User talk:Casparfirth

Bus information help

Strictly speaking, Wikipedia shouldn't be used for these kind of things but there are exceptions, and of course I think helping people is something I should always try and do!

Well, as you have found out, the bus was new to Kentish bus in March 1990, with fleet number 538 and registration number G538 VBB. It had 47 seats upstairs and 27 downstairs. According to this, the bus operated from Kentish bus' Leyton garage on routes 42 Aldgate Tower and 22A to London Bridge Station. In fact that was quite a good site as this page has the bus' history on it! Is says that it stayed at Leyton until May 1994, where it was transferred to Cambridge Heath Garage. It stayed here until September 1997, when it was transferred to Leaside at Clapton garage and given fleet number L538.

Arriva London bought Leaside, and the bus went to Clapton Garage. In February 1998, it went to Arriva's Norwood Garage (Arriva London South), and in November 2001 went back to Clapton garage (Arriva London North). In May 2003, the bus was turned into a driver trainer at Thornton Heath garage, and in February 2004 went to Beddignton Farm garage, still as a trainer. It got repainted into the white with grey bottom training livery in March of that year. In June 2007 it was sold to Enginbus who specialise in bus sales and dealing as well as operating normal bus routes. The last past of the history shows it going to your company in July "bought by MAsh Direct, Comber, County Down". As I said, the history is better here and clearer on this excellent website!!! [1].

I found this photo of the bus with Arriva London.

I hope that helps, and of course that website will show you a lot -- Thanks, Arriva436^shout! 21:51, 26 March 2008 (UTC)