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201		By Steve Warman TfL Nissan Leaf car 9101N was a common sight at either Turnpike Lane or Walthamstow bus stations until late 2022, after which no sightings have been reported. This photo offers a potential clue, showing the car parked at Edmonton Green Bus Station on 10th July 2023. This location has normally been served by vehicles from other allocations but perhaps this car has now moved here. Note the poppy on the bonnet, rather early for 2023 or very late for 2022! Actually, it had a poppy when I saw it in July 2021, so perhaps this could be considered to be a permanent change of livery!	30/07/2023
202		By Paul Nicholls Trueform continues to be the main contractor responsible for bus stops and related infrastructure in London, although their vehicles are rarely photographed. This may be because they are relatively inconspicuous in their white livery, or perhaps there just aren't very many of them. Anyway, Paul caught their Volkwswagen Crafter van GH19VCA passing Aldgate on 8th July 2023.	30/07/2023
203		By Derek Everson Three new Ford Transit Connect vans were noted at Metroline's Perivale CELF on 5th July 2023, this being AY23KUN. Reports of where these new vans end up being allocated to would be welcomed.	30/07/2023
204		By Derek Everson Although Metroline only received its last batch of Ford Transit Connect vans earlier this year, another lot were delivered in July. AY23KSF was first licensed on 4th July 2023 and was photographed at Perivale CELF the following day. A light-bar was already fitted but company lettering had yet to be applied.	30/07/2023
205		By Derek Everson July means Tennis, and some bus photographers head to Wimbledon to see the vehicles being used on the special services up the hill (one is visible in the background here). On 4th July 2023 Derek caught Dynes Scania 540S recovery truck LX71APO, name Daisy Rose, towing Go-Ahead London WHV132 from Putney Garage. Note that the bus is missing one of its nearside skirt panels, and that it has the yellow diamonds with an electric 'flash', to inform fire brigade staff that it is a hybrid with electric motors.	30/07/2023
206		By Ray Monk At least five new Seat cars have been seen working from Arriva London's Dartford garage recently, although one has since moved to Edmonton. Of those remaining, Ibiza BG23LBU was photographed at the bus stand in Bexleyheath on 4th July 2023.	30/07/2023
207		By Derek Everson The third Go-Ahead London service vehicle at Copthorne on 3rd July 2023 was more of a mystery. Unmarked EF19HFP was only 4 years old and had previously been the engeering van at Merton garage. It remains to be seen if it has been disposed of, or if it was just visiting the Southdown PSV premises.	30/07/2023
208		By Derek Everson Another Go-Ahead London service vehicle seen at Southdown PSV's Copthorne base on 3rd July 2023 was Renault Master minibus LV59EJA. The presence of this vehicle is less surprising. One of a pair acquired in late 2009 and based at Camberwell garage for duties that included assessment of trainee bus drivers, they were nominally replaced by a pair of new Nissan minibuses in late 2022. However, the Renaults remained at Camberwell for at least a few more months. Parked behind is one of several Brighton & Hove SVs also apparently dumped here.	30/07/2023
209		By Derek Everson Southdown PSV was an independent bus operator in Surrey and Sussex, with no connection to the more famous Southdown Motor Services. In February 2023 the company was bought by the Go-Ahead group and it has since been run as a subsidiary of Brighton & Hove Buses. Derek visited their Copthorne base on 3rd July 2023 and found a large number of service vehicles present. Most were former Brighton & Hove or Metrobus vehicles that appeared to be in storage pending disposal. However, there were also three Go-Ahead London vehicles. Shown here is Ford Transit Custom van EO16PKZ, new to Northumberland Park garage and later used at Croydon. Given the van's age, it has perhaps been replaced, though we don't know by what.	30/07/2023
210		By Derek Everson At the Metrobus garage in Crawley on 3rd July 2023 were several service vehicles that had dual Metrobus / Brighton & Hove fleetnames. Ford Transit Connect van EO68PNF (fleetnumber 8128) originated with the Brighton fleet but, according to the company website, is now allocated to Crawley. Curiously, Derek also photographed this van at the Southdown PSV premises in Copthorne a couple of hours later.	30/07/2023
211		By Derek Everson Derek visited Crawley on 3rd July 2023 and photographed quite a few service vehicles. Seen in the bus station were native Ford Transit Connect van 8101 (EJ17HNE) together with red Mercedes Vito crew van RK64OVH. The latter had Brighton & Hove fleetnames but was of course new to Go-Ahead London.	30/07/2023
212		By Peter Terry According to our records, there are currently 22 service vehicles in the white/blue/green livery of Trams, though it has to be said that they are hard to see. Some (but not all) are kept at the depot at Therapia Lane and while there may perhaps be another base somewhere, we have not found it yet. Peter came across Renault Kangoo Maxi van 8659R attending a job at Dundonald Road Tram Stop (Wimbledon) on 3rd July 2023.	30/07/2023
213		By Andrew Lidinson Andrew found another new Arriva Vauxhall Combo on 1st July 2023, in the shape of FL23JCU parked at Crown Point (Upper Norwood). The van was only a week old at the time, and it was assumed to be based at the nearby Norwood Garage, although it has not yet been reported there.	30/07/2023
