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35 fleet news items added in 2010.
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25/08/10
An interesting report today of several service vehicles being included in an auction at BCA, Blackbushe. Among these were several of the 58xxF Transit Connects used for mail runs from Acton Works. No reports of what (if anything new) has replaced these. Also auctioned were two vehicles that had just reached three years service (6263V and rare Fiesta van 6279F) and a couple of the 2007 VW Transporters in the 6169VW-6188VW range. It would appear that the latter are being replaced by the large batch of Ford Transit crew vans in the 6907F-6939F range.
11/08/10
I have just added 12 new vehicles to the database. Well, not quite. Nine are new additions, three are Arriva vehicles that joined a couple of years ago (and were included in SUP24D) but somehow got overlooked...
04/08/10
It seems the TfL Peugeot Bipper vans are actually numbered. No firm details yet but a 6984P was seen yesterday. Updating my notes about the cycle scheme vehicles, the bicycle trailers are actually towed by Ford Focus cars. Seen this morning was a silver one with fleetnumber F03.
02/08/10
I just saw another Peugeot Bipper van, heading for Chancel Street. It looked like LL10FZN and it was white with an orange stripe and TfL Streets lettering.
01/08/10
Another LBSL Toyota Prius seen at Acton during the week was GY10VGK. Also seen at Acton the same day was a de-lettered Honda Civic (6301H). More fleet news and a database update will be added when I get a chance.
29/07/10
Another LBSL Prius (GY10VFU) is now at Isleworth, suggesting that these are indeed replacements for the Honda Civic cars. Further reports would be welcomed, particularly of any carrying fleetnumbers!

Further to the Fleet News of 21/07/2010, a third Peugeot Bipper van was seen yesterday with TfL Streets lettering. I have made the assumption that all will be for this fleet and have added them to the database.

The TfL Cycle Hire scheme starts tomorrow. This is supported by a small fleet of vans (only Nissan NV200s seen so far) in a white livery with two-tone blue skirts, yellow/orange chevron rears (lettered for Highway Maintenance I believe!) and joint TfL/Barclays lettering. They carry fleetnumbers such as NO6 and NO9 and there are also some trailers for carrying the bicycles. Should the vans be included in the database?
24/07/10
More news! A further new Toyota Prius (GY10UHZ) was found yesterday at Eltham Bus Station. It was in the same bluish silver colour as the pair at Chancel Street but was lettered for LBSL Bus Operations and carried the orange squares as worn by other LBSL cars. Could these be to start replacement of the Honda Civic saloons (which are coming up for three years old)?
22/07/10
A small but significant (and very long-standing) error has come to light, thanks to SS and CG. AEC Regent 828J has always been recorded as a 7-ton Auxiliary Breakdown Tender, although its allocation to Bowles Road and Reigate seemed odd for this. The first photograph to be seen was recently unearthed in the LT collection, and clearly shows it was actually an open lorry, rather like 811J but without the side valances. Although not clear from the photo (that shows it being unloaded at Aldenham) the livery was presumably green rather than red. A note on the photo states that it was rebuilt (from STL43) by Kenex. The upshot of this is that there were only ever six breakdown tenders converted from STLs (plus one earlier conversion from an ST and four purpose-built). This error seems to have first appeared in the 1958 ABC and been perpetuated in every publication since (including my own). Contemporary records show that the number 829 was also allocated to an STL conversion but later cancelled. This was thought to have been for a further tender but this may have contributed to the error in the first place. The database has been updated accordingly. (I should also mention that I still plan to include the full allocation histories for all London Transport-era vehicles. However, gathering the information and adding it to the database is a mammoth task, and I seem to have my hands full just keeping up with current developments. What I may be able to do is give more people editing rights to allow them to make entries themselves).

And now some trivia. I noticed that almost all of the numbers in the 68xx range of the leased series have now been accounted for. Regular visitors will know that since the series started in 1982, certain numbers have been skipped for reasons that are not fully understood. The assumption is that these are allocated to vehicles procured for use by the British Transport Police or other 'covert' operations. Some others may have been for orders that were cancelled, or even just administrative errors. I did a little analysis today, looking at how many numbers were not used. Up to 1995 there were just a handful of cases each year, but then the entire block between 4603 and 4666 was skipped in 1996. About 10% of numbers were missed over the next decade, reducing somewhat to about 4% since 2006. The only 'century' of numbers that were all allocated to known vehicles was the 3100-3199 range, while more recently the 63xx and 67xx ranges were both missing just one number. It would be nice to think that we will eventually discover what vehicles (if any) these phantom numbers were assigned to, but I wouldn't hold my breath!

