| Count |
Photo |
Note |
Added  |
By |
| 701 |
 |
I remember being on a 301 in 1960 in Tring being waived down by an Inspector on a motor bike. He jumped on, checked tickets and then off he went! |
03/06/2007 |
Ray |
| 702 |
 |
Cliff tells me that the glazing was intact and it's a balance between very bright light coming through the roof and the darker buses. I think he did quite well in the circumstances. |
02/06/2007 |
Damon |
| 703 |
 |
Note to the left A983HLT, an LT bullion van in unmarked ''dealer white'' livery. |
02/06/2007 |
Kim Rennie |
| 704 |
|
Of course Country Bus inspectors used motorbikes in the 1940s (at least) so there's nothing new in this |
02/06/2007 |
Kim Rennie |
| 705 |
 |
This is a bit confusing! This van carried no numbers but is allocated 5686P. The van that carries 5686F is allocated number 5687F. Hmm.... |
01/06/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 706 |
 |
Doh (2), so I do. Sorry. The captions were written in a hurry! Fixed now. |
01/06/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 707 |
|
....you mean ''blue skirt''... |
01/06/2007 |
Kim Rennie |
| 708 |
 |
Woops, I haven't updated the database with the correct fleetnumber yet. Until this is done, the vehicle details link will take you to a blank 5687. Click on Previous Vehicle to see the actual data. |
01/06/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 709 |
 |
I think this vehicle probably replaced Astra 5492V. In my limited experience of visiting this location, the Astra was parked at the station during the day - in the same way that several of us have now seen the new Combo van there - whilst 5536V has been seen at night, often heading south towards Harrow or wherever, and was still current on 22/2/07, several months after this vehicle was taken into stock. |
30/05/2007 |
Steve Howard |
| 710 |
 |
Reg N999BTP has indeed resurfaced, and its new parent can just be seen in this picture. |
25/05/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 711 |
 |
At least two of the three box trailers to be found at Lillie Bridge are visible in the background. Nearest is CBT46, identifiable by the Hi-Five moulding. |
25/05/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 712 |
 |
I am 90 percent sure this is actually T64 rather than T63 so I have amended the records accordingly. |
25/05/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 713 |
 |
So, we know this is not T64. Could it be T49? |
25/05/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 714 |
 |
Was seen at Harrow in 2005 in Powerlink livery (white with blue lettering, including a very large letter e on the bodyside). It had acquired a Luton-style body extension over the cab. Picture to be posted soon. |
19/05/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 715 |
 |
I thought that all tow trucks just carried trade plates (until 1990 at least) and I have never seen a pic of one with both regs shown. Real regs were evidently allocated on paper, hence the Leylands being replated with in-series regs in 1990. There is also a pic here of one of the Ford Ds post-LT with its KJD/P plate carried. |
19/05/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 716 |
|
Note the leading vehicle is on trade plates only |
13/05/2007 |
Kim Rennie |
| 717 |
 |
Although clearly lettered as 6068F, this is in fact 6086F! |
12/05/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 718 |
|
Was transferred to Seeboard Powerlink and gained their name on cab doors. Last seen in Greenwich and probably on the way to the ex-LCCT Greenwich power station. |
09/05/2007 |
Kim Rennie |
| 719 |
 |
This was a derailment on the Bakerloo Line at Piccadilly Circus. |
26/04/2007 |
Kim Rennie |
| 720 |
|
This was on the occasion of a ''World Economic Summit'' of world leaders with presidential and prime-ministerial motorcades going to and from 10 Downing Street. Note that the provincial flags on Canada House have been changed for national ones. |
23/04/2007 |
Kim Rennie |
| 721 |
 |
Notice the different height of the registration plates which are mounted where the TOWING sign was. The reversible TOWING signs were fitted during the 1970's and are another useful difference between the two vehicles. |
22/04/2007 |
Damon |
| 722 |
 |
