Today marks 40 years since the launch of the Network SouthEast brand, which replaced British Rail's London & South Eastern sector (originally created in 1982).
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Brilliant day in Merseyside today. Some very interesting vehicles from what is probably the newest preserved bus (2017 Optare Tempo) to a host of Brand New buses for Stagecoach under the Metro Franchise. @enthusiast_bus@MarcJF241@Ste_Jones75@alhughesjone39 @Spotter_Ian
It’s exciting to see more of the latest additions to our fleet getting ready for the road.
These buses will soon be heading to Ware as part of Arriva’s continued investment across the country, helping to deliver more modern, comfortable and reliable journeys for our customers.
The brochure of the Volvo B5LHC with the 'Son of Routemaster' (SRM) bodywork by Wrightbus, which failed to gain ground. This Euro 6 electric hybrid has opportunity charging, a 19,000kg GVW and an 87-passenger capacity, with only two used on route 37 from 2018 to 2022.
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Transport for London Freedom of Information release:
🌈 TfL has released Superloop SL11 and SL6 livery diagrams and branding for SL and BL routes. Zero-emission bus graphics are already public, while the requested SL10 version is not held by TfL.
https://t.co/ryqZYqlydk
Why does every new British state-owned transport design these days have to be so damned ugly — unoriginal modern corporate branding with a flag slapped over it?
They should have copied the classic British Rail liveries from the 1980s instead.
Much better. 👌🏻