On a related note, the recent resurgence of application of fleetnumber suffixes (including the reappearance of the H, C, N and S codes) got me thinking. What exactly is the purpose of these? I know they indicate the vehicle manufacturer, but how does that help in terms of managing the fleet? It is nice that a system instigated by London Transport over 70 years ago is still in use, but surely a system based on the type of vehicle would be more sensible (eg 7214LD for a light dropside, 7013EE for an electric estate car!). On the other hand, given that the fleetnumbers are only 'used' by the fleet managers (and seemingly not by the actual operators such as LUL and LBSL), it would presumably be possible to dispense with externally-applied fleetnumbers altogether. That would make things a lot harder for us of course!
21/07/10
One of the two new white/orange Toyota Prius cars mentioned last week has now turned up at Chancel Street (Southwark). It is likely that these will be to replace the RE56xxx registered cars. Also at Chancel Street were two more new Priuses, both in a silvery-blue base colour. One has roundels and lettering for Bus Infrastructure, the other is for TfL Streets complete with the usual orange stripe. Thanks to LS for these.

Seen on delivery to Acton Works on Monday (and then being taken out on test drives shortly afterwards) were two Peugeot Bipper vans, registered LL10FZH and LL10FZJ. Both were plain white and had light-bars. I'm not sure who these vehicles are going to end up with (they could be for the BTP) so I haven't added them to the database yet.

A further fleetnumber suffix to make a reappearance is S, first used for former S-type buses converted in the 1920s and 1930s, and more recently on Seddon tanker 2000S. It has now been applied to Skoda Octavia 6861S.
17/07/10
The first two (of an expected five) new Toyota Priuses for TfL Streets were at Acton Works yesterday. Other additions include three crew ferry cars for Metroline's new Kings Cross garage. These are unmarked but have Metroline labels in the rear windows.
16/07/10
Another Infrastructure van has been found today, this time at Orpington (6904VW RO10SVV). So, unless the number 6899 is to be missed, we have a batch of eight vans numbered 6897-6904VW. I'll add 6904VW to the database tonight.
15/07/10
RO10ZHJ at Stratford is now known to be 6901VW. Logic would suggest that 6899VW will be RO10ZHB (making a consecutive trio with ZHA and ZHC) but we shall see! After a bit of a lull, additions to the leased fleet seem to be picking up, with four more Transit crew vans added to the database today. Also added is another unique vehicle for Hainault depot. 6891N is a Nissan Navara pick-up truck in standard livery. Steve (who has tracked down most of the recent LU additions) notes that this is the first use of the N suffix since AEC Monarchs 100N and 101N were withdrawn in 1961! He also mentioned that quite a few of the 2007 batch of VW vans are still in use.
13/07/10
Details of all the vehicles mentioned yesterday (and the new location at Uxbridge) have been added to the database. Note that the number 6905 has now appeared on a Ford Transit dropside. The batch of LBSL Infrastructure vans most likely totals seven (to replace the seven earlier vans 6012-6014/6072-6075VW). Another batch of vehicles appears to be forming in the number range 6907 to 6934. Thirteen have been reported so far, all being Ford Transit crew vans for London Underground. It could be that these are replacements for the twenty VW Transporters leased in 2007 (6169-6188VW).
12/07/10
Ref the Infrastructure vans, pending addition to the database, this is what we have so far.
Numbers 6896 and 6906 are on Fords, so the block could be 6897VW to 6905VW.
6897VW RO10ZHF at Uxbridge
6898VW RO10ZHA at Finsbury Park
6899 not yet reported
6900VW RO10ZHC at Uxbridge
6901 not yet reported
6902VW RO10ZHG in central London
6903VW RE10JZP at Therapia Lane
6904 not yet reported
6905 not yet reported

