Picture Of The Day [11th of January 2014]

The caption below shows London's latest generation decker, dubbed 'V6'. The vehicle was delivered to Go-Ahead's Camberwell Garage in October 2013 for extensive testing on the route 12 for a period set to last 6 months.

Go-Ahead London V6 BF63 HFE ©  Lee Thather

The vehicle is a totally new model, although a descendant of the WVLs the company operate. The 'dream decker' as it is referred to or Wrightbus Gemini3 is a combination of a new Gemini2 body, minus the fancy trimmings and a noticeably smaller upper deck window layout. All of this coupled to a 5 litre engine and chassis which is due to replace the existing B9TL. This results in a much lighter weight model, although I won't go into detail on here...see my Bus Expo post for more detail.

The fleet number V6 represents the sixth generation volvo within the company, going in this order.

• NV - Olympian - Gen 1
• PVL/WVL - B7TL Euro III - Gen 2
• PVL - B7TL Euro IV - Gen 3
• WVL - B9TL - Euro V - Gen 4
• WHV - B5H - Euro V - Gen 5
• V6 - B5TL - Euro VI - Gen 6

A further two are due for Arriva and Metroline, with the Metroline example, BF63 HDE said to be imminent, however there are no signs of the Arriva demo as yet.