214		By Ray Monk Ray found two Renault Grand Scenic cars at Holloway Garage on 30th June 2023. This is a bit of a surprise since the type had been the standard crew ferry vehicle for Metroline until a few years ago when the last known examples departed. The two new cars were MF70NFD (shown here) and MD69OCR, both first licensed in 2020. It could be that they were operated from new and used at the King's Cross garage (which didn't get visited very much by LTSV correspondents). This garage was closed on 10th June 2023 with its two routes (30 and 274) transferred to Holloway. The unmarked maroon or burgundy livery is the same as that worn by earlier Metroline Grand Scenics.	30/07/2023
215		By Ray Monk Metroline's Holloway garage has had a pair of Ford Tourneo Custom minibuses for crew ferry work since autumn 2018. Both are in unmarked red and AV68BCK was seen near the garage on 30th June 2023.	30/07/2023
216		By Ray Monk The second Arriva London crew ferry car Ray photographed at Bexleyheath on 28th June 2023 was LC22OPP, an MG HS. I never thought I would see an MG product in use as a service vehicle, as the company traditionally specialised in rather sporty cars. However, the former British Leyland subsidiary is now Chinese-owned and produces a wide range of vehicle types. The HS, like most, is built in China.	30/07/2023
217		By Ray Monk Despite the allocation of a few new Seat cars to Dartford garage, there are still plenty of hired crew ferries in use. Ray photographed two at Bexleyheath Bus Stand on 28th June 2023, first up being grey Citroen C5 KM72PXN.	30/07/2023
218		By LTSV Collection Another insider job here, with a view of Renault Kangoo Maxi van 8415R at Stonebridge Park Depot on 28th June 2023. It was parked in a bay marked as being for the Depot Van, and it could well be allocated here. New in 2017, it was seen around Acton a few times, but not since 2019. Also visible is the long roadway (apparently called Argenta Way) which runs behind the depot to the car park at the far (west) end. Behind the wall is a stream (Wembley Brook), and then back gardens, so this location cannot be viewed from anywhere public.	30/07/2023
219		By Peter Terry Delivered in spring 2023 (just before the change to 23 registrations), Metroline Ford Transit Connect van AV72ZNL has been allocated to Edgware Garage. On 27th June 2023 it was caught passing through the adjoining bus station. Amongst the buses in the background, an Alexander ALX400 in a red and grey livery stands out. This type is no longer used by any of the TfL operators, and this example is believed to be with RedRoute buses and used on railway replacement work.	30/07/2023
220		By Thomas Young Over the past 20-odd years, Sutton Garage has mainly operated bus types that are different to other Go-Ahead London garages. First were the EVL class of East Lancs bodied Volvo B7TLs, then replaced by the DOEs which were Alexander Dennis Tridents with Optare Olympus bodies (the Olympus started out as an East Lancs product by the way). This local distinctiveness is now being lost as the garage is receiving a large number of group-standard Ee class BYD/Enviro 400 electric double-deckers. When I visited on 24th June 2023, there were still a few DOEs working, including DOE33 parked by the side of the garage. Note the grey diamond stickers on the front and sides of the bus. These were applied to almost all London buses in spring 2023 and are intended to help Fire Brigade staff identify the type of power source the bus has. The use of water or form on a bus with electric motors may not be advisable! Diesel buses have grey diamonds with a graphic of a petrol pump. Alongside was resident engineers van EF19HFS, a standard high-roof Ford Transit Custom van, and one of several which have never gained any company markings.	30/07/2023
221		By Andrew Lidinson Andrew had better luck than me when looking for the new van at Arriva's Croydon Garage, and it was parked in the usual place when he visited on 21st June 2023. FD72ZVE is one of at least 11 new Vauxhall Combo vans added to the Arriva London fleet in recent months.	30/07/2023
222		By Peter Terry The Metrobus operation at Crawley has been managed by Brighton & Hove Buses for the past few years but this relationship became closer in October 2021 when the separate ownership of the buses (and the operating license) were combined. In terms of service vehicles, the fleets had remained distinct, albeit with occasional transfers, but it now looks as though they are treated as one. Most vehicles now have dual Brighton & Hove / Metrobus fleetnames, and transfers between the two areas have become more common. Recent additions have included a batch of second-hand silver Ford Focus estate cars, as shown by EO66JUA at Crawley Bus Station on 21st June 2023. These changes present a problem for LTSV in that it will be hard to determine which vehicles are at Crawley at any given time. As such I have decided to effectively stop reporting changes to the Metrobus fleet as of October 2021, though service vehicles may still be shown in photographs. I should add that both the Brighton & Hove and Metrobus websites provide a lot of information for enthusiasts, including fleetlists, photos and vehicle histories. Companies that do this are few and far between, especially those that also cover their service vehicles. Having said that, there is an issue in that the list on the B&H site shows EO66JUA as being fleetnumber 8116 (with a photo of the rear to back this up), while the Metrobus site shows 8116 as being EO66ZNG (which B&H have as 8120)!	20/07/2023
223		By Andrew Lidinson LUL Toyota Prius car 8973T was reallocated (from an unknown location) to Bollo House in Acton in early 2023 and seems to be used in connection with the Piccadilly line. This is supported by this fine photo of it taken at Hatton Cross Bus Station in the small hours of 20th June 2023.	20/07/2023
224		By Bob Milner Bob found new Vauxhall Combo van FL23JDF at Arriva London's Thornton Heath Garage on 17th June 2023. Curiously it was parked in the front 'garden' (where the Norwood cars were seen before), rather than in the garage itself. This may be because it had just been delivered, having only been licensed two days earlier.	20/07/2023
