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Matthew Wharmby's Photos http://album3745.fotopic.net/ 22 rows en-gb 60 Double-Deckers Return To The 38 http://album3745.fotopic.net/c1780960.html After four forgettable years with artics, the 38 regained some small measure of honour today with its return to double-deckers - sadly, not RMLs, but DWs and Enviro400s (I refuse to call them Ts - they aren't!). Here are a bunch taken on the first day at Victoria and Piccadilly. Saturday 14 November 2009: After four forgettable years with artics, the 38 regained some small measure of honour today with its return to double-deckers - sadly, not RMLs, but DWs and Enviro400s (I refuse to call them Ts - they aren't!). Here are a bunch taken on the first day at Victoria and Piccadilly.

T 71 (LJ59 ADZ)

DW 230 (LJ59 AEZ)

T 73 (LJ59 ABF)

DW 217 (LJ09 STX)

DW 259 (LJ59 GTF)

DW 238 (LJ59 AEK)

T 75 (LJ59 ABN)

T 82 (LJ59 ACO)

DW 203 (LJ09 SUU)

DW 257 (LJ59 GVG)

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]]> Sat Nov 14 2009 Alton Bus Rally, 15th July 2007 http://album3745.fotopic.net/c1336337.html Held amid torrential downpours this year, the Alton Bus Rally is best accomplished with a ride on the Mid-Hants Railway. Sunday 15 July 2007: Held amid torrential downpours this year, the Alton Bus Rally is best accomplished with a ride on the Mid-Hants Railway.

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]]> Sun Jul 15 2007 North Weald Bus Rally, 1st July 2007 http://album3745.fotopic.net/c1336303.html A brief visit to North Weald bus rally, back after three years! Sunday 1 July 2007: A brief visit to North Weald bus rally, back after three years!

Having the correct registration transfers applied.

Part of the new intake for Slough local routes.

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]]> Sun Jul 1 2007 Oxford http://album3745.fotopic.net/c933122.html Oxford has a superb bus scene. City of Oxford still has a classic livery (though slowly diminishing), Stagecoach (both local ex-Thames Transit and United Counties) work in and out, plus one route from Arriva the Shires; Tappins have the City Sightseeing franchise sewn up and Thames Travel complete the set. Saturday 15 April 2006: Oxford has a superb bus scene. City of Oxford still has a classic livery (though slowly diminishing), Stagecoach (both local ex-Thames Transit and United Counties) work in and out, plus one route from Arriva the Shires; Tappins have the City Sightseeing franchise sewn up and Thames Travel complete the set.

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]]> Sat Apr 15 2006 Reading http://album3745.fotopic.net/c933087.html Made a return trip to Reading, specifically to see if any Metrobuses had survived the latest onslaught of Scania Omnidekkas - the most recent batch in a truly horrific pink livery. Saturday 15 April 2006: Made a return trip to Reading, specifically to see if any Metrobuses had survived the latest onslaught of Scania Omnidekkas - the most recent batch in a truly horrific pink livery.

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]]> Sat Apr 15 2006 Slough http://album3745.fotopic.net/c904569.html What a miserable craphole Slough is - everything they say about it is true. Depressing, dirty, ugly, threatening, an utter sewer. I loathed it so much that I only stayed there ten minutes, so this collection contains just the ONE picture I took there; sorry about that. Don't go to Slough. Saturday 25 March 2006: What a miserable craphole Slough is - everything they say about it is true. Depressing, dirty, ugly, threatening, an utter sewer. I loathed it so much that I only stayed there ten minutes, so this collection contains just the ONE picture I took there; sorry about that. Don't go to Slough.

