Its been a while since my last garage visit, so I decided to treat you to this whilst I can. Today I visited London Sovereign's Harrow Garage which located in the pinnacle of the Routes and runs 85% of the 'H' prefix routes in Harrow. It is also my local Bus Garage so I believe a visit to here was long overdue. Although the name would suggest the Garage is located in the centre of Harrow, it is actually located in North Harrow...

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Whilst taking advantage of the abundant yet unexpected March sun, I managed to gain shots from in and around the Richmond and Hounslow area, which is pretty much London United territory. Metroline VW1057 LK60 AEB is seen on the 190 in Sheen. Not so much an odd  working these days, however this is part of a batch that was ordered for the E2 back in 2009 but delivered in September 2010.  London United DPD668...

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Route 350 runs between Hayes & Harlington Station and Heathrow Terminal 5 and is operated by Abellio London from Hayes (WS) garage. The route has a peak vehicle requirement (PVR) of 8 buses and is approximately 7 miles lo...

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Route 267 runs between Fulwell and Hammersmith and is operated by London United from Fulwell (FW) garage. The route has a peak vehicle requirement (PVR) of 16 buses and is approximately 9 miles lo...

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Route 266 runs between Hammersmith and Brent Cross and is operated by Metroline from Cricklewood (W) garage. The route has a peak vehicle requirement (PVR) of 25 buses and is approximately 10 miles lo...

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March has long been the sign of a change in the air, atmosphere or simply a change of season.Made more apparent by the season of Spring which signifies new life and new beginnings. So here at the COL Blog we are pleased to announce a new section. Entitled 'London Observations'. It will feature pictures of Buses from my travels in and around London in various locations. Hope you guys enjoy!SC01 YT11 LSC is seen at White City Bus...

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Another visit to Watford Gap by our good friend Steve Buckley presented us with this, one of 20 new Abellio E400s for the Route C2 which commences on the 28th of April 2012 from their Queenstown Battersea Garage (QB). Abellio London Enviro E40D 9525 SN12 AAX is seen accelerating down the M1 en route Queenstown Battersea Garage, having just departed from Watford Gap Services in Northampton. This is one of 20 Enviro...

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Route 222 runs between Uxbridge and Hounslow Bus Station and is operated by London United from Hounslow (AV) garage. The route has a peak vehicle requirement (PVR) of 17 buses and is approximately 11 miles l...

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Route 207 runs between White City and Hayes By-Pass and is operated by First London from Hayes (HS) garage. The route has a peak vehicle requirement (PVR) of 35 buses and is approximately 9 miles l...

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Route 140 runs between Harrow Weald and Heathrow Central and is operated by Metroline from Harrow Weald (HD) garage. The route has a peak vehicle requirement (PVR) of 24 buses and is approximately 13 miles l...

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Route 120 runs between Hounslow Bus Station and Northolt and is operated by London United from Hounslow (AV) garage. The route has a peak vehicle requirement (PVR) of 16 buses and is approximately 8 miles l...

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Route N9 runs between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Aldwych and is operated by London United from Hounslow (AV) garage. The route has a peak vehicle requirement (PVR) of 17 buses and is approximately 21 miles l...

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Its been a long time since the last CELF update from me, mainly due to the fact, I have so many other commitments at this moment in my life, however today I had to take out for myself and visit this extraordinary centre, which you so often hear me say, due to the fact, I had gained information that the new Buses for the 43 were in the process of delivery here. Metroline VW1243 LK12 AAF and Metroline VW1246 LK12...

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As many of you know, Metroline have a large batch of Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m/Plaxton Pointer 2 which operate from a few of the companies garage across London. When Route 117 was lost to Abellio London it saw all of the batch at Brentford (AH) shipped over to Potters Bar (PB) & Perviale West (PA). DP37, W137WGT was the lone survivor at Brentford and can usually be found on Route E8 (Ealing Broadway - Brentford, Commerece Road)...

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