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INTRODUCTION and EDITORIAL GREATER LONDON AREA Route Developments COUNTRY AREAS Route Developments 12
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The London Bus - TLB541 - September 2009
Managing Editor: David
Stewart. I finalise the
newsletter, deal with the photographs and any general items for TLB
such as Society Matters, Members’ Appeals & Adverts and promotion of
events.
Reports from Members can be made to individual section sub-editors (each section is headed by their contact details). Otherwise, use the general e-mail address on <lotsed@tesco.net> or an answerphone on 020-7582-9777. Use these services
for TLB reports or messages for Society officers. Please note the closing
dates at the foot of page 1, though we can usually include late items in the
following two days if layouts allow it. Production will NOT be delayed for
items received too late.
The Editors reserve the right to defer items to achieve page layouts or target dates, or to allow time for confirmation where appropriate. Every effort is made to ensure factual accuracy but the Editors and the Society cannot accept responsibility for errors of fact subsequently discovered. TLB is compiled by the Editors and published
by LOTS for the information and personal use of
the members of LOTS, in return for payment of the membership subscription. It
is copyright to LOTS, and the
current issue of TLB is for private circulation to LOTS members only. One mohth
after publication, TLB may be sold to non-members at a premium price. Where
relevant to their coverage, items may be repeated in fellow publications.
Otherwise it is not permissible to copy information from TLB or any
LOTS publications for any further use or sale, including via the Internet, without having first
received prior permission from the Society via the Managing Editor.
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Membership and Subscription Information: The LOTS MEM/TLB/LBM rates (now
including 2nd class postage) include any twelve consecutive issues of TLB,
and/or any four consecutive issues of LBM. Subscriptions may
commence in any month of the year. Commencing 1st July 2008 these are: UK rate - £22 MEM+TLB; £37 MEM+TLB + LBM; £20 LBM only.
Overseas
rates are £28, £43, £24 respectively, to allow for overseas postage.
Our principal services are centred on the LOTS general office at Unit N305 Westminster Business Square, 1-45 Durham Street, Vauxhall, London SE11 5JH. We don’t staff the office as such but
we visit regularly to deal with Membership, Postal Sales, TLB/LBM Distribution,
Admin., and stock control. Your
first point of contact for membership application, renewals or changes of
address, should be sent by post to our Vauxhall address, marking the
envelope "Membership".
For publication orders or queries over orders, mark the envelope "Postal Sales". If you encounter problems such as
missing or blank pages, or non-arrival of TLB/LBM, mark envelope Distribution.
We prefer you to access these services by post to
Vauxhall, please, although the general e-mail address at <lotsed@tesco.net> can be used for quick queries or
follow-up, and information will be passed on as soon as practicable. However,
the tight deadlines for TLB mean that TLB Editors should be addressed direct by
post or e-mail (see head of each section) – Do NOT use Vauxhall
for TLB items!
Other specialist services: LBM (London Bus Magazine), TLB Backnumbers, LOTS Members Information Service
(your requests for historical info. on London bus matters), LOTS Ombudsman.
Printed by
Ludo Press. This issue was finalised on Monday 7th September and was due for
posting on Tuesday 15th Sept.
Closing
date for TLB542 is Friday 2nd
October, and due for
posting on Tuesday 13th October.
Later
closing dates: Fridays 06Nov, 04Dec, 08Jan, 05Feb, 05March.
Index
Pages 4-5 General
& Industry News
Pages 6-10 Greater
London Area - Route Developments
Pages 11-18 Country
Area – Route Developments
Pages 19-35 Current
vehicle news – all operators
Pages
36-37 The ‘Where are
they now?’ column - subsequent London vehicle disposals
Pages 38-39 Service
Vehicle news
Page 40 London
Tramlink news (including vehicles, services and publicity).
Pages 41-47 Publicity
News
Pages 47-48 Rail
replacements; Adverts &
Appeals.
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LOTS Meetings
Society Meetings: At Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC1. Doors open from 6pm.
sales stand from 6.30pm, event
begins at 7.30 and is finished by 10pm. There is no charge. Visitors are welcome, especially if you
buy something or join us as a new member!
Mondays
21 Sept, 19Oct, 23Nov, 21Dec. All
of these are due to be photographic and narrative presentations.
Next year’s Meetings: 25Jan,
22Feb, 22Mar, 26Apr, 24May, 28June, 20Sep, 18Oct, 22Nov, 20Dec 2010. Note
slightly later dates in Jan/April/June. 19July is earmarked as the Summer Bus Rides day.
