| The second long-awaited photo (also taken on 1st April 2021) shows Nissan Leaf car 9100N at Eltham Bus Station. Four of these cars were delivered to Acton Works in early August 2020 and given TfL white/blue livery. Three (9101/2/3N) entered service at Turnpike Lane the following month, but 9100N seems to have been forgotten about and remained in the front car park at Acton Works for several more months. We had speculated that the new car was intended to replace rather elderly Nissan Leaf car KE14FJO at Eltham Bus Station. This turned out to be correct, but the actual swap over did not take place until the end of March 2021. Whether 9100N had indeed spent the whole 8 months parked up at Acton is not clear because of the lack of reports due to COVID restrictions. What we do know is that KE14FJO was still at Eltham on 31st March, but 9100N was there the following day. KE14FJO was then reported at Acton Works a few days later, no doubt pending disposal. The new car has red/yellow chevrons on the rear (as did KE14FJO). I presume the three at Turnpike Lane also have these, though I have not seen a rear aspect photo of any of them yet. Comparing this photo with a similar one taken in September 2020 shows the switch but also shows how the livery of bus station vehicles has changed. Traditionally red, these are now all white-based. Indeed KE14FJO was probably the last red service vehicle to remain in use in the 'central' fleet, even though it was actually more maroon.... |
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