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| Title: |
How many IRUs will there be? |
| Category: |
Central Fleet Leased Vehicles |
| Posted by: |
Thomas Young |
| On: |
08/02/2008 23:30 |
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The number range now spans 6347M to 6370M, suggesting at least 24 of these vans are expected. Ray speculated that these may be to replace the 5578F-5589F batch of Transits plus the 5668VW-5678VW/5781VW batch of Transporters, these totalling 24 vehicles. The VWs are however only just coming up to 3 years old, so I would think that any remaining Zafiras or Focus Estates would be replaced first. Orpington Station has 2 or 3 of the VWs so this might be a location to watch. Can I ask for any sightings of Zafiras, Focus Estates or Transits to be reported so that disposal dates can be estimated. |
6 replies, shown below in date order (oldest first).
Posted by Steve Howard at 18:17 on 10/02/2008
My totally uneducated guess is that the 14 Hondas (known to date) and 24 IRUs might approximately replace 11 Focuses (5287-5297), 15 Zafiras (5559-5573) and 12 Transits (5578-5589). But that's probably just coincidence.
Posted by Thomas Young at 23:41 on 16/02/2008
I was reminded today that the four un-numbered VW Golf cars have possibly also been replaced recently. Any reports of these would be useful. However, yet two more variables to throw into the equation concern the silver cars marked up for LBSL Infrastructure (un-numbered Astras AP57WRJ and LN57USB and VW Touran 6397VW) and the three white Transits (YH05TVE/VDO/VDZ) that have been on hire since 2005.
Posted by Thomas Young at 15:30 on 18/02/2008
I forgot about the four un-numbered LBSL Ford Galaxy cars. Like the 55xxF Transits and Zafiras, these date from late 2003/early 2004 and so should be ripe for replacement. Enough of this speculation. What I can say is this. Anything that happens, happens. Anything that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen. Anything that, in happening, causes itself to happen again, happens again.
Posted by Thomas Young at 16:00 on 27/05/2008
IRU fleet confirmed as 26 vehicles. A press release last week referred to TfL having obtained 26 Mercedes-Benz 315 CDi Sprinter vans for use as Incident Response Units. A bit late but it does provide us with the MB model number, which is not carried on the vehicles. It also confirms that the 26 examples already reported represent the entire fleet.
Posted by Ray at 11:39 on 29/05/2008
The Ghost of 27. East Thames Transit van KB57OSC has IRU markings on the side as per the IRUs. It is white, however, and should not be mistaken as a ghost if seen after dark. (Presumably may also apply to the other new East Thames van which may therefore be the ghost of 28!)
Posted by Ray at 15:57 on 30/05/2008
The Ghost of 28. East Thames other Transit (KB57OPL) is also decorated as such - note reg.
