Workings on Route 607, 27/04/12

At times when I decide to go northbound via Southall to various places, I use the 607. Today, I found an odd working on it:

 First London VNW32412 (LK04 JBE) on Route 607, Hanwell Broadway (it is an operational spare, I think)

And, a normal working:

First London DN33518 (LK08 FNC) on Route 607, Southall Police Station

C2 with Metroline Last Day (27/04/12)

Abellio London won route C2 off Metroline, and Abellio operation starts on 28/04/12. Here are some pictures and videos of the last Metroline day for Route C2.

 Metroline TP422 (LK03 CFY) at Victoria.

Metroline TE983 at Victoria

Metroline TE934 (LK58 KGY) at Green Park Station

iBus on TP422

Temporary Bus Route 561 21/04/12

Route 561 is just Route 161 with smaller buses, and going into Queen Elizabeth's Hospital. But, seeming as this route is only going to have a very short life, it needed to be covered.

Southbound 561 timetable (note it says it goes to Chislehurst War Memorial, when it actually only goes to the Sainsbury's.)

Metrobus 147 (LT02 ZDX) on Route 561, Eltham Station

Metrobus 147 on Route 561 at Chislehurst, Abbey Road

Northbound 561 timetable, showing exact same mistake, as it does not serve Chislehurst, War Memorial.

 Bus stop poster about Routes 161/561

 Full publicity poster on Greenwich/Queen Elizabeth Hospital diversions.

 Bus stop showing the temporary bus stop plate for 561

 Metrobus 147 on Route 561, Chislehurst Sainsbury's

Metrobus 140 (LT02 ZDO) on Route 561, Chislehurst Sainsbury's.

iBus of 561 (southbound).

The route parallels Route 161 so much that there were not many people are using Route 561 on that day. Only a handful of buses have 561 blinds, and it has a PVR of 4. On that day, 3 buses were ex-First Orpington DMS and the 4th bus was an 8.8m Plaxton Pointer/Dennis Dart native to Metrobus.