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By Ray Monk 9332F is a Ford Transit Connect van in TfL livery, seen at Stratford Market Depot on 13th August 2025. Alongside was LUL VW Transporter minibus 8245VW, one of a pair (with 8244VW, which was also nearby) that have been based here since new in February 2017 but which have managed to avoid being photographed. |
25/09/2025 |
| 102 |  |
By Ray Monk 9223F seen at Stratford Market Depot on 13th August is one of the TfL Ford Transit Connect crew vans that were registered in Yorkshire rather than in London. On the right is a VW Caddy Maxi crew van that appears to be in unmarked white. This could have been one of 8930VW/8931VW. |
25/09/2025 |
| 103 |  |
By Ray Monk Stratford Market Depot also has several of the TfL Renault Kangoo vans delivered in late 2024. This is 9438R, seen on 13th August 2025. |
25/09/2025 |
| 104 |  |
By Ray Monk Another TfL Ford Transit Connect crew van at Stratford Market Depot on 13th August 2025 was 9184F. Also visible are a TfL Renault Kangoo, an LUL VW Caddy Maxi and another two of the six VW Crafter crew vans. |
25/09/2025 |
| 105 |  |
By Ray Monk Totally devoid of any markings (apart from just one 'speed limit' label), it would be easy to miss this vehicle. However, thanks to the lists that we used to receive from LUL, we know that this VW Transporter minibus is actually fleet number 8933VW. Several anonymous vehicles have been based at Stratford Market in recent years, although we don't know why. An LUL VW Transporter crew van is on the left, a VW Crafter in fron and a TfL Ford Transit Connect crew van on the right. Stratford Market Depot, 13th August 2025. |
25/09/2025 |
| 106 |  |
By Ray Monk 9170F is another TfL Ford Transit Connect crew van photographed at Stratford Market Depot on 13th August 2025. An LUL VW Caddy Maxi is on the right, with a VW Crafter and a couple of hired vans in the background. The flats in the background must offer perhaps the best view of this location. |
25/09/2025 |
| 107 |  |
By Ray Monk Ford Transit dropside truck 8466F was photographed at a dealership prior to delivery to London in 2017 (see photo), but it was not caught again until Ray found it at Stratford Market Depot on 13th August 2025. Note the sun-faded LUL roundel on the bonnet, and also the fact that a tail-lift had been fitted at some point. |
25/09/2025 |
| 108 |  |
By Ray Monk Six VW Crafter crew vans are based at Stratford Market Depot, while three plain vans are at Hainault. All have white livery with no skirt or stripes, and all were delivered with LUL roundels on the front and sides. 9146VW, seen at Stratford Market on 13th August 2025, still has these, while 9147VW alongside has gained TfL blue roundels. |
25/09/2025 |
| 109 |  |
By Ray Monk Another TfL Ford Transit Connect at Stratford Market Depot on 13th August, 9305F is an example of the short van, which is outnumbered by the longer variant and crew vans. It had not been seen since it passed through Acton Works when new in October 2024. Alongside is VW Crafter crew van 9147VW, which (as noted recently) now carries TfL plain blue roundels. |
25/09/2025 |
| 110 |  |
By Ray Monk There are at least 49 TfL service vehicles with registrations in the LD24O** series, all being Ford Transit Connect crew vans numbered between 9169F and 9219F. A recently acquired fleetlist (that showed fleetnumbers but not registrations) suggests that there are a further 30 Transit Connects that have yet to be seen. 9173F was seen at Stratford Market Depot on 13th August 2025, parked next to identical 9178F. |
25/09/2025 |
| 111 |  |
By Ray Monk Stratford Market Depot is home to around 100 service vehicles, but it is almost impossible to see any of them from outside. This explains why there have not been any photos on LTSV until now, and also why some die-hard SV fans find it profitable to stand on Cam Road during the night-time run-outs. Thanks to his inside connections, Ray finally managed to get permission to visit the depot on 13th August 2025, and to photograph many of the vehicles in the large yard. Over 40 of the TfL livery Ford Transit Connect vans are believed to be based here, including 9174F seen here. The allocation still includes some of the older Renault Kangoo and VW Caddy vans, like 8906VW visible in the background. |
25/09/2025 |
| 112 |  |
By Dave Wolstencroft Since about 2009, Metroline has standardised on the Ford Transit Connect for its small van needs. Hence it was surprising to see them take a batch of Renault Kangoos recently. Dave photographed MM25UCP at Perivale CELF on 12th August 2025 (as shown here), and found a further a further three at Cricklewood Garage the same day. All were unmarked, although an example with red Metroline lettering was seen later. |
25/09/2025 |
| 113 |  |
By Ray Monk Two Ford Ranger pick-up trucks based at Hainault Depot will be celebrating their sixth birthday next month. 9009F was paying a visit to Acton Works 9th August 2025 when Ray photographed it in the top car park. Note that the Ford Transit crew van alongside still has a notice about social distancing. |
25/09/2025 |
| 114 |  |
By Kim Rennie Lillie Bridge Depot is expected to close some time in the next few years, to release valuable inner London land for redevelopment. The location is still very active though, and it is not yet clear where all its functions would be moved to. In this view taken from Ashfield House on 8th August 2025, very nearly 40 service vehicles are visible. The most numerous types are Ford Transit vans and dropsides. |
25/09/2025 |
| 115 |  |
By Kim Rennie Found dealing with a National Express Caetano coach at Bow Church on 30th July 2025, EX22JMO is a Scania R540 recovery truck belonging to RJM. |
25/09/2025 |
| 116 |  |
By Peter Terry On 28th July 2025, Transport UK Enviro 200 bus 8201 broke-down just outside West Croydon Bus Station, blocking the tram track and causing a lot of disruption. The engineers from Beddington Cross garage were soon on the scene, using Peugeot Expert van KV69NNP. Notably, this seems to be the first of the van fleet to have its Abellio logos replaced with Transport UK ones, even though the company changed names over a year ago (in spring 2024). |
