On Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:13:09 PM UTC-4, wrote:
One aspect of the new buses I note hasn't been commented on here is the

registrations.



Although the prototypes were given London LT12 xxx marks last year, the new

buses on route 24 I saw on Tuesday all seem to have Belfast marks LTZ10xx

where xx is the same as the LTxx fleet number of each bus.



These are therefore the first new buses with marks matching fleet numbers

since the new registration marks system was introduced in 2001, if not

before.



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Colin Rosenstiel

These would also appear to be the first TfL specified bus fleet numbers since the sale of East Thames buses. Which leads one to wonder whether TfL should just specify its own type designations and fleet numbers for all franchise operators' buses. If you've ever looked down on a modern London bus you'll notice that they bear their fleet number preceded with an operator code in large letters on the roof. Maybe it'd be easier for the TfL CCTV operators who need that information if there was a single type designation and fleet numbering system across London?

Qhat with a reintroduction of a single bus livery and now imposition of a new standard type of bus on operators, this could lead to the Tory Mayor of London presiding over something his socialist predecessor failed to achieve, a re-establishment of Central Road Services in all but name...
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Roy