No Life After Plymouth for Number 28

Its been sat at the back of Milehouse for quite a while now, but Plymouth Citybus 28 T128EFJ has now finally departed for scrap. This bus was damaged beyond economic repair when it ran over a manhole cover which had been pushed up during a particulary heavy downpour a while back

Back in 2002 in the original low floor livery:

You might like

Metroline CELF Centre Part 44...New VWHs for the 7 & VW1469! Its been a long one since the blog was last updated and an even longer one since we even did a CELF visit, but you know know they say, good things come to those who wait and it seems as if I was rewarded for my patience as what I pictured was not what I came here to see

Service Changes A number of minor service changes take place in June and July as summarised :

 

Glimpses of lost London For one week from this Friday, the Hackney Playhouse will be screening Seven Streets, Two Markets and A Wedding, a collection of vintage film clips all about London.

A 'Day out with Dennis' to Sheffield For the past year or so, I have been writing articles for a community magazine based in the Derbyshire village of Kilburn. The magazine called 'all Things Local' is distributed free to 9,000 homes in Belper and Ripley

PASSENGER NUMBERS RISE ON LONDON'S BUSES London’s bus network carried more passengers in 2013/14 than in any year since 1959, with over 2.4 billion journeys made. In addition, Tuesday 29 April saw the highest number of buses operating on the capital’s roads since 1953 with a record 7,961 buses – 266 more than usual.

Dismal to Dunoon : Delightful or Depressing? [1] The weather was dull and dreary on Monday 13th May, the fbb's second day in Largs. Seeking an excursion in the dry, they set of on a big adventure, a sail to Dunoon. Dismal to Dunoon : Delightful or Depressing? [2] One thing that becomes obvious straight away is the huge benefit to we old crusties of free bus travel; and the shock of having to pay real money in Scotland

Fleet Update ~ Konectbus Thanks to Konectbus I can officially say, with a great sadness, that the legendary 152 UFX852S has been finally retired and is now in storage. Forthcoming changes to First's 'Norwich Network' From June 6th, First's Norwich Network is set for some changes.

590: Rochdale - Halifax The 590 is a transpennine route through some stunning scenery. It's operated by First and runs the whole route every hour each daytime and evening, with a higher frequency between Todmorden and Halifax.