25/09/2025 |
| 117 |  |
By Peter Terry Although the database has not yet been updated, this Stagecoach London Vauxhall Vivaro minibus DV73FRZ is now known to be allocated national fleetnumber 91810. It was seen on 22nd July 2025 leaving Romford Station for another run back to its home garage of Rainham. |
25/09/2025 |
| 118 |  |
By Peter Terry Once Renault Kangoo Van 9423R moved off, Peter was able to get a better photo of Ford Transit van 9107F. It was at Centrale Tram stop in Croydon on 15th July 2025 and was the only Mk8 Ford Transit van to carry the Trams white/blue/green livery (Mk8 Transits 8566F and 9108F also had this livery but were dropsides rather than vans). |
25/09/2025 |
| 119 |  |
By Peter Terry Peter found two service vehicles parked on the tracks at Centrale Tram Stop in Croydon on 15th July 2025, presumably during an engineering possession! Nearest was Renault Kangoo van 9423R with TfL markings, which has also been seen at Therapia Lane Depot so is no doubt allocated to the Trams operation. Behind is Ford Transit van 9107F in the previous white/blue/green livery, a better photo of which is coming right up... |
25/09/2025 |
| 120 |  |
By Andrew Colebourne This Isuzu Forward box truck has featured on LTSV before (see photo from June 2024), when it had lettering for Balfour Beatty Integrated Track Team, along with small LUL roundels. Since then the markings on LN20YLP have been changed to plain TfL ones, rather like the current standard fleet livery. Although it now looks like a 'proper' service vehicle, it is not clear if the vehicle is actually operated directly by TfL. On 13th July 2025 it was found parked at Chigwell Station during engineering work, along with LUL mobile office WX08KUY. Note the tail-lift at the rear with handrails and what appears to be a set of access steps. |
25/09/2025 |
| 121 |  |
By Dave Hooker TfL Ford Transit Connect short-wheelbase van 9292F has been based at Morden Station since October 2024, when it replaced one of the Toyota Yaris cars. It was photographed 'at home' on 12th July 2025. |
25/09/2025 |
| 122 |  |
By Dave Wolstencroft Volkswagen Caddy Maxi crew van 8331VW was new in March 2017 and used until June 2024 when it was returned off lease. Dave found it parked in Salisbury on 10th July 2025, still in LUL white/blue/red livery but with most lettering removed. The roof-rack appears to be a recent addition. |
25/09/2025 |
| 123 |  |
By Andrew Lidinson Go-Ahead London has almost 60 Mercedes Vito minibuses for use as crew ferry vehicles, but has not added any new examples since autumn 2021. In this photo taken at Croydon (C) Garage on 10th July 2025, Vito RK68GVZ is on the right, while on the left is FV25UXU, one of a pair of Ford Tourneo Connect minibuses now also used as crew ferries (the other was FV25UZD in unmarked black). It is possible that these were hired just for the busy summer season, when Go-Ahead runs special services to events such as the Wimbledon Tennis and Hampton Court Flower Show. Or they could be hires pending the delivery of new vehicles. |
25/09/2025 |
| 124 |  |
By Peter Terry Brighton & Hove Ford Transit Custom van EA69MXD was called out to Eastbourne Station to attend to preserved open-top Dennis Trident 819 (T819RFG) during a bus running day on 6th July 2025. Four similar vans with EA69M** registrations are used by Go-Ahead London. |
25/09/2025 |
| 125 |  |
By Ray Monk 9147VW is one of six Volkswagen Crafter crew vans delivered in October 2020 for use by LUL. When new they carried plain white livery with LUL roundels and lettering, but this example has had the logos changed to TfL ones, possibly after repairs. It was photographed near the top car park at Acton Works on 5th July 2025, although it is normally based at Stratford Market Depot. |
25/09/2025 |
| 126 |  |
By Dave Wolstencroft Most of the Elizabeth Line vehicles in white/blue/purple livery have recently been withdrawn following the delivery of new electric vans in TfL white livery. Back on 26th June 2025, Dave found Ford Transit crew van 8650F at Westbourne Park. The brick building behind is the lower part of Westbourne Park bus garage, while the ramped roadway behind the van leads to a railway aggregates depot and a Network Rail track access point (note the road-rail hydraulic hoist behind the van). There are two sidings between the Elizabeth Line tracks at this point, used for reversing trains that have terminated at Paddington from the east. |
25/09/2025 |
| 127 |  |
By Peter Terry More new hardware for Dynes Recovery in the form of Mercedes Actros LT24BKE seen near Harrow Bus Station on 24th June 2025. Most of the Dynes fleet are named, and this one is 'Sheila May'. |
25/09/2025 |
| 128 |  |
By Peter Terry LC66FKH is a Renault Kangoo van that has been with Ensignbus since at least late 2018 and possibly since it was new in late 2016. It has recently been given large Engineering Support lettering along with a yellow safety stripe, and it was seen at Canning Town Bus Station on 21st June 2025. The buses in the background are of some interest. Behind the van is Ensignbus 605 (YJ13HKE), an Optare Versa recently acquired from Warrington and still in their red and blue livery. It was being used on DLR replacement services. On the left is Go-Ahead London LT915 in the East London Transit livery meant for routes EL1, EL2 and EL3, although it was here working on trunk route 5. |
25/09/2025 |
| 129 |  |
By Kim Rennie The delivery of nearly 300 new small vans over the past year and a bit has seen the departure of many 66 and 17 registered vans, although there seems to have been a change in policy to also replace the remaining cars in the fleet (even though these were mainly hybrids and generally relatively young). As such, there are still a lot of 7-8 year old vans in service. 8548R is a Renault Kangoo Maxi new in November 2017 and a regular night-time visitor to Baker Street Station. It would appear that it has been used by the same member of staff throughout, since it can sometimes be seen during the day parked near Leytonstone Station, as here on 14th June 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
