GAL MB SEO8

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YX25

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bald bus

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why is the fleetcode on the front like that

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because it bulges inwards

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the bus actually looks good

but like the blind kinda looks weird

thats not a tfl font?

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looks better than the tfl font anyway

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they havent programmed it yet probably

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what does SEO stand for in this

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uh

single enviro onehundred?

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Single enviro- yh

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oh

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im assuming this is a 233 bus

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yh

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oh

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Same seat as EBDs too

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Same with a few caetanos on p5/c10

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Apparently I’ve been told that it mean Single Enviro micrO

However I think it just means Single EnvirO

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hm

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whoever came up with that needs to come home have a rest cos the gymnastics is crazy

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THE

FONT

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Not programmed

Like SL6 in the first week

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oh

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they just made those worse afterwards icl

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I wonder if these might go to Sydenham garage

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nah its for the MB routes 233, R1, R3, R4 and R8

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Tbf

Arriva didn’t have a choice on blind

Since McKenna had some sort issues at the time was made

And SL6 batch was rushed despite feeling really good to ride on

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possible

dont think it'll happen however

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Aren’t the E100Ev for MB

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yes

that's why i said possible

and not they will

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did any of you read what i said

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no sorry

dont need to

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I did

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wouldn’t be 233

probably an R1 or one of the others

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it could be for any route part of the batch

MB probably won't designate numbers to certain routes

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Can’t wait for SEO8 on 358

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We will be there!

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Bet they’ll send some on routes that aren’t even going electric

Too

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i think it is a 233 bus but they will all mix anyway so who cares

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probably yeah

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does anyone know why 353 Ees never strayed on 320

but the EBDs habe on 353

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Can’t get around 320 apparently

They’re the same size

But

Ee turning circle

Sucks

Compared

To the BD11

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ah oke

ty

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hmm depends

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hmm

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it would only be a problem on the biggin hill end tbf

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MB is MB
E200 is E200
doesn’t matter the length

they don’t care

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It's also why 473 doesn't see Ee's but 262 has seen EBDs

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as long as it’s a bus they’ll throw it on

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wouldn’t be due to length

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so the city airport rumour was true?

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233 has slightly longer double doors

or at least iirc that’s its official allocation

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nah its allocated single doors

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I can see SVM routes changing around with 233

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233 is getting 8.5s

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233 is cooked 😭 💀

peak time madness incoming

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not as cooked as the G1

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Ngl I can SVM Doing S3

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they've ordered that length for a reason

🤷‍♂️

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Why can't 233 use longer buses

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8.5m from ADL is a pisstake should be at least 9

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it can

can take up to 11

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it can, they've just ordered 8.5ms

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💀

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need to see BZLs on 358

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that probably will happen

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definitely gonna happen

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these SEOs wont stray tho

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those trams are still unreliable af

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never say never

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all I’m thinking of is the R9 maybe

cause that’s currently the throw anything on route

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R9 will definitely see them

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on one day at the same time there was an E400MMC, short E200, and Long E200

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^ MB put single doors out sometimes

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Regularly

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plus the IEs have never managed a full day on their own

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there's a reason R9 is seeing so many random allocations

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I'd assume so

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Is R9 getting ev’s?

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it's something to do with maintenance iirc and buses being unavailable, but that won't last forever

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no

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that’s just cause they throw anything on

it’s literally been for its entire history

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got retained with diesels

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I can see R2/R11 buses hopping on 233

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R9 being retained with existing

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Isn't the whole reason why 358 got them was bc normal evs couldn't last a full day 😭

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yes in terms of range

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no it's because tfl picked that as the trial route

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yes they picked that because an e200ev didnt have enough battery range

but what they didnt consider is the reliability of the ies

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BYD B12 can defo make up 358 PVR now

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I’ll be honest with you the way MB has been for the past 20 years everything will stray everywhere

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would look better than the trams 💀

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has a MEC done the 227

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidhooker/19169223364/in/pool-3204328@N25/ if this happened anything can happen

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I can see that demo BYD B12 end up on 108 or 358

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nothing shows on lvf

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nah I’m joking lmao

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also did you just have that pic ready to send for this very instance

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this one got blinded for it temporarily right after the fire

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only found it the other day

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that MEC got destroyed too

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I swr they had a thing where u could see history up to like 15 years

