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By Malcolm Conway Of the nine Toyota Yaris cars delivered in TfL white/blue livery in 2014, LL14VOJ is probably the easiest to see. It is usually parked in the corner of Cromwell Road Bus Station in Kingston, as seen on 11th August 2015. Some of this batch are used by TfL Streets while this one appears to have replaced Public Carriage Office Toyota Prius KV60KTK. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,202 |  |
By Ray Monk The first 65-reg vehicle reported for the central fleet was this Ford Fiesta car seen in the car park at Acton Works on 19th September. At least 21 Fiestas (a mix of cars and vans) have been added so far this year, compared to an average of about 1 a year over the preceding decade. This particular car is notable for having a high fleetnumber, lacking its F suffix and wearing LUL markings on an all-white livery. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,203 |  |
By Ray Monk Another Peugeot 308 estate photographed on the night of 30th September 2015 was 8096P parked near King's Cross Station. Ray did well with a hand-held 1/6th of a second exposure. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,204 |  |
By Ray Monk At least 14 of these Peugeot 308 estate cars were delivered in August 2015, with missing fleetnumbers suggesting there will be at least another two. Going by observations, most of the cars are being allocated to Stratford Market Depot to replace Renault Kangoo estates. They are most commonly seen at night, such as when Ray found 8094P parked near Kennington Station on 30th September 2015. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,205 |  |
By Thomas Young Most of the fleet of vehicles used by the former Tube Lines Lifts and Escalators section were replaced with new Fords in 2015. Large batches of Transit Custom crew vans and Transit Courier vans arrived in the spring, followed by half a dozen Transit Custom vans in July. 8054F was one of the latter and was found parked opposite Green Park Station on the night of 19th August. As with most of the vehicles 'based' at Frank Pick House, this van only rarely visits its home. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,206 |  |
By Ray Monk Most of the Ford Transit Custom crew vans leased in 2015 were for the Lifts and Escalators section based at Frank Pick House. 7943F was a one-off delivered at the same time but allocated to Lillie Bridge. On the night of 30th September 2015 it was found parked near King's Cross Station. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,207 |  |
By Derek Everson Incident Response Unit 7850M was seen passing Tottenham Hale Station on 2nd July 2015. I'm in no hurry to show all 46 of this batch of vans on LTSV, although we were lucky to have caught 7862M in February. That van appears to have suffered accident damage a few days later and has not (yet) returned to service. The bus in the background is of interest, being one of 16 Wright Streetlight WFs (wheel forward) delivered to Go-Ahead London in January/February 2015 for route 192. Numbered WS33 to WS48 they lasted only six months, being replaced by newer WS49 to WS64 in August. The first batch were apparently on loan from Wrights pending the development of a flywheel-compatible version. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,208 |  |
By Ray Monk Since 2011, about 64 Peugeot Partner Tepee estate cars have been added to the leased fleet, all but three of them in LUL livery. As with the similar Renault Kangoo estate (which it has largely supplanted), the van origins of the design are evidenced by the side doors being sliders rather than hinged. 7830P and 7831P were both delivered in August 2014 and are based at Acton Works. Both also have identity problems, being lettered as 7830R and 7831R. 7830P/R was in the car park at Acton on 25th June 2015. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,209 |  |
By Derek Everson A batch of six new staff welfare facility vans was delivered in 2013 (plus a seventh to replace 7432F). All carry LUL livery and are allocated to either Acton Works or Stratford Market Depot. 7676F was caught coming down Bollo Lane on 7th May 2015. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,210 |  |
By Derek Everson Sixteen Smart Fortwo cars in LUL livery were added to the leased fleet between 2011 and 2013 although most have since been withdrawn. The newest example is 7669SM, believed to be based at Rickmansworth but infrequently reported. During an open day on 26th September 2015, it was found parked in the back yard of the LT Museum Depot in Acton. As can be seen, the fleetnumbers are not carried. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,211 |  |
By Ray Monk Ford Transit staff welfare van 7430F is one of three added to the leased fleet during 2012 (although 7432F was written off in 2013 and replaced by new 7753F). Unlike all earlier welfare vans they were based on long-wheelbase bodyshells (rather than long-wheelbase, extended length body ones) and were dedicated to the Lifts and Escalators section. Because of this, they were not kept at Acton Works. 7430F was found parked in Upper Belvedere on 21st July 2015. |
09/10/2015 |
| 3,212 |  |
By John Godwin The logo of the RATP group (which features a stylised map of the River Seine arranged so that it resembles the outline of a face) is a familiar sight around London, appearing on vehicles belonging to London United, London Sovereign and The Original Tour. RATP also owns Epsom Buses as well as various other operators around Britain (such as Yellow Buses) and beyond. RATP has its origins in Paris, where it remains the main public transport provider, and actually remains in state ownership. This seems somewhat odd, especially if you imagine the situation being reversed, with an un-privatised London Transport buying operators in other countries! This Fiat Scudo van was photographed in Paris on 27th October 2009, displaying a somewhat random collection of high-visibility markings. |
23/09/2015 |
| 3,213 |  |
