year 17 - 2017
Registered in Yorkshire Beverley (YX)
The current TfL route 148 dates from the introduction of the congestion charge in London. Now operated with Wrightbus New Routemasters (Borismasters) this one carries advertising livery for YouTube. The tower block in the background, now known as South Bank Tower, recently had 11 storeys added and was converted from offices to residential use.
London United RATP Group SP40051 (YT09BNJ) on H98 at Hayes and Harlington Station towards Hounslow Bus Station
3028 is seen departing Piccadilly Gardens, whilst working a service bound for Bury on 23rd September 2021.
Friday 28th August 2015 is the last day of operation of First's Bracknell depot; it is being closed down.
Commercial services B1/B2/B3/B5, 94 and 191 will end on Friday 28th.
Legoland route 200 will move to Slough depot, and receive an enhanced timetable (currently, the 191 supplements the 200).
Greenline services 700/701/702 will be diverted between Legoland and Ascot & Bracknell via the current 191 route, from Saturday 29th. With the commencement of the winter timetable, from Saturday 26th September 2015, the 700 and 701 variants will be withdrawn 'for the winter,' with the main 702 running hourly, still through to Bracknell and over the old 191 route.
Route 90 (Bracknell - Reading) was sold to Reading Buses, who took over back on 26th July 2015.
Council tendered services (108, 53/153, 151/A) were lost to Courtney Buses (who won all of Bracknell Forest Council's tenders); Courtney took over on 13th July 2015.
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Trident 33141 (LR02 LWW) is seen here with a 191, passing Windsor Castle.
It's also passing RATPDev City Sightseeing YN55 NKZ, which as can be seen, wasn't doing a roaring trade in the British summer weather!
High Street, Windsor, Berkshire.
Bournemouth Transport took advantage of the early disposal of some Alexander Dennis E20D / Enviro 200s by Tower Transit to update its fleet with fourteen of them. They were new in 2012 to First London who later sold part of its operation to Tower. This bus has route branding for route 1 and was photographed on 22 June 2018.
TfL route 326 runs between Barnet and Brent Cross Shopping Centre. It is operated by London Sovereign using Alexander Dennis Enviro 200s. This example was new in September 2008. It is seen climbing the hill to Totteridge & Whetstone Underground station on 25 May 2019.
I'm still not sure about the 'shell' livery - the logo above the doors looks fine but the larger application at the rear looks a little unfinished. Looking at this shot it looks as though the paint has run!
Personally I would have preferred a larger version of the 'Yellow Buses RATP Group' logo - still can't complain too much, they are still YELLOW buses.
271 (T271 BPR) is an East Lancs Lolyne bodied Dennis Trident delivered in 1999