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London News 9/24/11

 
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:08 pm    Post subject: London News 9/24/11 Reply with quote

From the London Transport Group

Bus News - Week 24/09/11
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Members are reminded that this info is published in good faith and from available information. Last minute changes sometimes occur, especially when external factors have an influence.
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SERVICE CHANGES - 24/09/11
(excluding diversions for roadworks)
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Route 116 [London United - HH] - New timetable to improve reliability, using a bus from route 698.
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Route 227 [Stagecoach London - TB] - Temporary timetable withdrawn and previous timetable re-introduced (PVR -1 to 12).
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Route 354 [Stagecoach London - TB] - Temporary timetable withdrawn and previous timetable re-introduced, with Monday to Saturday daytime service restored from every 25 minutes to every 20 minutes.
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Route 453 [London General - MW] - Converted from bendi-buses with new Trident/Enviro400 double decker buses. Monday to Friday peak hour frequency increased from every 6 minutes to every 5 minutes (every 4-5 minutes AM peak), PVR +12 to 35. The new buses ordered for this batch are as follows, but only around two thirds of the Monday to Friday pvr have been delivered. Expect some swap arounds to fill the gaps and the entry into service of some of the Volvo B9TL / Wrightbus Gemini double deckers ordered for route 12 (WVL435-454) - see below, most of which have already been delivered.
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E163 - SN61BGF - body no. B405/1 - delivered
E164 - SN61BGK - body no. B405/2 - delivered
E165 - SN61BGO - body no. B405/3 - delivered
E166 - SN61BGU - body no. B405/4 - delivered
E167 - SN61BGV - body no. B405/5 - delivered
E168 - SN61BGX - body no. B405/6 - delivered
E169 - SN61BGY - body no. B405/7 - delivered
E170 - SN61BGZ - body no. B405/8 - delivered
E171 - SN61BHA - body no. B405/9 - delivered
E172 - SN61BHD - body no. B405/10 - delivered
E173 - SN61BGE - body no. A421/13 - delivered
E174 - SN61BHE - body no. B405/11 - delivered
E175 - SN61BHF - body no. B405/12 - delivered
E176 - SN61BHJ - body no. B405/13 - delivered
E177 - SN61BHK - body no. B405/14 - delivered
E178 - SN61BHL - body no. B405/15 - delivered
E179 - SN61BHO - body no. B405/16 - delivered
E180 - SN61BHP - body no. B405/17 - delivered
E181 - SN61BHU - body no. B405/18
E182 - SN61BHV - body no. B405/19 - delivered
E183 - SN61BHW - body no. B405/20 - delivered
E184 - SN61BHX - body no. B405/21 - delivered
E185 - SN61BHY - body no. B405/22 - delivered
E186 - SN61BHZ - body no. B405/23 - delivered
E187 - SN61BJE - body no. B405/24 - delivered
E188 - SN61BJF - body no. B405/25
E189 - SN61BJJ - body no. B405/26
E190 - SN61BJK - body no. B405/27
E191 - SN61BJO - body no. B405/28
E192 - SN61BJU - body no. B405/29
E193 - SN61BJV - body no. B405/30
E194 - SN61BJX - body no. B405/31
E195 - SN61BJY - body no. B405/32
E196 - SN61BJZ - body no. B405/33
E197 - SN61BKA - body no. B405/34
E198 - SN61BKD - body no. B405/35
E199 - SN61BKE - body no. B405/36
E200 - SN61BKF - body no. B405/37
E201 - SN61BKG - body no. B405/38
E202 - SN61BKJ - body no. B405/39
E203 - SN61BKK - body no. B405/40
E204 - SN61BKL - body no. B405/41
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Route K2 [London United - TV] - New timetable to improve reliability, using a bus from route 665.
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NEW BUSES
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[Arriva] - The new buses for route 73 - DW428-DW464 & HV27-46 have all now been delivered with the exception of DW461.
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[Arriva] - The new buses for the conversion of route 29 from bendi-buses on 26/11/11 have just started to be delivered.