By Ray Monk Sovereign Recovery appears not to have bought any new trucks over the past few years, taking a variety of Iveco and Mercedes-Benz vans instead. Then, in 2015, at least two new Volvos were added. GJ15PHO is a Volvo FH540 first licensed at the end of April and photographed leaving Acton Works on 27th August. On tow was Iveco Stralis lorry LK08BHX, which seems to have lost its dropside doors. Note the revised frontal design of the Volvo, compared to older examples such as GF10XSB. |
23/09/2015 |
| 3,214 |  |
By Derek Everson This is not a service vehicle as such, being a Renault Midlum flatbed lorry of the type used to recover cars and vans. It has been included for a couple of reasons, firstly that the BU51TOW registration (which would be quite suited to a bus recovery vehicle) has been transferred from an earlier Mercedes of similar format. Secondly, the truck was photographed parked outside Metroline's CELF works in Perivale on 7th May 2015. |
23/09/2015 |
| 3,215 |  |
By Derek Everson The new Turkish-built Vauxhall Combo D model has not seen much use as a London service vehicle yet, the Go-Ahead group and Arriva London having about a dozen between them. Newest reported to date is Arriva WR15VVO, believed to be based at Edmonton Garage. It was photographed parked near Finsbury Park Station on 2nd September 2015. |
23/09/2015 |
| 3,216 |  |
By Paul Snelling Photographed at Dartford Station on 8th September 2015, VX04JHY is an LDV Convoy in use by Arriva Kent Thameside as a crew ferry vehicle from the nearby garage. Although not previously reported, this vehicle (and another similar one) was noted during the Dartford Garage open day in September 2014, at which time it still carried TGM markings. |
23/09/2015 |
| 3,217 |  |
By John Hillman Arriva the Shires has continued to buy former London taxis for use as crew ferry vehicles outside London. S880FGU is a London Taxicabs International (LTI) TX1 model acquired in February 2015 and allocated fleetnumber CF114. When photographed at Welwyn Garden City Bus Station on 16th June 2015 it was still in as-acquired metallic blue livery, with side logos roughly painted out. It has since been treated to Arriva standard blue/cream livery. |
23/09/2015 |
| 3,218 |  |
By Derek Everson Photographed at the CELF works in Perivale on 8th July 2015, 33LUG is a Volkswagen Caddy van used by Metroline in the Quality Control role. New as LR52LXM, the van carries a non-standard green livery. The registration number 33LUG has appeared on LTSV twice before, first on MCW Metrobus M151, then on Volvo Olympian AV33, both of which were used as mobile classrooms. The mark came to Metroline from R&I Buses (via MTL London), who had applied it to a string of buses and minibuses between 1984 and 1995. |
23/09/2015 |
| 3,219 |  |
By Ray Monk Numbers on the leased fleet took a jump forward in August 2015 with the arrival of a batch of Volkswagen Transporter crew vans numbered in the 812xVW and 813xVW ranges. The first to be photographed was 8124VW, found parked at Finchley Central Station on 5th September. Note the roof-rack (not often seen on VW Transporters previously) and the pipe/wire tube. The latter feature made me think these vans were going to replace Ford Transit crew vans 7409F to 7418F, which are split between Finchley and Stratford Market. However, the three Transits allocated to Finchley were all still present. |
23/09/2015 |
| 3,220 |  |
By Ray Monk Two recently delivered LUL estate cars were photographed in the car park at Acton Works on 5th September 2015. 8084P on the left is one of a largish batch of Peugeot 308s leased from August onwards. On the right is Volkswagen Golf 8061VW which had spent all of August parked here. It is thought to be destined (along with similar 8060VW) for Leyton Westdown Road to replace older Golfs 7043VW and 7044VW. |
23/09/2015 |
| 3,221 |  |
By Derek Everson This trio of London Buses vehicles photographed at Morden Station on 16th June 2015 is headed by Infrastructure Volkswagen Caddy Maxi van 7894VW. New in December 2014, it was reportedly transferred to Therapia Lane Tramlink depot in April 2015, but is still often to be found at Morden. Beyond this are two of the resident Incident Response Unit vans in the shape of 7853M and 7885M. 46 of these vans were delivered in the first half of 2015 although one (7862M) was withdrawn following accident damage in March. It remains to be seen whether this van is replaced. |
23/09/2015 |
| 3,222 |  |
By Thomas Young During a night trip on 19th August 2015 the most unexpected find was this Peugeot 308 estate car parked near Gloucester Road Station. With fleetnumber 8093P it soon transpired that at least a dozen were being added to the leased fleet. The Peugeot 308 has featured in the unmarked car fleet in recent years but these are the first to carry livery. |
14/09/2015 |
| 3,223 |  |
By Derek Everson The northern end of the Victoria Line was closed for a couple of weeks in August 2015, primarily to allow the renewal of the crossovers outside Walthamstow station. During this work, service vehicles could be found in the station car park, including this recently delivered Ford Focus hatchback car numbered 8069F. In its estate form the Ford Focus was the standard car in the leased fleet for several years, with a handful of hatchbacks also being taken. However, only two examples of the model have been added in the past two years, the other being estate 7806F. In the background can be seen mobile office WX08KUY. 19th August 2015. |
14/09/2015 |
| 3,224 |  |
By Ray Monk I was rather surprised to learn that the new Ford Transit Courier van is available in 'Kombi' format. This layout has an additional pair of seats, doors and windows and is referred to on LTSV as 'Crew Van'. The Courier is the smallest of the new Transit family, being based on the Fiesta car chassis. The result is a vehicle with a very small cargo compartment. At least two of the new vans were delivered in August 2015, both in LUL livery. 8068F was caught leaving Acton Works on 1st September. Note that (as on the van version) the additional doors are sliders rather than hinged. |
14/09/2015 |
| 3,225 |  |
