Routes 493, 249 and 19 31/03/12

Go-Ahead continue to invade more of London, with the new buses on Routes 19, 249 (ex-Arriva) and 493 (ex-London United/RATP).

I first did the 493, again for convenience reasons, all pictures taken in Wimbledon.

 SE187 (SN12 AVD) on Route 493

 SE186 (SN12 AVC) on Route 493

 Interior shots of SE186

 SE186 on Route 493 nearside

 SE186 Rear

 SE181 (SN12 AUV) on Route 493

 Interior shot of SE181

After a short train ride via Clapham to Balham, I caught the 249:

 WVL475 (LJ61 NXE) on Route 249

 WVL475 interior

 WVL475 rear

After a short hop on more trains, I caught the 19 from Sloane Square:

 WVL495 (LJ61 NWH) on Route 19, Sloane Square

 WHV31 (LJ12 CHK) on Route 19

WHV22 (LJ61 NVH) on Route 19, Battersea Bridge/South Side 

Various interior shots of WHV22, was playing with the camera for a bit... 

 WHV18 (LJ61 NVD) on Route 19

 WHV29 (LJ61 NVR) on Route 19

 Short workings occuring on the first day of operations... WVL488 (LJ61 NWA) on Route 19

 My bus wasn't immune to this, curtailing in Highbury Barn, WHV22 at the stand. Enroute to the Higbury Barn stand, I also saw a 19 curtailing to Holborn.

Rear of WHV22

Only one question left to ask: when will the take-over of London by Go-Ahead ever stop?