Xe155

Bus enthusiast in South West London. Favourite buses were RATPs DPSs. Heavily focused on London United and also Metroline. Link below to my Flickr👇

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Check out my new Flickr!! Been building it up for the big reveal. Over 400 of my best photos from over the years!!
Link above!!

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First London's brand new Kites entered service yesterday on Route 218. The route is now operated out of Westbourne Park Garage and is currently using a mix of the 33's batch as well as its own. First time I've seen the 'X' garage code applied to vehicles based there too!!

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Guildford Friary Bus Station in 2025, lots of colours to be seen on different operators and quite the variety too. Makes a change from London

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@Carlo_Tr4vels Not what I expected to see

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Hmmm that’s odd then……🤣🤣🤣🤣

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@MattJennings337 You are quite right. I was shocked🤣

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This caught me completely off guard! DE20123 seen leaving Hounslow garage with no logos or fleetnumbers and no blinds. Can only imagine it moved from Fulwell to Hounslow to be decommissioned and is off to pastures new or the scrapyard.

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4 DLEs, 4 different styles of refurb

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@terry_bray74 Not from June next year when the transaction is due to be completed

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Merry Christmas from Fulwell Garage!! RATPs last Christmas at the site

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The Kingston Grand Prix is back

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Route 218 passes back to Westbourne Park Garage on the 7th December and will be operated by new Wright Kites from 2025. Another loss from Stamford Brook Garage

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Some photos found in my 2022 albums

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Throwback to when the 224 was using a selection of old 07 reg DE's in 2018

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Some spots from yesterday, DLE30138 sporting the new RATP logo and refurb and the 295's BCE's which have since moved to S garage and now straying onto the 94 and 148

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DE20187 seems to have died

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Throwback to FW's batch of 09 reg E200s which were all were withdrawn by early 2022. Here is DE20026/27/29/30 all in October 2021 on the 4 routes you could find them on

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Squeeky doors on DPS675 on route 72

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@BowlerStuff Yeah I think I recall seeing it there too having replaced DE20127 which has now returned to service

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Well this was a surprise. Didn’t expect DE20020 to be here especially with its blinds still fitted. Can only imagine it’s a meal bus for 85/371 drivers. Remember when there used to be a London United VA here as a meal bus.