Merton Observations 19th January 2012

Today, Merton was the place for my observations. The town is home to many things including an Abbey Mill. The location where I did my observations is situated right outside Merton Bus Garage also home to Go Ahead London's HQ.
I got some good pictures of the buses, and also anyone wondering why in the last picture the car's registration was pixelated, this is to prevent Car Crime. Hope you enjoy.

Route 188 Observations

This month sees Route 188 convert to a partial hybrid operation. Route 188 runs between North Greenwich (For the O2 Arena) and Russell Square. I saw 2 exsisting Wright Eclipse Gemini 1 buses and 1 new Enviro400 Hybrid. The Hybrid I saw had only 71 miles on the clock! They also smell very nice and new. Many thanks to the driver for allowing me exclusive footage to taking pictures of the interior. Hope you enjoy.

Route 23 Observations, Part 1 Of 2: Temporary VN's

From January 2012 to April 2012, Route 23 will be operated by VN's. This is whilst First awaits the delivery of 33 Enviro400 Hybrids. This will allow the existing ALX400's to be cascaded to Bristol. Most of the buses were Enviro400's, but I did see one new VN.

Crystal Palace Observations 11th January 2012

The town of Crystal Palace is home to many things including being in 5 London boroughs! These are Bromley, Croydon, Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark.
It is also home to a huge athletics track. Crystal Palace Bus Station was the place today for my observations. There was also lots of hullabaloo at the station as a bus on Route 3 was having trobule starting up, I also got lots of pictures of the Dennis Dart SLF's on Route 227 which will go into a special Farewell Tribute post to those buses in September. I did also see an odd bus on Route 227.

The New Bus For London: Full Review

Today the Borismaster was in Bromley. The bus is currently touring across the length and breadth of London to show Londoners what buses of the future may look like. The bus underneath is very similar to its sister, a Wright Eclipse Gemini 2. The bus has been built by Wrightbus in Ballymeena, Northern Ireland. Only 8 templates have been built, LT1-8, this bus is LT1 the one that is being shown to the general public. The bus's windows do not open, as the bus uses air cooling, a thing that is completely different to air conditoning as I was told by a TFL member of staff.