| 130 |  |
By Derek Everson Yet another Falcon Vauxhall Corsa van at Byfleet on 8th June 2025, this one has been included for its unusual registration. BGZ4790 is a Northern Ireland mark, and these are often used to personalise (or disguise the age of) vehicles on the mainland. In this instance, the registration is original and has been carried since it was new in April 2016. The last V5C was issued in April 2025, and the tax expired at the end of that month, so it was presumably out of use when seen. |
22/06/2025 |
| 131 |  |
By Derek Everson Another Vauxhall Corsa van recently added to the Falcon fleet is FP18LFJ, seen at Byfleet on 8th June 2025, with some of the company's E200 buses visible in the background. FP18LFJ has the 'budget' livery, and also features a mini light-bar on the roof. |
22/06/2025 |
| 132 |  |
By Derek Everson Another recent addition to the Falcon Buses/Coaches support fleet is Vauxhall Corsa van WN66CSX, seen at Byfleet on 8th June 2025. Whilst some earlier vans were given a livery featuring a red skirt topped by a blue stripe (as visible on similar MK14NRY parked behind), the latest additions have a more 'budget' variation where the coloured stripes are applied only as part of the logo. |
22/06/2025 |
| 133 |  |
By Derek Everson Discounting company takeovers, second-life service vehicles are rare but not unheard of. The latest example is Ford Fiesta van LL17TXN, which is now with Falcon Buses and was photographed at their Byfleet base on 8th June 2025. The blue skirt is a hint to its previous role as fleetnumber 8427F with LUL. The red stripe and lettering has been removed, and it now has Falcon logos on the sides. This vehicle illustrates a problem we have in obtaining information about service vehicles. In the absence of official information, we rely a lot on DVLA data, including dates of V5Cs. These are normally issued each time a vehicle changes hands, but can also be issued for other reasons. With 8427F, a new V5C was issued in May 2022, from which we deduced that the van had been withdrawn. However, it was then seen still in service with LUL. Even stranger, we now know that it has definitely left the LUL fleet, yet it has not had a new V5C or a change of licensing date. Perhaps it is still owned by the same leasing company? |
22/06/2025 |
| 134 |  |
By Peter Terry The Stagecoach London service vehicle fleet currently features electric Vauxhall Vivaros in both van form (for engineering) and minibus (for crew ferry work). DV73FRP is one of the latter and is based at Rainham Garage. It is allocated national fleetnumber 91812, although this is not displayed on the vehicle, whereas several adverts and QR codes for bus driver recruitment are. It was photographed at the Atlanta Boulevard bus stand in Romford on 27th May 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
| 135 |  |
By Andrew Lidinson Another Transport UK Vauxhall Mokka car now, this time 6886 (FJ17YCB) seen at West Norwood (Cheviot Road) on 24th May 2025. The car behind is Vauxhall Astra ASZ5553, which coincidentally has a sequential fleetnumber of 6887. |
22/06/2025 |
| 136 |  |
By Derek Everson London United (along with London Sovereign and London Transit) was sold by RATP to First recently, the sale being completed on 28th February 2025. Within a couple of months, virtually all of the buses had received new 'first bus' logos, as seen here on E200 BE37048 at Fulwell Garage on 24th May 2025. For the crew ferry cars, it seems that the old RATP logos are being removed but not replaced. Dacia Sandero cars D75114 (MJ69ZBU) and D75110 (MJ69ZKV) are both now anonymous, apart from fleetnumbers. Note that the car on the left also has the number 3 in the side windows. This was a 'local' fleetnumber applied while it was based at Park Royal. |
22/06/2025 |
| 137 |  |
By Ray Monk At the 'rubbish' end of the new lorry parking area at Acton Works on 24th May 2025 were four dustcarts, comprising Mercedes Econics WO66HFL and WO66HHS and both of the DAF LF mini dustcarts, DX67KXH and DX67KXJ. Changes to the former van yard appear to have included resurfacing and the installation of new light masts, while the fencing in the background suggests that the work is not fully complete yet. |
22/06/2025 |
| 138 |  |
By Ray Monk Seen in the old DSM Van Yard at Acton Works on 24th May 2025 were Volvo FE250 dropside KY73JXF, MAN TGM demountable WU67AJX (with body DB10) and MAN TGM dropside LV66XYC. Hired DAF NC14NDC appears again, on the far right. |
22/06/2025 |
| 139 |  |
By Ray Monk The lorry yard at Acton Works was vacated at the start of May 2025, with the larger vehicles now kept in what used to be the DSM Van Yard within the works. This is a shame, in that it will no longer be possible to easily see the vehicles from passing trains. On the other hand, the new location does offer some new opportunities for photographs of line-ups without fences getting in the way. On 24th May 2025, the vehicles present included (left to right) hired DAF flatbed NC14NDC (which has been in use for about 4 years), Volvo FMX curtainsider KM72XPV (which I noticed has no operator lettering on its cab), MAN TGM demountable LV66XYD, Volvo FMX flatbed KY23LNO and MAN TGM dropside RK14ETT. |
22/06/2025 |
| 140 |  |
By Peter Terry Four of the Renault Kangoo vans new in late 2024 are based at Finchley Central Station, including 9422R, seen outside the compound on 24th May 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
| 141 |  |
By Derek Everson I haven't received many photos of London Buses Incident Response Unit vans recently, perhaps because they are just getting on with the job. Also, all 45 have already been shown on LTSV. 9068VW is mainly based at Morden Station and was photographed at an empty Richmond Bus Station on 24th May 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
| 142 |  |
By Peter Terry Dynes Recovery seems to have a rapidly growing fleet of tow trucks, judging by the quantity of new examples that turn up in photos. KU74ZVV is a 4-axle Volvo FH, seen on 17th May 2025 passing Gunnersbury Station with Arriva London DW569 on tow. The location is slightly odd, given that this bus is based at Enfield. It had been on route 121 the previous evening, while it was back at work (on route 191) two days afterwards. |