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]]> Sat Mar 25 2006 The Last Day http://album3745.fotopic.net/c901504.html The Last Day Friday 9 December 2005: The Last Day

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]]> Fri Dec 9 2005 Southampton http://album3745.fotopic.net/c894873.html Went to Southampton. Here Solent Blue Line share the town with the former Southampton Citybus, now part of First, while Wilts and Dorset come in from further afield and Minerva Accord operate free services to and from the station. Saturday 11 March 2006: Went to Southampton. Here Solent Blue Line share the town with the former Southampton Citybus, now part of First, while Wilts and Dorset come in from further afield and Minerva Accord operate free services to and from the station.

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]]> Sat Mar 11 2006 Wokingham and Reading http://album3745.fotopic.net/c873531.html Thought I'd go to Reading - but getting there was hard enough, since SWT decided to pull the tracks up AGAIN. So I only got sixteen photos at all that day, and here are seven of them. Saturday 25 February 2006: Thought I'd go to Reading - but getting there was hard enough, since SWT decided to pull the tracks up AGAIN. So I only got sixteen photos at all that day, and here are seven of them.

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]]> Sat Feb 25 2006 Six Years Ago This Month - February 2000 http://album3745.fotopic.net/c855779.html Six Years Ago This Month - February 2000 Tuesday 1 February 2000: Six Years Ago This Month - February 2000

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]]> Tue Feb 1 2000 Liverpool http://album3745.fotopic.net/c855756.html Just some of the other stuff going on in Liverpool while Stagecoach Merseyside were having their Last Titan Running Day. Present are Arriva North West and Halton as well as the former GTL. Saturday 4 February 2006: Just some of the other stuff going on in Liverpool while Stagecoach Merseyside were having their Last Titan Running Day. Present are Arriva North West and Halton as well as the former GTL.

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]]> Sat Feb 4 2006 Stagecoach Merseyside's Last Titan Day http://album3745.fotopic.net/c851508.html It's a little bit of home away from home as the final Leyland Titans were taken out of service in Liverpool. Although almost exclusively a London bus, the Titan became popular in mid-life as a second-hand purchase choice, and nowhere more so than Liverpool, where Merseybus bought over 200 of them. The successor company MTL was bought by Arriva, but had to divest one garage and its contents - and this was Gillmoss, which set up as Glenvale Transport Ltd (GTL). Eventually the corporate juggernaut engulfed GTL too, in summer 2005 representing Stagecoach's second (and this time successful) attempt to set up in Liverpool. Today's Stagecoach Merseyside started massive fleet replacement, piling Darts into Gillmoss at a breakneck pace. First to go were the Metrobuses, and on 4th February 2006 only last four Titans were left - 10046, 10337, 10624 and 10850. Three of them performed a farewell tour round the city, assisted by guest buses. Saturday 4 February 2006: It's a little bit of home away from home as the final Leyland Titans were taken out of service in Liverpool. Although almost exclusively a London bus, the Titan became popular in mid-life as a second-hand purchase choice, and nowhere more so than Liverpool, where Merseybus bought over 200 of them. The successor company MTL was bought by Arriva, but had to divest one garage and its contents - and this was Gillmoss, which set up as Glenvale Transport Ltd (GTL). Eventually the corporate juggernaut engulfed GTL too, in summer 2005 representing Stagecoach's second (and this time successful) attempt to set up in Liverpool. Today's Stagecoach Merseyside started massive fleet replacement, piling Darts into Gillmoss at a breakneck pace. First to go were the Metrobuses, and on 4th February 2006 only last four Titans were left - 10046, 10337, 10624 and 10850. Three of them performed a farewell tour round the city, assisted by guest buses.

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]]> Sat Feb 4 2006 Guildford, Horsham and Crawley http://album3745.fotopic.net/c843525.html Another wander round the Home Counties - this time the peaceful outer end of Surrey between Guildford and Horsham, then to Crawley, now controlled entirely by Metrobus since they disposed of Arriva in these parts seven years ago. Saturday 28 January 2006: Another wander round the Home Counties - this time the peaceful outer end of Surrey between Guildford and Horsham, then to Crawley, now controlled entirely by Metrobus since they disposed of Arriva in these parts seven years ago.