By Thomas Young Ford Transit Custom crew van 7935F was parked near Green Park station on 19th August 2015. This view offers a comparison between the Custom model and the slightly larger Mk8 Transit. Morson is one of several contractors involved in LUL maintenance work and lots of their vans and trucks can be seen around London at night. |
14/09/2015 |
| 3,226 |  |
By Thomas Young About 30 examples of the new Ford Transit Custom van were added to the leased fleet in spring 2015, mostly for use by the Lifts and Escalators section based at Frank Pick House. Four of their fleet were parked at Green Park station on the night of 19th August 2015 and shown here is the rear of crew van 7918F. |
14/09/2015 |
| 3,227 |  |
By James Mair A batch of thirteen Volkswagen Caddy Maxi vans was delivered to LBSL over the turn of 2014/2015, replacing larger VW Transporter vans in the infrastructure development section. As is often the case with this department, a couple of the vans are hard to track down. 7890VW was seen at Acton when brand new in January 2015 but was not reported again until James found it parked in Edgware Bus Station on 12th August. Any suggestions as to where this van may be allocated would be appreciated! |
14/09/2015 |
| 3,228 |  |
By Thomas Young For the first time ever, Volkswagen was the primary supplier of central fleet vehicles in 2014, a position usually held by Ford. It should be pointed out that 2014 was something of a 'dip' year, with less than 100 liveried additions (and a hiatus in Ford deliveries due to a changeover of Transit models). Of these additions, 32 were Volkswagens, and of those, 26 were Caddy or Caddy Maxi vans. 7795VW was one of five Caddy Maxi crew vans delivered in July. It has not been seen a great deal since then, but on the night of 19th August 2015 I found it parked near Gloucester Road station. |
14/09/2015 |
| 3,229 |  |
By Derek Everson New in September 2012, Volkswagen Caddy van 7573VW had an unusually short life for a central fleet service vehicle, going off-lease after about 2-and-a-half years. It is thought this may have been due to it having achieved a rather high mileage. The van still looked in good shape when photographed waiting to be auctioned at BCA in Blackbushe on 7th May 2015. |
14/09/2015 |
| 3,230 |  |
By Thomas Young A large batch of Renault Kangoo estate cars was delivered in mid-2012, including 19 given fleetnumbers 7382R to 7400R. All were for Tube Lines with many based at Stratford Market Depot. 7385R and 7391R were withdrawn prematurely (following accident damage?) with the first 'routine' disposals starting in autumn 2015. The cars are mostly active at night and on 19th August 2015 7395R was found parked near Green Park station. It is curious that these were the last Kangoo estates for the central fleet (so far), while the van version of the model has since been taken in large quantities. |
14/09/2015 |
| 3,231 |  |
By Ray Monk An interesting trio of vehicles was photographed in the car park at Acton Works on 1st August 2015. At the back left is TfL Streets Vauxhall Combo van LN11PJO, the last remaining from three leased in March 2011. The white/orange livery of TfL Streets is still carried by seven cars but is in the process of being supplanted by white/blue. In the middle of the shot is Renault Modus car 7264R. Fifteen of these cars were leased for LUL in 2011/2012, with a further pair for TfL Streets. The LUL cars were elusive and (it almost goes without saying) mainly nocturnal. I allocated them to Templar House in Holborn since they were sometimes seen there, but they were almost certainly kept elsewhere. Disposals of the Modus cars started in mid-2015 and it would appear they are being replaced by Ford Fiesta hatchbacks. On the right is an un-marked Peugeot Partner Tepee estate car, one of four to carry KX63xxx registrations. |
14/09/2015 |
| 3,232 |  |
By Ray Monk Seen at the electric vehicle charging points in Acton Works on 25th June 2015 was Renault Kangoo ZE van HN13MYU. Licensed in July 2013, it was first noted in fleet livery at the Renault dealers in North Acton in November 2014. It was then seen at Edgware Road Station (which has had a string of electric vehicles allocated recently, presumably on trial). It has been elusive though, with this being only the third time it has been reported. Note that the van carries the green plug graphic and lettering in addition to the TfL electric fleet slogan. It is also curious that this van is badged as a plain Kangoo but appears to be the same longer size as the Kangoo Maxi. |
29/07/2015 |
| 3,233 |  |
By Ray Monk 8045F is another 'Jumbo' Mk8 Ford Transit, this time configured as a crew van. The Jumbo (or extended length) variant can be recognised from the front by two features. The light built into the wing mirrors is orange rather than white, while an array of orange lights are mounted on the skirt panelling. The LN15xxx registration numbers were presumably booked some time previously. 8045F was licensed in mid-June but similar marks had appeared on smaller Ford vehicles from March onwards. It was photographed at Acton Works on 25th June 2015 keeping company with a couple of LBSL vehicles (Incident Response Unit 7855M and infrastructure van 7899VW). |
29/07/2015 |
| 3,234 |  |
By Ray Monk Seen in the main DSM yard at Acton Works on 25th June 2015 was newly delivered Ford Transit Mk8 van 7990F, first licensed the day before. Note that the nearside windscreen wiper appears to not be 'parked'. However, looking at other photos of Mk8 Transits, this seems to be the normal position for it. A variety of other Mk7 and Mk8 Transits can be seen parked around, along with accident damaged Citroen Berlingo van 7581. |
29/07/2015 |
| 3,235 |  |
By Ray Monk Large scale deliveries of the Mk8 Ford Transit van started in June 2015 and the type will no doubt become a very common sight over the next few years. Several recently delivered examples were photographed at Acton Works on 25th June 2015, including crew van 7959F. This variant is described as medium-wheelbase, mid-height (or L2H2) but is in fact the smallest version available. It would appear that the standardised descriptors encompass the smaller Transit Custom model. In the background can be seen Mk7 crew van 6938F. |
