!!!VERY RARE WORKING - MY LOCAL ROUTE!!!

SLN

18210

LX04FWW

248

Romford Market

17:53

75514

Severn Drive

THIS IS A VERY RARE WORKING!!! I HEARD THE NOISE OF SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE AN OMNICITY... AND IT WASN'T!!! IT WAS AN ALX400!!!

If I get a photo, I'll post it here, if not - sorry!

Full Tube Strike 06/08/15

On 6th August, there was a tube strike, affecting all of the lines. This is like hell on earth for commuters, but heaven on earth for bus spotters! Below are a few pictures of the replacements I saw:

Travelmasters Gemini Not in Service near Tower Hill

Go-Ahead Enviro 400 On route 11 near Aldwych

Ensignbus RM On route 15 near St Paul's

Ensignbus RM On route 15 near St Paul's

Ensignbus RM On route 15 near St Paul's

Ensignbus RM On route 15 neat St Paul's

Ensignbus RM On route 15 near St Paul's

Ensignbus RM On route 15 near St Paul's

Travelmasters ALX400 On route 25 near Bank

Ensignbus RT On route 25 near Bank

Travelmasters Gemini On route 25 near Bank

Metropolis Bus & Coach MCW Metrobus On route 25 near Bank

Ensignbus Scania Metropolitan On route 25 near Bank

Ensignbus Fleetline On route 25 near Bank

Travelmasters Gemini Not in Service near Bank

London Bus Museum RML On route 8 near Tower Hill.

Overall, the 6th was a great day! All of these photos were taken at peak times, as I tried at around midday - nothing! Thanks for reading!

RB6 Curtailment & Odd Working!

River Boat Services - Route RB6 - between Blackfriars and Putney Towards - Blackfriars BTC1 Sun Canary Wharf 08:45 91579 Embankment Pier BTC2 Moon Blackfriars 08:44 91577 Vauxhall St George Pier BTC4 Star Blackfriars 08:39 98616 Wandsworth Pier Towards - Putney BTC6 Meteor Putney 08:42 98603 Vauxhall St George Pier Today, Riverboat service 6 has had bunching, with a curtailment to Canary Wharf (On Sun Cruiser) and an odd working! (Meteor Cruiser) That's all for now!