225		By Andrew Strachan Seven newly-delivered Ford Puma cars were noted at the Metroline works in Perivale in April 2023 and have recently been added to the database once it was determined that they were indeed for use as crew ferry cars. The unmarked cars have been spread around several garages, with AY23KWO now at Potters Bar. It was photographed in the front yard of the garage on 13th June 2023. Note that the shade of red is slightly darker than the normal 'LT' red used on other service vehicles. Note also the OME-class Optare Metrodecker electric bus blinded for route 317 in the background. This route has recently been converted to the type, following reductions in frequency of the route they were obtained for (134).	20/07/2023
226		By Derek Everson More Abellio cars packed into the corner of the yard at Fulwell (Twickenham) Garage on 11th June 2023. Most were Ford Fiestas, including blue FH61EDU and black SH12XBU both with local 'TW' fleetnumbers on their bonnets. WG67EPU, the Vauxhall Astra parked in between, was unmarked and has not yet been reported in use. It may have been acquired for spare parts but, if you see it out and about, please let me know.	20/07/2023
227		By Derek Everson Not really visible from the entrance on Stanley Road, the south-west corner of the yard at Abellio's Fulwell (Twickenham) garage is where most of the service vehicles are parked. Derek was given permission to visit on 11th June 2023 and sent in a few photos. This view covers most of the area, and shows how the vehicles are packed in and almost hidden behind buses. To the fore is Ford Fiesta GY59MXR, while visible towards the back are Ford Transit crew vans YS55NHH and YT06DDX (both believed to be out of use). On the left is one of 30 Wright StreetDeck Electroliner buses delivered in late 2022 and now used mainly on lengthy route 111 after a spell when some were sent to Dawley Road garage to work the U5.	20/07/2023
228		By Ray Monk Ray also visited Brixton (BN) garage on 10th June 2023 and photographed their new Vauxhall Combo van. FL23PTZ is presumed to be for use by the garage engineers.	20/07/2023
229		By Ray Monk Ray had better luck than me when looking for new Arriva vans on 10th June 2023. First, he visited the iBus office on Purley way, where he had found WR15VTP last year. Parked in the same place was new Vauxhall Combo van FL23TTK with a full set of company lettering.	20/07/2023
230		By Bob Milner Peugeot Partner Tepee car 8484P is an Incident Response Vehicle for the Piccadilly line, and divides its time between Bollo House at Acton and Arnos Grove Depot. However, on 9th June 2023 it was found parked at Cockfosters.	20/07/2023
231		By Bob Milner 9020F is a fairly standard Ford Transit Custom van in LUL livery. Being allocated to Stratford Market Depot, it has been reported a fair few times, but mostly at night. On a rare daylight outing, it was found in the car park at High Barnet Station on 8th June 2023.	20/07/2023
232		By Terrence Williams Making a nice change from plain white identikit cars, here is a 'proper' service vehicle! Ford Thames Trader box truck 1283F was one of three bought in 1963 for use as railway breakdown tenders and hence painted (rather liberally) in red rather than grey. Following withdrawal in the early 1980s, two were preserved, while the third ended up with travellers and was eventually scrapped in the 1990s. 1283F has been at the Castle Point Transport Museum at Canvey Island (Essex) for many years and has not been road-licensed since the start of 1988. It was seen at the museum on 6th June 2023, looking fine apart from missing a front number plate.	20/07/2023
233		By Lee Thatcher The equivalent of a secret handshake for crew ferry cars seems to be to have one wheeltrim missing! This is another anonymous RATP Dacia Sandero, this time D75138 (NU72GBV) seen at Hounslow Garage on 31st May 2023. Hounslow (AV) has its own allocation of Sanderos, which usually park outside the garage exit door. However, D75138 is actually from Hounslow Heath (code WK, recently changed from HH), and it was parked by the garage entrance. Comparing this photo to the Arriva Seat Ibiza at Brixton, I was struck by how similar the two designs appear. However, there is no connection between them, the Dacia having Renault roots while the Seat is from the Volkswagen family.	20/07/2023
234		By Thomas Young It looked as though Arriva London had taken some new vans for engineering use at its South London garages in spring/summer 2023, so on 30th May I visited Croydon (TC), Thornton Heath (TH) and Brixton (BN) to look for them. I didn't do very well, only finding one new van (at BN) and it was not in a position to photograph. However, I did notice a couple of Norwood's Seat Ibiza cars were also parked at BN, including BP72YYF seen here (actually photographed while I was sitting at the bus stop on the other side of the main road!). We have seen in the past that Norwood crew ferry vehicles sometimes turn up at Thornton Heath. Their presence at BN seems more understandable, since route 137 is operated jointly by BN and N.	20/07/2023
235		By Ray Monk Given that many are unmarked, crew ferry vehicles can often be noticed by where they park as much as anything else. For example, this plain white Dacia Sandero car was at the bus stops on Haven Green (Ealing Broadway) on 27th May 2023. It is actually D75132 in the RATP fleet, bringing drivers for route E1 from Hounslow (AV) garage. The bus behind is from Edgware (BT) garage, also with RATP. Route 226 was won on tender from January 2023 and was supposed to be operated by BE-class electric single deckers. As has happened quite regularly, there were delays in completing the charging equipment at the garage and the route has mainly been run using 11-year old DE-class diesel buses.	20/07/2023
