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BUS NEWS - Week 13/07/13

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Updated Information

[Arriva London]
HV103 - LJ13FBZ - now in service on route 29 from Wood Green Garage [WN].
HV104 - LJ13FCA - now in service on route 29 from Wood Green Garage [WN].

[Tower Transit]
All the new buses for route 425 (DN33789-DN33798) have entered service as expected.

Service Changes - 13/07/13
(excluding diversions for roadworks)

Route 111 [London United - AV] - Normal timetable re-introduced.

Route 216 [London United - FW] - Normal timetable re-introduced.

Route 588 [Stagecoach East London - WH] - Temporary NEW ROUTE during Olympic Park development. Contract awarded to Stagecoach London with 3 Trident double deckers from West Ham garage, operating between Stratford City and Hackney Wick via Montfichet Road, Westfield Avenue, East Wick, Waterden Road (realigned), Homerton Road, Lee Conservancy Road and Eastway. Every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes and every 20 minutes evenings and Sundays. The first bus route through the new Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

New Buses

[Arriva London] - Forty eight new H39/21D Volvo B5LH Wrightbus Gemini hybrid double deckers (HV84-HV131) are being delivered for route 29 at Wood Green Garage [WN]. UW 11991kgs. All the buses up to HV104 are now in service and in addition, HV122-HV131 are in service.

HV105 - LJ13FCC - body no. AH314 - delivered
HV106 - LJ13FCD - FIRE VICTIM at Wrightbus
HV107 - LJ13FCE - body no. AH316 - delivered
HV108 - LJ13FCF - body no. AH317 - delivered
HV109 - LJ13FCG - body no. AH318 - delivered
HV110 - LJ13FCL - body no. AH319 - delivered
HV111 - LJ13FCM - body no. AH320 - delivered
HV112 - LJ13FBE - body no. AH321 - delivered
HV113 - LJ13FBF - body no. AH322
HV114 - LJ13FBG - body no. AH323 - IN SERVICE
HV115 - LJ13FBK - body no. AH324 - IN SERVICE
HV116 - LJ13FBL - body no. AH325 - delivered
HV117 - LJ13FBN - body no. AH326 - delivered
HV118 - LJ13FBO - body no. AH327 - delivered
HV119 - LJ13FBU - body no. AH328 - delivered
HV120 - LJ13FBV - delivered
HV121 - LJ13FBX - delivered

[London Sovereign] - Delivery continues for 23 new B39/21D Volvo B5LH Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 HEV hybrid double deckers for the new contract on route 13 commencing on 31/08/13. UW 11881kgs.

UPDATED - CONFIRMED LIST OF BODY NUMBERS & CHASSIS NUMBERS

VH1 - BD13OHU - body no. AJ386, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA161998
VH2 - BD13OHV - body no. AJ387, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA161997
VH3 - BD13OHW - body no. AJ388, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162060
VH4 - BD13OHX - body no. AJ389, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162063
VH5 - BD13OHY - body no. AJ390, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162062
VH6 - BD13OHZ - body no. AJ391, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162061
VH7 - BD13OJA - body no. AJ392, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162118
VH8 - BD13OJB - body no. AJ393, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162115
VH9 - BD13OJC - body no. AJ394, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162117
VH10 - BD13OJE - body no. AJ395, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162116
VH11 - BD13OHJ - body no. AJ396, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162232
VH12 - BT13YWK - body no. AJ397, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162241
VH13 - BT13YWL - body no. AJ398, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162242
VH14 - BT13YWN - body no. AJ399, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162275
VH15 - BT13YWJ - body no. AJ400, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162240
VH16 - BT13YWM - body no. AJ401, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162274
VH17 - BT13YWP - body no. AJ402, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162469
VH18 - BT13YWO - body no. AJ403, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162468
VH19 - BT13YWR - body no. AJ404, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162470
VH20 - BT13YWS - body no. AJ405, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162471
VH21 - BT13YWW - body no. AJ406, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162481
VH22 - BT13YWU - body no. AJ407, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162479
VH23 - BT13YWV - body no. AJ408, chassis no. YV3T1R928DA162480

[Stagecoach East London] - Twenty five new B31D Alexander Dennis 10.8m E20D Enviro200 single deckers (UW 7782kgs) have all now been delivered for the new contracts on routes 165 & 256 from Rainham Garage [RM] commencing on 28/09/13. The buses will held in secure store until they are required

36556 - LX13CYY - body no. D219/1
36557 - LX13CYZ - body no. D219/2
36558 - LX13CZA - body no. D219/3
36559 - LX13CZB - body no. D219/4
36560 - LX13CZC - body no. D219/5
36561 - LX13CZD - body no. D219/6
36562 - LX13CZE - body no. D219/7
36563 - LX13CZF - body no. D219/8
36564 - LX13CZG - body no. D219/9
36565 - LX13CZH - body no. D219/10
36566 - LX13CZJ - body no. D219/11
36567 - LX13CZK - body no. D219/12
36568 - LX13CZL - body no. D219/13
36569 - LX13CZM - body no. D219/14
36570 - LX13CZN - body no. D219/15
36571 - LX13CZO - body no. D219/16
36572 - LX13CZP - body no. D219/17
36573 - LX13CZR - body no. D219/18
36574 - LX13CZS - body no. D219/19
36575 - LX13CZT - body no. D219/20
36576 - LX13CZU - body no. D219/21
36577 - LX13CZV - body no. D219/22
36578 - LX13CZW - body no. D219/23
36579 - LX13CZY - body no. D219/24
36580 - LX13CZZ - body no. D219/25

[Tower Transit] - Delivery of WSH62997 is awaited and WSH62998 has still not entered service.

WSH62997 - delivery awaited
WSH62998 - LJ13JZO - delivered

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