Route 62
As part of a new contract commencing on Saturday 30th April, route 62 is being converted to double deck to increase capacity in an area on London where the population is set to grow substantially in the next few years. The phased conversion has already commenced using brand-new ADL Enviro400 MMCs, whihch means that the days of the unusual Oprate Versas which have latterly been concentrated on this route are numbered.
In a scene soon to disappear, 28311 is seen turning from London Road into Linton Road in Barking Town Centre on Friday 22nd April. Small numbers of these decidedly non-standard buses where purchased by the East London Bus Group under Macquarie Bank ownership, before Stagecoach bought back its London operations in 2010 for a fraction of the price it sold them for four years earlier. The Versas are not expected to see further service in London and are likely to be sold out of the Stagecoach group altogether. Although the type will no longer be seen on the streets of East London it won't disappear from the Capital altogether, as RATP Group still operates a number in South-West London.
Route 62
As part of a new contract commencing on Saturday 30th April, route 62 is being converted to double deck to increase capacity in an area on London where the population is set to grow substantially in the next few years. The phased conversion has already commenced using brand-new ADL Enviro400 MMCs, whihch means that the days of the unusual Oprate Versas which have latterly been concentrated on this route are numbered.
In a scene soon to disappear, 28311 is seen turning from London Road into Linton Road in Barking Town Centre on Friday 22nd April. Small numbers of these decidedly non-standard buses where purchased by the East London Bus Group under Macquarie Bank ownership, before Stagecoach bought back its London operations in 2010 for a fraction of the price it sold them for four years earlier. The Versas are not expected to see further service in London and are likely to be sold out of the Stagecoach group altogether. Although the type will no longer be seen on the streets of East London it won't disappear from the Capital altogether, as RATP Group still operates a number in South-West London.