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London bus pictures (29):
Update - unfortunately, the video I uploaded today had a major error in it which means it's rescheduled to tomorrow at 10:45-12:00.
1) A Volvo BZL on the 187 at Willesden County Court.
2) A StreetLite on the 232 at Brent Park Tesco.
3) An Enviro400 Hybrid on the 92 at Brent Park Tesco. I haven't taken the 92 in ages and need to get around to doing it on an end to end journey sometime.
4) An Enviro400 City EV on the 65 at Kew Bridge
5 & 6) A Gemini 3 hybrid on the 237 at Gunnersbury Station and Watermans Centre.

Routes featured:
187 - Park Royal, Central Middlesex Hospital to Finchley Road, O2 Centre
232 - St Raphael's to Turnpike Lane Station
92 - St Raphael's North to Ealing Hospital
65 - Ealing Broadway to Kingston
237 - White City to Hounslow Heath

The new N118 bus route explained:
https://youtu.be/Cz2E5IFChic?si=EpaTc...

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The new N118 night bus route has now started! For details about the route and changes to the N18 and 114's (suspended) 24hr service, watch this video:
https://youtu.be/Cz2E5IFChic?si=39tc8...

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New tender announcement (16/1/26):
Route 109 has been retained by TUK with new electrics.
Route 119 has been awarded to TUK with new electrics.
Route 197 has been retained by GoAhead with new electrics.
Route 353 has been retained by GoAhead (Metrobus) with new electrics.
Route 407 has been retained by TUK with new electrics.
Routes 645 and 664 have been awarded to TUK with new electrics.

I won't be able to do a tender video on this so thought I'd share them with a post. Of course, I'll be covering these routes in detail when their first/last days / electrics arrive.

The new N118 bus route explained:
https://youtu.be/Cz2E5IFChic?si=EpaTc...

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London bus pictures (28):
1) A Gemini 2 on route 474 at its Canning Town terminus.
2) An Enviro400 on route 428 around Dartford.
3) An Enviro200 MMC on route 110 at Kew Gardens Station.
4) A Gemini 2 hybrid on the 57 at Wimbledon Station.
5 - 8) Gemini 2 & 3 hybrids on the 18 at Royal Oak and around Kensal Rise.

Routes featured:
474 - Canning Town, Hermit Road to Manor Park
428 - Bluewater to Erith
110 - Hammersmith Bus Station to Hounslow Bus Station
57 - Clapham Park, Atkins Road to Kingston
18 - Sudbury to Euston

London bus pictures (27):
youtube.com/post/UgkxeyiUCY43DJqIXQrt1TSA4fP1_zzKz…

The new N118 night bus explained:
https://youtu.be/Cz2E5IFChic?si=EpaTc...

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London bus pictures (27):
1) An Enviro400 Hybrid and StreetDeck Electroliner on routes 220 and 266 in Harlesden Town Centre.
2) A New Routemaster on the 32 at its terminus at Kilburn Park Station.
3) A Gemini 3 hybrid on the 328 at Great Western Road, Westbourne Park.
4) A 468 on diversion at Croydon Flyover.
5) A Gemini 3 hybrid on the 430 at Putney Heath.
6 - 8) An MCV EvoSeti on the 333 at Brixton Station and Southcroft Road.

Routes featured:
220 - Willesden Junction to Wandsworth
266 - Brent Cross Shopping Centre to Acton Old Town Hall
32 - Edgware Station to Kilburn Park
328 - Golders Green to Chelsea, Worlds End
468 - Elephant & Castle to South Croydon, South End
430 - South Kensington to Roehampton, Danebury Avenue
333 - Elephant & Castle to Tooting Broadway

London bus pictures (26):
youtube.com/post/Ugkxpphka0WtqkNEj_PP3okzw2Pq-fgdt…

The new N118 night bus explained:
https://youtu.be/Cz2E5IFChic?si=EpaTc...

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London bus pictures (26):
1) A BYD eBus BD11 on route 31 at Kilburn Park Station. The 31 has converted to electrics pretty quickly, with only two hybrids on the route at the time this post was written.
2) An MCV EvoSeti on route 328 at Kilburn High Road Station. I still haven't been able to ride an EvoSeti at Cricklewood on a route that isn't the 266 which is really disappointing.
3) A Volvo BZL on the 228 at Acton Lane, Harlesden.
4 - 6) An Enviro200 MMC on route 72 at Hammersmith Bridge, North Side.
7 & 8) A 49 diverted via Hammersmith!

Routes featured:
31 - White City to Camden Town, Bayham Street
328 - Golders Green to Chelsea, World's End
228 - Park Royal, Central Middlesex Hospital to Maida Hill, The Chippenham
49 - White City to Clapham Junction

The final weeks of Stagecoach running the 96:
https://youtu.be/fMiWU3AUk84?si=OXn7k...

The new N118 night bus explained:
https://youtu.be/Cz2E5IFChic?si=EpaTc...

