On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:25:15 +0000, Mrs Redboots
wrote:

Tim Scott wrote to uk.transport.london on Tue, 9 Nov 2004:

Gather 36 is going PVL subject to if they can have the PVL's made for them.

The official date for conversion is 29 Jan 2005. The buses are being
built now and the first 4 are due for delivery imminently. It is highly
likely that they will be placed into service quickly so as more arrive
the Routemasters will dwindle away. Get your pictures and Routemaster
rides now.

As for the 19, 38, 13, 14 and 22 who knows.

Err the 19 has been announced - it is getting double decks that are
identical to the ones on the 137. Conversion date is some time in April
2005 when the new contract starts.

There are rumbling rumours about the 13 going sooner rather than later
while the 14 and 22 are also rumoured for the earlier half of next year.
The 22 should have been placed out to tender by now but hasn't been - no
one (outside of TfL) knows why.

What is PVL, and what about the 159?

PVL is the code for a Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7 low floor double
deck - similar to the buses that run on the 35 or 45.

No announcement yet on the 159.
--
Paul C


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