29/07/2015 |
| 3,236 |  |
By Ray Monk The new Mk8 Ford Transit finally started appearing in the LUL fleet in early 2015, this example being one of the first. Numbered 7948F, it is a long-wheelbase, extended-length high-roof van, otherwise known as an L4H3, or more commonly a 'Jumbo'. Notable features are the large skirt mouldings (which leave only a small area for the blue of the standard livery) and the bodysides which are much more vertical than on previous Transit models. The result is that the top of the body is almost the same width as the waist, most noticeable from the rear aspect. Other features visible are a large rear step, 270 degree hinges (fold-back) on the back doors, and a body pressing outline in the position where the cargo door runner would be. Seen at Acton Works on 25th June 2015. |
29/07/2015 |
| 3,237 |  |
By Ray Monk The Volkswagen Golf is a rare model in the liveried central fleet. LBSL had a quartet from 2004 to 2007, followed by a pair for London Overground in 2010. The first examples for LUL arrived in 2011 with one or two more each year since. 7779VW (lacking its suffix) was new in late 2013 and was found at Acton Works on 25th June 2015, flanked by new Mk8 Ford Transits. Note that the car lacks the usual LUL roundel on the bonnet. |
29/07/2015 |
| 3,238 |  |
By Ray Monk It's been a while since I've been able to show any photographs from within Acton Works but here is the first of several taken by Ray on 25th June 2015. Parked in the DSM yard were two vehicles with an electrical connection (so to speak). On the left is Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2584M new in August 2002 and now the oldest 'normal' vehicle in the fleet. Since delivery it has carried this Petbow generator, which is believed to be numbered DB19, bought in 1993 and originally painted red and mounted on 2541M. Along with similar 2562M and 2563M, these generators were used by the ventilation team, working out of Lillie Bridge on night work, sometimes with trailers attached. It would appear that 2584M has never had any lettering apart from suffix-less fleetnumbers, while the generator retained faded pre-2002 LUL Engineering Services lettering. The two older Mercedes-Benz generator carriers were replaced by cascaded Ford Transits in 2010/2011 and it would appear that 2584M is also now withdrawn, but whether it has been replaced is not yet known. On the right is Nissan Leaf electric car 7711N. A series of electric vehicle charging points has been installed on the wall of the building in the background. 7711N was new in January 2014 and spent some time at Edgware Road Station before moving to Acton Works. Several electric vehicles have been operated over the past few years. Most have additional graphics and lettering in green (as seen on Renault Kangoo ZE HN13MYU) and, being un-numbered, are assumed to be long-term demonstrators. 7711N has just the slogan 'Part of the new Transport for London electric vehicle fleet' above the skirt. Two further Nissan Leaf cars are operated by LBSL in red livery. For unknown reasons, 7762N at Turnpike Lane is numbered while KE14FJO at Eltham is not. |
29/07/2015 |
| 3,239 |  |
By Malcolm Conway For several years it has been normal to find engineering support vehicles parked either on Park Lane or at Marble Arch, these locations being convenient for rapid attendence of bus breakdowns in the west end. On 19th June 2015, Malcolm found three vans parked at Marble Arch including two Sovereign Recovery Mercedes-Benz Sprinters (EJ63OZA and EJ63OZB) and Metroline Renault Master LM61UOD. Both the Sovereign vans have been shown on LTSV before, and their slight livery differences noted. Since then, red-striped EJ63OZB has lost its 'Working in partnership with TfL Transport for London Buses' lettering. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,240 |  |
By Ray Monk The livery carried by Docklands Light Railway (DLR) emergency vehicles is distinctive to say the least. Seen at Abbey Road station on 8th June 2015, Ford Transit van BV13UGP carries fleetnumber 001 above the windscreen. The contract for infrastructure maintainence on the DLR passed from Serco to Keolis Amey in December 2014, and the new name has been applied to this van. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,241 |  |
By Ray Monk An unexpected arrival at Stagecoach London's Plumstead garage in May 2015 was high-roof Ford Transit Custom van YE15EEU. This replaced earlier Transit YC11JYR which no longer appears on the DVLA, perhaps being written off. Most of the other 2011-vintage Transits with Stagecoach London remain in use. When photographed outside the garage on 7th June 2015, YE15EEU was in unmarked red (apart from the pigeon mess that is), although it is due to gain company lettering. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,242 |  |
By Ray Monk Ford Fiesta van LS15CZZ is allocated to London Sovereign's Edgware garage but carries fleetnumber FF25 in the series started by parent company London United in 2012. It was seen in the bus station on 1st June 2015. In the background are buses with two body styles that are now becoming rare in London, the Alexander ALX400 double-decker and Wright Cadet single-decker. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,243 |  |
By Ray Monk The four Ford Fiesta vans delivered to London United's Twickenham Garage in April 2015 did not enter service until late May, when they were allocated to the former Transdev/London Sovereign garages at Harrow and Edgware. With suitable lettering, and fleetnumber FF23, LS15CWX was caught leaving Harrow garage on 1st June 2015. This location became a bus garage in 1990 when it was bought from Venture coaches, although it has been through various owners since then. As can be seen, it is one of very few 'red' bus garages that are unable to accommodate double-deckers. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,244 |  |
