BLINDLY CHANGING

Well, it is time for the 88 to some of the last non-OPO LTs for the OPO 88 conversion. And they do have interesting blinds:

London General LT509 formerly on Route 88, Clapham Common (© Aubrey)

(Yes, I know the N11 has converted partly to LT already).

The return of the block capitals to the blind, albeit in a fairly interesting fashion. Fairly similar to the "Kindle Bus":


Metroline TEH1224 on Route 16, Victoria (CC Aubrey)
That is how e-ink displays are changed, hence the black on white panel.

Thanks, Leon Daniels?

Back to the 88, the LTs are, erm... The normal, usual stuff.


London General LT509 on Route 88, Clapham Common (© Aubrey)

Yep, they are well known for also having a very condensed font for Clapham Common.


London General LT481 on Route 88, Vauxhall (© Aubrey)

Or basically just having very notable fonts for the front destinations.


London General LT481 on Route 88, Clapham Common (© Aubrey)

But the fonts seem to be normal here.

The 88 is the last route to get non-OPO LTs, with the 16 being the first route to be fully converted to OPO LTs. Even so, the 16 had finished converting before the 88 due to the 168 kerfuffle (yes, a 16 and 168 post is due out).


London General LT505, LT481, EH32 on Route 88, Clapham Common Old Town (© Aubrey)

Drivers and passengers alike both prefer the Enviro 400H to the LT. When I spoke to a driver on stand, he preferred driving the Enviro. Coincidentally he had an Enviro, so yeah... Another irony is that the EHs are now appearing on their initial intended route, the 87!

Public opinion has swayed so much against the LT, they are to fit opening windows on them. In order to fit opening windows, the existing windows have to be removed. Right, who gets the job with the hammer smashing LT windows?