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Saturday, 23 February 2013

Welcome to London Connect

This operator is now under a bidding process against Odakyu and London Express.

A company that is determined to get the most out of your journeys with us on our buses.


Route List:
7 : Russell Square - East Acton 
N7 : Northolt - Russell Square 
55 : Oxford Circus - Leyton, Baker's Arms
56: St Bart's Hospital - Whipps Cross?
58 : East Ham, White Horse - Walthamstow Central
83: Golders Green - Ealing Hospital 
94 :  Acton Green - Piccadilly Circus 
113 : Edgware - Marble Arch
N113 : Edgware - Trafalgar Square
140 : Heathrow Central - Harrow Weald 
182 : Harrow Weald Oxhey Lane - Brent Cross
206 : Wembley Park, The Paddocks - Kilburn Park
207 : Hayes By-Pass - White City 
N207 : Uxbridge - Holborn 
260 : Golders Green - White City
266 : Hammersmith - Brent Cross
272 : Shepherd's Bush - Chiswick, Grove Park
274 : Lancaster Gate - Islington Angel
278 : Hackney Wick Wallis Road - London City Airport
297 : Willesden, Bus Garage - Ealing Broadway
308: Stratford? - Wanstead Park
340 : Edgware - Harrow Bus Station
390 : Archway - Notting Hill Gate
482 : Heathrow Terminal 5 - Southall Town Hall
E1 : Greenford Broadway - Ealing Broadway
E3 : Chiswick Edensor Road - Greenford Broadway
E6 : Greenford Station - Bull's Bridge Tesco
E11: Ealing Common - Greenford Broadway
H12 : South Harrow - Stanmore Station
U2 : Hillingdon Brunel University - Uxbridge Station
 U6 : Uxbridge Station - Northolt The Heights
U4 : Hayes Prologis Park - Uxbridge Station

Our Garage Capacities:
North Wembley (NW): 150 buses + BEFC.
Acton Lane (AT): 73 buses.
White City (WC): 89 buses.
Cranford (CF): 238 buses + Engineering.
Perivale East (PV): 140 buses + Engineering.
King's Cross (KX): 102 buses + Engineering.
Wanstead Park (WK): 34 buses.
Harrow Weald (HD): 73 Buses + Engineering.
Canning Town (CG): 88 buses + Engineering.
Lea Valley (LY): 98 buses + Engineering.
Hillingdon Hill (HI): 850 buses + Engineering.

Here are our garages:


LondonConnect West

North Wembley (NW)

- This garage is London Connect's head garage in engineering and carries out engineering for both NW and AT (Some buses). It also has the  BEFC (Bus Engineering and Facilities Centre) which is our version of CELF.

This garage runs bus routes 83, N18 and 182.


- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Hybrid 9.9m (HDT) for route 83.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 9.9m (DT) for routes N18, 83 and 182.

Bought from Metroline.


Acton Lane (AT)

This garage cannot do engineering, however it runs rail replacement services for the company. NW does this some of this garage's engineering.

This garage is next to Harlesden Station where LU used to store buses.

This garage runs routes 206, 260 and 266. 

Fleet:
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (DT) for route 266.
- Alexander Dennis ALX400 (Bought from Metroline, TA638-659)  (TA) for route 260. There are a few spares. 

We are proud to announce we have retained the contract for route 266.



White City (WC)




Ignore the LU logo, the bus will have it's own logo soon.


This garage does engineering, for it's own buses but also carries out some engineering for Acton Lane(AT). This garage is the outstation for Kings Cross (KX) to allow the 94 to run here, closer to the route.

The garage is the bus stand at White City Bus Station, which has been bought out by LC. This is our smallest garage only being able to run 3 routes, 2 high profile and 1 low frequency. 

This garage runs routes 207, 94, N207 and 272.

- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Hybrid 10.7m (HDL) for route 94.

- Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 9.6m (MDE) for route 272.

-Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 10.7m (XDT) for routes 207/N207.

 We are proud to announce we have won the contract for 207/N207, the route will be operated from this garage.




Kings Cross (KX)
This garage does engineering for it's own buses but also carries out some engineering for Acton Lane(AT).
Once again, ignore the logos.
One of our VW's on 390.






















The garage is the former Metroline KX and current KC depot which will be extended to  accommodate slightly more buses. KC and KX are one garage but split into 2, with KC accommodating double-decks and KX dealing with single. This is London Connect's head garage in the whole company. The bus garages (KC/KX) would also deal with new buses that come into the company's fleet and store them here first. 

This garage runs routes 139, 390 and 274.

-Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 10.2m (DE) for route 274.
-Volvo B9TL/ Wright Gemini 2 (VW) for route 390.
-Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 10.2m (DT) for route 139.



Cranford (CF):

Located in Parkway Trading Estate, Cranford, this garage has it's own engineering facilities. This garage will run routes that are close to Heathrow Airport. As of for now, this garage only runs 2 routes.

Route 140 will transfer to Hillingdon Hill (HI) on the 16th March 2013.

This garage operates routes 482 and E6.

SN39 on route 482.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (DT) for route 482.
- Scania Omnicity (SN) for route 482.
- MAN 12.240/ MCV Evolution (MM) for route E6. 
We are proud to announce we have won the contract for route E6. The route will be operated from here.



Perivale East (PV):

Located on the former Metroline site, PV can carry out light engineering works however some of it can be assigned to NW/CF.

Also SN09 CFA/ DN33589 from First London has been bought and is stored here for E3.

This garage runs routes 297, E1, E3, E11, N7 and 7.
YX62 BNN/ DT118 runs the route E3.

- MCV DD103 (MCV) for route 297.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (DT) for routes 7, 297, N7 and E3.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Hybrid (HDT) for routes 7 and E3.
- Wright Eclipse Gemini 1 10.6m (VNZ) for route E1.
- MAN Lion City 8.9m (LC) for route E11.


We are proud to announce we have won the contract for routes E1 and E11. The routes will be operated from this garage.



Harrow Weald (HD):

Taken over by the company, the garage can do engineering and runs buses within the Harrow/ Edgware area.

This garage runs routes H12, 113/N113 and 340.

- Plaxton President (VP) for route H12.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Hybrid (HDT) for routes 113/N113.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (DT) for route 340.

Hillingdon Hill (HI):

The newest bus garage in the company since. We have proudly opened this garage to operate routes within the Uxbridge/ Hayes area. This is also the companies largest garage. 
HX04 HTT/ DCN168 is blinded for the U2.

This garage is capable of holding up to 766 buses + 14  loan spares from other garages and 28 engineering pits along with a M.O.T lane and a BEFC (Capacity of 75). This BEFC centre is much bigger than the one in North Wembley (NW).  

Buses from Yiewsley (Y) may also be seen on HI routes and HI buses on Yiewsley routes. 

This garage also runs outer London bus services although their is a debate whether R17 should transfer to Harrow Weald (HD) within the upcoming weeks.

On Saturday 16th March, routes 140, 207/ N207 will transfer to this garage.

This garage runs London routes 140,  207, N207, U2, U4 and U6.

- Caetano Nimbus 10.2m (DCN) as logistical spares for route U2. Also used for RR.
- Caetano Nimbus 8.8m (DCS) as logistical spares for route U6. Also used for RR.
- Alexander Dennis ALX400 9.9m (TA) as logistical spares for routes 140, 207/N207 and U4. Also used for RR.
- Mercedes Benz Citaro 10.5m (MCS) for route U2.
- MAN's Lion City 8.9m (LC) for route U6.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 10.7m (XDT) for routes 207/ N207.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 10.2m Hybrid (HDT) for route 140.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 9.9m (DT) for route U4.

This garage also runs non-London routes 556, 583, 740, A30, A40 and R17.

- Mercedes Benz Citaro Hydrogen 12m (MCH) for routes A30 and A40.
- Caetano Nimbus 10.2m (DCN) for routes 556 and A30.
- Marshall Capital 10.8m (DMX) for routes 740 and A40.
- Caetano Nimbus 8.8m (DCS) for route R17 and 583.

Yiewsley (Y)

The outstation for Hillingdon Hill (HI). Some buses are transferred between the two garages. This garage operates routes U1, U3 and 222.

- Mercedes Benz Citaro 12m (MCL) for route 222.
- Mercedes Benz Citaro 10.5m (MCS) for routes U1 and U3.

Westbourne Park (X):

This garage runs routes 28, 31, N28 and N31.

- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (DT) for routes 28, 31 and 328.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Hybrid (HDT) for routes 28, 328, N28 and N31.


LondonConnect East

Garages:

London City Airport (LC):

This garage runs route 473 and EL2.

- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (DT) for route 473.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Hybrid (HDT) for route EL2.

Cyprus (CU):

This garage runs route 538.

- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (DT) for route 538.
- Alexander Dennis ALX400 (TLA) for route 538.

Note: 2 TA's from AT (260 Allocation) have transferred to CU to work route 538 due to the absence of TLA134. However TLA134 is at refurbishment. The 10.6m (TLA134) is not enough for one DT as it is 9.9m so two have been bought instead for a temporary PVR rise from 4 to 5. HDT160 and 161 or a DT from AT may transfer here soon for 538 but is not confirmed.