Odd Workings - During Tube Strike

London Soverign/United odd workings: LS SLE35 YN55NKD 13 Golders Green 19:34 58741 Golders Green/Finchley R LU SLE47 YN55NKS 65 Ealing Broadway 20:07 72891 Ealing Broadway Station LU SP32 YN08DHY 391 Fulham 19:52 47394 Hammersmith Bus Station LU SP42 YT09BMO 203 Hounslow Bus St 20:07 47297 Great West Road LU SP110 YR59FYP 371 Richmond 19:33 48000 Manor Road/Sainsburys LU TA218 SN51SYX 57 Kingston 20:06 73752 Nimrod Road LU TA229 LG02FAA 57 Clapham Park 19:49 59351 Atkins Road/New Park Roa LU TA232 LG02FAK 57 Clapham Park 20:06 73518 Southcroft Road/Mitcham Arriva odd workings: AL DW106 LJ05BJZ 264 Croydon 20:06 71788 Whitgift Centre AL DW270 LJ59LWT 312 Norwood Junc 20:09 51918 South Croydon Bus Garage AL DW415 LJ11AEF 230 Uppr Walthstow 20:20 71312 Lordship Lane AL DW504 LJ62BZV 312 Norwood Junc 20:07 47281 Cherry Orchard Road/East AL DW506 LJ62BBZ 403 Warlingham 20:06 49641 Hillsmead Way AL DW515 LJ13CCV 197 Peckham 20:06 52876 Sunnybank AL DW580 LT63UKB 243 Wood Green 20:06 57324 Lealand Road AL HV61 LJ62BZH 141 Palmers Green 20:08 57243 Moorfields Eye Hospital Go-Ahead odd workings: GAL E27 LX06EZB 363 Crystal Palace 20:06 72987 Langton Rise GAL E227 SN61DFG 321 New Cross Gate 20:15 72974 Foots Cray Tesco GAL ED14 AE56OUN 462 Ilford 20:06 77129 Longwood Gardens GAL ED17 AE56OUS 364 Ilford 19:29 54398 Redbridge Central Librar GAL ED21 LX07BYM 300 East Ham Stn 20:06 49519 Tollgate Road GAL LDP269 LX05EYW 39 Clapham Junc 20:05 59477 Clapham Junction Station GAL PVL350 PF52WRA 21 Lewisham Centre 20:01 74606 Lewisham Station GAL PVL354 PF52WRG 171 Holborn 20:06 55592 Westmoreland Road GAL PVL382 PJ53NKW 200 Mitcham 20:00 51019 Hall Place GAL PVL413 LX54GZE 270 Mitcham 20:06 72576 Gorringe Park Avenue GAL SE18 SK07DZM 300 East Ham Stn 19:38 51934 Wordsworth Health Centre GAL SE22 SN57DWJ W19 St James Street 20:07 75038 Gainsborough Road Metrobus odd workings: MB 185 YX13AJO 464 New Addington 20:11 59033 Tatsfield Village/Old Sh MB 252 SN54GPX 162 Beckenham Jn 20:33 50158 Eltham Bus Station MB 267 PN06UYX R11 Q Mary\'s Hosp 20:06 77693 High Street/Broomhill Ro MB 271 SN03YBA R1 St Paul\'s Cray 20:09 58058 High Street/Green Street MB 613 YN06JXT 233 Eltham Station 20:07 47347 Beechenlea Lane MB 879 PN09ELV 127 Tooting Bdy 20:06 47809 The Bridle Road Metroline odd workings: ML DE1631 YX58FPT 206 Kilburn Park 20:06 49448 Kilburn High Road Statio ML DE1909 YX11CNU 282 Mnt Vernon Hosp 20:06 72455 Whitby Road ML SEL740 LK07AZW 297 Willesden Gar 20:06 53905 Alperton Sainsburys ML TE736 LK07AZR 107 New Barnet 20:06 57132 Sullivan Way ML TE1096 LK60AHD 32 Kilburn Park 20:07 73731 Hendon Magistrates Court ML TEH1112 LK60AJX 332 Brent Park 20:06 51261 St Johns Wood Road ML TEH1465 LK13BHP 32 Edgware 20:06 59364 Kilburn High Road ML TE1724 SN09CEO 95 Shepherd\'s Bush 20:12 74616 Southall Broadway ML TE1733 SN09CFG 95 Southall T H 20:06 49895 Cowgate Road ML VP482 LK03GLZ U4 Hayes, Prologis 19:31 91302 Prologis Park ML VP495 LK53LXM 17 Archway 20:05 47048 Killick Street ML VP499 LK53LXR 4 Archway 20:06 51379 Whittington Hospital ML VW1192 LK11CYF 7 Oxford Circus 19:45 52777 Brunel Road ML VW1390 LK62DUA 487 South Harrow 20:06 59029 Wood End Lane ML VW1397 LK62DVG 487 South Harrow 20:06 55132 Willesden Junction Stati ML VWH2060 LK64EJF 82 Victoria 20:25 71462 North Finchley Bus Stati Stagecoach odd workings: SLN 10164 SN63JVM 269 Bromley North 20:06 47024 Valentine Avenue SLN 10184 SN63NBD 269 Bexleyheath Ctr 20:06 52254 Bexleyheath Asda SLN 17868 LX03NFN 296 Romford Station 20:05 77664 Whalebone Lane North SLN 17881 LX03NGV 169 Barking 20:06 47545 Jaffe Road SLN 17919 LX03OSR 262 Stratford 20:05 77051 Sullivan Avenue SLN 17921 LX03OSV 330 Canning Town 20:00 49899 Hermit Road SLN 18245 LX04FYM 69 Canning Town 20:10 56216 Walthamstow Bus Station SLN 18250 LX04FYT 473 Stratford 20:07 52274 London City Airport SLN 36545 LX12DJO 269 Bromley North 20:12 77784 Market Place/Bexleyheath Abellio odd workings: TLN 2519 YX15OWH 40 Dulwich Library 19:40 48278 North Cross Road TLN 8465 RL02ZTC 490 Heathrow T5 20:06 49982 Richmond Bus Station TLN 8522 YX59BYP 211 Hammersmith 19:53 49072 Hortensia Road TLN 8556 YX11AEE 188 Russell Square 20:07 77624 Southampton Row/Theobald TLN 9065 BX55XNU 211 Waterloo 19:49 55382 Waterloo Station /Upper TLN 9415 LJ56VTU 414 Putney Bridge 20:07 74746 Fulham Road/Beaufort Str TLN 9422 LJ07OPH 414 Putney Bridge 20:06 49491 Church Street TLN 9543 SN12ADO 344 Clapham Junc 20:08 49660 Vauxhall Bus Station TLN 9744 YN51KVA 211 Hammersmith 20:05 73304 Hammersmith Bus Station TLN 9767 YN51KWB C3 Earl\'s Ct Tesco 20:07 53899 Clapham Junction Station TLN 9828 LG52XYJ 188 North Greenwich 20:07 49533 Surrey Quays Leisure Par Tower Transit odd workings: TT VNZ32496 LK54FLB 295 Ladbroke Grove 20:07 77689 Tyrawley Road TT TNL33036 LK51UYE 295 Clapham Junc 20:06 47200 Hammersmith Library TT VN37957 BN61MXH 25 Ilford 20:06 74860 Bank Station/Poultry TT DMC42518 LK03NKM RV1 Tower Gateway 20:06 50960 Oxo Tower TT DM44168 YX60DXM 236 Finsbury Pk Stn 20:05 72234 Crowfoot Close That's all for now!