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Update - after a few weeks of infrequent uploads, I finally have enough content to start posting regularly again! Over the next week or so, I plan on uploading over 5 videos, starting on Friday or Saturday.

Pictures:
1) A StreetDeck Electroliner on the 266 at Buckingham Road, Harlesden.
2 & 3) Westbourne Park have struggled to run the 31 since they took over from Metroline, with frequent bunches and curtailments (though that being said, the service under Metroline was also pretty unreliable). I saw four 31s in the space of two minutes while waiting for a 28 at Great Western Road (three in one direction and one in the other).
4) An Enviro200 EV on route 226 at Buckingham Road.
5) A Volvo BZL on route 228 at Third Avenue.
6) A GB Kite on route R70 around Hampton.
7 & 8) An Enviro200 MMC on route R68 at Teddington, Broad Street (with an unnecessary bandit blind).

Routes featured:
266 - Brent Cross Shopping Centre to Acton High Street
31 - Camden Town, Bayham Street to White City
226 - Golders Green to Ealing Broadway
228 - Maida Hill, The Chippenham to Park Royal, Central Middlesex Hospital
R70 - Richmond, Manor Circus ro Hampton, The Avenue
R68 - Hampton Court to Kew Retail Park

The final weeks of Stagecoach running the 96:
https://youtu.be/fMiWU3AUk84?si=OXn7k...

The new N118 night bus explained:
https://youtu.be/Cz2E5IFChic?si=EpaTc...

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South London bus pictures (10):
1) A Gemini 3 hybrid on route 127 at Glebe Court, Mitcham. I'm not a huge fan of these hybrid strays.
2) An Enviro200 EV on the S2 at Sutton Station.
3) An Enviro400 City EV on the 157 at Wrythe Lane, Rose Hill Roundabout.
4 & 5) NHS Give Blood wrapped EA8 on route 50 in the Clapham Common area.
6 - 8) A fairly uncommon Enviro400 Hybrid on the 155 at Tooting Broadway Station (curtailed from its usual terminus at St. George's Hospital).

Routes featured:
127 - Tooting Broadway to Purley
S2 - St Helier to Epsom
157 - Crystal Palace to Morden
50 - Stockwell to Croydon Town Centre
155 - Elephant & Castle to Tooting, St. George's Hospital

The new N118 night bus explained:
https://youtu.be/Cz2E5IFChic?si=EpaTc...

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The 290 is probably one of London's most underrated electric route. It runs between Twickenham and Staines, directly liking the two locations via Fulwell, Sunbury and Ashford. The route runs on the A316 dual carriageway for a lot of its route, making for fairly exciting fast paced journeys.

The 290 uses a mix of electrics. While being allocated Enviro200 EVs, Kites, BYD E400 City EVs and diesel E200 MMCs make regular appearances on the route.

A rare Enviro200 Dart strayed onto the 290 yesterday, and since it somehow stayed out for the whole day without being subbed, I decided to catch it. Here are some pictures from my journey:

1) An Enviro200 EV at Hampton Road East.
2 - 5) The rare E200 at Hampton Road East and London Road, Twickenham. I was the last passenger to step off this bus and was therefore - assuming this will be the last time one strays on the route - the last person to ride a Dart on the 290.
6 - 8) My first electric on the 290 - BE37048. Despite being around Twickenham all the time I never ride this route.

The final weeks of Stagecoach running the 96:
https://youtu.be/fMiWU3AUk84?si=OXn7k...

The new N118 night bus explained:
https://youtu.be/Cz2E5IFChic?si=EpaTc...

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London bus pictures (25):
1) An Enviro400 MMC smart hybrid on route 161 at Millennium Village South.
2) An Enviro200 EV on the 108 on Blackheath Common.
3) The 108 was on diversion between St Germans Place and Blackheath Royal Standard, diverting around Blackheath Common. Here's a picture taken from inside SEe16.
4) An ex-Quality Line Enviro200 on the 367 at East Croydon Station.
5 & 6) A New Routemaster on the 453 at Elephant & Castle, London Road.
7) A recently transferred Gemini 3 hybrid on the 281. Two or three 18 plate VHs have been sent from Hounslow to Fulwell garages for whatever reason.
8) The interior of a Stagecoach E400 MMC.

Routes featured:
161 - North Greenwich to Chislehurst War Memorial
108 - Stratford International to Lewisham Shopping Centre
367 - West Croydon to Bromley North
453 - Marylebone to Deptford Bridge
281 - Hounslow Bus Station to Tolworth Station

The final weeks of Stagecoach running the 96:
https://youtu.be/fMiWU3AUk84?si=OXn7k...

London bus pictures (24):
youtube.com/post/UgkxMO3RA2Tq4bgoM9vyYeBWHXoJugDmL…

The new N118 night bus explained:
https://youtu.be/Cz2E5IFChic?si=EpaTc...

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