6???VW RO10ZHJ is at Stratford
RO10ZHB is believed to be another of the batch, although RO10ZHD, ZHE, ZHH, ZHK and ZHL are not.
12/07/10
Newly reported vehicles last week include 7 more Transit crew vans for LU, 5 VW Transporters for LBSL Infrastructure (1 each at Finsbury Park, Stratford and Therapia Lane and 2 at a newly found location in Uxbridge), and a handful of bus company vehicles. Details of all of these, together with a few photographs, will be added over the next few days.
06/07/10
The Mitsubishi car mentioned below (and now included in the database and photos sections) is one of four that were launched in late June. Reports of the identities of the other three would be welcomed. Other additions recently include a few more vehicles numbered in the 69xx range.
21/06/10
Just a quick note to say that a new car in Streets livery (white/orange) has been reported, the first for a couple of years. WX10JSV is a Mitsubishi i-MiEV and was seen near Acton Works today. A photo and the database entry will be added later.
10/06/10
Further additions to the Abellio fleet have been reported, including examples based at Battersea and Byfleet. There is also a fifth black taxi at Arriva Kent Thameside (Dartford), and we now have the fleetnumber/reg tie-ups for all five.
04/06/10
I haven't added it to the database yet but the fourth Arriva Kent Thamesside taxi has been reported as L206OMM, which differs from the other 3 in having white Arriva names on the doors in addition to the logo on the bonnet. Which vehicle is allocated which fleetnumber (CF11 to CF14) remains unknown.

Now included in the photos section but not yet updated on the database is 'mystery' Transit 6794F. It turned out to be a cherry picker based at Chingford.
03/06/10
A fleetlist for Abellio dated May 2010 has come my way, hence the addition of the new service vehicles in the 61xx number range. However, the list has the same problem as the one I got last year, in that the bus data is comprehensive and up-to-date but the SV info less so. Indeed a couple of vehicles last licensed in 2008 are included! The following vehicles were not on the list and have therefore been marked as withdrawn: 8921 (N56HEU), 8934 (X599KOT), 8935 (X989KOT) and 8943 (VO51AKV). Also omitted from the list were all the SVs numbered higher than 8958 (apart from 8966 and 8967). It seems unlikely that all 16 SVs concerned have in fact been withdrawn so I have left them in the database for now. Fleetnumbers 8901 and 8902 have been assigned to a pair of Dennis Dart buses acquired from Transdev for use as trainers. These numbers are of course also allocated to two Ford Transit vans in the SV fleet! In a similar vein, fleetnumbers allocated to the new Enviro 200 buses for route 100 (8321-8329) seem to duplicate those used by former parent National Express on Hotel Hoppa buses.
17/05/10
Main news of the month so far (apart from that election thingy) is that Tube Lines is to be brought back under direct TfL control. It is too early to say what impact this will have on the service vehicle fleet but it would seem likely that the London Underground branding will once again be used.

Abellio appears to be undertaking a fairly extensive renewal of the mixed service vehicle fleet inherited from Travel London. As well as the nine recently reported, a few more have been seen over the past week. Most are white with smart Abellio logos and minimal rear chevrons. Fleetnumbers are not carried but presumably continue with the new 61xx series. The database has now been updated.
03/05/10
News today mainly concerns the bus companies. In an unexpected move, Arriva Southern Counties has acquired four former London taxis for use as crew ferry vehicles from its Dartford Garage. As such they can be seen visiting places such as Eltham and Bexleyheath. The vehicles wear plain black livery save for an orange Arriva logo on the bonnets. Allocated numbers CF11 to CF14 do not appear to be carried. Three have been reported so far (K690FUL, L177RML and N356OYL). Crew ferry runs from Dartford were latterly undertaken using rather newer Vauxhall Zafira and Astra cars.

Various bus companies have used London taxis in the past, most notably Metroline and Stagecoach. However, all were fairly soon replaced by newer cars and/or minibuses. Talking of which, the Metroline base at Perivale West now uses several unmarked silver Renault Trafic minibuses. I had not yet added these to the database as it was not possible to confirm their use. However, they are often seen with destination boards in the windscreen (eg Brent Cross). LL59KLU, LL59XMW have been reported so far.

The East Thames Buses operation was effectively merged with that of London Central last weekend. Buses no longer work from Mandela Way West (MA), while Belvedere (BV) retains just one route. Perhaps in connection with this, one of the ETB crew ferry minibuses (E58 P852OLL) has been reported at London General's Plough Lane garage.

Staying with London General, a plain red Land Rover Defender 90 with former Routemaster mark WLT470 has been noted at Merton Garage and in the Sutton area. This is believed to be a private vehicle so will not be listed here.

