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Thursday, 31 October 2013

Picture of the Month - September 2013 (Late)

© All rights reserved by LondonBuses67 Firstly, I'm really sorry that this post is somehow due very late due to it being lost in the posts. Still have anyone ever imagined 42 going to Stagecoach or Stagecoach buying Mandela Way?  Well here we have a 42 on a Citaro allocated at MW (Mandela Way) and if Stagecoach owned MW (Mandela Way) + RA (Waterloo) what will they do with other buses there?  1 - ALX400 (Spares) 453 - Existing...

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Stagecoach London - Another Casualty, Another ADL Bus ...

 © All rights reserved by Simonk133 Reports have just flooded in that Stagecoach London's flagship Route 15 has one of it's hybrid involved in a casualty with another bus in Canon Street. The bus severely damaged 12137 / LX61DFP will be sent back to Stagecoach and I'm hoping that ADL can repair this like a similar casualty with 19000 (Sprite of London). Behind 12137 is Go Ahead London (London General)'s MEC43 / BT09GOJ which...

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

TFL Tender Results - October 2013

Route Current Operator New Operator Current PVR Award PVR QSI Standard Contract Ref. Vehicle type Contract Start Date TRANCHE 433 228 Metroline West Metroline West 12 13 1.20 mins EWT QC 43301 Existing single deck 18th January 2014 TRANCHE 439 283 London United London United 15 16 1.20 mins EWT QC 43901 Existing single deck 1st March 2014 TRANCHE 443 7/N7 Metroline Metroline 22 21 1.10 mins EWT QC 44301 New double deck 21st June 2014 272 London United London United 8 8 86%...