WLTM Transport Blog: 114 to.......... Brooklands

This year WLTM was able to cover the 40th Annual Spring Gathering at the Brooklands Cobham Museum!

All kinds of vehicles turned up, including LT5, RM1, L1 and VSH69924!

Overview of Buses at Cobham Museum 21/4/2013 - seen from the testing hill

This year, the Gathering was held at the Cobham Museum itself, rather than the Wisley Airfield. It was very busy and very exciting!

I have grouped the pictures into 3 main groups, one being buses that are old and preserved, another being buses that are brand new or of interest, and the last being of other sights at the occasion.

1 - Old and Preserved Buses

RTW29 / KGK529, blinded for 38 to Victoria

421 / GNU568N blinded for 6 to Loughborough

RT935 / JXN325 blinded for route 77A

RML2613 / NML613E blinded for route 149

RML2613 / NML613E blinded for route 253

Thameside DW317 / J317XVX blinded for route 383

Thameside DW317 / J317XVC blinded for route 383

LT RML2440 / JJD440D blinded for route 397

Eastern National SD1404 / VHK177L

Metrobus C395DML blinded for route 357

Citybus HOR305N

LT RML2679 / SMK679F blinded for route 11

SGD241

LT RTL1323 / MLL685 blinded for route 16

West Kent 906CTT

Torquay C28 / 28TKR

LT BL49 / WYL137 blinded for route 216

LT Greenline RT3491 / LYR910 blinded for route 725

LT RM9 / VLT9 blinded for route 462

LT Greenline RT3232 / KYY961 blinded for route 462

Stagecoach RM1933 / ALD933B blinded for route 462

Stagecoach RM1933 / ALD933B on route 462

South London L1 / A101SYE on route 68

LT Greenline RML2412 / JJD412D blinded for route 363

LBC RT3871 / LLU670 on route 462

TTP992

THX193S

LT ER880 / WLT880 on route 131

LT RT1702 / KYY529 blinded for route 180

JJD366D displaying advertisement blinds

LT CUV53C

2 - New or Interesting Buses

Coaches Excetera PVL200 / X502EGK

Buses Excetera S40 ETC
Note it still has blinds from when it was on trial in London

Buses Excetera S40 ETC

S40ETC interior

S40 ETC cab area

Buses Excetera S13 ETC

Buses Excetera J20 ETC

Buses Excetera J14 ETC

Reptons SL62REP

SL62REP cab area

SL62REP interior

Metrobus 737 / SN12AAK

Sullivan AE5 / AH11SUL

Mullany's Buses newly acquired KX10DVL

Rear of KX10DVL

Richardsons 792 / SN62APY

Stagecoach Gold 27841 GX13AOD

Stagecoach 23101 LX12DKK

First Southampton 44527 SN62AYV

Delaine 153 / AD62DBL

Travel de Courcey 574 / AE62EPK

The newly refurbished Sprit of London
LX55HGC / 19000

Buses Excetera S12 ETC

Buses Excetera S12ETC

First VSH69924 /BV13ZCN on route 462

First VSH69924 /BV13ZCN

First VSH69924 /BV13ZCN cab area

First VSH69924 /BV13ZCN interior

First VSH69924 /BV13ZCN

Quality Line OPL02 / YJ62FUG

OPL09 cab area

Sullivan AE12 / DS61SUL

Abellio London 9420 / LJ07OPF on route 462
This bus has recently been refurbished with a new Abellio interior

Ensignbus 502 / EU62BSY

Arriva LT5 / LT12EHT

First VSH69924 / BV13ZCN on route 462

First VSH69924 rear

First 44527 / SN62AYV

Buses Excetera J20 ETC showing its special display

Buses Excetera S13 ETC showing route 25

Carousel 801 / C1WYC showing its special display

Carousel 801 interior

Carousel 801 cab

Carousel 801 / C1WYC

Other Buses:

Go-Ahead London MEC46 / BT09GOU

Go-Ahead London MEC46 LT09GOU

S166UAL

X173FBB blinded for route N1

Stagecoach S801BWC

Xelabus 'Phoebe', J12XEL

Jeakins J888JKN, for the new 9 between Chertsey and Englefield Green

Sullivan WVL4 / FJ57CZD blinded for route 653

Sullivan WVL3 / FJ57CZD on route 462

Stagecoach Red&White 792 / R792DHB
This bus retains the old Stagecoach branding

Seaford & District 403 / L456JCK

I recommend all readers to visit next year, especially if you weren't at this years!

footnote: 114
Yep, this is Post114, , and in the same way that Au grew up with the 111, I have grown up with the 114 and so this post couldn't go without a mention.

The 114 is run by London Sovereign from their Edgware (BT) Garage, using mainly VLEs and SLEs, but SPs and VLPs (including VPL220) can also appear as unallocated workings.

The 114 used to run from Rayners Lane Station via Kings Road, South Harrow, Harrow, Wealdstone and Canons Park to Edgware, before swapping routeing with the 140 and going on to Mill Hill Broadway from Harrow via Kenton, Queensbury and Burnt Oak.

The section between Ruislip and Ruislip Lido was taken over by the H13.

My best pictures are below!