A new fleet list for Abellio shows that 9 second-hand service vehicles were acquired in December 2009. Comprising 3 Ford Fiesta crew vans, 4 Vauxhall Combo engineering vans and 2 Ford Transits, these started a new numbering range as 6101 to 6109. It is likely that (as before) these numbers will not be carried on the vehicles themselves.

Database and photo updates will cover these developments as soon as I have time.
28/04/10
Two quick snippets of news, courtesy of Ray Monk. Firstly, missing VW van 6824VW has turned up and is indeed RO59ULK. Curiously it has cab-side lettering for 'Bus Infrastructure', while all the others have 'Infrastructure Development'. Secondly, a white Ford Transit van (EX08CFF) has been on loan to Bexleyheath garage from.... Brighton and Hove! Photos of both of these items will be published soon.
25/04/10
Among the vehicles added to the database recently, one that I would particularly welcome reports of is 6794F (LS09MKG). It is listed as a Ford Transit Chassis Cab operated by London Buses, while the DVLA records it as being white. The allocation, bodywork and role of this vehicle is not known.
23/04/10
Further to the fleet news report on 23/03/10, at least two more new Vauxhall Combo vans for Arriva London have been found. Number 95 is FD59OVJ at Lee Valley, supporting the theory that 930 and 940 at Barking were originally 93 and 94. Curiously, 95 had a light-bar and rear chevrons, suggesting it was an engineers vehicle, although these are not usually given fleetnumbers. Conversely, new FD59OUU was a plain van also seen at Lee Valley but without a fleetnumber.
19/04/10
Working my way through updating the in-dates of leased fleet vehicles, I have noticed some variations. Some vehicles are taken into stock on the day they are licensed, but a gap of two or three days is more common. A few have a much longer gap, such as the last batch of IRUs. These were mainly licensed before the end of 2008 but entered stock in February and March 2009, after having interior fits and the special livery applied. It will also be noticed that quite a few vehicles are spotted, and sometimes even photographed, a fews days before officially joining the fleet. It would appear that acceptance comes only after a test drive or two!

Conversely, some vehicles are taken into stock before they are licensed. Some of the newer lorries fall into this category, as does Transit dropside 6810F.

One oddity I have just found is Transit Connect 6795F. This was licenced on 8th June 2009, and I saw it near Acton on the 16th, already with fleetnumbers but no operator logos. However, according to the official list, it was not taken into stock until 10th July.

Entry into service is equally variable, although information here is dependant on sightings being reported. We do know that some of the last batch of IRUs were seen at their home base on the same day that they were taken into stock. Eltham's trio (6606M, 6607M and 6617M) were all seen there on their first days.
16/04/10
By the way, the official information confirms our guesswork about the LBSL VW Transporters, except that the registration/fleetnumber tie-ups on 6828VW and 6830VW appear to have been transposed. As mentioned, the database will be updated shortly. There is no sign yet of new vehicles to replace the red 60xxVW vans. RV10CYZ is not on the official list so was presumably a dealer vehicle. Unless it had just not yet been taken into stock...
16/04/10
Tube Lines have very kindly provided some up to date information on the central fleet (covering JNP, LUL, LBSL, TfL etc). This will be used to update the information in the vehicle database, although this may take some time. I have started with the relatively mundane task of adding dates of entry into the fleet for vehicles going back to 2006, this having been left off the last list we received. I will then do the additions and withdrawals.

It is interesting to note that the growth of the central fleet (mentioned in a forum posting last year) seems to have tailed off, with the fleet steady at slightly under 1000 vehicles. This currently comprises 46 'owned' lorries, 836 'leased' vehicles, 35 liveried but un-numbered vehicles and 45 trailers and bodies. The largest user is London Underground with 456 vehicles divided between the BCV Infraco (239), the SSL Infraco (206) and the train operations (11). Tube Lines is next with 360 vehicles, the remainder being assigned to London Buses (101), Transport for London (42) and the LT Museum (3).