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DW465 - LJ61CCV - delivered
DW466 - LJ61CCX - delivered, but with the fleet number of DW464
DW467 - LJ61CCY
DW468 - LJ61CCZ
DW469 - LJ61CDE
DW470 - LJ61CDF
DW471 - LJ61CDK
DW472 - LJ61CDN
DW473 - LJ61CDO
DW474 - LJ61CDU
DW475 - LJ61CBX
DW476 - LJ61CBY
DW477 - LJ61CCA
DW478 - LJ61CCD
DW479 - LJ61CCE
DW480 - LJ61CCF
DW481 - LJ61CCK
DW482 - LJ61CCN
DW483 - LJ61CCO
DW484 - LJ61CCU
DW485 - LJ61CAA
DW486 - LJ61CAE
DW487 - LJ61CAO
DW488 - LJ61CAU
DW489 - LJ61CAV
DW490 - LJ61CAX
DW491 - LJ61CBF
DW492 - LJ61CBO
DW493 - LJ61CBU
DW494 - LJ61CBV
DW495 - LJ61CKA
DW496 - LJ61CKC
DW497 - LJ61CKD
DW498 - LJ61CKE
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[Arriva Southern Counties] - Delivery has commenced for 12 new Optare Versa single deckers 4201-4212 for Southend Garage. Five were delivered, but all have been returned to Optare for defect rectification. Some details are now to hand, with the remainder to follow.
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4201 - YJ61CHV
4202 - YJ61CHX
4203 - YJ61CHY
4204 - YJ61CHZ
4205 - YJ61CJF
4206 -
4207 -
4208 -
4209 -
4210 -
4211 -
4212 -
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[Go Ahead London] - Delivery has started for the batch of new Enviro 200 single deck buses for the new contract on route P12 at Peckham Garage [PM] commencing on 08/10/11.
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SE153 - YX61DVA
SE154 - YX61DVB
SE155 - YX61DVC
SE156 - YX61DVF
SE157 - YX61DVG
SE158 - YX61DVH
SE159 -
SE160 -
SE161 -
SE162 -
SE163 -
SE164 -
SE165 -
SE166 -
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[Go Ahead London] - It can be confirmed that delivery was completed for all the new buses for the new contracts on the Docklands routes on 17/09/11 - Enviro 200 single deckers SE94-SE152 and Volvo B9TL / Wrightbus Gemini double deckers WVL422-434 - and all have been out in service.
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[Go Ahead London] - Delivery of twenty new Volvo B9TL / Wrightbus Gemini 2 double decker buses (WVL435-WVL464) for part of the new contract on route 12 commencing on 05/11/11 at Camberwell Garage [Q] is virtually complete, with only WVL451/3/4 outstanding as at 22nd September.
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WVL435 - LJ61GWU - body no. AF873
WVL436 - LJ61GWV - body no. AF874
WVL437 - LJ61GWW - body no. AF875
WVL438 - LJ61GWX - body no. AF876
WVL439 - LJ61GWY - body no. AF877
WVL440 - LJ61GWZ - body no. AF878
WVL441 - LJ61GXA - body no. AF879
WVL442 - LJ61GXB - body no. AF880
WVL443 - LJ61GXC - body no. AF881
WVL444 - LJ61GXD - body no. AF882
WVL445 - LJ61GWD - body no. AF883
WVL446 - LJ61GWE - body no. AF884
WVL447 - LJ61GWF - body no. AF885
WVL448 - LJ61GWG - body no. AF886
WVL449 - LJ61GWK - body no. AF887
WVL450 - LJ61GWL - body no. AF888
WVL451 - LJ61GWM - body no. AF889 - delivery awaited
WVL452 - LJ61GWN - body no. AF890
WVL453 - LJ61GWO - body no. AF891 - delivery awaited
WVL454 - LJ61GWP - body no. AF892 - delivery awaited
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[Go Ahead London] - Deliver of 16 Wrightbus Volvo B5LH hybrids (WHV1-WHV16) for the new contract and conversion from bendi-buses on route 12 commencing on 05/11/11 have started to be delivered.
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WHV1 - LJ61GVW - body no. AF842 - delivered
WHV2 - LJ61GVX - body no. AF843 - delivered
WHV3 - LJ61GVY - body no. AF844
WHV4 - LJ61GVZ - body no. AF845
WHV5 - LJ61GWA - body no. AF846 - delivered
WHV6 - LJ61GWC - body no. AF847
WHV7 - LJ61GXE - body no. AF848
WHV8 - LJ61GXF - body no. AF849
WHV9 - LJ61GXG - body no. AF850
WHV10 - LJ61GXH - body no. AF851
WHV11 - LJ61GXK - body no. AF852
WHV12 - LJ61GXL - body no. AF853
WHV13 - LJ61GXM - body no. AF854
WHV14 - LJ61GXN - body no. AF855
WHV15 - LJ61GXO - body no. AF856
WHV16 - LJ61GXP - body no. AF857
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Main details at:
http://www.londonbusroutes.net
www.lots.org.uk
plus the Bus News reporting team.
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