London Bus News Roundup - Week Starting 07/06/21

Abellio London

Due to the recent loss of the E1/E9 to RATP & Metroline respectively, E40Hs from the E1 have gone to QB to temporarily work the 414, as a result causing older E400s 9465/9505/9507-9511 to be withdrawn. Similarly the E9s buses, which are 9428/9455-9464 are also withdrawn, although a few have been filling in on rail duties temporarily.

Transfers of the week:

9506 QB > BC


Go Ahead London

Former Metroline OME2652 (Now an Optare demonstrator) has now left Merton (AL) for Go North East. 

Transfers of the week:

EH84 AF > Q

EH85 AF > Q

WHV156 Q > AL


Metroline

As of the start of this week, the V487, V606 & V632 are now subcontracted to Tower Transit (X) and are no longer operated by Metroline. This allowed the transfer of VW1199 & 1839 to Potters Bar (PB) last week.


RATP Group

Saturday the 12th of June saw route 85 transfer from Tolworth (TV) to Fulwell (FW), in return routes 216 & 411 transferred from Fulwell (FW) to Hounslow Heath (HH), route 419 from Fulwell (FW) to Hounslow (AV), routes 116 & 423 from Hounslow (AV) to Hounslow Heath (HH) and route 698 from Hounslow Heath to Canons Park Outstation (CP). This is all in preparation for the transfer of routes 293, 404, 467 & 470 from Epsom (EB) to Tolworth (TV) next weekend (19th June). Route (N)105 also transferred from Hounslow Heath (HH) to Hounslow (AV) to make space for gains later in the year. Over at the Sovereign side route N5 also transferred from Edgware (BT) to Harrow (SO) to help make space for electrification works for routes 183 and X140, which are due to commence later in the month and will see further shuffles occur next weekend as a result.

Transfers of the week:

SP40193 AV > FW

VH45145-45151/45247-45251/45255-45257 AV > HH


Tower Transit

School extras V487, V606 & V632 are now operated by Tower Transit from Westbourne Park (X) as of this week, on behalf of Metroline. So far they have been off iBus, but have been using former route 23 DNHs.

Rare of the week:

Ee64 - Route 115

Refurb Watch

Arriva - DW461, 571 & 583 refurbished

Metroline - VWH2042 & 2043 refurbished

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