New buses (2006 registration) have recently appeared on routes 468 and
68, probably others only haven't noticed, anyrate this
rotation/replacement comes only 3 years after the last fleet
replacement.
My question for you knowledgeable types is... What is the life
expectancy of a modern London bus (surely can't be just three years)
and if cascaded for other routes why do the 68/468 gain new vehicles at
the expense of other routes, particularly as vandalism is rife in Sarf
London?

Emma

You might also have noticed that the routes are now run by London
Central rather than Arriva, hence different, new vehicles.

I just hope London Central keep buses to one route or the other - the
buses on the 68 left the route mostly unscathed, but the ones used on
the 468 looked totally trashed. Being London Central I very much doubt
they'll manage it. I've already seen these buses on the 35 and 45, and
etched windows at the rear of the upper deck.

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My question for you knowledgeable types is... What is the life
expectancy of a modern London bus (surely can't be just three years)
and if cascaded for other routes why do the 68/468 gain new vehicles at
the expense of other routes, particularly as vandalism is rife in Sarf
London?

Both routes have just been taken over by London Central. I imagine
Arriva will employ the previously-used buses on their other routes.
--
Paul Terry

Ah, the 68.

What a fine route, but why oh why does it no longer extend to Camden
Town on Sundays?

Lorenzo