Just to bring things up to date with RF79&RF556 both vehicles do indeed still survive and have now moved across the border into Suffolk.Also at the same location is RF309 and a few ex LT RTs.All this vehicles are looked after by '' The Bus-keRTeers '' preservation group at Bury St.Edmunds. |
20/04/2007 |
John Forge |
| 723 |
|
RF79 is a a former Green Line modernised RF, as rebuilt in about 1966/7. Externally this gave it twin headlights and the polished beading beneath the windows. The LT bullseye would have been removed from the front at the same time and this has thus been added upon conversion to a towing bus. The vehicle has also gained a second fog-lamp upon conversion to a towing bus as modernised RFs retained a single fog-lamp. Staff bus RFs also had two fog-lamps and I think this was due to different licensing requirements for buses used on non-PSV duties. Preserved RF486 retains this modification. RF556 and RF647 were both country bus RFs and so had a different external appearance to RF79. RF79 is thought to survive along with RF556, both possibly with the same owner in Cambridgeshire. RF647 is believed to have been scrapped by C.F. Booth of Rotherham. |
03/04/2007 |
Damon |
| 724 |
 |
I suspect DB25 may be given a new name in due course.... |
01/04/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 725 |
 |
This vehicle now added to database along with several similar. |
01/04/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 726 |
|
One inadvertant change is that ''Jim Winters MBE'' seems to have been re-christened as ''Mayor of London'' |
01/04/2007 |
Kim Rennie |
| 727 |
 |
Oops, sorry Ray! My only excuse is that I have difficulty keeping up with the excellent supply of great pictures. More will be published soon. |
26/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 728 |
|
Seen opposite North Wembley garage! |
25/03/2007 |
Ray |
| 729 |
 |
The vehicle in the background is the new N999BTP, a tri-axle Citroen. |
18/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 730 |
 |
DVLA website shows it as licensed until 01/04/07. Conversion work undertaken by Bangers-R-Us. ;-) |
18/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 731 |
 |
This vehicle can often (but not always) be seen parked on Carlyle Road in Thamesmead. |
17/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 732 |
 |
Although clearly lettered as 4567F on both sides, this van is shown on an official list as 6046. |
17/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 733 |
 |
Now known to be numbered 6052VW |
11/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 734 |
 |
Now known to be numbered 5903F |
11/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 735 |
 |
Now known to be numbered 5813F |
11/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 736 |
 |
Correct fleetnumber now known to be 5835R |
11/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 737 |
 |
Correct fleetnumber now known to be 5837R |
11/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 738 |
 |
Now known to be numbered 5781VW |
11/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 739 |
 |
Number now known to be 5750V |
11/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 740 |
 |
Now known to be numbered 5727F |
11/03/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 741 |
 |
Similar KY04EHH at London Bridge Bus Station today (28/2/07). No markings - ? |
28/02/2007 |
Ray |
| 742 |
|
What a thundering mess! Is it roadworthy.... |
24/02/2007 |
Johnnyboy |
| 743 |
 |
Seen 20/2/2007 Gravel Hill, Bexleyheath towing a BX PVL. |
21/02/2007 |
Ray |
| 744 |
 |
Seen again 2/2/2007, fleetnumber is FF5. |
03/02/2007 |
Ray |
| 745 |
 |
Hi Michael, welcome aboard and thanks for the comments. We have a picture of 2203F in the snow on Exmoor here. I also have a photo of 4133F at Acton in April 1993, still with its roof rack. I will publish this shortly. |
01/02/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 746 |
|
