23/10/2015

Similar Blinds, DIFFERENT ROUTE

Yeah...
Metroline LT559 on Route 16, Victoria
Metroline LT559 on Route 16, Victoria (© Aubrey)

The first LT route to be converted to solely OPO LTs, the 16 was another one of those conversions that was "already on the blinds". The blinds are to what seems to be the new standard for LTs.

Metroline LT555 on Route 16, Victoria
Metroline LT555 on Route 16, Victoria (© Aubrey)

Otherwise, it just seems to be a normal conversion, with the buses gradually being introduced, albeit faster than usual due to the 168 change using its old buses.

Metroline LT559 on Route 16, Victoria
Metroline LT559 on Route 16, Victoria (CC Aubrey)

This conversion led to the 168 getting hybrid Enviro 400s off the 16, and consequently, the 32 for a short time had a few Trident/Presidents. Ironically, this conversion finished before the 88 conversion finished!

Metroline LT545 on Route 16, Victoria
Metroline LT545 on Route 16, Victoria (CC Aubrey)

The 16 is just a route that makes a beeline to Marble Arch on the Edgware Road, then just follows Park Lane and eventually ends up at Victoria. So not many turns north of Central London for these LTs to be caught on. Overall, prime candidate for the LT. Short post, too.

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