THE SHOWBUS LONDON & HOME COUNTIES BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Arriva the Shires Miscellany
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 The Luton Busway had only been opened a month when these photos were taken from the front seat of one of the Wright bodied Volvo B7RLE buses used on the route linking Luton to Dunstable. The bus cruised along the guided busway at up to 50mph. First mooted in 1989, it took over twenty years for the old railway branch line to become the busway. |
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 The main stop in Dunstable at the boarded up Churchill pub was served by buses both heading to Luton down the busway and those for Houghton Regis away from Luton. The bsu stop information was not particularly helpful prior to boarding and one wonders how many visitors headed off in the wrong direction. |
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 In places the busway interacts with other traffic and pedestrians with little difficulty. |
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 The Luton end of the busway boasts a new interchange next to the railway station. This September 2014 view, a year after the busway opened, shows the vastness of the interchange. The walk between stands can be quite lengthy, and unpleasant when the place is windswept with rain. Each stand only had information about the service departing from it, so when deserted by buses as shown, visitors had to tour the stops to find which one was served by the bus they wanted to catch. Initially the interchange was the final destination for Green Line 757 from London. It used to terminate at Luton Airport, but an exclusive deal signed between the airport and National Express meant passengers had to change to the busway service to reach the airport. Scenes of passengers grappling with luggage and hauling it from the coach to the bus were not uncommon. Thankfully the exclusivity deal was deemed unlawful and the 757 could resume its old route.
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 An odd bus to appear at Aylesbury depot was this former County Wright bodied Dennis Lance, 3367 (M267VPU), new as ELW267. It is seen in July 2007 about to enter the Grange School coach park. The bus later passed to Centrebus and on firther to Trustybus, so stayed in the Home Counties area. |
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