236		By Ray Monk The Toyota Yaris cars in TfL white/blue livery continue to be elusive, but it seems apparent now that some are actually used by LUL. For example, 8899T (seen here at Acton Works on 27th May 2023) has been noted at Neasden Depot and Ruislip Station. Note that the sign on the (temporary?) building in the background states that 'This Bus Station is ---- Property'!	20/07/2023
237		By Ray Monk 40 Ford Transit Couriers have been added to the central fleet since 2015, the current examples including nine used by Lifts and Escalators and five crew vans based at Lillie Bridge. 8771F is one of the former, and was seen at Acton Works on 27th May 2023.	20/07/2023
238		By Ray Monk I suspect that this Ford Transit van is used in support of engineering train operations. It has been noted at Ruislip Depot (where most of the railway stock is based) and the licensing dates suggest it replaced Mk7 Transit 7148F. In mid-May 2023 it was seen at Bollo House, perhaps awaiting entry to Smallbills Garage for attention, while on 27th May it was parked within Acton Works, as seen here.	20/07/2023
239		By Ray Monk As with Toyota Prius 8892T, VW Caddy Maxi crew van 8322VW is missing the letters from its fleetnumber. I have several earlier photos of this van, but all were taken from the offside (with a full fleetnumber). Seen in the car park at Acton Works on 27th May 2023.	20/07/2023
240		By Lee Thatcher Victoria-based Incident Response Unit 9063VW was photographed on 26th May 2023 parked close to home outside the National Audit Office on Buckingham Palace Road.	20/07/2023
241		By Ray Monk Despite being less than a mile from Hainault Depot, Fairlop Station on the Central Line appears to have its own service vehicle allocation. A single Ford Transit van has been seen parked outside the old station building on several occasions since early 2023. The location is at the end of the station car park and is gated, though the van can be clearly seen, as shown by this photo taken on 21st May 2023. The van is Ford Transit crew van 8784F, new in mid-2019, but only reported once before this year.	20/07/2023
242		By Derek Everson RATP Renault Master van R70036 was photographed outside the Twickenham engineering base on 17th May 2023. This van had operated anonymously since new (apart from the fleetnumber above the windscreen). It had recently gained lettering for engineering recruitment, although the open side (and rear) doors mean this is not fully visible.	20/07/2023
243		By Derek Everson RATP has retained the former NCP/NSL bus garage at Twickenham for use as an engineering and storage base. Seen inside on 17th May 2023 was Renault Master van R70032 MF20RYU, which Derek was told was only visiting. However, it was seen here again a few weeks later, while sightings logged on LTSV are somewhat inconclusive as far as allocations are concerned! The double-deck bus in the background is one of the batch of Volvo B5LHs with Egyptian MCV EvoSeti bodywork that were ordered by Tower Transit as their MV38201 to MV38251. When Tower Transit was broken up, this was one of 30 that were at Westbourne Park and hence passed to RATP London Transit, being renumbered from MV38229 to VMH45346.	20/07/2023
244		By Derek Everson Photographed inside Metroline's Central Engineering and Logistics Facility (CELF) at Perivale on 17th May 2023, AY71JKF is the only Ford Transit van in the Metroline fleet (they also have a Transit box van, plus lots of Transit Customs and Transit Connects). This van appears to divide its time between here and the bus garage at Harrow Weald. Note the rolls of material on the right, which I guess may be replacement floor coverings for buses.	20/07/2023
245		By Dave Wolstencroft LUL Toyota Prius car 8892T was found parked at the substation near the top of Bollo Lane in Acton on 17th May 2023. A sign on the gate of this premises states that it is the 'Powerlink Training Centre', and 8892T is indeed one of the vehicles allocated to the Power Supply section at Tufnell Park. I noticed that the fleetnumber on the nearside was lacking the T suffix, even though it had this when new. Looking through file photos, it would appear that a new front nearside wing was fitted in spring 2020. Ray photographed it at Acton Works on 1st March 2020, when it had a wing with no lettering (and no red stripe). Derek then caught it a couple of days later by which time it had returned to Tufnell Park and regained a fleetnumber (without suffix) and the missing piece of red stripe.	20/07/2023
246		By Thomas Young Parked beside the River Thames at Twickenham on 16th May 2023, the main reason I noticed this former Abellio service vehicle was because it still retained the 'Engineering Support' part of its lettering. Ford Transit Connect van NH07EBF was based at Abellio's Battersea Garage from at least 2010 until 2018. It has subsequently gained a roof-rack, and a parking ticket!	20/07/2023
247		By Dave Wolstencroft Gathering seeds at Rickmansworth Depot on 15th May 2023, 8655VW is a Volkswagen Caddy Maxi crew van that appears to have been allocated here since new in summer 2018. Interestingly, this LUL vehicle is flanked numerically by Elizabeth Line vehicles 8654F and 8656F. Perhaps 8655VW was originally intended for the Elizabeth Line, or perhaps their 8656F was a late addition.	20/07/2023
248		By Clive Greedus During engineering work on the Central Line, Clive found this pair of Volkswagen Transporter minibuses parked at Leytonstone Station on 13th May 2023. Both are nominally allocated to Acton Works, and 8832VW was the one nearest the camera with 8430VW beyond.	20/07/2023
249		By Lee Thatcher Although only a mile or so from Victoria (where several IRUs are based), Vauxhall Bus Station is within the area managed by vehicles from the South London allocation at Morden. Paying a visit on 12th May 2023 was VW Crafter 9068VW.	20/07/2023