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fullhist

yeah i did that

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that’s what I read off the post

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no MECs

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either that or it had an e200 blindset

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💀

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you can even see the stagecoach allocations but not once in 13 yrs has a MEC strayed

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one did go on it in Covid
a 108 MEC did an extra

I remember seeing a photo of it

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oh yh fairs that wouldnt have tracked

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cause it did like 4 trips then got taken off

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it had citaros with stagecoach so idk why goahead never put them

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maybe cost

Citaros are expensive af

also if Metrobus regional can double deck a single deck route

Who’s to say they can’t with the 358 💀

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low bridge at shortlands

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pull a Metrobus and just reroute it

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well if it could do B14

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but yeah iirc in like the 2010’s they trialled a double deck summer service

did extras between Orpington - Bromley but only lasted for like 2 months

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GAL gotta have the widest range of single deck EVs now surely

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there was an article on it

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kites, trams, BZLs and 100EVs

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e200evs

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E200ev

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how you forget the main one 😭

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real

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i think all other operators have 3 max

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also more of the other funny Covid extras

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wait no

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here’s a photo of the 108 MEC that came down here to do 358 after the fire

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no that's just rail

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R u sure

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I acc miss the MECs

Idk what TFL had against them

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They did not comply with safety or something

Plus it's not TfL, the prices were too high for other operators

It's also why we didn't see eCitaros

If BYDs are cheaper, why bother?

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expensive

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Ohk

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Ah

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its one of those buses that enthusiasts love but operators hate

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probably

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Ah

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It got a number blind from an E200

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This happened.

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Don’t look too bad

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I think one time a long time ago DDs did 358 between Bromley and Perry Hall Road

Using those buses

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What was blinded on the MECs

108 227 358 that’s it?

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and then in 2018 an EH did 358 up until Bromley Common because no buses were available.

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iirc e200 blindset

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MEC being on 227 is a missed opportunity

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The 108 MECs only had 108 and 358

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so everything at MB

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Lmao R5 with those lmao

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o

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The 358 ones only had 293 and 358

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Nah frr should’ve happened

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Fr

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R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, 126, 227, 233, 352, 354, 358, 367

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Idk why but in my head those MECs did 286

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on the e200

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But they didn’t lol

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Depends on what bus it is

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actually yeah some of them have the shortened blindset

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Some E200s have the same set from new so have much more routes

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367 still after all these years?

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a few has them

only like 3 or 4 of them tho

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ah

But end of an era at MB soon

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54 75 119 126 138 181 233 284 320 352 354 358 367 434 all the R routes (this is a 2013 set)

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All the E200 single door gone

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it’s already nearly the end of an era

all e400’s bar 2 are now gone

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R9 be hanging in there somehow

R9 should’ve just got new buses icl

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the two left are operational spares

for 126, 208, R9, 320

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Yeah some have the 2016 set but with inserts for the newer routes

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and 126 moving out

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oh yeah

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So MB would have 3 E200s left?

for R9

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more then 3

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R5/R10 asw

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Aren’t they streetlites

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could be in future tbf

currently w200’s tho

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it’s PVR is 1 anyways

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but yeah in future I could see them replacing some of the old e200’z

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731-33 are R9 buses

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one of the R routes will release some streetlites no?

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Fun fact R9 was meant to actually get eVoLution’s

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(they spend more time on the 126 then R9) 😭

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in 2011

But it never got them

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How comes

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oh that’s a big L

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because the one that was built for them was rejected because it had a Voith gearbox

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think those are getting replaced

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So they got E200s instead

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I hope so

Absolute shitboxes 😭 💀

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what a shame

I swr TfL rejected e300s for 227

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bet they'll bring more streetlites here

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that’s why it got WS

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from where

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355

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Oh not those ones again

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didn’t they get sent to hell

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that routes getting electrics

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fair enough

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oh it was the other ones

219?