Stagecoach Hampshire Bus Volvo B10M 20618 in Guildford

Stagecoach Hampshire Bus Volvo Olympian 16354 in Guildford

Arriva Guildford & West Surrey Dennis Lance SLF 'LSL 8' in Guildford

Compass Optare Metrorider N469 WDA in Horsham, Carfax

Arriva Guildford & West Surrey Dennis Dart SLF 3035 in Horsham

Metrobus Dennis Dart SLF 303 in Crawley

Metrobus Dennis Dart SLF 377 in new livery in Crawley

Metrobus Dennis Dart 726 (N726 KGF) on Crawley ASDA service

Metrobus Scania OmniCity 535 on Gatwick Fastway route 10 in Crawley

Metrobus Scania OmniCity 556 in Crawley

Metrobus Dennis Dart 751 in Crawley

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]]> Sat Jan 28 2006 Basingstoke & Winchester http://album3745.fotopic.net/c835674.html Another trip further afield. First to Basingstoke, not made any the more pleasant by driving rain, and then to the far prettier Winchester. Full of ex-London buses, the both of them - can't seem to avoid the damn things! Saturday 14 January 2006: Another trip further afield. First to Basingstoke, not made any the more pleasant by driving rain, and then to the far prettier Winchester. Full of ex-London buses, the both of them - can't seem to avoid the damn things!

Stagecoach Hampshire Bus Dennis Dart SLF 34109 in Basingstoke

Stagecoach Hampshire Bus Dennis Dart SLF 34019 in Basingstoke

Stagecoach Hampshire Bus Dennis Dart 32451 in Winchester

Stagecoach Hampshire Bus Dennis Dart 32326 in Winchester

Solent Blue Line former City of Oxford/LBL Volvo B10B 627 in Winchester

Stagecoach Hampshire Bus Dennis Dart SLF 33027 in Winchester

Stagecoach Hampshire Bus Dennis Dart 32453 in Winchester

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]]> Sat Jan 14 2006 Woking http://album3745.fotopic.net/c820400.html With London not worth the bother any more, I'm now venturing further afield - here's a trip to Woking, shared by Arriva Guildford & West Surrey, Countryliner and Flights Hallmark. Saturday 7 January 2006: With London not worth the bother any more, I'm now venturing further afield - here's a trip to Woking, shared by Arriva Guildford & West Surrey, Countryliner and Flights Hallmark.

Flights Hallmark former Connex Bus Dennis Dart SLF YT51 EAE

Flights Hallmark Dennis Dart SLF HX51 LPE

Arriva Guildford & West Surrey Dennis Dart SLF 3304

Countryliner Dennis Dart SLF V257 BNV

Arriva Guildford & West Surrey Dennis Dart SLF 3101

Flights Hallmark Mercedes O.814 Vario KF02 ZXB

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]]> Sat Jan 7 2006 Spotlight on the 159 http://album3745.fotopic.net/c771312.html It's London's last Routemaster route, and it's got till 9th December. Here are a few of the RMLs and refurbished RMs that ply the route out of Arriva London South's Brixton Garage. Tuesday 22 November 2005: It's London's last Routemaster route, and it's got till 9th December. Here are a few of the RMLs and refurbished RMs that ply the route out of Arriva London South's Brixton Garage.

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]]> Tue Nov 22 2005 The Last Day Of The 8 http://album3745.fotopic.net/c233821.html An epic finish was put on by Stagecoach East London for their last Routemasters on route 8. For three weeks up to the last day of operation on 4th June 2004, special vehicles appeared, leading to a spectacular final day when twenty special buses joined the remaining RMLs on the 8. RML 2760, the last built, was the last into the garage. Thursday 3 June 2004: An epic finish was put on by Stagecoach East London for their last Routemasters on route 8. For three weeks up to the last day of operation on 4th June 2004, special vehicles appeared, leading to a spectacular final day when twenty special buses joined the remaining RMLs on the 8. RML 2760, the last built, was the last into the garage.