Uno 383!

Unknown - Route 383 - between Woodside Park and Barnet, Spires

Towards - Barnet, Spires

Fleet	Reg	Destination	Due	Stop Id	Stop Name
0	UBNEW4	Barnet, Spires	08:34	53676	New Barnet Sainsburys

This is the current bus on route 383, operated by Unknown! This bus will be a brand new Uno Enviro 200s. This is operated by Uno, but it's not showing up on LVF simply because Uno probably isn't programmed into it, as this is its first London route!

Some Of Todays Odd Workings: 15/07/15

DW501 On route 197
4008 On route 66
E93 On route 163
EH3 On route 196
DLE16 On route H91
881 & 921 On route 293
E210 On route 127
25314 On route 366

Thanks For Reading!

Today's Service Changes

Today, there have been two service changes around the Romford Area: Route 499 and 498 have been taken over by Stagecoach, soon to be Enviro 400 MMCs and 200 MMCs. However, at the moment, ALX400s and Enviro 200s cover the routes well.

Stagecoach London - Route 498 - between Brentwood and Romford

Towards - Brentwood

Fleet	Reg	Destination	Due	Stop Id	Stop Name
18471	LX55ERK	Brentwood	16:46	51393	Links Avenue
18474	LX55ERV	Brentwood	16:47	49960	Queens Hospital
18475	LX55ERY	Brentwood	16:46	51444	The Bull

Towards - Romford

Fleet	Reg	Destination	Due	Stop Id	Stop Name
18470	LX55ERJ	Queen's Hosp	16:46	50586	Bampton Road
18476	LX55ERZ	Queen's Hosp	16:46	57801	Queens Hospital
18478	LX55ESG	Queen's Hosp	16:46	58906	Brentwood High Street

Stagecoach London - Route 499 - between Heath Park Est and Gallows Corner

Towards - Heath Park Est

Fleet	Reg	Destination	Due	Stop Id	Stop Name
36265	LX11AVV	Heath Park Est	18:01	48861	Rom Valley Way
36266	LX11AVW	Heath Park Est	18:01	53399	Taunton Road
36284	LX11AXA	Heath Park Est	18:02	51265	Gallows Corner Retail Park

Towards - Gallows Corner

Fleet	Reg	Destination	Due	Stop Id	Stop Name
36261	LX11AVP	Gallows Corner	18:01	75543	Wincanton Road
36262	LX11AVR	Gallows Corner	18:03	54568	Civic Centre/Rainham Road North
36263	LX11AVT	Gallows Corner	18:02	59056	Norwood Avenue
36264	LX11AVU	Gallows Corner	18:04	73061	Marshall Park School

I haven't travelled on these buses yet, but hope to soon! I hope you enjoyed reading this post!