22/06/2025 |
| 143 |  |
By Dave Wolstencroft Dave visited Welling to see 9309F on 15th May 2025, and nearby he found Volkswagen Crafter crew van 9144VW. New in October 2020, this van normally works out of Stratford Market Depot at night. Since it was new, it has lost the maker's DuoVan lettering, but gained a fold-over flap on the front (used for hazardous materials warnings). |
22/06/2025 |
| 144 |  |
By Ray Monk Ford Transit Connect van 9309F was probably new in October 2024, but it was not seen until Ray found it parked outside a house in Welling in April 2025 (photographed there on the 28th). |
22/06/2025 |
| 145 |  |
By Ray Monk The curiously named Vauxhall Mokka is a 'Subcompact crossover SUV' (apparently) that was introduced in 2012. Transport UK has acquired at least three second-hand examples in the past year or so, including WV67RJJ (fleetnumber 6883) seen at Beddington Depot on 13th May 2025. Note that it was in a bay marked as being for crew ferry vehicles for route 109, the crew changes for which are done at West Croydon Bus Station. |
22/06/2025 |
| 146 |  |
By Ray Monk Seat Leon car KW65ZVP was acquired by Abellio, probably in 2019, but it was not given company lettering until after the operator was sold by Dutch Railways and rebranded as Transport UK in March 2024. Its fleetnumber of 6820 was also applied for the first time. On 13th May 2025 the car was found parked outside Beddington Depot. Just one car was noted still carrying Abellio names, although most of the vans in the fleet seem to have not yet been updated. |
22/06/2025 |
| 147 |  |
By Ray Monk Go-Ahead London operates a few small vans that are believed to be used for administrative functions rather than for engineering or as crew ferries. Most have been in anonymous red, as seen on Ford Fiesta EU16KZE at Merton Garage on 13th May 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
| 148 |  |
By Ray Monk Just one more from Bexleyheath today, and it is a bit different. YK74FJG seen at the Arnsberg Way bus stand on 9th May 2025, is a Mini Countryman estate. The second-generation Mini was introduced back in 2001, but it has never featured on LTSV until now. Coincidentally, the latest list from Stagecoach London suggests that they also now have a Mini (in the form of Mini Cooper YG25OLB), though this has not yet been seen or photographed. |
22/06/2025 |
| 149 |  |
By Ray Monk A bit posher than most crew ferry cars is this Audi A4 Sport estate, photographed on 1st May 2025 at Bexleyheath Bus Stand. The location means this is almost certainly from Arriva London's Dartford Garage. Arriva's presence in this area is declining, with double-deck routes 99, 269 and 401 all lost to Go-Ahead London from 18th January 2025. Single-deck route B15 follows suit from January 2026, which will leave the 301 as the only Arriva route to terminate in Bexleyheath (the 229 and 492 pass through). Go-Ahead has a batch of Wright StreetDeck Electroliners on order for the routes won, but is using elderly E-class Enviro 400s and WVL-class Volvo B9TLs (like those in the background) until charging facilities are installed. Note that WVL458 on the 269 has an extended side advert, covering the first two windows behind the staircase panel. |
22/06/2025 |
| 150 |  |
By Ray Monk You want more Dartford ferry cars?! OK, here is a blue Citroen C3 registered LB22VYW, caught at the usual location (Bexleyheath Bus Stand) on 1st May 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
| 151 |  |
By Ray Monk 9135F is one of three hybrid-electric Ford Transit Custom vans added to the LUL fleet in 2021, and it was earlier based at Edgware Road Station. On 26th April 2025 it was found at Acton Works, and this photo shows the flap below the nearside headlamp that covers the charging socket. |
22/06/2025 |
| 152 |  |
By Ray Monk Ford Transit van with hoist WO24KCG is still based at Acton Works (last shown in December 2024), although it is still unmarked, so I am still disinclined to add it to the database. This rear view was taken on 26th April 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
| 153 |  |
By Michael Mair I haven't shown any Cycle Hire support vehicles here for a good few years, mainly because I have not been sent any photos! Michael snapped this Maxus E Deliver 3 electric van at Canary Wharf on 23rd April 2025. The fact that all the lettering appears to be on magnetic labels suggests that this vehicle was only on hire. |
22/06/2025 |
| 154 |  |
By Derek Everson Falcon Coaches/Buses seem to have added a lot of small vans to their fleet recently, most likely all for use as crew ferry vehicles. Some have retained anonymous liveries, such as Ford Fiesta van BN20WYK seen at the Byfleet depot on 13th April 2025. The yellow safety stripes were almost certainly applied by a previous operator. |
22/06/2025 |
| 155 |  |
By Thomas Young This is the second photo to show Trams Renault Kangoo 8722R in east London, a long way from any tram tracks! I found it parked in Plaistow on 9th April 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
| 156 |  |
By Ray Monk A recent addition to the ferry car merry-go-round at Dartford Garage is KS23OFR, a Citroen C4 car seen at Bexleyheath Bus Stand on 4th April 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
| 157 |  |
By Thomas Young On 1st April 2025, I poked my camera through the fence at the Elizabeth Line depot in Plumstead and managed to photograph a couple of the new Renault Kangoo electric crew vans now based there (the majority were however parked awkwardly). This photo shows 9449R, with a similar van facing it on the right. The Ford Transit in the background belongs to Knorr-Bremse, a German engineering firm specialising in railway brakes. |
22/06/2025 |
| 158 |  |
