Edgware Dissapointments 30th January 2012 By George

After noticing that VW1208 Was At HT for driver training purposes and the regular workings of VWs on the 7
I thought that Maybe SELs could be working the route 79  but after about two hours of waiting at the peak time of the route I had no luck at all in the Odds section for now that is So lets recap here I am in Edgware withe my new camera and I very eager to try out of its features so lets take a look at the pictures i got from Edgware first

340 Arriva Shires& Essex (WD) 6025 YJ54 CFG Edgware

606 Metroline (EW) VPL165 Y165 NLK Edgware

186 Metroline (EW) VPL218 LK51 XGN Edgware

292 London Sovereign (BT) SP78 YT59 RYC Edgware

251 London Sovereign (BT) DE60 YX11 GBJ Edgware

107 Metroline (EW) VPL162 Y162 NLK Edgware

204 Metroline (EW) TE716 LK56 FHJ Edgware

288 Arriva Shires& Essex 376 YE06 HRG Edgware

79 Metroline (PV) VW1212 LK61 BNF Edgware 

Bit of a Pointless curtailment:

79 Metroline (PV) VW1215 LK61 BNN Edgware

Now For a Little Treat:

Metroline Have retained route 82 with Trident Enviro400 Buses and whilst in the North Finchley area I spotted TE937 working the route which is one of two all over red TEs at Metroline's Potters Bar Garage (PB) Please comment on how you think this bus looks on the route in comparison to the TPLs that currently work En route 

82 Metroline (PB) TE937 LK09 EKT North Finchley

Testing Proves Successful By George

Recently I decided that i would invest in a new camera to suit the needs of my photography skills once i had purchased this item i thought i would have a few tester shots in my local area.
so please comment and rate about the quality of these photos below

125 Arriva London (AD) DLP59 LJ51 DKK Finchley

460 Metroline (AC) VP495 LX53 LXM Finchley

82 Metroline (PB) TPL291 LR02 BCY Finchley

Thank  you for reading and expect this quality of photos on the blog from now on

Odds and Observations 28th January 2012 By George

Today Whilst In the White City area I decided that i would base my observations at White City bus station
So here it is

31 First Centrewest (AS) VNW32421 LK04 JCX Westfield White City

Note: this next route: 207 This was the last Mercedes Citaro bendy bus route to operate in London before Mayor Boris Johnson Completed his Vow to Replace all London's "bendies" With Double Decker Buses and on the 10th of December this route was converted to a Scania Omnicity operation.

207 First Centrewest (HY) SN36051 YR61 RTX Westfield White City

148 London United (S) SP119 YR59 FZA Westfield White City

316 Metroline (W) DE1136 LK10 BZC White City Bus Stands

White City Bus Stands Inside 

49 London United (S) VE9 PG04 WHA Westfield White City

C1 London United (PK) DE98 SN10 CBY Westfield White City

607 First Centrewest (UX) TNL33137 LT02 ZFJ Westfield White City

49  London United (S) VA90 W122 EON Westfield White City

237 Metroline (AH) VW1043 LX10 BXM Westfield White City

272 London United (PK) DE76 SK07 DYD Wood Lane 

95 First Centrewest (G) YX11 CNY White City

283 London United (PK) OV64 YJ09 EZB Westfield White City

72 London United (S) DE38 YX09 HKG Westfield White City

228 First Centrewest (WJ) DML44707 YX58 FRD Westfield White City

Lets have a game of Spot the difference please comment below;

220 London United (S) VA311 SK52 USL White City

220 London United (S) VA92 W126 EON White City 

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VWs in North Finchley What a Lovely Surprise By George

Today while on my travels to and from school i witnessed some very strange things in my local area.
 this morning i observed that a TP covering for the TPLs on the 82 was displaying blinds for the 84 which i thought was a nice treat as it looked like the 84 served North Finchley.

Metroline (PB) TP461 LK03 GJY North Finchley

Now it may seem that i have delayed the actual post idea by putting other pictures up so now lets get straight to the point.
This afternoon while on my way home I spotted an unusual sight coming from the direction of Holloway (HT)...  I had spotted VW1208 at Tally Ho corner,now this bus is meant for use on route 79 Between Alperton and Edgware and this bus is based at  Perivale East Garage (PV) which is roughly 11 miles away.
My Prediction for this bus being here is it is being used to prematurely train the drivers at HT on how to operate these buses before HT receive a big batch of them for the recently retained 134 and 43 contracts due to start on the 4th of February but it has been confirmed that the buses will not arrive in time for the contracts renewal on that date.
If anybody does have information as to why that bus was in the area please comment below

Metroline (PV) VW1208 LK61 BMZ North Finchley (Tally Ho Corner)

VW1208 in traffic approaching Tally Ho Bus station

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Odds and Observations 22nd January 2012 By George

Today I would Visit the South East London areas for todays Observations such as: Crystal Palace, Camberwell, Dulwich, Herne Hill, Sydenham and Black Heath. Sorry if some pictures look a bit dodgy it was not a very good day for photography, So just Enjoy the Photography

W5 CT Plus (HK) OS9 YJ60 PFA Archway

73 Arriva London (SF) HV38 LJ11 EFG  Kings Cross 

205 Stagecoach (BW) 15097 LX09 FYS Kings Cross

476 First Capital East (NP) VN37809 LK59 FDY Kings Cross

214 Metroline (KC) DLD700 LK55 KLS Kings Cross

15 Stagecoach (BW) 12135 LX61 DFN Bank

21 London Central (NX) WVL283 LX59 CYZ Borough 

468 London Central (Q) WVL245 LX06 EAG Camberwell

12 London Central (Q) WVL383 LX60 DXR Camberwell

42 London Central (Q) ELS14 YR52 YFN Denmark Hill

68 London Central (Q) WVL214 LX06 DYU Denmark Hill

37 London Central (PM) E34 LX06 ECT Herne Hill

Railway Service Metrobus (C) 710 AE09 DHK Dulwich

Abellio 9734 9765 Croxstead Road

122 Stagecoach 1974 LX11 BCZ Sydenham Police Station

197 Arriva South London (TC) DW99 LJ54 BFZ Sydenham Police Station

450 Arriva (TH) PDL112 LJ54 LHN Crystal Palace

Note:this next photo is one of the regular double decker workings on the 202

202 Metrobus (C) 925 YN06 JYK Crystal Palace Bus Station

157 Abellio (BC)  9763 YN51 KVW Crystal Palace Bus Station

Note: Soon the ALX400 allocation and gargae allocation will change to E400H and run from Battersea garage (QB) instead of  Beddington garage (BC) where it is currently run from.

3 Abellio (BC) 9753 YN51 KVK Crystal Palace Bus Station

322 Abellio (BC) 8015 BX54 DMF Crystal Palace

410 Arriva (CN) DWS8 LJ53 NFV Crystal Palace Bus Station

P4 Stagecoach (TL) 34560 LX53 LGW Honor Oak

54 Metrobus (MB) 898 PO59 KGA Blackheath 

Now Neil was busy today in Southall testing out his new camera and he got some good shots below

check out his blog:http://neilsrandomstuff.blogspot.com/

E5 First Centrewest (G) DMS44404 YX09 FNE Southall

H32 London United (AV) SP11 YN56 FBU Southall

120 London United (AV) VA99 W1134 EON Southall

607 First (UX) TNL33072  LN51 GOC Southall

Other MISC shots from today

A new Bus For Abellio a Volkswagen Sharan!!! seen in Crystal Palace

The Traffic in Ladywell today

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