tim.... wrote on 09 August 2011 14:36:42 ...
"Basil wrote in message
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The footage of the riots shows that some or all London buses now have
identifiers writ large on the roof, presumably so they can be identified
by helicopter. Does anyone know the purpose of this,

Um, so they can be identified by helicopter, perhaps :-(

Thanks, Tim, that's sorted that one out. :-)

Next question: what do the codes mean? They are on two lines, the
first of which is usually the bus fleet number, such as VLW138. The
second line is a 3-letter code, which doesn't seem to be related to the
garage code, so what is it?
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