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That’s the 219s batch lmao

Would’ve thought they’d use them for like 244 or sum

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waiting for the day an e200 goes out on the SL3 🙏 🙏 💀

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go away

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real

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watch 61/261s electrics appearing on it tho

wouldn’t be shocked

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i misread this as SOE 💀

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Real

SOE8 moving to the R4 🔥

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lmao R2/R11 will take another 5 billion years to go electric

Volvos delivery time is diabolical

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But yeah don’t be surprised for every Single deck EV in Orpington to go on every route

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314 9 months into the contract only 1 turned up so far 💀

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you’ll be seeing E100EV’s in Knockholt and BZL’s in Downe

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SEO on 208 wen

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🔥 💀

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not impossible tbf 😭 💀

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nah I think MB will become more strict with allocations

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like a year ago they sent out a SHORT
A FUCKING SHORT
E200 on the 320

a SHORT ONE 💀 💀

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LMAOO

Zooming down biggin hill

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it only did Bromley to Catford before MB realised

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ppl probs thought it was 246

lmao

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and they subbed it off for a e400

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mileage was lost

how sad

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358 ones just 293 & 358

108 ones just 108 & 358

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They should’ve done 227 before they left icl

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nah

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my question is what bus is this blind designed for 😭 💀

like what would have SL7 that small

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better than having no blind lmao

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Blark did

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No way ur criticising

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how lmao

It’s better than AL would do with their blinds lol

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Ur forehead isspirrd the bd11 front design

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True

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something seems off

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They were shocking in 2021

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https://flic.kr/p/rHAquW

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oh

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electrics saved them

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that make sense

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Even then some of the LEDs r yh

..

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They had bandits for them

Even when they were working

They battered tho

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if TfL didn’t exist

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Well for the LED at least…

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might just be the craziest mb working

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can someone please kill the 289

or just kill this bus specifically 😭 💀

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Nah

Chess wouldn’t be happy

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idk whats worse

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this absolute crustbucket has survived 15 years

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end of 2025

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please end it

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that or WS1 on 208

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that bus doesn’t go above 15mph

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Watch that ENX had to idk maybe another 10.8 route

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Hybrid 358?

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WS1 on 208💀

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i thought 289 was free from those e200s 😭

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atleast with the B14 the bus will never get packed up

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LMAO WHEN

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oh yeah 😂

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Wait is TC gonna be the only 10.8 SD route Arriva has 😂😂😂😂

When they lose B15

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there was a photo somewhere

if anyone can find it

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Arriva r shit w their single deck

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Tbf they not profitable

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we still waiting 😭 💀

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https://flic.kr/p/28A1gne

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this smelly little shit was meant to be on the route 2 years ago

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TH are prioritising 250

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eh ig but not all of them

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fair enough those Ts are in worse state

4 ESs were out on that route today

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So 166 and the 312 is gonna be Arriva only 10.8 routes

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Guessing 50 will be last to move in

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🤣

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probs

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Nah so peak man

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50 should stay at BN tbh

BN is literally empty lmao

After 50 leaves u got what

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nah not if they get the B12s and they turn out to be 12m 💀

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59/137/319/417

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50 is full ES after HV33 got subbed off

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I can see 159 moving in

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bye bye g2s at BN

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And 50 can still stay at BN

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BN has space for at least 3 routes

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theyre still planning to move 50 out

but its low priority

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I can see them winning that SL Eltham to Streatham route

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eh but they dont rlly do sd routes

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that route will most likely be DD

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nah low bridge tulse hill station

unless they find a different route but i think its unlikely

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They did bid for SL5 with SDs

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tru

yh good point

but its going dd

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hold on what in the fuckery fuck

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doesn’t look that bad lmao

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Lancaster avenue

and norwood road

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sure but i dont think its likely

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This sounds silly

But

Reroute the 312 to Elmers end

Reroute the 367 between moorland road and west croydon via the 289

Reroute/extend the 439 from Purley way to Thornton Heath Pond

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B7TL G1 😶 (jk)

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Route testing on the 286 went ahead on them in 2016 but because of Well Hall Roundabout it failed

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Yh because it was snowing

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One of them had 126 but it was burnt in the fire

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2*

Only did Catford Bridge - Downham😂😂

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oh Jesus Christ I’m getting old

but it did until Bromley no?

Bromley North

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Na

Was downham

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how old are you @twin flare

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162 did it @twin flare

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oh right

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17

(not old lmfao but it feels like it was yesterday 😭)

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is it at MB yet

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no that’s in hull

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my dumbass read this as SOE8 back at MB i was like huh

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k

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😂😂

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lol