By Thomas Young Another photo that is more for information than for quality! Two TfL-branded Ford Transit Connect vans were delivered to London Overground in 2024 but they took some time to positively identify. Both are normally kept in the car park at Silwood Triangle, between the railway lines to Queens Road Peckham and New Cross, and they could often be seen from passing trains but always seemed to be parked in the wrong position to get their numbers. Eventually, on 1st April 2025, I took my super zoom camera to the parallel Somerfield Street and (fortunately) found the vans parked side-on. 9358F on the left is a crew van, while 9290F on the right is a plain van. The other vans present were unmarked and may have been hires or with contractors. 9290F and 9358F replaced Overground-liveried Toyota Yaris cars 9005T and 9006T. |
22/06/2025 |
| 159 |  |
By Thomas Young Four LUL Power Supply Ford Transits were parked at Tufnell Park (Station Road) on 1st April 2025, opposite the depot used by that department. Three were mid-height Mk8 Transits, while 8851F (nearest the camera) is a Transit Custom. |
22/06/2025 |
| 160 |  |
By Thomas Young These two Ford Transit vans parked on the dead-end Station Road outside the Tufnell Park Power Supply offices on 1st April 2025 show the difference between a crew van and a van. 8843F on the left is a crew van, with additional side windows and seats, while 8861F on the right is a plain van. In both cases, access is by a sliding door in the nearside only. |
22/06/2025 |
| 161 |  |
By Thomas Young A surprise find at Tufnell Park Depot on 1st April 2025 was 9460F, the first full-sized Ford Transit added to the central fleet since 2021. It had the new TfL livery of plain white but it also had yellow 'safety' stripes along the waist. We had expected some full-sized vans would be added in due course, though no more have been reported as of mid-June. Perhaps 9460F is a one-off, with specialised interior fit for its role with the power supply section. Also visible are Ford Transit van 8859F (which is a one-off) and Renault Kangoo Maxi van 8855R, while on the right was a trailer belonging to a provider of confined space training. This is likely to be a factor in the work of the power supply department, who may need to access underground cabling conduits and tunnels. |
22/06/2025 |
| 162 |  |
By Thomas Young This photo was taken for information rather than for publication, though it turns out to be slightly interesting. It is a zoom shot looking through the doorway of Potters Bar Garage on 1st April 2025, and it shows a Dynes Recovery DAF named Ali. AY74UJV has not appeared on LTSV before. The bus behind is Optare Solo OS68, which was new to Arriva the Shires as their 2468 in 2006. It passed to Arriva London as their OS68 in 2016, following company reorganisation, although it continued to be used on Hampstead Garden Suburb route H2. When that route was re-tendered to Metroline, OS68 was loaned to Metroline, pending the delivery of new Optare Solos. It was then retained to act as a spare, and was eventually bought by Metroline in November 2018, although it was not given a new fleetnumber in the Metroline series. In early 2022 it moved to Potters Bar for use on commercial routes (such as the 242, 305 and PB1). By 2025, only the PB1 remained, and OS68 only saw use as a back-up to electric Optare MetroCity OEM2750. Although no longer in TfL service, it was by then effectively the oldest bus still in passenger use with a 'red' London bus operator. The contract for route PB1 passed to Uno from 31st March, and OS68 was no longer needed. When seen the next day (1st April 2025), it was about to be towed away to the Hayes storage site, pending disposal. OEM2750 was also parked-up in the front yard, with its electronic destination display still on and programmed to show 'For sale'! |
22/06/2025 |
| 163 |  |
By Thomas Young Due to its rather remote location, Metroline's Potters Bar garage needs quite a lot of crew ferry vehicles, and this photo shows a further three that were seen on 1st April 2025. Nearest the camera is Ford Puma car AV74ONT, new at the end of 2024. Beyond are a pair of Ford Transit Custom minibuses, AV72UCO and AY71JDZ. In the background are three different buses. On the left is OME2669, an Optare MetroDecker electric. All 28 of Metroline's MetroDeckers are based here, although they appear to have reliability issues, with a number off the road at any given time. In the middle is Enviro 400 TE903 dating from 2008 and now demoted to training work, with a lime green 'wrap' to advertise for driver recruitment. At the back is WDE2769, a Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner. This was the first WDE for Metroline and has been at Potters Bar since new in late 2022. Many more WDEs have been delivered since and, although none were ordered for PB routes, four further examples of the type are currently based here pending the completion of electrical infrastructure at other garages. |
22/06/2025 |
| 164 |  |
By Thomas Young Another minibus photographed at Potters Bar Garage on 1st April 2025 was Renault Trafic MD23RHZ in unmarked maroon. Unlike other crew ferry vehicles here, it had a 'duty' number on a paper in the windscreen (892). New in autumn 2023, it was initially used by Brentford Garage (and possibly also Perivale West) before moving to Potters Bar by the end of that year. I wish I had waited for the shadow-casting bus to move now... |
22/06/2025 |
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By Ray Monk Two new Ford Tourneo Custom electric minibuses were delivered to Metroline in March 2025 and allocated to Potters Bar Garage. They are registered AY25JBU and AY25JCU, which could be confusing, although perhaps no more so than the vehicles that they replaced - AY21KFT and AY21KKT! New AY25JBU was caught leaving the garage on 1st April 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
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By Ray Monk The first 25-registration service vehicles to be reported where a pair of minibuses for Metroline's Potters Bar Garage that were delivered in March 2025. As with earlier vehicles there, no lettering is carried, but the new ones are white as opposed to the normal red. Both are Ford Tourneo Custom electric minibuses, with a revised grille design. They are also to the revised, slightly more angular, Custom design. This was introduced in 2023 but the only other applications as London SVs so far have been a few hired minibuses at Go-Ahead London's Henley Road Garage. AY25JCU was photographed being charged-up in the front yard of Potters Bar Garage on 1st April 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
