Gavin Francis was in Bracknell on October 28th.

Much variety with the "Reading" fleet at this location

An interesting report report from Gavin. Ed.

BF62UYN has been repainted into Redline red and white livery. 

SK15GXW has been re-registered E15RRT.

Only two eVoRas remain to receive X20 branding. 

Stagecoach South West: 10459, 10495, 15319.

Stagecoach Yorkshire: 11648, 11649.

12008 remains in service on November 9th

Adam Harber

Simon Moore

Sanjay Baker

Brand new 80023 works the 1 on November 7th.

80024 with a 2 in Magdalen Street West on November 3rd.

Tim Hall

I paid a visit to Oxford yesterday 30th and noticed the following

 
Stagecoach 12008 still going on a 1 at the station

 
New 80012 in queens rd

 
Not withdrawn 10679

and Gloucester allocated 15353 on a 2A. 

Tony George

I'm a long time reader of the Oxford and Chiltern Bus Page but have never contributed before being somewhat out of area.  I enjoy reading all the goings on.  Thank you for all the work you put into the page each week.  You may be aware that four ADL Enviro 400 MMCs have transferred from Stagecoach Oxfordshire to Stagecoach South - 10431, 10432, 10685 and 11243.  10685 has come to Andover where I live.  I believe this will have been transferred for the Activ8 service shared with Go-Ahead Salisbury Reds which has recently had a frequency increase and now requires 5 buses from each operator.  We have a couple of Gold standard E400 MMCs loaned from Aldershot depot which are fulfilling the extra 2 buses at the moment (although they can appear on any route given allocations are not strict!) but I saw 10685 as I was passing through Andover bus station this afternoon.  It had just come in on an Activ8 service from Salisbury and I took a quick picture which I attach and you may wish to use for the page. 

With regard to the other 3 buses that have transferred, 10431 is currently in use at Basingstoke and 11243 is use at Portsmouth depot.  10432 is not tracking with South as yet.

Gordon Scott

Taken by my friend Tommy McReynoulds at ADL Falkirk one of Stagecoach Oxford ADL Enviro 400EV.

Latest update.

 

Simon Moore

Jack Cooper

50445 seen on November 8th.

From past times

Merlin Travel

Van Hool TDX27 Astromega

St Columbia’s SC3

Dunfermline

ESU 812 or (YJ14LFM) | Merlin Travel Van Hool TDX27 Astromeg… | Flickr

ESU 812 or (YJ14LFM) 

YY69TLV with the X94 at Bracknell. 

     London operations    

Andrew Webb

As well as buses TfL have also installed some Poppy roundels at selected stations including London Bridge and, as illustrated here, Bethnal Green. 

Ten of the cabins on the IFS Cloud Cable Car have also received Poppy branding. 

With Christmas approaching sales of alcohol increase. 
Jack Daniels is aiming to catch a share of this market with this advert on Go Ahead's LT866 seen at Moorfields Eye Hospital on 31 October. 

Selected Metropolitan Police officers have to hold a PCV licence as part of their employment.  Since withdrawing the small in house fleet of buses operated drivers are trained on vehicles hired in for the purpose. 

This Wright Streetlite from Nola Hire was in use on 30 October, seen taking a break at Oxford Circus.

Arriva's LT971, seen in Chancery Lane on 3 November, carries this wrap for Uniqlo's range of thermal clothing.

Heritage vehicles appeared on several routes serving Archway on 3 November, giving the chance to ride on vehicles of yesteryear and raise funds for the Royal British Legion's annual Poppy Appeal. 

The oldest bus in use was T792, a AEC Regal III with Mann Egerton dating from 1948. 
It worked several 'shorts' on route 210 between Golder Green and Archway, the latter being the location of this shot. 

Sharing duties on then 210 were a pair of Bristol's with ECW bodywork.  Never a common marque in London fleets, the two come from small batches which served London in the 1970s and 1980s. 

BS5 a Bristol LHS, a short version of the LH and more at home with fleets serving rural areas. 
The type were common in Archway, serving on the C11.  It is seen in Archway on route 210. 

The larger BL was represented by BL88, a bus that served its London life in Hounslow, Kingston and Croydon before heading to the north east of England for further service with OK Services. 

It is seen on layover at Archway before heading off on another 210 to Golders Green. 

Completing the allocation on route 210 was RF486.

Several Routemasters operated shorts between Friern Barnet and Holloway Nags Head on route 43. 

RM1933 is seen heading for the latter as it reaches the bottom of the long hill the southbound A1 descends to reach Archway. 

RT1705, an example with a roof box, was working short journeys as far as Highbury Barn on route 4.  Seen on layover,
it went into service a short time later where it was passed by Metroline's VMH2433 which illustrates the current allocation on the route 

XF1 was one of a batch of Park Royal Fleetlines delivered to London Transport for country operations, along with a batch of Atlanteans used in the 'red' area.  Eight Fleetlines later swapped with the same number of Atlanteans for comparison trials on route 271. 

XF1 was one of the chosen buses and so it was fitting that it recreated
what would have been a common sight between April and July 1966
on a route which has now been withdrawn.  It is seen passing Archway bound for Hoxton.

Gordon Scott

Taken by my friend Tommy McReynoulds at ADL Falkirk one of Stagecoach Oxford ADL Enviro 400EV.

Also taken by my friend Tommy Mc Reynoulds Yutong EV on loan to Stagecoach West Scotland before being going to Stagecoach Rugby taken at Buchanan Bus Station of Stagecoach West Scotland ADL Enviro100EV on its delivery leaving Falkirk factory to Kilnmarnock. They were built at Scarborough.