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]]> Thu Jun 3 2004 London's MCW Metrobuses http://album3745.fotopic.net/c157386.html With less than fifteen now left in service of the more than 1400 that London Transport operated at their peak, the MCW Metrobus is a rapidly declining breed. Saturday 17 April 2004: With less than fifteen now left in service of the more than 1400 that London Transport operated at their peak, the MCW Metrobus is a rapidly declining breed.

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]]> Sat Apr 17 2004 Routes 6 and 98 Lose Their Routemasters http://album3745.fotopic.net/c152186.html On 26th March the last Routemasters from Willesden garage (now of Metroline) operated on central London services 6 and 98. A full day's programme of special workings was run alongside the 28 surviving RMLs and one RM, with RT 3871, M 1, RMC 1513 and green RML 2456 all featuring. The last 6 into Willesden was RML 2431 and the last 98 was RML 2430. Saturday 10 April 2004: On 26th March the last Routemasters from Willesden garage (now of Metroline) operated on central London services 6 and 98. A full day's programme of special workings was run alongside the 28 surviving RMLs and one RM, with RT 3871, M 1, RMC 1513 and green RML 2456 all featuring. The last 6 into Willesden was RML 2431 and the last 98 was RML 2430.

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]]> Sat Apr 10 2004 Last Routemasters On The 94 http://album3745.fotopic.net/c108637.html On the evening of 23rd January another London route lost its classic Routemasters, with only five left on the final day. This pictorial follows the last week's happenings to the last day where RML 2500 was the last to work, duplicated by RML 880. By way of comparison two of the characterless new Tridents are seen a week later. Saturday 31 January 2004: On the evening of 23rd January another London route lost its classic Routemasters, with only five left on the final day. This pictorial follows the last week's happenings to the last day where RML 2500 was the last to work, duplicated by RML 880. By way of comparison two of the characterless new Tridents are seen a week later.

RML 2720 in Oxford Street.

RML 2662 in Oxford Street.

RML 2519 in Oxford Street.

RML 2349's last evening on the 94.

RML 2500 ready to depart on the last run.

RML 2349 at Acton Green.

RML 880 turned short at Oxford Circus.

RML 2500 at Acton Green.

RML 880 in the pouring rain at Shepherds Bush garage.

New Tridents TLA 25 and TLA 6 in Oxford Street.

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]]> Sat Jan 31 2004 Routemaster Swansong On Routes 11, 15 and 23 http://album3745.fotopic.net/c82925.html Last days of the classic London Routemaster bus on three central London services, autumn 2003. Saturday 13 December 2003: Last days of the classic London Routemaster bus on three central London services, autumn 2003.

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]]> Sat Dec 13 2003 Various London Bus Pics, April-May 2003 http://album3745.fotopic.net/c25112.html Various London Bus Pics, April-May 2003 Tuesday 3 June 2003: Various London Bus Pics, April-May 2003

TA 88 (KV02 USD)

DLA 165 (V365 DGT)

DLA 93 (T293 FGN)

RML 2721 (SMK 721F)

ELV 10 (P347 ROO)

MAL 54 (BL52 OBM)

DL 10 (P210 OLX)

17050 (T650 KPU)

DLA 352 (LJ03 MLE)

417 (P417 HVX)

DLD 165 (Y665 NLO)

PDL 39 (PN03 ULY)

DM 212 (R212 TLM)

RML 903 (WLT 903)

DPS 516 (X516 UAT)

DT 17 (KN52 NEF)

302 (V302 MDP)

625 (RN52 FRF)

106 (KX03 HZS)

EVL 6 (PL51 LGG)

331 (V331 KMY)

461 (YN03 DFJ)

3289 (T289 JKM)

RM 1204 (204 CLT)

23028 (LX03 HDN)

RM 1811 (EGF 220B)

VS 517 (W517 CCK)

VLW 148 (LJ03 MBU)

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