In terms of actual vehicles, there is nothing too unusual in the list, Ford continuing as the main supplier alongside a growing number of Volkswagens. Other makes such as Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen are also represented and there is an ongoing (but somewhat reduced) intake of Vauxhalls. Fleetnumbers fill most of the numbers up to 6889 with the usual odd gaps (presumably for vehicles assigned to the British Transport Police). The 3-year service life for leased vehicles is adhered to in most cases, with vehicles in the 60xx and 61xx ranges now being withdrawn. Certain vehicles have their leases extended (or are perhaps bought) resulting in oddities such as the ongoing usage of 2004-vintage Vauxhall Combos 5638V to 5640V.

There is no news of any forthcoming orders for new lorries. Mercedes Actros artics 2559M to 2561M are coming up to being 12 years old so may be expected to be replaced soonish. As has been mentioned already, one of the two Mercedes Sprinter generators dating from 1998 has recently been replaced by a reassigned Ford Transit. The Volvo demountables (of which 3 remain) were also bought in 1998.

It is worth mentioning that the central fleet also includes a large number of unmarked vehicles. At present there are just over 400 cars and around two dozen vans and light trucks. As normal, details of these will not be included on this website unless they appear with operator logos and/or company livery. I should point out that some numbered vehicles are operated anonymously (such as Honda Civic 6312H), but these are included in the database.

Thanks to the efforts of contributors (primarily SH and RM, but there are many others), a lot of the vehicles delivered over the past year had already been reported. However, there will be 38 new vehicles added to the database soon, while fleetnumbers are now known for a further 17 vehicles. Although everything passes through Acton Works when new, the remoteness and inaccessibility of some of the places were SVs are based makes it virtually impossible to record everything.

Having the central fleet data up to date highlights the rather woeful state of the bus company records. I am certain that for several companies we are showing rather more vehicles than are actually operated. The main problem here is the lack of reliable official information. Fleetlists are obtainable (either published or through contacts) for several companies but these are often either incomplete or out of date when it comes to the service vehicles. A notable exception is Metrobus, whose website has a complete fleetlist of all vehicles with photos of most of them. The DVLA database (accessible through their website) is useful for identifying vehicles that are no longer licenced, although such vehicles may of course remain on company premises. However, the majority of bus company service vehicles are sold on for further use. A particular problem is with the Arriva London Vauxhall Combo crew ferry vans. Observations suggest that these have now all been replaced by Vauxhall Corsa cars. However, a couple have been transferred to engineering roles, while others can still be seen at garages, perhaps now in private use. Reports of sightings are obviously valuable here, particularly if they show that a vehicle is now with another user. I may start 'withdrawing' vehicles that have not been seen for a year or more, especially as it is very easy to reinstate them if it proves to have been premature.

This is really site news rather than fleet news but I am considering dropping the 'other company' vehicles from the database (with the exception of Sovereign Recovery). This would mean the removal of vehicles operated by Almex and the other vehicle recovery contractors. For the former, the lack of lettering on recent deliveries, and the appearance of other contractors on similar work, blur the distinction of which vehicles are SVs. There are also other contractors on LT-related work (such as Dougland) that could be considered to be equally eligible for inclusion. With the recovery firms, although various operators have been seen doing work for London Buses, Sovereign is by far the major operator. If you have any views on these proposals, please get in touch.
30/03/10
I've just spotted an error in my comments on 13/03/10. Assuming that LSBL RO59ULN is 6821VW then there must be 7 high-roof VWs rather than 6. If the pattern holds, 6821VW to 6827VW would be RO59ULN/ULM/ULL/ULK/ULJ/ULH/ULG. There have been no reports of 6824VW RO59ULK, although the DVLA says this reg is on a red VW van. I also see that nobody has reported 6822VW RO59ULM since it was seen on delivery. Hmmm....
28/03/10
Today's additions include two more Transit Connects for Metroline. It would appear that there is one at each of their garages, in which case we still need some details (nothing reported yet from AC, EW and KX).

Also added are two minibuses based at Leyton Westdown Road. Although we have one with a reg but no fleetumber, and one with a fleetnumber but no reg, I can confirm there are two separate vehicles!
23/03/10
At least two newish (59 reg) Vauxhall Combo vans have been seen at Arriva London's Barking (Dagenham) garage with the curious fleetnumbers of 930 and 940. We suspect that they were delivered as 93 and 94 before it was realised that these numbers were already used on Corsa cars. The vans (plus a few other recent deliveries) will be added to the database when I get a chance...
13/03/10
Time to catch up on fleet news. I did get some reports (and pictures) of xx10xxx registered SVs on March 1st but I have been busy and/or unwell since then! However, I have decided to try and provide more narrative news in future, rather than relying on people picking things up from the database.

