| Arriva London's Grays garage is the most remote 'red' bus garage, being over 18 miles from central London (Uno's Hatfield base is a bit further and does run some TfL routes but is mainly used for more local services). Perhaps unsurprisingly, Grays has quite a large allocation of service vehicles, since both crew ferry cars and engineering support vans might have quite a long way to go. When we visited on 18th July, just one of the crew ferries was present (BJ72SVV, recently tranferred from Norwood), but there were three vans. The pair shown here were of particular interest. AK22LXS on the left is a high-roof Ford Transit Custom van, one of four added in 2021/2022 and which have all proved elusive. The few sightings reported suggest that they may not be engineering support vehicles, as they are seen at places not served by their home garage's bus routes. For instance, the first two sightings of AK22LXS were in Dulwich and Catford. FL73VMO on the right is a Vauxhall Combo E van, part of a large batch delivered in 2023. This one had not been reported before, and this might be down to its 'semi-stealth' markings, which comprise white Arriva names and logos on white bodywork! |
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18/07/2024 |
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