346 UPDATE: PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED!

15:50
THIS IS AN UPDATE ON ROUTE 346 TODAY. EARLIER ON, I SAID THAT ONE ENVIRO 200 ON THE 346 IS RARE, AND IT IS! BUT NOW, SOMETHING EVEN RARER HAS HAPPENED ON THE SAME ROUTE! TWO ENVIRO 200S FROM GRAYS HAVE BEEN LET LOOSE ON TO ROUTE 346!!!! THIS IS EXTREMELY ODD! I WILL POST PICTURES LATER.

Arriva Southern Counties - Route 346 - between Upminster Park and Upminster Stn

Towards - Upminster Park

Fleet	Reg	Destination	Due	Stop Id	Stop Name
3999	GN57BPE	Upminster Park	15:47	72658	Upminster Station /St Lawrence Road

Towards - Upminster Stn

Fleet	Reg	Destination	Due	Stop Id	Stop Name
4010	GN08CHH	Upminster Stn	15:47	75212	Upminster Station Forecourt

16:08

HERE IS GN08 CHH, 4010 WITH NO BLINDS AND FULL A4 PIECES OF PAPER

16:10

AND HERE IS GN57 BPE, 3999 WITH THE DESTINATION BLIND, NOT THE ROUTE NUMBER, AND AN A4 PIECE OF PAPER FOR THE ROUTE NUMBER.

THANK YOU FOR READING THIS POST ABOUT THESE EXTREMELY RARE WORKINGS!

ODD! ENVIRO 200 ON THE 346!

Today, there is a very odd working of an 08-reg Enviro 200 on the 346, one of my local routes! I will try to snap it, and if I do, I'll post a picture on this blog. I haven't got one yet, so for now, I hope you enjoyed reading this post.

ASC

4010

GN08CHH

346

Upminster Stn

08:36

49141

Moor Lane

My New Camera and Ensign Extravaganza!

On 23/05/15, I got a new camera! Originally, I had a Canon Powershot SX220 HS. Now, I have upgraded to a newer version - the Canon Powershot SX700 HS! Also, I went on Vision's Ensign Extravaganza, which was a great test! Here are some of my favourite photos with it so far:

I know I don't usually take photos of coaches, but it was an opportunity!

If I may say so myself, a really good photo of one of Ensign's new Gemini 2s on route 73.

15016 ready to pick up... well, realistically... nobody!

RT3232 ready to work the Ensign Extravaganza feeder service!

The first photo stop, by the Tower Of London

I kindly got allowed to get in the cab! I can't believe how people drive these things! They're so basic!

A quick snap at Embankment, then the tour started!

The first proper photo stop on the tour, at Bow Church

Some photographers, including me, got off at Stratford and let the bus drive round the block so we could get a photo!

 RT3232 next to the station nearest to my home. Upminster. (Unfortunately, the sign wasn't up, but the banner for We Are FSTVL shows that it is Upminster!)

An Ensignbus MCV Evolution (All photos are now at Purfleet Depot)

An ex-Western Greyhound bus in the Ensign sales fleet.

Pointer Sandwich - Two fairly mouldy slices of President and some yummy Pointer as the filling!

A bus with tricky lighting inside the Ensign garage building.

Not the greatest photo, but a lovely line-up of lots of old RMs, RTs and so on.

A very rare (I think it's one of a kind!) bus

An ex-Stagecoach ALX400 just after centre door removal

Two lovely old RTs (RT8 and RT1499) standing in the yard, ready for weddings.

The second bus for the day, RCL2226 on its one and only photoshoot at Tilbury Docks

The bus in a mirror near Aldgate

RCL2226 on the Embankment, ready to run the Lakeside feeder. It ran from Embankment to Kennington Road for a driver change, then Kennington Road, over Tower Bridge to a place near Barking to pick up another driver, but he wasn't there in time, so we just ran back to Lakeside. On the day, we passed the same place in Barking about three times!

Back at Lakeside, about an hour and a half late. At least we got our money's worth!

After that, it was dinner at Wagamama, then 370 and 248 home to watch what was left of Eurovision.

See earlier post for some drama at Lakeside.