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By Thomas Young This is the location which we have called Royal Oak Elizabeth Line. It has two parts, one on each side of Lord Hills Bridge. The yard to the east (opposite the Hammersmith & City line station platforms) has been shown on LTSV before, but now appears to be out of use. The yard to the west of the bridge contains a building, visible on the right here, which is actually atop the portals where the Elizabeth Line tracks emerge from the tunnel section. It also has a parking area which contained (on 1st April 2025) Elizabeth Line liveried Ford Transit crew van 8646F and TfL-branded Renault Kangoo electric crew van 9440R, plus a couple of hired or contractor's vehicles. This view was obtained by peering over the wall from the section of Harrow Road that is beneath the A40 Westway, but there is also a gated gap in the wall nearby, from which you can see into the yard. In the background are the Great Western mainline tracks out of Paddington. Interestingly, vehicular access to this yard is via a roadway that runs parallel to the railway almost as far as Paddington itself. |
22/06/2025 |
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By Ray Monk The other van found at Wembley Park Station on 1st April 2025 was Renault Kangoo electric crew van 9440R, which we believe has replaced TfL PCO Toyota Yaris car 8691T. |
22/06/2025 |
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By Ray Monk TfL has sold off part of the former car park at Wembley Station, and new flats are currently being built there. This means that the remaining parking area can no longer be seen, either from the station or from the parallel Brook Avenue. However, it is still accessible on foot, and there are two newish vans based there. Seen on 1st April 2025 was TfL branded Ford Transit Connect van 9295F. This is presumed to be the replacement for LUL liveried Toyota Prius+ car 8692T. |
22/06/2025 |
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By Dave Wolstencroft One more TfL Ford Transit Connect near Griffith House on the night of 31st March 2025. 9395F is one of the shorter variant, referred to as L1H1 compared to L2H1. There are no height options on the current Ford Transit Connect model, but the standard designators include the H indicator anyway. |
22/06/2025 |
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By Dave Wolstencroft You might not see this one coming! The 200-odd Ford Transit Connect vans delivered since Spring 2024 are very uniform in their appearance, the only variety being in their configuration (van or crew van), length and fittings (e.g. roof racks). Actually, that is not completely true, since van 9313F lacks the blue roundel on the bonnet. Although not clear in this photo (taken outside Griffith House on the night of 31st March 2025), the sides do have the normal TfL lettering. |
22/06/2025 |
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By Dave Wolstencroft The night-time congregations at Griffith House are now dominated by TfL-liveried Ford Transit Connect vans (and crew vans), with just a few LUL-livery Renault Kangoos still to be seen. On the night of 31st March 2025, Dave photographed crew van 9235F on Harcourt Street. This is one of 24 of the type to have Yorkshire registrations, the majority having London ones. |
22/06/2025 |
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By Derek Everson Not previously photographed, AY71JHO is a Ford Transit Connect van based at Metroline's Greenford garage, and seen nearby at Greenford Broadway on 22nd February 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
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By Derek Everson Reading Buses is one of very few operators to remain in public ownership. It is also unusual for making extensive use of route branding, to the extent that most routes have buses in a totally different livery to others. This can be seen on the blue, purple and orange buses in the background. The service vehicle fleet tends to be in a neutral white livery, as seen on Ford Transit Custom Van HY65AUU, photographed at Reading Station on 15th February 2025. This photo has also been added to today's batch so that I can mention that there will be an open day at Reading Buses' Great Knollys Street Depot on Sunday 29th June 2025. |
22/06/2025 |
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By John Scotford Just one 'oldie' this month, the subject being Docklands Light Railway Emergency Response van 001, a Ford Transit Mk7 van registered BV13UGP. This van has been shown on LTSV before, and has also appeared in model form. This photo, taken at Canning Town Station on 19th October 2013, shows that it had Serco lettering when new (in August 2013). The contract for running the DLR passed to Keolis Amey in December 2014, and the lettering on the van was suitably amended. |
22/06/2025 |
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By Dave Wolstencroft Another TfL Renault Kangoo was found by Dave on the last day of March 2025, when he came across 9403R in the lower bus station at Hammersmith. It has chevrons on the back and a safety stripe on the sides and was in use by London Buses staff. What I thought was interesting about this was that the lettering on the rear includes 'Highway Maintenance'. This has been seen in the past on service vehicles (such as those operated by TfL Streets), but I think its use on LBSL vehicles is new. Looking at photos suggests that it might be being applied as standard to any vehicles that get rear chevrons, but (as with so many things) more observations are required. Note the curious passer-by! |
30/04/2025 |
