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| Details: This photograph clarifies the situation with Go-Ahead London minibus numbering which I mentioned back in May. To recap, it would appear that Go-Ahead has allocated new fleetnumbers to its service vehicle fleet, one of the engineering vans being noted with ES11 lettering applied in the traditional positions. I then got reports of some of the numerous Mercedes Vito minibuses being numbered in the FVxx series, although it was not mentioned where the numbers were applied. It would appear that only the minibuses at Silvertown have been done so far, and the numbers are carried on a yellow label in the side windows. The company fleetnumber is in the box in the bottom right of this label, and is prefixed FV, presumably for Ferry Vehicle . A larger number is also shown, these being in the FY0x series, and believed to be Silvertown's own 'local' fleetnumbers. Recent observations suggest that Vito minibuses from other garages are still operating without company fleetnumbers. The Northumberland Park minibuses have 'local' fleetnumbers on window labels, while the two at Bexleyheath have properly applied local fleetnumbers BX1 and BX2. Ray photographed RX18LLN, FV16 (aka FY01), at Beckton Asda on 17th July 2021. The Stagecoach bus visible to the left is one of the growing number of electric-powered double-deckers now in use. 14123 is a BYD D8UR-DD with ADL Enviro 400 City bodywork (such evocative names they give them these days!). Visible in this view is the rear-facing video camera that has replaced traditional mirrors on many recent deliveries. The round object above that is believed to also be a video camera, one of several that are used to present a composited image of the vehicle's immediate surroundings to the driver. | |||
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