250		By Kim Rennie Kim found London Buses Incident Response Unit van 9087VW parked near the bus garage on Fairfield Road in Bow on 5th May 2023. This van can usually be found resting at Stratford City Bus Station.	20/07/2023
251		By Ray Monk Ray peered into Barking Garage on 6th May 2023 and found the resident engineer's van parked inside. Most Stagecoach London garages now have a Vauxhall Vivaro-E electric van allocated, the one at Barking being DY22LCJ. This is allocated Stagecoach national fleetnumber 91762, although this does not seem to be carried.	20/07/2023
252		By Dave Wolstencroft Seen parked near Griffith House on the night of 4th May 2023, 8829R is an example of the shorter (and less common) Renault Kangoo van.	20/07/2023
253		By Paul Nicholls The fleet of six minibuses used by TfL PCO (taxis and private hire compliance) was reduced to four in spring 2023 with the departure of 8599VW and 8601VW. This led to some reallocations of the remaining vehicles, with 8598VW moving from its long-term home of Aldgate Bus Station to North Greenwich Station (where it replaced 8601VW). Its place at Aldgate was taken by 8715VW, formerly of Kingston. The whereabouts of similar 8600VW are currently unknown, as it has not been seen at Stratford Station since late 2022. Paul photographed 8598VW at North Greenwich on 4th May 2023.	20/07/2023
254		By Ray Monk This photo taken in the DSM van yard at Acton Works on 30th April 2023 shows how the Ford Transit is still a major part of the central fleet, despite the adoption of several alternative models. It also shows the subtle differences between the 2020 facelift version of the Mk8 Transit (9017F on the left) and the original Mk8 (all others), and between the high-roof van (8674F, second from the left, plus 8672F beyond the VW Caddy van) and the mid-height version (all others). Regular readers will know that there is no such thing as low-roof Mk8 Transit!	20/07/2023
255		By Ray Monk Where have you been? 9011F is one of two Ford Mondeo estate cars delivered in November 2019 (the other was 9036F). Ray managed to catch both of them at Acton Works when they were brand new, which was fortunate as they then effectively disappeared. There has been one report of 9036F (at Edgware Track Depot) but nothing was seen of 9011F until it made a return visit to Acton Works in April 2023. Remarkably, Ray was again on hand to capture this view (on 30th April), which also seems to include the full allocation of five LBSL Volkswagen Crafter Incident Response Unit vans.	20/07/2023
256		By Ray Monk Renault Kangoo Maxi van 8545R has been mainly based at Ruislip Station since delivery in late 2017, though it has not been reported there since late-2022. It may now have moved to Acton Works, where it was photographed on 30th April 2023. Note that the offices behind are still highlighting the 70th anniversary of Distribution Services (which occurred in 2019). Ah well, they can change them to 75th anniversary posters next year!	20/07/2023
257		By Ray Monk Bus route 315 terminates a stone's throw from Norwood Garage, but since the route was tendered to Abellio (and the garage is run by Arriva), buses have to terminate nearby at Cheviot Road. There is a short stretch of bus-only road which acts as a stand, and which is curiously equipped with four 'saw-tooth' parking bays. It would appear that these are more for crew ferry cars than the buses, and the route is actually worked from Beddington Cross, over three miles away. Seen at Cheviot Road on 29th April 2023 was Vauxhall Astra hatchback DV68JTZ.	20/07/2023
258		By Ray Monk The two Nissan Interstar minibuses delivered to Go-Ahead London's Camberwell Garage in late 2022 are still being used in anonymous red livery, while the two older Renault Master minibuses (which were lettered, and which we presumed the new minibuses were to replace) have also remained in use. On 29th April 2023 Ray found BX72ATV parked in the little rectangular extension at the back of the garage yard.	20/07/2023
259		By Ray Monk If you visit Norwood Garage to look for their crew ferry cars, you will usually find a couple parked around the front entrance. However, you should also walk around to Rothschild Street (along the south side of the garage) as more can be found there in a yard that is mainly used for car parking. Ray was there on 29th April and photographed this line of five Seat Ibiza cars, all of which had been delivered a couple of months earlier. Nearest the camera is BP72HJF.	20/07/2023
260		By Dave Wolstencroft Having been somewhat peripatetic since the closure of the Chancel Street (Southwark) base a few years ago, one of the LBSL Passenger Data Vauxhall Movano minibuses turned up at North Greenwich Station in April 2023 and stayed for a couple of weeks. 8304V was photographed there on the 27th, with TfL VW Transporter minibus 8598VW. The latter has also had a change of allocation recently, but it gets its own photo later on.	20/07/2023
261		By Derek Everson Seen at the White Bus Service base in Horsell (near Woking) on 16th April 2023, this Peugeot 307 estate car had a black livery with graphics and lettering advertising a car locksmiths. However, it also had a fleetnumber in the top corner of the windscreen (94), suggesting that it was actually a White Bus service vehicle. The livery may be for an associated company, or it could simply be advertising.	20/07/2023
262		By Ray Monk Ray found at least three new Seat cars working from Dartford Garage on 5th June 2023, and he photographed BG23TWW nearby turning off Central Road.	06/06/2023
263		By Ray Monk Ray paid a visit to Dartford Garage on 5th June 2023, as it had been reported that there were some new Seat cars there. He did find some Seats, but other (hired) cars were still in use, including Peugeot 5008 KW21BKO seen leaving the garage. Note the curious body styling below the headlamps. The cars in the background seem to mainly be private ones.	06/06/2023
