My Picture Archive Post 4 (SC01)

Now, we know that bus drivers could go on strike. Yet my 'ruddy school won't 'ruddy close! However, there could be none at all, good for many...
Also, sorry for the lack of blog posts - I've still got one GCSE exam to go as of today...


Anyway, SC01 is on loan from Scania (currently at Stamford Brook/V, London United/RATP), as a sort of London evaluation, I think, for Scania on the Polish integrals.

 London United/RATP SC01 (YT11 LSC), not in service, near Holland Park, 16/06/12

 London United/RATP SC01 (YT11 LSC), on Route 27, Turnham Green, 16/06/12, taken earlier than photo above. Sorry, I was on an E3 by this time and just got on the top deck.

Yes, sorry about poor quality - lack of clean windows, I was on lower deck of a 211

SC01 on Route 148, Westminster, 25/05/12.

I've been lucky to see it many times and, well, its one of a kind.

Night Buses at Dawn, 10/06/12

Those who have early/late/overnight work shifts, or weekend parties in Central London have used the night bus network. So I decided to see the network for myself!


Oddly, I didn't start with a night bus, but rather the first 237 of the day...

Metroline VW1040 (LK10 BXH), Turnham Green

But, at Stamford Brook, I was greeted with the first night bus.

London United/RATP SP48 (YT09 BND) on Route N9, Stamford Brook

And soon, more came. And I went on some of them:

 First London VNW32437 (LK04 HYG), Kensington, on Route N28

 Go-Ahead London General WHV22 (LJ61 NVH), Hyde Park Corner, on Route N19

Abellio London 2433 (SN61 CYT), Trafalgar Square, on Route N3

 Go-Ahead SOC6 (LX08 ECT), Trafalgar Square, on Route N551

 Go-Ahead VWL24 (LF52 THK) on Route N1, Aldwych

 First London DN33612 (SN11 BMU) on Route N26, Aldwych

 Stagecoach 19795 (LX11 BHO) on Route N15, St Pauls

Odd, day 47 in front of N47...

Stagecoach London 17476 (LX51 FLM) on Route 47 and 18464 (LX55 EPO) on Route N47, London Bridge

 Metroline TE947 (LK58 KHD) on Route N91, Trafalgar Square

 Transdev/London Sovereign SLE24 (YN55 NHX) on Route N13, Trafalgar Square

 Stagecoach 18491 (LK06 AGU) on Route N47, Trafalgar Square

 Go-Ahead London Central WVL355 (LX60 DWE) on Route N89, Trafalgar Square. London's longest stopping bus service.

 London United/RATP SP168 (YT10 UWF) on Route N9, Trafalgar Square.

 Go-Ahead London WVL161 (LX05 FBZ) on Route N22

 London United/RATP SP120 (YR59 FZB) on Route N97, Knightsbridge.

 London United/RATP SP44 (YT09 BMY) on Route N9, Trafalgar Square

 And SP44 at Heathrow Terminal 5. This was the last N9 to Heathrow T5 on that day, the time was now 0802...

Now, en-route home... Metroline VW1175 (LK11 CXJ) on Route 105, Heathrow Central.

Now, iBus videos:

Various night routes...

Night Bus. In the Morning. N20 - 27/05/12

Sorry that this and the two other previous posts have been late: this is due to GCSE exams... Anyway, I've gotten another new post.


As the Northern Line has engineering works on the High Barnet branch, night bus N20 was extended to operate until 0947-ish.... Yes, a night bus in mid-morning. On a Sunday morning.

Metroline TP440 (LK03 GGX) at Euston Bus Station stand (after 0700-ish, N20 only runs Euston-Barnet)

 First London DN on Route 30 passing through.

 Metroline TP440 (LK03 GGX) at stand.

 TP440 picking up at the first stop.

 iBus Screen on TP440

 TP440 ready to go back to Potters Bar, home and a nice wash

 TP440 leaving Barnet Church for Potters Bar. I followed it on an 84.

 The bus forming the last N20 of the morning, TP455 (LK03 GHZ) at Potters Bar Garage

Line up of buses at Potters Bar Garage (taken from inside the 84 bus).