Metroline Perivale West [PA] & Metroline CELF Part 3

An Ex Metrobus MCV stands outside the CELF workshop. The vehicle is unregistered and the fate of this vehicle is unknown. 

Today was a beautiful day in which it provided perfect photographing opportunities. Now a lot of us may be wondering why this MCV pictured above is at the workshop today, well there's an interesting story behind it. It was originally ordered by Metrobus for the Route 202 contract, however when it was assembled by MCV of Cambridge, it was wrongly fitted with a Voith Gearbox as opposed to a ZF Gearbox, thus made Metrobus to try and dispose of the vehicle, so it was sent to Metroline's CELF Centre for appraisal in the hope that Metroline would agree to buy it. However with Metroline already having Voith Gearboxed MMs already, they declined. So the vehicle in question just remains here in storage until it can find a suitable owner. Amid this, there were quite some interesting vehicles here today, this came in the form of former First London Volvo President, 333210 LT52 WTR, which is here for MOT prior to being cascaded to the First Eastern Counties, VPL597  has just had it's skirt painted over and TAL133 is over from Cricklewood (W).

First VNL32210 LT52 WTR nearside

First VNL32210 LT52 WTR 

First VNL32210 LT52 WTR 

First Eastern Counties LT52 WTR

Metroline VPL597 LK04NNF

TAL133 X339 HLL

Metroline DP1003 RX51 FNT

Metroline DE871 LK58 CPX

Metroline DE1115 LK10 BYB

Metroline DE1115 LK10 BYB

Metroline VP527 LK04 CTU

Metroline VPL597 Rear

Metroline VPL597 Front

Metroline DE1008 LK09 ENX