By Derek Everson More new vehicles for London United (or perhaps London Sovereign) arrived in April/May 2015 in the form of two Ford Transit Connect Mk2 vans. As with the earlier Fiesta and Transit Customs, they were initially parked up at Twickenham garage in unmarked red, where they were photographed on 7th May. The vans are to Ford's 'Trend' specification, the most visible difference being the body-coloured front bumper parts. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,245 |  |
By Derek Everson The other Falcon Coachworks van found at Perivale CELF on 13th June 2015 was Transit Connect AX15DLO in red livery with yellow rear chevrons. Although they do not carry Metroline names, I have added both vehicles to the database as Metroline vehicles until the relationship between the two companies becomes clear. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,246 |  |
By Derek Everson An unexpected find at Metroline's CELF works in Perivale on 13th June 2015 was that of two Ford Transit Connect vans lettered for Falcon Coachworks. This company, based in Iver, is now owned by Metroline's parent group Comfort Delgro. AX14AHN was in white livery with red chevrons on the rear. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,247 |  |
By Thomas Young On display during the excellent open day held at Epsom Buses' garage on 20th June 2015 was this Vauxhall Meriva car parked in the vehicle workshop. It was rather unusually filled with balloons in connection with a competition to win a Karcher car wash! Another curious aspect is that it has lost the yellow chevrons it carried when new, although it still retains the Quality Support lettering. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk First noted in May 2015, LV12WSE is a Ford Fiesta car used by Arriva Southern Counties. In unmarked red, it has a company notice on the dashboard and it was photographed at the bus stand in Bexleyheath on 27th May. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Although no longer in use as an operational bus garage, the former NCP depot at Twickenham is usually home to several London United service vehicles. On 22nd April 2015 Derek found Ford Fiesta van FF15 present, one of 22 delivered in spring 2012. In the background is the area used for parking redundant vehicles. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Two of London United's nine Ford Transit vans were found in the yard at Twickenham Garage on 7th May 2015. EK12OLB on the left carries fleetnumber FT6 but no other markings, while EK12OJU is FT3 with full London United lettering. Note also that FT6 lacks the grille lights (and light-bar) found on the rest of this batch. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,251 |  |
By Derek Everson Metroline took four red Ford Transit Connect vans in 2012 for use as engineering support vehicles. AV12VXY was based at the former Armchair depot in Brentford, as evidenced by the AH allocation code displayed. However, on 3rd December 2014 it was photographed near the CELF in Perivale. These vans may have been replaced by the new batch delivered in spring 2015. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,252 |  |
By Derek Everson Peering into Atlas Road Garage on 11th March 2015, five of the six Vauxhall Zafira cars based here were visible. New to First in late 2011, they passed to Tower Transit in mid-2013, but have always operated in unmarked red. KN61KNO and KN61KGP are facing the camera, those on the right appear to be KN61KNL, KN61KNP and one other. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson These four vans photographed at London United's Twickenham Garage on 30th May 2015 were all withdrawn and presumably awaiting disposal. All had previously worked from the London Sovereign garages at Edgware and Harrow, now home to four brand new Ford Fiesta vans. The white vans are all Vauxhall Corsas, the red one is a Peugeot 206. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,254 |  |
By Thomas Young An open day was held at the Epsom Buses garage in Epsom on 20th June 2015, to mark the 95th anniversary of the company. Many of the exhibits were similar to those at the 90th anniversary event in 2010 but on the whole it was an excellent day, with a great deal of effort put in to making it fun and interesting (something that I felt was lacking in some of the YotB open days in 2014). From a service vehicle point of view, this pair was quite interesting. Both carried 'Epsom Coaches Group, Facilities Management' lettering, while the sweeper also had the 'Quality Line' branding. Nearest is J542ONR, a JCB fork-lift truck, beyond is SN03OHC, an Applied Sweepers 525 'Green Machine' sweeper. Although both registered, neither vehicle is currently licensed. In the background is the 'Jungle Bus', former Centrewest Volvo Olympian V8, which my daughter says was great fun! |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Looking fairly smart in Arriva turquoise and cream livery, N83OYW is a Carbodies FX4 taxi allocated fleetnumber CF96 with Arriva the Shires at High Wycombe. It was photographed on 13th June 2015. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,256 |  |
By Traintest Despite the lack of official information, I can sometimes piece together good information about individual vehicles from photo contributions, sightings and other data sources. For example, from the DVLA website I know that this van was first licensed on 8th June 2015. It was spotted passing Hangar Lane that day, presumably on delivery to Acton. Then it was photographed on 18th June, having just been delivered to Hearne House at Acton Town. The photographer reports that it was to replace Ford Mondeo 7380F in the LUL Technical Services, Component Test section. 8049F is a long-wheelbase Mk2 Ford Transit Connect crew van. The revised Connect has the same height on both short and long variants, while the black trim between the windows also contributes to a sleeker look than the previous model. Just 8 or 9 Connects remain in the central fleet, and at least 4 of them are at Hearne House. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Another new vehicle seen in the car park at Acton Works on 13th June 2015 was Volkswagen Caddy Maxi crew van 8046VW. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk The Ford Fiesta has never been particularly common in the central fleet but has seen a surge recently, with at least 16 examples (cars and vans) delivered in 2015. 8042F was new in May 2015 and has become a regular sight in the front car park at Acton Works, as here on 13th June. Ford Transit crew van 6938F in the background was presumably awaiting disposal. It is somewhat unusual to see larger service vehicles in this car park. |