19727 and 6117 Minor Incident - Lakeside

Today in Lakeside, I witnessed a minor incident between a Stagecoach Enviro 400 and an Arriva ALX400. Here are some pictures:

This is one of the buses involved taken before the incident. Unfortunately, I couldn't get one of 19727 before, but I don't want to give away the crash!

Can you guess what happened? It was the Stagecoach driver's fault. He drove out of the bus station and whacked his wing mirror on the 370! The E400 driver actually left the wing mirror on the floor of Lakeside Bus Station! Then another 372 drove over it and crushed it a bit!

Odd Workings Of The Day: 21/05/15

2463 On route 3
12312 On route 5
19848 and 12330 On route 15
TE688 On route 17
E273 On route 21
VN37958 On route 26
VN36107 and VN37955 On route 30
LDP271 and SE192 ON ROUTE 39!!!
E142 On route 44
E175, E178, E192 and E194 On route 45

Odd Workings Of The Day: 20/05/15

12312 and 12332 On route 5
19760 and 12314 On route 15
WVL198 ON ROUTE 20!!!
E261, E270 and WVL97 ON ROUTE 21!!!
VN37954 and DN33798 On route 26
VN37958 On route 30
TE929 and TE1444 On route 34
E163 On route 45

Odd Workings Of The Day: 19/05/15

2474 and 2480 On route 3

12314 On route 5

19768 and 12308 On route 15

E255 and E271 On route 21

VN36147, VN37958 and VN37952 On route 26

VN36112 and VN37953 On route 30

TNL33085 On route 31

TE927 and TE1421 On route 34

SE185 ON  ROUTE 39!!!

2517 ON ROUTE 40!!!

E140 and E146 On route 44

E171, E174 and E191 On route 45

DLD705 On route 46

Odd Workings Of The Day: 18/05/15

19759, 12306 and 12316 On route 15
E249 and E250 On route 21
DN33634 On route 25
TN33185 On route 28
DN33789 On route 30
TN33198 On route 31
DWL17 On route 42
E148 On route 44
E181 On route 45
10136 On route 47

Thanks for reading!

Odd Workings Of The Day: 16/05/15

2471 On route 3
TE674 and TE925 On route 4
TE676 On route 17
E271 On route 21
DN33637, DN33613 and DN33632 On route 25
VN36117 On route 26
SP36 On route 27
TN33197 On route 29
VN37943, VN37954, VN37955, VN36163 and VN37953 On route 30
TNL33085, TN33187 On route 31
TE1426 On route 34
WVL327 On route 37
SE186 ON ROUTE 39!!!!
9837 On route 40
DWL17 and LDP259 ON ROUTE 42!!!!
E169 and E194 On route 45

Odd Workings Of The Day: 15/05/15

2471 On route 3
12318 and 12321 On route 5
19780, 12308 and 12320 On route 15
E251 On route 21
VN36149 On route 26
VN37952 and VN37955 On route 30
TE927 and TE942 On route 34
DWL17 On route 42
E141 On route 44
E173, E187 and E169

Thanks For Reading! Remember Flickr!

Odd Workings Of The Day: 14/05/15

2467 On route 3
12315, 12320, 12325 and 12328 On route 5
19776, 19854, 12319 and 12324 On route 15
E268 On route 21
VN37864, VN36102 and DN33796 On route 30
E141 On route 44
E119, E171 and E185 On route 45

Thanks For Reading!

Odd Workings Of The Day: 13/05/15

2457, 2467 and 2470 On route 3
12305 On route 15
E263 On route 21
TN33198 On route 23
DN33637 On route 25
VN36126 On route 26
VN36119, VN37955 and VN37943 On route 30
PVL337 On route 37
DWL17 On route 42
E196 On route 45

Thanks For Reading!

Odd Workings Of The Day: 12/05/15

2453, 2476 and 2484 On route 3
12308 On route 5
E177 On route 12
19781 and 12304 On route 15
E249 On route 21
VN37943, VN36102 and DN33790 On route 30
LDP271 On route 39
DWL17 On route 42
E143 and E148 On route 44

Thanks For Reading!

