Tuesday 25 August 2015

‘Scene’ in Victoria (London)

I think that most bus and coach enthusiasts will have visited the iconic Victoria Coach Station in London at some stage.

 

This Art Deco building dates from 1932 and id now a Grade 2 English Heritage listed building.


One of the delights is watching the streamed departures when a mass of coaches depart in convoy for all points of the compas.


Victoria Coach Station exterior

 

A selection of coaches awaiting the ‘off’.

 

Victoria Coach Station interior

Just around the corner however is the ‘Green Line Coach Station’ which although smaller is perhaps more interesting because it sees more varietyYJ58 FJO

 

A Van Hool T917 Alicron working for Arriva The Shires’ seen in ‘greenline757 livery which links Victoria with Luton Airport.

 

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A Volvo B9R with Plaxton Panther 2 bodywork belonging to ‘Stagecoach in Warwickshire’ seen on ‘megabus.com’ duties.

 

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LK58 EDA Volvo B9TL with Wright Eclipse Gemini bodywork. Working for ‘First Berkshire’ in ‘greenline’ livery.

 

Based at Bracknell and working the 702 in from there.

 

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A Scania K340EB4 with Caetano ‘Levante’ bodywork working for ‘South Gloucester Bus & Coach’ who are a ‘National Express’ (NE) contractor for whom it is working service 040 to Bristol.

 

The registration is ‘cherished’ having appeared on previous coaches in the fleet.

 

The coach is widely travelled in more ways than one having been new to ‘Yorkshire Traction’ before moving to ‘East Midland’ and then to Kent before joining its current owner.


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A Volvo B9R with Caetano ‘ Levante’ bodywork displaying its ‘NE’ branding.

 

It is actually operated by ‘Go-Ahead’ group company ‘Go North East’.

 

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A Van Hool TDX21 Astromega of ‘Stagecoach Oxfordshire’s Oxford tube operation. 

 

One of a batch of 26 that were delivered in 2014 to replace entirely an existing fleet of the same which in turn replaced an existing fleet of Neoplan Skyliners.

 

These magnificent Euro 6 engined vehicles operate 24/7.

 

I remember traveling on this service in 1986 when it was run with double deck coach seated MCW Metroliners.

 

Remember them?

 

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