264		By Steve Warman On recent visits to Uxbridge Bus Station, I noticed that Abellio cars no longer seemed to park there, and this photo may provide an explanation. On 3rd June 2023, Steve found Abellio Ford Fiesta EO13DNU in the underground car park off Bakers Road, very close to the Bus Station. EO13DNU is from the Dawley Road allocation and, like most Abellio cars, has a neat application of company names on the doors. It also has fleetnumber 6808 on the rear.	06/06/2023
265		By Phil Hambling Ford Transit crew van 8464F is a regular participant in the night-time run-outs from Stratford Market Depot. As such I had no photos of it until Phil came across it parked in Pitsea on 2nd June 2023.	06/06/2023
266		By LTSV Collection It is always nice to be able to show photos taken by insiders, giving us views not normally available. This one, taken on 2nd June 2023, shows Ford Transit dropside truck 8938F at London Road Depot in Elephant and Castle. As we showed a couple of years ago, this location has a parking area at street level which can hold about 15 vehicles but which cannot easily be seen from any public vantage point. The truck here however was at the lower level, having come down the ramp. Sightings suggest that 8938F is not based here, being kept instead at Northumberland Park Depot.	06/06/2023
267		By Lee Thatcher This photo taken at Staines Bus Station on 31st May 2023 actually has five service vehicles in it. To the fore are three Dacia Sandero cars from RATP's Hounslow Heath Garage. Older MJ69ZDR on the left has company lettering and fleetnumber D75118. The two newer examples on the right are anonymous but are allocated fleetnumbers D75136 (NU72GBF) and D75138 (NU72GBV). Note that two of the cars have missing wheeltrims, a sight that used to be common with crew ferry cars. In the background are two White Bus Service vehicles in the form of Citroen Nemo van YG10PBZ and Ford Fiesta AF06XXL, although the latter was recently marked as being withdrawn on LTSV due to it having an expired licence. It has since been renewed.	06/06/2023
268		By Derek Everson Derek visited Guildford Garage again on 31st May 2023 and found this recovery truck present. RS11REC is a MAN TGX and has been with R&S Recovery since at least January 2013 (when Derek had seen it in Reading). Alongside is Nissan e-NV200 van SL71ORX which appears to have Stagecoach advertising on its sides. When Guildford Garage was operated by Arriva (and originally by LT/LCBS), it was covered by LOTS, and hence by LTSV. However, it is now run as part of the large Stagecoach South operation and is hence no longer covered. I may add photos, but their vehicles will not be added to the database. Gotta draw the line somewhere!	06/06/2023
269		By Ray Monk First reported in March 2023, this Nissan Primastar van carries a very distinctive livery of white with red side panels, yellow/orange stripes along the waist and a yellow 'mask' front. It is lettered for 'LRR, London Rail Replacement, Part of Abellio London Bus, Technical Engineering Support' and was photographed on Bollo Lane in Acton on 27th May 2023. The van appears to have replaced older Nissan NV300 LO19MUE (the design is the same, the NV300 having been rebranded as the Primastar in 2021). The latter vehicle turned out to be operated by a contractor rather than by Abellio itself, and the same thing may apply to this new van.	06/06/2023
270		By Ray Monk Electric vans have become increasingly common on UK roads over the past few years and when (or if!) the central fleet resumes taking new deliveries, I expect that they will feature prominently. For now, the only examples currently in stock are 8 Renault Kangoos, 3 Ford Transit Customs and a demonstrator Ford Transit. 8619R is one of the Renault Kangoos and was photographed at Acton Works on 27th May 2023.	06/06/2023
271		By Ray Monk Ray visited the (relatively) new Abellio garage at Dawley Road (Hayes) on 27th May 2023, and photographed some of the many crew ferry vehicles based there. Abellio had a preference for Ford Fiestas for many years, and black GJ13SRX and FP10AON (with differing frontal stylings) are seen here along with a more recent addition in the form of Vauxhall Astra hatchback UHZ3496. The Irish registration number is unusual and may have been applied before it was acquired by Abellio. Having said that, Abellio has also had cars registered AFZ6025, PJZ6903 and RIG4837.	06/06/2023
272		By Kim Rennie It seems to me that Museum Way has had an increased allocation of late, with more vehicles being parked outside the front yard. On 25th May 2023 a gaggle of Renault Kangoo Maxi vans was present, including 8309R, 8312R and 8310R.	06/06/2023
273		By Dave Wolstencroft Dave used the sightings data logged on LTSV to track down LUL Renault Kangoo Maxi van 8821R to Blendon (between Bexleyheath and Sidcup) on 19th May 2023.	06/06/2023
274		By Simon Dixon LUL Volkswagen Caddy Maxi crew van 8982VW can be seen working out of Lillie Bridge Depot at night, but it may live elsewhere, since Simon found it parked in Milton Keynes on 18th May 2023.	06/06/2023
275		By Dave Wolstencroft Parked under the trees at Rickmansworth Depot on 15th May 2023, Renault Kangoo Maxi van 8792R has been based here since new in 2019 and has (so far) never been reported anywhere else.	06/06/2023
276		By Dave Wolstencroft Six year old Volkswagen Transporter minibus 8300VW appears to have spent most of its career based at Lillie Bridge Depot and active in inner London at night. Observations suggest it may now have moved out to leafy Rickmansworth, and it was photographed in the small depot there on 15th May 2023.	06/06/2023
277		By Dave Wolstencroft Having not been reported since it was new over three years ago, we had no idea where Nissan Leaf car 8960N was allocated. Dave then found it parked on the approach road to Stonebridge Park Depot on 11th May 2023. As was mentioned recently, Stonebridge Park is one of those locations that cannot easily be seen into, so perhaps 8960N has been based there. 8960N is the only example of the updated ('angular') Nissan Leaf in the LUL fleet, though TfL/LBSL has four (9100N to 9103N).	06/06/2023