LOTS
Autumn Transport Spectacular
at
the Harrow Leisure Centre, Christchurch Avenue, Wealdstone on
Saturday
21st November 2009, open 10.30am to 3.30pm, entry just £2 for everyone.
Thus far,
over fifty hirers have booked, several with more than one pitch. We do have
space for about a dozen more, whether one, two or three tables. If anyone still
wants to apply for a stall, the ATS organiser *************** would like to
hear from you. Apply via e-mail or write to our office address
at LOTS, Unit N305 Westminster Business Square, 1-45 Durham Street, Vauxhall,
London SE11 5JH, clearly marking your envelope 'ATS Organiser'.
We have a great range of exhibitors offering books,
maps, models, photos and all transport related material. As the main 'end of season' event in
London, it is an excellent opportunity to catch up on all those books and
models that you intended to buy this year, not to mention buying someone (or
yourself) a Christmas present. Indeed, often new publications and models are launched at the event.
The Centre is about five minutes walk or a couple of
minutes drive eastwards along Masons Avenue from Harrow & Wealdstone main
line station (in Zone 5). The station is served by fast London Midland trains
between London Euston, Watford
Junction and Milton Keynes every 30mins (12 min journey time from Euston), also by Overground Euston- Watford local trains
every 20mins, the Bakerloo
line every 10mins and the hourly
Southern East Croydon- Clapham Junction- Watford- Milton
Keynes service. London Buses 140,
182, 186, 258 and 340 stop outside the Station and in Wealdstone High Street
(where there are plenty of places to eat if you wish) plus buses on the Harrow
circular H9/H10 routes stop at the Leisure Centre itself. There is no ‘special event day’ bus
service.
Our entrance is round at the back of the Leisure Centre,
NOT at the front door but on the east side (i.e. adjacent to the NW corner of
the car park). If coming by car, there is a large free car park at the
Leisure Centre. It is a short distance east of Wealdstone Town Centre just off
Christchurch Avenue, which is about three or four miles from the M1/A1/A41.
Access to the Centre is at ground level with no steps, there are plenty of
toilets and there is a limited cafeteria within the premises.
Please support this event if you
can, to aid your Society.
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Coming Events
Note that these events are publicised as a service to the readership, on behalf of organisers; LOTS has neither involvement nor responsibility for any event noted. We usually confine ourselves to events with an expected London bus interest or within easy access from the London area.
Saturday 19th September: Metroline’s Cricklewood Bus Garage, Open Day, open 10am-4pm, admission
by programme, proceeds from which will be donated to the British Heart
Foundation charity. Usual vehicle
displays and enthusiast stalls – including the LOTS Sales Stand. Subject to availability, heritage buses
will run on four routes with former associations with the garage or the area: 2 to Golders Green Clock
Tower, 59 to West Hampstead South
End Green, 60 to Colindale Station, and a circular 666 to Willesden Garage.
Sunday 27th September: EFE Showbus Rally at Duxford Airfield (LOTS Sales Stand to attend).
Sunday 4th October: Amersham, bus running day based at the car park close to Amersham
Station.
Sunday 11th October Canvey Island, annual bus rally at
Lapworth Recreation Ground, also Castlepoint Bus Museum open day.
Sunday 18th October: Isle of Wight Running Day at
Newport. Oxford Bus Museum’s
open day, rally and running day. Ian Allan’s ‘Buses Magazine 60th
Anniversary’ Rally at Wroughton Airfield near Swindon. Some of the Science Museum
reserve collection will be available for viewing.
Publications
Please address your orders to LOTS Postal Sales, Unit N305 Westminster Business Square, 1-45 Durham Street, Vauxhall, London SE11 5JH. Make sure that the 'Postal Sales' name is included prominently, so we can give the order the best attention. Please try to enclose proof of membership (e.g. a recent TLB address label) to claim your members post-free prices, and do not staple cheques! Our sales officers normally despatch orders at least once per week (usually on Fridays), but on some occasions it may take a little longer. All current titles are on a new Sales List, included with TLB539. Use this if you wish, or a letter is perfectly acceptable. Just make sure the ‘Postal Sales’ name is on the envelope.
[PHOTOS ARE REPRODUCED IN FULL COLOUR, IN HIGH RESOLUTION ON THE GLOSSY COVER PAGES OF THE ORIGINAL MAGAZINE]
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