28/06/2015 |
| 3,259 |  |
By Ray Monk When it was illustrated at Acton Works last month, I guessed that new Honda CR-V 8005H would be destined for either Morden or Bollo House (Acton). As is the norm with my predictions, it was actually delivered to Harrow-on-the-Hill Station! There seems to be a lack of consistency in the liveries carried by the cars allocated here over the years. 5111F was in standard LUL white/blue but was replaced in 2003 by 5529F in unmarked white (apart from fleetnumbers). In 2007 that gave way to 6227F in white/blue with red emergency markings, which in turn was replaced by 6976F in normal LUL white/blue/red. The stylish new car was photographed in its regular parking place on 9th May 2015. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Colin Lloyd The five Ford Fiesta vans leased for TfL in March 2015 are proving elusive, and fleetnumbers are only known for two of them so far. One of these is 7983F, caught rounding Hyde Park Corner on 19th June 2015. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Renault Kangoo Maxi van 7977R was new in February 2015 and appears to be one of the Griffith House night-time allocation. However, on 6th May 2015, Ray photographed it parked nearby in the new yard at Edgware Road Station. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk When new Honda CR-V car 8005H appeared at Acton Works in April 2015 I speculated that it would perhaps replace LT59HWD, the unique Vauxhall Insignia estate used as the Morden Incident Response Vehicle. I was wrong, and 8005H went instead to Harrow-on-the-Hill. However, a new car then turned up for Morden in the shape of Skoda Octavia estate 7974S. Photographed from the footpath on 23rd May 2015, staff welfare van 6804F is also visible in the background. As far as I can tell, all the Incident Response cars are now numbered, and are in white/blue/red with extra red/white battenburg striping. However, all six cars are of different models. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Caught as it was leaving Acton Works on 7th May 2015, 7954F is a high-roof Ford Transit Custom van with rather unusual lettering. On the cab doors is 'Track Manufacturing Department, Calibration Section'. Although it was reported at Frank Pick House later that month, I would imagine it is allocated to Ruislip Depot. Writing this caption I have made a belated realisation. Vans in the original LUL white/blue livery (and also the Tube Lines and Metronet variations) usually had the company name and logos in two positions on each side. A larger version was placed near the rear on the bodyside, with a smaller copy on the doors. The red-stripe LUL livery has just one on each side, plus one on the front. There is therefore space on the doors for department lettering, but very few examples have been noted. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Uxbridge Station on 1st April 2015 shows the car park on the opposite side of the railway to the bus station. This is home to the local LBSL Infrastructure vans, comprising Volkswagen Transporter 7836VW and Caddy Maxi vans 7899VW and 7900VW. It seems to be quite rare to find all three vans present. As mentioned recently, they appear to sometimes work from Acton. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Volkswagen Caddy Maxi van 7898VW was added to the London Buses infrastructure fleet in December 2014 and was allocated to Finsbury Park, where it was photographed on 18th March 2015. The allocations of these vans are not fixed, with similar 7901VW being here in May and June. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Stratford Bus Station is a good place to see LBSL Infrastructure vehicles, with 4 VW Caddy Maxi vans being visible on 20th March 2015. The focus is on 7897VW, with 7893VW behind it and 7902VW and 7895VW on the right. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Many of the Volkswagen Caddy Maxi vans used by London Buses Infrastructure Development are easy to see, but this one is not. 7892VW was new in January 2015 and spent a few weeks in the front car park at Acton Works. It has barely been seen since, though this photograph taken on 28th April suggests it may in fact be allocated here. Rarer still is similar RE64KPX, for which a fleetnumber is not yet known. Delivered at the same time as 7892VW, it has not been reported since. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Dave Hooker A rather unusual view of the LBSL compound at Morden Station on 10th June 2015 shows no fewer than 8 Incident Response Units present. Also visible are the TfL Toyota Yaris car (LL14VKO), the LBSL Toyota Prius car (LN61ZGS), one of the LBSL infrastructure VW Caddy Maxi vans (almost hidden at the rear left, most likely 7894VW) and an un-marked VW Transporter minibus. The last-mentioned was on loan for defensive driving training, similar vehicles having been noted at Stratford and Eltham bus stations recently. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson LBSL IRU 7884M appears to be based at Acton Works, where it was seen on 28th April 2015. In the background can be seen a hydraulic hoist on a small trailer, being towed by ex 6238F if the number plate is to be believed. I have been trying to get a close look at this trailer for some time, to determine whether it is one of the numbered fleet. Trailers T63 and T69 are believed to be of this general type. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk 7879M is another London Buses Incident Response Unit van allocated to Eltham Bus Station, arriving there in early February as replacement for 7303M. In this photo taken on 7th February 2015, Ford Fiesta car LM61JHZ is also visible. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van 7872M was new in February 2015 and is allocated to Finsbury Park, where it can be found on either side of the railway. On 18th March 2015 it was parked in Station Place with infrastructure van 7898VW. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk The 5000th photo to be added to LTSV is nothing particularly special, showing recently delivered Incident Response Unit van 7858M (and earlier 7864M) at Morden Station on 23rd May 2015. It is appropriate that this is one of Ray's photos though, since he has continued to be the most prolific supplier of images. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk IRU 7857M was sent to Edgware Bus Station where it replaced similar 7286M. It was found in their dedicated parking area on 1st June 2015. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Unsurprisingly, Eltham took a couple of the latest IRUs, including 7851M photographed there on 18th May 2015. Comparison with older 7288M behind highlights the subtle changes to the headlamp shape. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson New IRUs, take 3. Three of the 16 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans delivered in May 2015 went to Turnpike Lane Bus Station. Neatly lined-up on 3rd June 2015 were 7843M, 7852M and 7850M. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk New IRUs, take 2. Aldgate Bus Station gained two of the May delivery of LBSL IRUs in the shape of 7846M and 7849M. Both were photographed at home on 6th June 2015. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Dave Hooker New IRUs, take 1. The final 16 of the latest batch of Incident Response Unit vans all arrived during May 2015, several months after the first 30. The first 30 had all been pre-registered about 4 months before delivery, while the last group had a much shorter gap and thus featured '15' registrations. One of the first to arrive was 7845M, seen at Morden Station on 8th May 2015, 3 days after it was first licensed. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Keith Grimes Guess what! It's another 'rare' vehicle, although you wouldn't know it to look at it. 7770R is one of many Renault Kangoo Maxi vans in the central fleet. Trafalgar Square, 15th May 2015. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Yet another rarely seen vehicle (and which as a result lacks allocation information) is Ford Transit dropside truck 7738F. It has been seen a few times on Bollo Lane (as here on 11th March 2015) and once at Lillie Bridge/West Kensington. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk These two Ford Focus estate cars were both new in July 2013, and have been noted variously at Arnos Grove, Stratford Market and in the car park at Acton Works. On 13th June 2015 they were at the latter location. 7691F (on the left) was still there a week later. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk The two LUL-liveried Citroen Berlingo vans new in 2013 are very elusive, only being seen at night. Ray was thus lucky to find 7637C parked outside Smallbills Garage on Bollo Lane on 18th June 2015. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk There was plenty to see in the front car park at Acton Works on 9th May 2015. Several older vehicles were present, presumably awaiting disposal. These included 7531F, a very rarely reported Ford Focus estate car from Stratford Market depot, and (on the left) 'Point Care' Renault Kangoo Maxi van 7474R. Recently delivered were Renault Kangoo Maxi 8019R (on the right), Ford Fiesta van LN15CYA (fleetnumber not yet known) and at least two Ford Fiesta cars. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Here's another vehicle that has been seen a lot but rarely photographed. Ford Transit crew van 7522F can usually be seen from passing trains at Neasden Depot, and is one of several vehicles there which make regular night-time trips to Baker Street and beyond. Making a rare visit to the Acton area on 28th April 2015, it was found parked outside Smallbills Garage. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Keith Grimes 7507F is a Ford Transit dropside truck that has been reported several times parked at Dagenham East Station. It was not photographed until 15th May 2015, when Keith encountered it on the roundabout at Trafalgar Square. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson This Ford Transit dropside truck was seen on delivery in November 2012 but sightings since then have been sporadic and not sufficient to determine its allocation. Now fitted with safety rails, it was seen leaving Acton Works on 28th April 2015. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Ford Mondeo estate car 7380F was new in May 2012 and was based at Hearne House, Acton. On 18th June 2015 Ray caught it leaving there for perhaps the last time, having just been replaced by brand new 8049F. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Ford Transit crew van 7248F is one of several based at Frank Pick House in Acton, and was notable when new for carrying incorrect registration number LY12FYB. It is now one of the oldest vehicles remaining in the lifts and escalators fleet. On 28th April 2015 it was found parked at the bottom of Museum Way, opposite Acton Town Station. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Ford Transit dropside truck 7212F can usually be seen parked in the yard at Edgware Road Station. A better photo was possible when Ray found it parked at Victoria Bus Station on 6th June 2015. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Most of the Lifts & Escalators fleet nominally based at Frank Pick House has been replaced over the past few months, and the older vehicles are regularly turning up at the auctions. On 30th April 2015, Derek found Renault Kangoo Maxi van 7177R at BCA in Blackbushe, with similar 7181R parked in front. As usual, the fleetnumbers, company lettering and logos had been removed. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Yet another nice catch by Ray, this one being outside Acton Works on 11th June 2015. Heading into the works is Ford Transit electric van 7161F, one of four added to the fleet in 2011. Initially used by London Buses Infrastructure unit and carrying their red/orange livery, they were all out of use by the end of 2014. Three then spent several months parked in the lorry yard at Acton before having their markings removed in spring 2015. All three have expired MOTs, so perhaps 7161F was just making a short trip from Smallbills garage. Heading in the opposite direction is Mitsubishi i-MiEV car WX10JSZ. Coincidentally this is also one of four electric vehicles that later had their livery removed. New in 2010, they had orange stripes and TfL Streets lettering and worked from Chancel Street in Southwark. Moved to Acton in 2013 or 2014 and later de-lettered, their current operator is not known. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Low-roof Ford Transit crew van 7092F was one a batch of four such vehicles (7089F to 7092F) new in spring 2011. Along with similar 7020F to 7030F, they worked mainly from Griffith House. In 2014, 7092F moved to nearby Edgware Road Station, making it easier to see during the daytime. It was parked in the yard there on 22nd April 2015, along with Renault Kangoo Maxi 7421R and Ford Transit van 7495F. Disposal of both batches of Transits is underway. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Ray Monk In the leased fleet, the staff welfare vans are amongst the most long-lived. 6526F (fleetnumber not carried) was new in May 2008 and was still in use when found parked at Parsons Green on 13th June 2015. Many of these vans are based at Acton Works, where they can be seen in the lorry yard. However, 6526F appears to be kept elsewhere (most likely Ruislip depot), and has thus been reported on only a handful of occasions. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Derek Everson I was rather surprised to see that Ford S-Max car 6221F remains in use, Derek photographing it leaving Acton Works on 28th April 2015. Now 8 years old, very little has been seen of it recently. |
28/06/2015 |
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By Colin Lloyd And now for something completely different, although as it turns out, surprisingly topical. Seen at King's Lynn Bus Station on 2nd March 2015 was AM58CDM, a Ford Transit Mk7 van belonging to Norfolk Green. Despite appearances, this is no longer an independent operator. Formed in 1996, and taking over the King's Lynn operations of First in 2011, the company was sold to Stagecoach in December 2013. Stagecoach has a reputation for sweeping away existing company names and colour schemes, but retained Norfolk Green for a while. However, today (1st May 2015) the operation was renamed as Stagecoach Norfolk. The bus on the left is one of the relatively rare Optare Spectras. |
01/05/2015 |
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By Derek Everson The two new Ford Transit Custom vans for London United are LS15OVF and LS15OXJ, both being visible in this photo taken at Twickenham Garage on 22nd April 2015. It remains to be seen whether these vehicles are to be based here, or moved elsewhere, perhaps to replace the 2012-vintage Ford Transit engineering vans. Either way, I hope they gain company lettering and fleetnumbers. Both vans are based on the long-wheelbase, high-roof Transit Custom. |
01/05/2015 |
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By Derek Everson Somewhat unexpected was the delivery of several new service vehicles for London United in April 2015. London United has a youthful fleet, two large batches of vans having been acquired in 2012. Six unmarked red vans have so far been reported at the non-operational Twickenham Garage, including four Ford Fiestas and two Transit Customs. On 22nd April 2015, Ford Fiesta vans LS15CWX and LS15CZZ were seen. These vans appear identical to the Fiestas from 2012. In the background is Leyland Olympian bus J331BSH, latterly in the London Tour fleet recently acquired from Arriva. How the Enviro 400 bus alongside managed to park so close (given the size of the mirrors and the fact that the driver would have to get out) is a mystery! |
01/05/2015 |
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By Derek Everson The Ford Transit Connect vans delivered to Metroline's Perivale CELF works in early April 2015 soon gained company lettering. AY15LHH was still on site on 28th April (as was bus VPL214 in the background). Curiously, similar AY15LHN (which was parked just out of shot on the right) had additional lettering that read 'Providing Engineering Support for London Buses'. By the way, I realise that the location links are still pointing to West Perivale Garage (which is in the same industrial estate). A separate location entry for the CELF will be added shortly. |
01/05/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Ford Transit Custom minibus YA13YJB is number 90902 in the Stagecoach London fleet, being new to Rainham Garage in 2013. During 2014 it moved to West Ham, where it still proclaimed to be a Rainham vehicle. However, by spring 2015 the lettering had been amended and now promotes the Learn and Earn bus driver recruitment scheme. On 30th March 2015 it was photographed arriving at West Ham Station on the regular crew ferry run from the garage. |
01/05/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Another 'maybe' at Abellio's Fulwell (AKA Twickenham) garage on 27th April 2015 was Ford Fiesta hatchback FH61EDU. Although unmarked, the vehicle was doing crew ferry work, and is of a type and vintage common in the Abellio fleet. Hopefully it will gain lettering in due course, and any further reports would be appreciated. Five other crew ferry vehicles are visible in the distance. |
01/05/2015 |
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By Ray Monk Arriva London appears to operate quite a few anonymous service vehicles, mainly in silver or dark blue colour schemes. These seem to be for administrative functions rather than crew ferries or engineering support, and several can usually be found parked at the offices behind Wood Green garage (off Watsons Road). On 16th April 2015, Vauxhall Corsa van FG11YGY was found there, having been seen at Enfield Garage in 2013. Also visible is Vauxhall Corsa crew ferry car 110 (FP61YBN), normally working from Edmonton. |
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