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!

RARE WORKING ALERT 1: WS37

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WS37

SN64CUH

399

Hadley Wood Stn

15:01

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Hadley Wood Station

This is what London Vehicle Finder reported today. SN64 CUH ON THE 399!!!!!! Rare!

Expect some more of these alerts if I see any on https://www.londonvf.co.uk/

If you get a picture, please put it in the comments!

Major Model Change, still major thumbs up!

I love Enviro 400s with their comfy seats and panoramic windows, and they are usually the main cause of odd workings!
Originally, I gave the E400 a massive thumbs up, and now, it's no different!
So, I love the design of the MMC, I think it's absolutely brilliant, although I haven't ridden on one yet. I hope it is just as good or better than the original Enviro, otherwise I will be sad!
Here is the old E400:

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And here are some observational shots of the MMC at Walworth garage open day:

 The Offside

 The Nearside

 The rear offside advertising Enviro 400

 The bell, exactly the same as all the other Enviros out there!

 The iBus display on the lower deck, different to any other bus!

 Upper deck, looking backwards

 Upper deck, looking forwards

  The iBus display on the upper deck, still different to any other bus!

 The front light

Lower deck, looking backwards

I love the new bus!

Do you? Comment below.

I hope you enjoyed reading and looking at the pictures in the post!

Overview Of 2014

Sorry about the slight lateness of this post, the title clearly states 'Overview Of 2014'. It is now 4th January 2015.

2014 was a very exciting year, with lots of conversions (Some being 3 or even 4 months late, due to ADL not delivering their new buses in time), curtailments and odd workings! I have put together some collages of my favourite photos.

As well as this, I have put together collages of every odd working and curtailment I have seen this year! They are seen below.

Nothing too hard to read on this one.

Top left is the 53 heading towards Lambeth North.

Nothing too hard to read on this one either!

Above the 248 to Romford Station is a 248 to Upminster Park Estate. Below the 346 is a 51 Reg Dart Pointer on the 347.

Bottom Right is the 55 to Ash Grove and above that is the 98 to Russell Square. Above the dark 15 (due to me fiddling with the camera) to Ludgate Circus, is the 161 to Charlton Station

Lots of things that are hard to read on this one. All the 73s, except for the one to the left of the 10 to Oxford Circus, are heading to Albion Road. The other one is heading to Marble Arch. Bottom left is an Enviro 400 on the 19! I think that that's quite rare! Top left is a 10 to Warren Street. Bottom right is an E400 on the 247. To the left of that is an ALX400 on the 66.

Finally, I have some pictures of the oddest workings of the year! There is also a rare curtailment.

From bottom left to top right, here we have VGD1 on the 141! I think this is really quite rare! Then there is a 3 curtailed to Kennington Church! I have never even heard of it, despite seen it! Thirdly we have one of the rarest workings of the year. EH5 on the 19!! I am amazed and proud to have this photo, although it is definitely not the best. And finally... DE955 ON THE 32!!! This is almost certainly the rarest working of the year. I am very proud to have this picture on my camera. When I took the photo, I was unaware of how amazing it was, so it is slightly blurry, but still, it is amazing!

Overall, 2014 was an amazing year, but in 2015 there will be limited posts due to other commitments. I will try to keep up to date though!

It is quite late, but have a very happy new year and I hope 2015 will be just as exciting as last year!