I have driven 3606F many times during my time as an Instructor at White City it replaced 2203F, apart from general use, the minibus's main use was for the Duke of Edinburgh award sheme for LT apprentices. During the spring and summer months 3606F was used to places such as the New Forest, Dartmoor and Exmour and would normally be away from Sunday to Friday, during April - September. the large rack (which was very heavy) was used to carry rucksacks etc and with up to 10 apprentices in it some time's, it was a very slow bus to drive, it had only a 1600 or 1800 engine in it if i remember. 3606F was replaced by J263LLT, fleet number 4133F, I picked it up from Acton on the day it was delivered, 4133F had a factory fitted roof rack, the Minibus was reallocated once the LT apprentice scheme ended. |
31/01/2007 |
Michael Ellis |
| 747 |
 |
AD03OOU and AE53LHR were added to the database a while ago (I must have forgotten to mention it!), while AF53HBA can also be added if anyone can confirm it is in use by TfL. |
14/01/2007 |
Thomas Young |
| 748 |
|
Similar vehicles are AF53HBA (noted Old Kent Road on 09/01/2007) and AE53LHR (noted Carlisle Lane 2/11/2006). |
13/01/2007 |
Ray |
| 749 |
 |
The little black box hanging of the side may have something to do with the avl system becouse it looks the same as the boxes you get at the road side and to the ones that are fitted to the buses themselfs. |
14/12/2006 |
scott tillbrook |
| 750 |
 |
Did the driver of 39 get a parking ticket parking in the 'ferry van' bay? |
24/11/2006 |
Ray |
| 751 |
 |
Note the Night Bus sticker in the windscreen! This was still carried after it was sold to Allco. It was then re-registered A820AEC and given an illuminated LT Urgent sign (off one of the Titans or Traders?) which was repainted grey and mounted off-centre due to the ladder hatch. A picture will be posted soon. |
20/11/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 752 |
|
Ah, there goes my theory about the logo colours then! Cheers anyway, and welcome on-board. |
20/11/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 753 |
|
The green Vauxhall Astra van T920BBK in the back ground is an Engineering van and not a crew ferry van, the reason i know this is cos i work at lea valley garage were the picture was taken. |
20/11/2006 |
scott tillbrook |
| 754 |
 |
I have added this vehicle to the database as it seems to be a long-term addition. |
18/11/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 755 |
|
According to some trade literature seen at work, Lyntons also built the two semi-trailers used by BTP. |
10/11/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 756 |
 |
Got a couple of static pictures of this vehicle at Vauxhall ERU base this afternoon. |
28/10/2006 |
Damon |
| 757 |
|
This is believed to be LR06VZY (or an identical vehicle!) and a link to this has been added. |
25/10/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 758 |
|
At U today having towed in a Trident (17/10/2006) |
17/10/2006 |
Ray |
| 759 |
 |
I recently re-input this batch of vans as being Dual-Fuel, as it had been noticed that they also have a petrol filler point on the nearside. However, the DVLA reports them all as pure petrol. Does anyone know if the LPG filler could be for some other purpose? |
16/10/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 760 |
 |
The five ERU Volvos were registered in October 1998, so they are due for their Goods Vehicle Annual Test each October. I would think the sightings of bare chassis being moved is likely to be movements to and from servicing and testing. Servicing used to be done at Volvo Truck and Bus at Park Royal, the test at Yeading testing centre. When they were purchased the maintenance contract was for an initial 5 years with options to extend. The previous generation Mercedes 1114s lasted 8 years and the Volvo is better suited to ERU work, so they may last another couple of years, depending on condition and mileage. If they were about to be changed, replacement vehicles would already be in stock to allow for staff familiarisation before they enter service. Also, from memory, I think the de-mountable bodies (DB2 to DB6), which date from 1990 and were refurbished in 1998 when the Volvos were delivered, will be due for replacement with the next generation of ERU lorries. |
14/10/2006 |
1260F |
| 761 |
 |
This trailer, or one very similar, was being towed by 5400M on 10th October at Acton. |
12/10/2006 |
Steve Howard |
| 762 |
|
2569V was seen at the same location and in the same condition on 10th October. Are they perhaps due for replacement? |
