THE SHOWBUS HOME COUNTIES BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Carousel Buses | Doubledeckers
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 Also seen on town service 27, heading along the West Wycombe Road in October 2019 was sister vehicle 940 (LX05EZO), former WVL197.
Picture ref C5332 |
 Earlier in July 940 was about to turn into West Wycombe Road from Downley. Unlike 939, sent to Thames Travel in full Carousel livery and being used there as such, 940 is in "as left London" conditon and the Go-Ahead London fleetnames are still visible beneath the paintwork.
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 Forward to October 2023 and a shot of the "Chiltern Hundreds" in High Wycombe Bus Station. On the left is a Citaro on the 102 to Heathrow, then the equivalent of the old A40, on the right Wright Streetlite DF 105 (SM65LNG) is on the 101 to Uxbridge. Volvo 940 is in the middle on the 103 to Windsor. The 103 used to go to Watford but that was dropped in favour of Slough then in 2023 it was extended to Windsor. With the change teh Scanias normally used on the 103 were displaced by the eighteen year old Volvos, like anonymous 940. Between them and the hourly 104 they are supposed to maintain a 15 minute frequency between High Wycombe and Uxbridge. Because of their different routings beyond Beaconsfield they timetabled headway coming back is all over the shop! It was certainly messed up on this day as all three were about to depart simulataneously. The 101 had arrived nearly 30 minutes later, the 102 was running around ten minutes late - it was not unusual to see a 102 and 103 heading to Beaconsfield together - the 103 left on time. Pity supervisory staff at Wycombe Bus Station did not intervene earlier to sort the dilemma. Perhaps the 103 will get extended further beyond Windsor to Staines, recreating the old London Transport 441 route.
Picture ref P5383 |
 Seen in December 2021 on an afternoon school run half way between Holtspur and Beaconsfield is the third of the trio, maintaing the sequence, 941 (LX05EZP), former WVL198, now with Carousel fleetnames.
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