First up, a couple of vehicles that were thought to have been withdrawn have appeared still in use. Transit 5916F had seemingly been replaced by similar 6728F in spring 2009, but it was seen back at Frank Pick House this February. The other 'reinstatement' is 5905F.

The application of new London Underground logos to vehicles in the former Metronet operations appears to have been largely completed. The Metronet name can still be seen but mainly on vehicles that are due to be replaced over the next few months. Included among these are the batch of 20 VW Transporter vans numbered 6169VW to 6188VW. It is interesting to note that all vehicle lettering is replaced when the new logos are applied. This has resulted in several vehicles gaining full fleetnumbers that previously had partial or incorrect ones or had none. For example, new suffixes have appeared on the Citroen Berlingos (such as 6771C) and one Iveco lorry (2585I). The latter is the only large lorry not operated by Tube Lines. It now carries Underground logos but has not gained a red stripe.

A rare instance of modifications to a leased vehicle concern Ford Transit box truck 5909F. Initially used as an exhibtion unit by the London Safety Camera Partnership, it was seen this month at Acton Works with its bodywork replaced by a generator. Mercedes Sprinter 2562M had earlier been seen in the lorry yard at Acton without its generator so this is presumably the source. Whether the Transit ends up at Lillie Bridge (home to the trio of generators) remains to be seen.

Regarding recent deliveries, there have been no further additions to the RO59xxx batch of VW vans for London Buses Infrastructure, and at least some of the earlier examples in the 60xxVW range remain in use (but see below). The number 6827VW has been claimed by two of the new vans. As SH noted, if RO59ULN at Orpington is actually 6821VW, and RO59ULG at Stratford is 6827VW, then the high-roof batch of 6 vans will be numbered neatly in reverse reg order. I visited Orpington the other week to check this but ULN was not home. Unluckily it later passed me on the High Street as I was leaving and I missed the number!

Lastly on almost-new vehicles, silver Ford Mondeo estate LM09RYK has surprisingly appeared with the fleetnumber 6906F. This is the highest number so far reported, even though the car was new last summer. Perhaps the number was assigned retrospectively.

Quite a few xx10xxx registered SVs were seen near Acton Works on (and before) 1st of March, although none carried lettering. Among these were a pair of Ford Transit minibuses for the London Buses Passenger Data fleet at Victoria (presumably to replace 3-year old 6063F and 6067F). One of the pair has since been seen in livery numbered as 6852F. Also in red was a VW Transporter low-roof van. It could be that this is to start the replacement of the remaining similar vans in the 60xxVW range. As mentioned already, a white/blue VW Caddy was also noted, with a consecutive registration to the red Transporter. Finally on the 10s, a Skoda Octavia estate in unmarked white/blue represents a new type for the liveried fleet. Hopefully all of these vehicles will gain fleetnumbers (and be reported!) over the coming weeks.

Finally the bus company fleets. Not much to report here. Docklands buses has a pair of new unmarked red Mercedes Vito crew vans, presumably as crew ferries for newly-won route 300, while Metrobus and Metroline have added a white Transit Connect van each. There may be a further Metroline Transit Connect at Potters Bar, reg WR59xxx.
28/02/10
The first 10 reg SV has already been reported (white/blue VW Caddy RV10CYY, fleetnumber not yet carried, seen near Acton Works on Thursday). This and other recent arrivals will be added to the database shortly.
27/01/10
Additions to the central fleet continue, with most being Fords as usual. The process of applying London Underground logos to the 400-odd vehicles in the former Metronet operations is well underway, with red stripes being added to those vehicles in white/blue livery.

With the bus companies, the first SV to be seen carrying the Abellio name is a newly acquired Ford Transit van at Walworth. Over the road at Camberwell are two new Renault Master minibuses (the first SVs to carry the new style Go-Ahead group fleetnames), which have presumably replaced the two Ford Transit minibuses used for trainee driver evaluations. Arriva London have a new Combo van, possibly in connection with newly-won route 133. All these developments have been (or will shortly be) covered in the photos section and in the vehicle database.
02/01/10
Not much to report today other than a couple more LBID VW vans. There are now 6 high-roof vans (6823/5/6/7VW and 2 unknown) and 3 mid-height (6828-6830VW).
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