278		By Bob Milner Most of the numerous new cars added to the Arriva London fleet this spring have been white Seat Ibiza and Aronas, but there are some other types. Seen outside Palmers Green Garage on 7th May 2023 and showing fleetnumber AD210 in the windscreen, black LG23UKW is a Kia Xceed. Alongside is red Seat Leon CX70LWC with number AD205.	06/06/2023
279		By Ray Monk Alongside a large number of Seat Ibiza cars, Arriva London has also taken a handful of Seat Aronas. These can be recognised most readily by having black roofs. BJ23RMY is allocated to Barking (Dagenham) as their number 220. Interestingly this number was last reported on a slightly older Seat Leon car in red (DE69HYW), whereas most of the other vehicles replaced were Vauxhalls dating from 2014-2017.	06/06/2023
280		By Ray Monk Arriva London has been taking lots of new vehicles recently, mainly in the form of Seat cars. Barking (Dagenham) has received several, most of which now show the fleetnumber cards that they inherited from the vehicles they replaced. This view taken on 6th May 2023 shows five of the cars in the front car park, including Seat Ibizas numbered 121, 132, 133 and 216 plus a Seat Arona as 219	06/06/2023
281		By Ray Monk Although in use for almost 4 years, Go-Ahead EF19HHE managed to avoid being photographed until Ray caught it on Factory Road at North Woolwich on 6th May 2023. This Ford Transit Custom van is nominally allocated to Silvertown Garage but can sometimes be seen parked at the nearby Henley Road Garage. The latter garage is visible in the background, while the entrance to Silvertown Garage is behind the following car.	06/06/2023
282		By Ray Monk Also seen at Acton Works on 30th April 2023, this view of new Volvo FMX flatbed lorry KY23LNO shows the rather unusual rear aspect. There is no tail-lift, though there are stabilisers mounted behind the (lifting) rear axle. These are for use in conjunction with the folding crane fitted between the cab and the headboard.	06/06/2023
283		By Ray Monk Another view of Volvo FMX grab-loader KM72XPP at Acton Works, this time on 30th April 2023, not long after it had gained TfL lettering. I believe that the three new lorries have been bought or leased (rather than hired) but they do all have a 'budget' livery application, with no skirt or stripe on the cabs.	06/06/2023
284		By Ray Monk A surprising find in the car park at Acton Works on 30th April 2023 was Ford Transit van KD07DXW. The blue skirt gives away the fact that this was previously an LUL vehicle, having been fleetnumber 6238F from March 2007 until about 2010. It then lost its fleetnumber and lettering but continued to be seen quite regularly around Acton Works and elsewhere, although its ownership at this time is not clear. It was last reported in 2016 but re-appeared almost 7 years later. In the interim it appears to have been converted into a crew van, with a window in the nearside cargo door. It looks as though the other side panels have been covered over with black window blanks, one of which is not the right length! The van was still here (or was here again) a few weeks later.	06/06/2023
285		By Clive Greedus Clive found LUL Renault Kangoo Maxi van 8683R at Newbury Park Station on 20th April 2023. Although not a particularly rare example, the sightings that have been logged do not help determine where this van is allocated.	06/06/2023
286		By Derek Everson Derek paid another visit to White Bus Service's Horsell garage (near Woking) on 16th April 2023 and again found a few service vehicles present. Carrying fleetnumber 95, this Ford Transit Connect van was slightly unusual for carrying lettering for the Rowgate Group, this being the owner of White Bus along with coach companies Fernhill and Baileys. Alongside was a pale blue Citroen C1 car which also carried a fleetnumber (92) in the windscreen.	06/06/2023
287		By Lee Thatcher Of the new Ford Transit Connect vans delivered for Metroline in spring 2023, AV72ZPB has settled at Brentford. It was photographed at Hounslow Bus Station on 1st April 2023. The bus in front is one of a number of second-hand Enviro 400s that were acquired by RATP in 2020/2021, in this case from Tower Transit.	06/06/2023
288		By Colin Smith On 29th April 2023 Colin captured this view of Volvo FMX curtainsided lorry KM72XPV in the lorry yard at Acton Works. The lorry appears to be in the same condition as when seen in March, except that large TfL lettering has been applied to the curtains. I reckon this confirms that these are 'permanent' additions to the fleet, rather than hires. The use of generic TfL roundels (solid blue), rather than red/blue Underground ones is a change from the normal for lorries, as is the lack of any lettering or skirt/stripe on the cabsides.	29/04/2023
289		By Colin Smith Some welcome news about the central fleet concerns new lorries at Acton Works. The two Volvo FMX lorries delivered in February 2023 have now received lettering, and they have been joined by a third. On the left in this view taken from the railway on 28th April 2023 is 3-axle flatbed lorry KY23LNO. This has a crane behind the cab and a lifting rear-axle. On the right is 4-axle grab-loader KM72XPP. Both lorries appear to have all-white cabs, and all-blue bodywork, while the lettering is the generic TfL with blue roundel. These could be on labels (which would suggest they were only hires), but the next photo made me think otherwise.	29/04/2023
290		By Ray Monk Ray visited Norwood Garage to see the recently delivered Seat Ibiza cars on 29th April 2023 and he found a couple of even newer cars. BG23KYF was another Ibiza and was at the south end of the yard. It was marked as S10 on the blue star in the windscreen, suggesting it had replaced Vauxhall Corsa car WP66SXU, which had the same number. Six of the (only slightly) older Ibizas were in a line in the middle of the yard, and I will be showing some more photos of them next time around.	29/04/2023