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By Malcolm Millichip Previously shown when brand-new and unlettered, Ford Transit Courier Mk2 van AV24TGF has now gained Metroline lettering and been allocated to Brentford Garage. It was seen nearby on 30th March 2025 outside the London Museum of Water & Steam (formerly Kew Bridge Steam Museum). My unscientific observations on the streets of London suggest that the revised Transit Courier model is selling much better than its predecessor. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Derek Everson Buses within the town of Swindon were run by Swindon Corporation, which became Thamesdown Transport in 1974. Many municipal operators were sold in the years following deregulation in 1986, but Thamesdown remained council-owned for much longer, eventually being bought by the Go-Ahead group in February 2017. The branding of the operation was changed to 'Swindon's Bus Company' with a new livery of blue and green in varying layouts. Derek visited the garage in Swindon on 30th March 2025 and found two service vehicles present. Mercedes Sprinter van BJ60VNU carried fleetnumber 9103 and had the vertically divided livery as also worn by some of the buses (including the Enviro 400 just visible on the right). Alongside was Ford Transit Connect van 9066 HG61OHD in a more restrained overall dark blue scheme. The registration BJ60VNU rang a tiny bell in my memory and I found that Derek had photographed it at Eastleigh way back in July 2013, when it was all white and lettered for Hants & Dorset Trim. The latter company had been bought by Go-Ahead in February 2006. I then realised that HG61OHD had already been shown on LTSV, being photographed at the same location in 2021. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Peter Terry Not previously shown on LTSV, FL23JBZ is one of several Vauxhall Combo vans added to the Arriva London fleet during 2023. It was initially based at the shared Ash Grove garage but moved to Stamford Hill when the latter re-opened in February 2024. On 29th March 2025 it was found at Finsbury Park Bus Station, possibly attending to an issue on Stamford Hill's LT344 parked behind. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Peter Terry The most notable aspect of Transport UK Vauxhall Astra car 6887, seen at Beddington Plough on 28th March 2025, it its registration number ASZ5553. This is a Northern Ireland registration, and there have been a few carried by London service vehicles over the years. They are sometimes applied to replace existing registrations, either to disguise the vehicle age or to add personalisation. However, in this instance, the plate has been carried since the car was new in 2017. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Peter Terry Seen in the layby opposite The Plough pub in Beddington on 28th March 2025 was Transport UK Ford C-Max car 6875 (EK67TVF). This location is used for crew changes on bus route 407, as it is not far from Beddington garage. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Dave Wolstencroft In early March I saw a new TfL Renault Kangoo electric crew van passing through Abbey Wood, though I could not tell if it was being used by London Buses or by the Elizabeth Line. The matter was settled when Dave visited the latter's Plumstead Depot on 20th March 2025 and found no fewer than 8 new vans present. He returned a week later (27th March) and took this photo of consecutively numbered 9454R and 9455R. They were in the main car park rather than in the van yard and, although this is also now fenced off from the main road, the mesh of the fence does allow cameras to see through. The new vans have replaced all but one of the VW Caddy Maxi crew vans that formed part of the initial Elizabeth Line fleet. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Peter Terry This TfL Ford Transit Connect van was delivered in spring 2024 and was seen at Acton Works on multiple occasions through the rest of that year and into 2025. However, on 26th March 2025 it turned up at West Croydon Bus Station, suggesting that it was in use with London Buses (LBSL). It could be that the generic livery now carried is allowing vehicles to be used on a sort of pool basis, switching between operations as required. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Dave Wolstencroft The Elizabeth Line has an Incident Response vehicle stationed at Whitechapel Station. Until recently, this was a Renault Kangoo that was kept in a small yard off Durward Street just east of the station. However, from early 2025 this disappeared, to be replaced by a hired Mercedes Vito van that is kept in a different small yard nearby but on the west of the station (and seemingly part of the Whitechapel Sports Centre). EN22AZT, photographed on 20th March 2025, has lettering on labels. As well as the mirrored Incident Response on the front, it has a large Elizabeth Line roundel and more lettering on the sides. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Peter Terry Peter found Emergency Response Unit tenders 2607 and 2611 (behind) at Snaresbrook Station on 16th March 2025. The station was closed due to engineering work at the time, with a replacement bus service running between Leytonstone and Loughton. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Derek Everson A closer view of White Bus Ford Transit Connect van YG10EBZ at the Horsell garage on 16th March 2025 shows that it has been given fleetnumber 101. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Derek Everson Until recently, service vehicles operated by White Bus were given fleetnumbers in the 90-99 block, with numbers being reused as vehicles were replaced. Recently the numbers have spread into the 100+ block, as shown by Peugeot Partner van KW64DZO which has the number 100 in the top nearside corner of the windscreen. Seen at Horsell garage on 16th March 2025. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Derek Everson The service vehicle fleet of White Bus seems to be growing, as can be seen in this photo taken at their Horsell garage on 16th March 2025. The vehicles are operated in as-acquired colours, though most do have company fleetnames applied. Note the similarity of the registrations of recently added Ford Transit Connect van YG10EBZ (near the middle) and earlier Citroen Nemo van YG10PBZ (on the left). At the far right is Ford Fiesta car WK03YWG, which was already over 20 years old when it was acquired. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Peter Terry I have said a lot about Works for London service vehicles over the past couple of years, so for this one I will just say that EO21XKJ is a Hyundai Ioniq car that was found in the alley off Uxbridge Bus Station on 12th March 2025. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Peter Terry The fleet of recovery lorries used by Dynes seems to have been growing quite rapidly in recent years. Not previously reported is DAF AY72UPK, seen passing Walthamstow Station on 11th March 2025. It had HA50 (an Arriva London ADL Enviro400 City bus in Superloop livery) on tow. Whatever was wrong with the bus seems to have been fixed quickly, as it was reportedly back on route SL2 later the same day. Bringing up the rear is a new Wright StreetDeck Electroliner from the batch that recently converted Stagecoach London's route 257 to electric operation from Leyton Garage. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Peter Terry The LUL office at Barking Station was reported to be affected by the closure of Wakering Road for a while in late 2024, meaning that vehicles could not access the small yard and hence had to be kept elsewhere. The yard was back in use by March 2025, as shown in this photo taken on the 10th. It would appear that the allocation of vehicles was also changed at the same time. It is still all Volkswagens, but some of the 87xxVW numbered examples seem to have been replaced by slightly younger 89xxVW vehicles. Visible here are VW Caddy Maxi Crew Vans 8904VW and 8907VW with (probably) VW Transporter Crew Van 8708VW behind. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Ray Monk TfL Ford Transit Connect Crew Van 9371F was photographed at Acton Works on 8th March 2025, outside a building known as Wilson House. It has the new normal livery but the sign in the windscreen helpfully shows that it is used for LUL Emergency Response. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Ray Monk Some of the recently delivered Ford and Renault vans have this variant of the new TfL livery, with a yellow 'safety' stripe along each side, plus chevrons on the rear. This is presumably related to the functions the vehicles are allocated to, although it is a bit early to draw any clear conclusions on this. 9404R was photographed in the top car park at Acton Works on 8th March 2025. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Ray Monk Assuming that the fleetnumbers are being allocated in blocks, it looks as though there will have been about 40 new Renault Kangoo diesel vans delivered in late-2024 (perhaps 9398R to 9437R). If so, then we still need to look out for about 14 examples that have not yet been reported. 9433R was found at Acton Works on 8th March 2025 wearing the plainer version of TfL livery. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Dave Wolstencroft Licensing data suggests that this Metroline Ford Transit Courier Mk2 van was new in August 2024, but it was not reported until Dave found it parked at Perivale CELF on 6th March 2025. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Ray Monk The TfL vehicle allocated to Blackwall, Naval Row (beside the northern portals of the Blackwall Tunnel) had been Toyota Yaris car 9111T from 2020 until late-2024. There was then a short gap during which a hired vehicle was used, before the arrival of new Renault Kangoo electric crew van 9439R in February 2025. Ray poked his camera through the fence on 28th February to capture this view, which shows that the van has the yellow-striped variant of the current TfL livery. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Ray Monk Early 2025 saw the arrival of several Renault Kangoo electric crew vans for TfL, the fleetnumbers suggesting that there may be as many as 20 (9439R to 9458R). They are being allocated to various users though all carry the same TfL lettering. 9453R was seen at Acton Works on 22nd February 2025, with a charging cable plugged into the socket concealed by the Renault logo in the front grille. It was in the area used by some LBSL vehicles (such as the VW Crafter van on the left), though as can be seen, there are also LUL vehicles here, so it is not clear who is using the new van. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Jon Pye When Jon staked-out the exit road from Ruislip Depot on 21st February 2025 the aim was to get a photo of TfL tipper lorry KM72XPP for use on the cover of the new service vehicle listing booklet (SUP24K, available now from LOTS). He managed this, and also caught this going-away view. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Jon Pye Capturing LUL lorries on the move is quite rare, but to catch two on the move together is almost unheard of. On 21st February 2025 Jon Pye managed it with this pair seen leaving Ruislip Depot and about to pass Ruislip Gardens station. Both are MAN TGM demountable lorries in LUL livery, LV66XYD from 2016 leading one year younger WU67AJX. Both had flatbed bodies that had started out as dropsides. The numbers are not visible but I reckon that they are DB13 on LV66XYD and DB10 (without the wheel cut-outs) following on WU67AJX. |
30/04/2025 |
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By Jon Pye The only vehicular access to the huge LUL depot at Ruislip is via a long access road that eventually comes out onto West End Road at the point where it passes under the railway tracks close to Ruislip Gardens Station. I know from experience that you can wait a long time here and not see any service vehicles at all. On 21st February 2025, Jon was very lucky, although I believe some 'inside knowledge' was also involved! First to appear was Renault T-series artic LT73HKJ of Evenheights. It was pulling a Nooteboom extendable trailer loaded with rails. This is similar to LUL's T80, although it would appear to be somewhat shorter when un-extended. |
30/04/2025 |
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