12/10/2006 |
Steve Howard |
| 763 |
 |
After these vans had been in service for a short while, staff complaints were received about the lack of crew-cab windows. They were returned to Mercedes-Benz Edgware Road, who supplied the chassis and carried out all servicing and repairs, for windows to be installed. At least one, if not both, of the windows could be used as emergency egress in the event of an accident. This could be identified by the red coloured glazing rubber insert, with a ring-pull attached. Pulling the ring removed the rubber insert and allowed the glass to be pushed out of the frame. When the bodies were being built and fitted at Feltham Coachworks, it was noticed that the first two bodies had been installed on their chassis before the blue and red chevrons had been painted on the front bulkhead panel. To avoid removing the body, the chevrons were applied in situ. Because it was impossible to reach the whole of the front panel, the chevrons were only sprayed around the edges of the cab outline, leaving a plain white area behind the cab. I think the two vehicles involved were 2529M and 2530M. The bodies for the other two vans, had the chevrons painted over the whole of the front panel, before the bodies were mounted on their chassis. |
03/10/2006 |
1260F |
| 764 |
 |
This 'police'-type livery was inherited from the Traffic Control Systems Unit which looked after traffic lights following the abolition of the GLC. The GLC cars wore the same livery and ended up very anonymous after transfer to the TCSU as the front door lettering was removed and the orange stripe gradually faded. |
25/09/2006 |
Kim Rennie |
| 765 |
 |
Both this, and a real silver one, were working from AH. Perhaps they were the pair based at NW. Could this be metallic mink? |
21/09/2006 |
Ray |
| 766 |
|
And at Acton 18/9/2006. |
18/09/2006 |
Ray |
| 767 |
|
Back at Carlisle Lane this morning (7/9/2006) |
07/09/2006 |
Ray |
| 768 |
|
Seen at Acton Works today (4/9/2006) |
04/09/2006 |
Ray |
| 769 |
 |
I am reliably informed that the roof-rack fittings are a ladder carrier, the handles enabling ladders to be unloaded from ground level. Network Rail uses similar fittings on many of their vans. |
03/09/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 770 |
 |
This car is on hire awaiting the delivery of a leased example, the evaluation having been undertaken on earlier HN05UOJ. |
03/09/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 771 |
 |
My mistake. The Go-Ahead logos have been removed. They still look a lot like PVLs though, and as my nearset bus stop is served by two routes, one with PVLs and the other with whatever ETB puts out, confusion is common! |
28/08/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 772 |
 |
Although this lorry has full drop-sides (ie no fixed sections as sometimes found on half-tilts) the cleats fitted to the forward doors show where the tilt would have reached to. |
28/08/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 773 |
 |
Also visible, parked in its own bay, is Vauxhall Vectra V736GBK. A link has been added. |
28/08/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 774 |
 |
As the links show, the car on the right was new as OE02YNF, then reregistered VLT240. By the date of the photograph it had reverted to original, the VLT mark being transferred to a bus. |
28/08/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 775 |
 |
The vehicle behind is 2 FE02VWV and a link has been added. |
28/08/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 776 |
|
Iveco Daily AD03OOU is the vehicle seen by Tom Young & I at Acton Works on 22nd February 2006 |
28/08/2006 |
John Lloyd-Martin |
| 777 |
|
Interesting connection: The arches behind were occupied by pirate bus operators in the twenties. I think I'm right in saying 194 was occupied by Percy Frost-Smith and nearby 192 was home to Imperial Buses (not the Imperial we know today!). Liberty also ran from one of these arches. I expect there were others but I'm no expert. |
20/08/2006 |
Damon |
| 778 |
 |
It is Parsons Green with Harbledown Road behind. Many a Saturday morning as an 11/12 year-old I spent climbing the walls of the flats to look over into the yard! Eventally I plucked up courage to ask the gate-keeper (after 1pm of course) and it was open house from then on. |