Odd Workings Of The Day: 11/05/15

2486 On route 3
12307 On route 5
WVH34, WVH37 and WVH40 On route 14
12310 On route 15
E252, E269 and E271 On route 21
DN33628 On route 25
VN37953 and VN37954 On route 26
SP157 On route 27
DN33792 On route 30
E139 and E150 On route 44
E109, E167, E169, E180 and E191 On route 45

Odd Working Of The Day: Update

For odd working of the day, I have decided that I will not do what I think is the oddest working of the day, but instead list the oddest workings on bus routes 1-50. The series title will still be Odd Working Of The Day, but I will post the slightly odd and very odd workings from routes 1-50. Also, if I discover something really interesting on another route, I will list that here.

Here are today's odd workings:

PVL233 On route 1

WHV14 On route 12

12332, 12331 and 12320 On route 5

E278 On route 44

E175 On route 45

Thanks for reading! Don't forget to check out my Flickr channel as well!

New Series: Odd Working Of The Day!

Now, I am introducing an 'Odd Working Of The Day' series. I will post whenever I can, but if there is more the one very wierd working, then I will post two or three.

09/05/15 Odd Working Of The Day Is:

TT

DN33793

SN13CHF

308

Clapton Pond

19:25

52073

Wanstead Park Station

Interesting Day (In South East London)

WARNING: LONG POST!
I'm sorry this post is late, I did this day on 20/02/15! I just had to post something about it! The day started off by getting the C2C from Upminster to Limehouse, where I caught the DLR:

After a fairly long trip to Cutty Sark, I went to the first stop of the 286 (Near the Cutty Sark) and caught the fairly new bus for the first time! I have been wanting to go on this bus for a bit; so I took lots of photos. Here are the best ones:

 The bus towards Greenwich

 The fleet number

 The numberplate

 The rear of YY14 WDX

 The bus towards Sidcup

 The Nearside of the bus

 The Go-Ahead London (London Central) logo.

 Looking down the bus

 The interior, facing forwards

 Embarrassing!!! The top of the board is always cut off on these Go-Ahead Enviro 200s!

Four bells (and two in the background!) an amazing opportunity for a great shot!

I caught this bus to Blackheath, Royal Standard then got an odd working on route 202:

 This one's blurry!

 This one's been obscured.

I also took some photos of other buses coming to the bus stop.

Back to the bus I got on:

 Another obstruction, GRRRR!!! I hate it when there's a person in the way!

The side of the bus.

Then I got on it and took some pictures of other buses coming the other way:

 The other one of those on the 202 that day.

 The sole 181 odd working.

On arrival in Catford, I went to Costa Coffee to get a takeaway drink. The 181 was the next bus I got on:

Below are some buses heading in the opposite direction:

Odd Working!

Another Odd Working!

LX58 CBU Looking like it's ready to fly!

My bus, at the Grove Park Terminus.

After that, there was a 25 minute wait for the 273, which is meant to run every 20 minutes! The bus was late, so I decided to pop into Sainsbury's and get a red nose!

I took some shots at the bus stop:

 I was beginning to wonder if I was at the right bus stop!

 But finally, it came!

As mentioned earlier, it was late, so curtailed! GRRR!! 

After only ten minutes (It should've been twenty) another bus came:

 Now the 273 again!

 I got off at a retail park.

I was going to get on a B14 and then the R10 about an hour and a half later, but there was a 51 coming, and if I caught that bus, I didn't have to wait an hour and a half in Orpington, I got on it:

 Some buses along the route:

This bus had its hazards on!

Blurry R3! 

My bus again!

Now, by far the best bit of this journey was the R10; my next bus. Before I caught it around in a full circle, my favourite route was route 347, however now it is the R10. I love the way the bus has to squeeze down the tight country lanes and all of the lovely scenery! So, here are some pictures of the journey:

 The bus on the stand.

 The first stop, where I got on (and off!)

 Green Street Green Bus Garage?
Below are just a few of the cars the bus had to pass!

The driver kindly let me go in the cab! 

 Back round the circle to Green Street Green (It says it on the ibus!)

 An R7 through the window:

 The bus with the board set to Orpington Station, and ready to do the R5

 Then, I got the Southeastern to Charing Cross

Finally, I walked to the London Transport Museum and went home.

I hope you enjoyed this post and looked at all of it!