291		By Kevblokey Stonebridge Park Depot is one of those that are really hard to see into, and as such, we haven't listed any vehicles as being allocated there for a while. I tried the footbridge over the West Coast Main Line (visible in the background here) a few years ago, but it was a long walk and I saw nothing. Fortunately, we have some 'inside' contacts, and this photo taken on 24th April 2023 is rather interesting. To the fore is TfL liveried Renault Kangoo van 9114R. Originally part of the Streets fleet, it is not known whether this now works for LUL, though the fact that it was plugged in suggests that it may be a regular here. Also visible is Ford Transit Van 8431F, which has only been reported a handful of times. This would seem to indicate that it might also be based here.	29/04/2023
292		By Thomas Young On sale at the North Street Garage open day on 22nd April 2023 (and at the Brooklands event the week before) was the latest edition of LOTS' SUP24 series of books. These list the current service vehicle fleet and have been issued about every two years since 2007. This photo shows all eight issues which I have produced for LOTS. If you're wondering about SUP24A and SUP24B, they were actually published in the early 1980s and were rather different both in content and layout.	29/04/2023
293		By Ray Monk An open day was held at Stagecoach London's North Street (Romford) Bus Garage on 22nd April 2023 and if you visited you would have walked past this van. DY22LDF is one of seven Vauxhall Vivaro-E electric vans acquired during 2022 which now provide most of the engineering support to the fleet. The application of lettering to the vans varies, and this example was still anonymous.	29/04/2023
294		By Andrew Lidinson The bus driver recruitment adverts have also appeared on Go-Ahead London crew ferry minibuses south of the river. RX71SZO was seen at Bromley North Station on 18th April 2023. This example has been based at Orpington since new in October 2021, but it was parked near to RJ19HSZ which has had spells at Luton (Airport commercial operations), Croydon and Bexleyheath. It still carried the local BX2 fleetnumber applied by the latter.	29/04/2023
295		By Chris Jennings Some of Go-Ahead London's Mercedes Vito crew ferry minibuses started appearing with driver recruitment adverts from April 2023. As this photo of RX71SYU at Turnpike Lane on 17th April shows, the adverts are formed of a vinyl wrap applied to much of each side plus the back window. RX71SYU has been rather nomadic since delivery to Northumberland Park in Autumn 2021. It went to Bexleyheath in early 2022, then to Croydon before going back to Bexleyheath. It may have been at River Road or Silvertown in early 2023 but it has now returned to its original base at Northumberland Park.	29/04/2023
296		By Andrew Lidinson After a busy week off, Andrew didn't expect to see any more SVs for a while. Except that he did! Found on Wickham Road in Brockley was Ford Transit Custom crew van LN17JSV, still showing evidence of having been an LUL vehicle. It had been fleetnumber 8334F and, along with similar 8335F and 8336F, was one of a trio of Custom crew vans that were withdrawn in autumn 2022. This angle highlights the various recognition points for the Medium Wheelbase (ie longer) variant of the Transit Custom.	18/04/2023
297		By Andrew Lidinson Also found at Edmonton Garage on 9th April 2023, but on the opposite side of the yard, was a further line of 8 cars. These were mainly 2-year old Peugeot 208s, all in silver or black and with labels in the rear window proclaiming them to be 'E Ferry Van E1' and so on up to E9. It looks as though KP70DYJ shown here may also have had a label on the dashboard. This poses a few questions. Why does Edmonton need so many crew ferry cars? Why are they numbered in three distinct series (EC2xx, EC9xx and Ex)? And does E actually refer to Edmonton at all? E is the official code for Enfield, which is also an Arriva Garage. But if they are Enfield's, why were they all at Edmonton? All will/may become clear in due course.	18/04/2023
298		By Andrew Lidinson More brand-new Seat Ibiza cars seen at Edmonton Garage on 9th April 2023 included BJ23FFT (EC206), BG23LBY (EC904) and BJ23OCR (EC218). If anyone knows (or would like to guess) the significance of the two distinct number series (2xx and 9xx) then do get in touch!	18/04/2023
299		By Andrew Lidinson I don't know whether Bob and Andrew know each other (or have ever met), but they seem to have been following each other around lately! On 9th April 2023 they both visited Arriva's Edmonton Garage and found a mother lode of new service vehicles. The most prominent were at least nine white Seat Ibiza cars with varied registrations in the BG23xxx and BJ23xxx series. All were unmarked but they all had window labels stating 'Arriva Ferry Vehicle' and with numbers in the EC2xx and EC9xx ranges. This view shows BG23CKP (EC211) with several similar vehicles parked in front of it. To the left is slightly older (and slightly more colourful) Seat Leon DF69PYU (EC903). There doesn't seem to be a great deal of difference between the Seat Ibiza and Seat Leon designs....	18/04/2023
300		By Andrew Lidinson Andrew spotted this unmarked white Seat Ibiza car near Lakeside Bus Station on 8th April 2023 and wondered whether it might be an Arriva vehicle, given that a batch of similar-looking cars had recently been delivered to Norwood. The discovery of more cars at Edmonton the next day seemed to confirm that BJ23EYH is with Arriva London, presumably working from Grays Garage. Reports of any other examples would be welcomed.	18/04/2023

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