15/08/2006 |
Ray |
| 779 |
 |
LJ02EGK was also noted Euston Bus Station 22nd March 2006 |
13/07/2006 |
John Lloyd-Martin |
| 780 |
|
Noted at Hampstead Heath stand today (12/7/2006) |
12/07/2006 |
Ray |
| 781 |
|
These buses actually run from Belvedere rather than Mandela Way, and they have recently been given new fleetnumbers (in random order) in the VP series. Although treated to East Thames lettering, they still carry London General livery and Go-Ahead logos, rather confusingly. |
04/07/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 782 |
 |
Ah yes, it's a Citroen Xsara rather than a Renault Megane! Thanks for pointing that out. |
04/07/2006 |
Thomas Young |
| 783 |
|
If Tom has now moved to support France in the World Cup then he should realise that this is a Citroen not a Renault |
02/07/2006 |
Ray |
| 784 |
 |
The photograph was taken as a controller's van (it will be at Hampton Court during the Flower Show) |
02/07/2006 |
Ray |
| 785 |
 |
TGM coaches were still using the yard at the time of the photograph. |
02/07/2006 |
Ray |
| 786 |
 |
Could this be Gardiners Corner, Aldgate? |
09/06/2006 |
Ray |
| 787 |
|
The picture shows 2533M as built, the dropside body was not de-mountable. When the 'first generation' ERU vans (2529-2532M) were specified, there was also a need for a vehicle to undertake delivery and collection of signalling equipment and 2533M was offered by Distribution Services. In its dropside form it wasn't suitable, so it went to Feltham Coachworks to be rebodied. I can't be certain but the original tail-lift was probably retained and in fact the new body may well have been a conversion of the old one to a box van. |
08/06/2006 |
1260F |
| 788 |
 |
Staff bus RF314 was the only known example |
03/06/2006 |
Ray |
| 789 |
|
Also of interest the RF to the left with an ''open'' LT roundel. Was this a staff bus? I never knew of any so-fitted in the passenger fleet. |
03/06/2006 |
Kim Rennie |
| 790 |
 |
Tom Young leaving no stone unturned looking for the lost LTSV data ! |
30/05/2006 |
John Lloyd-Martin |
| 791 |
 |
This is used by the LUL Rostered Duty Officer. I believe it replaced 4479V the unique Vauxhall Frontara 4x4, the latter of course being liveried. |
30/05/2006 |
Kim Rennie |
| 792 |
|
This is the Signal Courior Van (codenamed ''Black Van'' for movement logging purpopses by the ERU)and is used to move parts to and from the main Acton Works signal store. Earlier generations of van were once equipped with rubber-lined shelves in order to carry delicate items like signal relays safely but such provison ended after the task passed from the Signal Dept to the ERU. |
29/05/2006 |
Kim Rennie |
| 793 |
 |
As per my Forum comments of earlier today, I am now virtually certain this is KC04YJV |
25/03/2006 |
John Lloyd-Martin |
| 794 |
 |
Confirmed as 5653F on 22.03.06. |
24/03/2006 |
John Lloyd-Martin |
| 795 |
 |
BL55 APF at Waterloo today (22/3/06) |
22/03/2006 |
Ray |
| 796 |
|
AV03 XZY is another Ford and BL55 APF is a new Vauxhall Astra. Both at New Cross Gate 21/3/06 |
21/03/2006 |
Ray |
| 797 |
|
The neighbouring vehicle was N999BTP as suggested, and is apparently soon to be disposed of, although the 'cherished' registration mark will be retained, presumably for future use. |
18/03/2006 |
John Lloyd-Martin |
| 798 |
|
Many Almex silver cars carried the London Buses roundel in red on their front doors for a while but these were later removed, perhaps due to copyright issues? |
18/03/2006 |
Kim Rennie |
| 799 |
|
Perhaps more interesting is the vehicle to the left, which looks like the BTP's former London area control vehicle N999BTP (not its original reg.) and was based I believe in the old LT Vanden Street private car garage near 55 Broadway. Presumably it's been replaced by a more modern vehicle as part of the response to 7/7. Whilst it cannot it anyway be classed as an LT/TfL service vehicle, it does show that the procurement relationship forged in the days of the LT Police continues to this day. |
18/03/2006 |
Kim Rennie |
| 800 |
 |
This was taken at the Sevenoaks bus rally and running day on 8th August 1993. The chap who owns this vehicle had a habit of displaying bizarre blinds on this vehicle at the time. |
17/03/2006 |
Damon |