Canning Town (CG):

This garage runs routes 241 and 69.

- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (DT) for route 241.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Hybrid (HDT) for route 69.


Wanstead Park (WK):

This garage runs routes 58 and 308.

-Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (DT) for route 58.
-Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 10.9m (XDE) for route 308.

Lea Valley (LY):

This garage runs routes 55 and 56.

- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Hybrid (HDT) for route 55.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (DT) for route 56.

Clapham Junction (CJ):

This garage runs route 452.

- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Hybrid (HDT) for route 452.
- Alexander Dennis ALX400 9.9m (TA) for route 452.


London Connect Bulletin (Last Update 02/03/2013)

Routes lost: 0
Routes retained: 1 - Route 140 (CF)
Routes Won: 4 - Routes 207/ N207 (WC), E3 (PV) and N18 (NW).

Red writing means they are on transfer. Fleetlist:

Enviro 400 Hybrid - 140's allocation:
SN62 CNS - HDT1 - HI 
SN62 CNA - HDT2 - HI
SN62 CNC - HDT3 - HI
SN62 CND - HDT4 - HI
SN62 CNE - HDT5 - HI
SN62 CNF - HDT6 - HI
SN62 CNH - HDT7 - HI
SN62 CNJ - HDT8 - HI
SN62 CNK - HDT9 - HI
SN62 CNL - HDT10 - HI
SN62 CNN - HDT11 - HI
SN62 CNO - HDT12 - HI
SN62 CNT - HDT13 - HI
SN62 CNU - HDT14 - HI
SN62 CNV - HDT15 - HI
SN62 CNX - HDT16 - HI
SN62 CNY - HDT17 - HI
SN62 CNZ - HDT18 - HI
SN62 COA - HDT19 - HI
SN62 COB - HDT20 - HI
SN62 COH - HDT21 - HI
SN62 COL - HDT22 - HI
SN62 COS - HDT23 - HI
SN62 COX - HDT24 - HI
SN62 COY - HDT25 - HI
SN62 CPA - HDT26 - HI
SN62 CPE - HDT27 - HI
SN62 CPS - HDT28 - HI

Staff Shuttles/ Rail Replacement Buses: Scania Omnicity (LU's SP1-15) - 260's allocation:
 LK05 GHH - TA159 - AT
YN56 FBA - SN29 - AT
YN56 FBB - SN30 - AT
YN56 FBO - SN31 - AT
YN56 FBU - SN32 - AT
YN56 FBV - SN33 - AT
YN56 FBX - SN34 - AT
YN56 FBY - SN35 - AT
YN56 FBZ - SN36 - AT
YN56 FCA - SN37 - AT
YN56 FCC - SN38 - AT
YN56 FCE - SN40 - AT
YN56 FCF - SN41 - AT
YN56 FCG - SN42 - AT
YN56 FCJ - SN43 - AT

Wright Gemini 2 (Metroline's VW1175-1204) - 390's allocation:
LK11 CXJ - VW44 - KX
LK11 CXL - VW45 - KX
LK11 CXM - VW46 - KX
LK11 CXN - VW47 - KX
LK11 CXO - VW48 - KX
LK11 CXP - VW49 - KX

LK11 CXR - VW50 - KX
LK11 CXS - VW51 - KX*
LK11 CXT - VW52 - KX
LK11 CXU - VW53 - KX
LK11 CXV - VW54 - KX
LK11 CXW - VW55 - KX
LK11 CXX - VW56 - KX
LK11 CXY - VW57 - KX
LK11 CXZ - VW58 - KX
LK11 CYA - VW59 - KX
LK11 CYE - VW60 - KX
LK11 CYF - VW61 - KX
LK11 CYH - VW62 - KX
LK11 CYJ - VW63 - KX
LK11 CYL - VW64 - KX
LK11 CYO - VW65 - KX
LK11 CYP - VW66 - KX
LK11 CYS - VW67 - KX
LK11 CYT - VW68 - KX
LK11 CYU - VW69 - KX
LK11 CYV - VW70 - KX
LK61 BJE - VW71 - KX
LK61 BJF - VW72 - KX
LK61 BJJ - VW73 - KX

Spares:

SK52 URW - VA74 - Y*
SK52 URX - VA75 - Y
SK52 URY - VA76 - Y
SK52 URZ - VA77 - NW
SK52 USB - VA78 - NW*
SK52 USC - VA79 - NW
SK52 USD - VA80 - CJ 
SK52 USF - VA81 - CJ
SK52 USG - VA82 - CJ
SK52 USH - VA83 - LY
SK52 USJ - VA84 - LY
SK52 USL - VA85 - LY*
LK53 LZA - VNZ86 - CF
LK53 LZB - VNZ87 - CF
SN53 KJK - TLA134 - CU*
SN53 KJO - TLA135 - CU
SN53 KJU - TLA136 - CU
SN53 KJV - TLA137 - CU
LK04 UWS - VP138 - KX*
LK05 GFV - TA139 - KX
LK05 GFX - TA140 - KX
LK05 GFY - TA141 - WK
LK05 GFZ - TA142 - WK
LK05 GGA - TA143 - WK
LK05 GGE - TA144 - PV
LK05 GGF - TA145 - PV
LK05 GGJ - TA146 - PV
LK05 GGO - TA147 - WC
LK05 GGP - TA148 - WC
LK05 GGU - TA149 - WC
LK05 GGV - TA150 - HD
LK05 GGX - TA151 - HD
LK05 GGY - TA152 - HD
LK05 GGZ - TA153 - X
LK05 GHA - TA154 - X
 LK05 GHD - TA156 - AT
LK05 GHF - TA157 - AT
LK05 GHG - TA158 - AT
SN58 EOR - HDT160 - HI*
SN58 EOS - HDT161 - HI*


482's Allocation:
YN56 FCD - SN39 - CF
YX62 HDA - DT162 - CF
YX62 HDE - DT163 - CF
YX62 HDF - DT164 - CF
YX62 HDH - DT165 - CF
YX62 HDJ - DT166 - CF
YX62 HDK - DT167 - CF
YX62 HDL - DT168 - CF
YX62 HDO - DT169 - CF
YX62 HDS - DT170 - CF
YX62 HEA - DT171 - CF
YX62 HFA - DT172 - CF
YX62 HFS - DT173 - CF
YX62 HFX - DT174 - CF
YX62 HFY - DT175 - CF
YX62 HFZ - DT176 - CF



E1's Allocation:

LK53 LZC - VNZ88 - PV
LK53 LZD - VNZ89 - PV
LK53 LZE - VNZ90 - PV
LK53 LZF - VNZ91 - PV
LK53 LZG - VNZ92 - PV
LK53 LZH - VNZ93 - PV
SN09 CFA - DT94 - PV*

E11's Allocation:

LC13 DHS - LC95 - PV
LC13 DHT - LC96 - PV
LC13 DHU - LC97 - PV 
LC13 DHV - LC98 - PV 
LC13 DHX - LC99 - PV
LC13 DHY - LC100 - PV
LC13 DHZ - LC101 - PV

E3's Allocation:

YX62 BHA - DT102 - PV
YX62 BHB - DT103 - PV
YX62 BHE - DT104 - PV
YX62 BHF - DT105 - PV
YX62 BHG - DT106 - PV
YX62 BHJ - DT107 - PV
YX62 BHK - DT108 - PV
YX62 BHL - DT109 - PV
YX62 BHO - DT110 - PV
YX62 BHS - DT111 - PV
YX62 BHY - DT112 - PV
YX62 BJE - DT113 - PV
YX62 BKO - DT114 - PV
YX62 BLN - DT115 - PV
YX62 BLY - DT116 - PV
YX62 BLZ - DT117 - PV
YX62 BNN - DT118 - PV
YX62 BNZ - DT119 - PV
YX62 BPA - DT120 - PV
YX62 BPE - DT121 - PV
YX62 BPO - DT122 - PV
YX62 BSS - DT123 - PV
YX62 BSU - DT124 - PV
YX62 BSZ - DT125 - PV
YX62 BTS - DT126 - PV
YX62 BTX - DT127 - PV
YX62 BTY - DT128 - PV
SN62 BTZ - HDT129 - PV
SN62 BUF - HDT130 - PV
SN62 BUS - HDT131 - PV
SN62 BVE - HDT132 - PV
SN62 BVF - HDT133 - PV
SN62 BXS - HDT134 - PV

Route 538's allocation:

SN53 KJK - TLA134 - CU*
SN53 KJO - TLA135 - CU
SN53 KJU - TLA136 - CU
SN53 KJV - TLA137 - CU

LK05 GGZ - TA153 - CU
LK05 GHA - TA154 - CU
LK05 GHB - TA155 - CU


Route EL2's allocation:

SN13 CZY - HDT177 - LC
SN13 CZZ - HDT178 - LC
SN13 DAB - HDT179 - LC
SN13 DAE - HDT180 - LC
SN13 DAF - HDT181 - LC
SN13 DAS - HDT182 - LC
SN13 DAX - HDT183 - LC
SN13 DAY - HDT184 - LC
SN13 DAZ - HDT185 - LC
SN13 DBA - HDT186 - LC
SN13 DBB - HDT187 - LC
SN13 DBE - HDT188 - LC
SN13 DBF - HDT189 - LC

SN13 DBH - HDT190 - LC
SN13 DBJ - HDT191 - LC
SN13 DBK - HDT192 - LC
SN13 DBL - HDT193 - LC
SN13 DBN - HDT194 - LC
SN13 DBO - HDT195 - LC
SN13 DBS - HDT196 - LC
SN13 DBU - HDT197 - LC
SN13 DBV - HDT198 - LC

SN13 DBX - HDT199 - LC
SN13 DBY - HDT200 - LC
SN13 DBZ - HDT201 - LC
SN13 DCA - HDT202 - CU
SN13 DCC - HDT203 - CU
SN13 DCD - HDT204 - CU
SN13 DCE - HDT205 - CU
SN13 DCF - HDT206 - CU
SN13 DCG - HDT207 - CU
SN13 DCI - HDT208 - CU
SN13 DCJ - HDT209 - CU
SN13 DCK - HDT210 - CU
SN13 DCL - HDT211 - CU
SN13 DCO - HDT212 - CU
SN13 DCQ - HDT213 - CU
SN13 DCP - HDT214 - CU
SN13 DCR - HDT215 - CU
SN13 DCS - HDT216 - CU
SN13 DCT - HDT217 - CU
SN13 DCU - HDT218 - CU
SN13 DCV - HDT219 - CU
SN13 DCW - HDT220 - CU
SN13 DCX - HDT221 - CU
SN13 DCY - HDT222 - CU
SN13 DCZ - HDT223 - CU  
SN13 DDA - HDT224 - CU
SN13 DDE - HDT225 - CU
SN13 DDF - HDT226 - LC
SN13 DDS - HDT227 - LC
SN13 DDU - HDT228 - LC
SN13 DDV - HDT229 - LC
SN13 DDX - HDT230 - CU
SN13 DDY - HDT231 - CU
SN13 DDZ - HDT232 - CU
SN13 DFA - HDT233 - CU
SN13 DFO - HDT234 - LC
SN13 DFS - HDT235 - LC
SN13 DFX - HDT236 - LC
SN13 DFY - HDT237 - LC
SN13 DFZ - HDT238 - CU

Route 55's allocation:

SN12 HDA - HDT239 - LY
SN12 HDC - HDT240 - LY
SN12 HDD - HDT241 - LY
SN12 HDE - HDT242 - LY
SN12 HDF - HDT243 - LY
SN12 HDH - HDT244 - LY
SN12 HDJ - HDT245 - LY
SN12 HDK - HDT246 - LY
SN12 HDL - HDT247 - LY
SN12 HDO - HDT248 - LY
SN12 HDR - HDT249 - LY
SN12 HDS - HDT250 - LY
SN12 HDT - HDT251 - LY
SN12 HDU - HDT252 - LY
SN12 HDV - HDT253 - LY
SN12 HDX - HDT254 - LY
SN12 HDY - HDT255 - LY
SN12 HDZ - HDT256 - LY
SN62 TEA - HDT257 - LY
SN62 TES - HDT258 - LY
SN62 TEY - HDT259 - LY
SN62 TEZ - HDT260 - LY
SN12 HEA - HDT261 - LY
SN12 HEO - HDT262 - LY

Bus notification:

 TLA134 and VP138 are at Hants & Dorsets Trim. 
 VA85 is currently at Hillingdon Hill (HI) for refurbishment. 

TLA134 will be on a chassis steam cleaning, refurbishment to Cosmic Fainsa seats, new lino, repaint, heaters and a new dashboard. This bus is stationed at LC.

VA78 on 6th April, will go out of service to HI's BEFC for a repaint.

VW51 is currently at HI's BEFC for a repaint.

VP138 is currently at Hants & Dorset Trim for a AC installment. If this is successful, the bus will return to London and be either directed to NW or HI for a refurbishment.

VA85 is currently at NW for a refurbishment. A repaint, new lino and new Esteban Civic will be in order.

SN58 EOR (HDT160)/ SN58 EOS (HDT161) will be at HI's BEFC for a refurbishment of the seats, these will convert to Esteban Civic.

DT94 is at Hillingdon Hill (HI) BEFC for a repaint and new seats.

SP40 is currently at HI for a refurbishment. This includes a repaint and new seats.

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