Monday 12 August 2013

Route 13 Observations

Back in December 2012, Route 13 was announced retained by Transdev London Sovereign with brand new hybrid buses. Many thought this would be the New Bus For London, but it was quickly ruled out not to be this type. Anyway, London Sovereign later announced they would be buying 23 Volvo B5LH/Gemini 2 buses for Route 13. On Saturday the 10th of August 2013, the new buses entered service, 3 weeks ahead of the contract renewal date on the 31st of August 2013. These new buses are some of the last Gemini 2 buses to enter service in London, with the model being replaced by the Gemini 3 in Winter 2013. These are also the first new buses for London Sovereign in 2 years, the last being the DE's in 2011. I have to say these are some of the smartest buses I've ever seen! I hope you enjoyed reading this post.
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  1. AnonymousMonday 12 August 2013 at 11:37:00 BST

    I wonder what the Gemini 3 will look like.

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    1. TomMonday 12 August 2013 at 12:47:00 BST

      Hi. I can't find a picture of the front of the Gemini 3, but can find a rear. Here it is: https://twitter.com/VolvoBusUK/status/352396708442959872/photo/1

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    2. SteveSaturday 31 August 2013 at 17:06:00 BST

      That looks really ugly!

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  2. AnonymousTuesday 13 August 2013 at 23:19:00 BST

    don't you mean winter 2014

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    1. TomWednesday 14 August 2013 at 14:23:00 BST

      Hi. The B9TL ends production in the Autumn and the B5TL starts production in the Winter.

      Kind regards


      Tom

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  3. AnonymousSaturday 7 September 2013 at 09:29:00 BST

    Does anyone know if route 319 is getting DW's?

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