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BUS NEWS - Week 01/02/14

Members are reminded that this info is published in good faith and from available information. Last minute changes sometimes occur, especially when external factors have an influence.

Updated Information

[Arriva London]
HV106 - LT63UKJ - in service on route 29 from 27/01/14.
HV132 - LT63UHR – in service on Brixton Garage [BN] routes from 27/01/14.
HV133 - LT63UJO – in service on Brixton Garage [BN] routes from 27/01/14.
HV134 - LT63UJP – in service on Brixton Garage [BN] routes from 27/01/14.
HV135 - LT63UJR – in service on Brixton Garage [BN] routes from 28/01/14.
HV136 - LT63UJS – in service on Brixton Garage [BN] routes from 27/01/14.
HV137 - LT63UJU – in service on Brixton Garage [BN] routes from 28/01/14.
HV139 - LT63UJW – in service on Brixton Garage [BN] routes from 29/01/14.
HV140 - LT63UJX – in service on Brixton Garage [BN] routes from 30/01/14.


Service Changes - 01/02/14
(excluding diversions for roadworks)

Route 90 [Metroline - PA] - Buses towards Northolt will no longer divert through Hatton Cross Bus Station. No change to the timetable.

Route 285 [London United - HH] - Buses towards Heathrow will no longer divert through Hatton Cross Bus Station. New night timetable to improve punctuality, improve connections with routes 482 and 490 and improve co-ordination with route 281 - new contract not yet introduced.

Route 423 [London United - HH] - Buses towards Heathrow will no longer divert through Hatton Cross Bus Station. Minor timetable change on Mondays to Fridays only.

Route H25 [Abellio - TF] - Revised at Hatton Cross so that the last stop is in Hatton Road South, instead of the bus station.

Route H26 [Abellio - TF] - Revised at Hatton Cross so that the last stop is in Hatton Road South, instead of the bus station.


Existing Diversions due to complete on 01/02/14
(Please note that these plans and times may be subject to change)

Route 210 [Metroline - W] - Owing to building works in Morris Place, temporarily diverted towards Finsbury Park via Lennox Road and Clifton Terrace.

Route W3 [Arriva - LV] - Owing to building works in Morris Place, temporarily diverted towards Finsbury Park via Lennox Road and Clifton Terrace.

Route W7 [Metroline - HT] - Owing to building works in Morris Place, temporarily diverted towards Finsbury Park via Lennox Road and Clifton Terrace.


Existing Diversions due to complete on 07/02/14
(Please note that these plans and times may be subject to change)

Route H25 [Abellio - TF] - Owing to road works in Hatton Road, temporarily diverted towards Hatton Cross via Bedfont Green slip road, and towards Hanworth via Stanwell Road, Great South West Road and Staines Road.

Route H26 [Abellio - TF] - Owing to road works in Hatton Road, temporarily diverted in both directions via Great South West Road and Stanwell Road.


New Buses

[Arriva London South] - Delivery continues for 21 10.5m H39/21D Volvo B5L Hybrid double deckers with Wrightbus Gemini 2 bodywork. UW 12001kgs. These buses will be allocated to Brixton Garage [BN] and are now phasing into service on routes 59 & 319, although HV134 worked for a short time on route 137 on 28/01/14.

HV132 - LT63UHR ® 01/14, body no: AJ846, chassis no: YV3T1R92XEA164698
HV133 - LT63UJO ® 01/14, body no: AJ847, chassis no: YV3T1R921EA164699
HV134 - LT63UJP ® 01/14, body no: AJ848, chassis no: YV3T1R924EA164700
HV135 - LT63UJR ® 01/14, body no: AJ849
HV136 - LT63UJS ® 01/14, body no: AJ850, chassis no: YV3T1R926EA164729
HV137 - LT63UJU ® 01/14, body no: AJ851
HV138 - LT63UJV ® 01/14, body no: AJ852
HV139 - LT63UJW ® 01/14, body no: AJ853
HV140 - LT63UJX ® 01/14, body no: AJ854
HV141 - LT63UJY – registered from 01/02/14
HV142 - LT63UJZ – registered from 01/02/14
HV143 - LT63UJD – registered from 01/02/14
HV144 - LT63UJE – registered from 01/02/14
HV145 - LT63UJF – registered from 01/02/14
HV146 - LT63UJG
HV147 - LT63UJH
HV148 - LT63UJJ
HV149 - LT63UJK
HV150 - LT63UJL
HV151 - LT63UJM
HV152 - LT63UJN


[First Berkshire] - Five new Volvo 7900H hybrid single deckers have been delivered for the “7 Series” routes at Slough Garage [SL]. VSH69930 & VSH69933 are in service and the remainder are expected to be in service soon.

VSH69930 - BJ63VHZ ® 12/13, chassis no: YV3T1R924E1164745 - IN SERVICE
VSH69931 - BJ63UJV
VSH69932 - BJ63UJW
VSH69933 - BJ63VJX ® 12/13, chassis no: YV3T1R92XE1164748 - IN SERVICE
VSH69934 - BJ63UJZ


[London United] - Delivery continues for twenty eight new H40/22T ‘New Bus for London’ buses for the conversion of route 148 at Shepherds Bush Garage [S] on 15/02/14. Most of those delivered are in store, but some have been delivered to Shepherds Bush Garage for crew training. UW 12230kgs. Those shown as ‘delivered’ have been positively identified and it is quite possible that others have been delivered but have not been seen on delivery.

LT120 - LTZ1120 - delivered
LT121 - LTZ1121 – crew training at [S]
LT122 - LTZ1122
LT123 - LTZ1123
LT124 - LTZ1124
LT125 - LTZ1125 - delivered
LT126 - LTZ1126 - delivered
LT127 - LTZ1127 - delivered
LT128 - LTZ1128 - delivered
LT129 - LTZ1129
LT130 - LTZ1130 - delivered
LT131 - LTZ1131
LT132 - LTZ1132
LT133 - LTZ1133
LT134 - LTZ1134 – crew training at [S]
LT135 - LTZ1135 – crew training at [S]
LT136 - LTZ1136 - delivered
LT137 - LTZ1137 - delivered
LT138 - LTZ1138 - delivered
LT139 - LTZ1139
LT140 - LTZ1140
LT141 - LTZ1141 - delivered
LT142 - LTZ1142 - delivered
LT143 - LTZ1143 - delivered
LT144 - LTZ1144 - delivered
LT145 - LTZ1145
LT146 - LTZ1146
LT147 - LTZ1147


[London United] – The special silver ‘New Routemaster’ was launched by the Mayor of London on Monday 27th January at City Hall in commemoration of, “2014 - The Year of the Bus”. This bus will be initially allocated to route 9 from Stamford Brook Garage [V] and then move to route 10 when that route is converted to New Routemasters.

LT150 - LTZ1150 ® 01/14, chassis no: SA9DDRXXX14141147, body no: AJ588



Source details from:
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www.londonbusroutes.net

Ian