When I got on this bus at Bromley South station, I thought it wasn’t that great as I didn’t have a fast driver, but luckily there was a driver changeover at Bromley Common and the bus got kickdown when leaving every stop, probably helped by the bus being about 10 minutes late. I’d recommend doing these Es soon as most of them have been withdrawn and they are at risk of being replaced as soon as cascades are available. This is actually the third oldest Enviro400 left in TfL service at Go-Ahead London, with only E48 and E52 being older (and also E38, E48, and E57, however these have not seen use since at least February 2021, E48 not having seen use since October 2020). The 320 is probably the best route to do these on, as the 353 is overtimed and the other routes these are found on being heavily trafficked, with the 320 also have 40mph sections south of Bromley Common. Of course, if you want older Es with more thrash, GAL have the first Es in the commercial fleet, however even on rail replacements these are extremely difficult to find, with only one usually being out.
Anyway, hope you enjoy the vid!
Bus filmed on • Go-Ahead London E57
Bus registration plate • LX07 BYD
Date filmed • Wednesday, 7th July 2021
Time filmed • 14:52-15:08
Route • 320
Direction • Southbound towards Biggin Hill Valley
Journey start • Bromley Common/Turpington Lane (served by 61/261/320/336/358)
Journey finish • Biggin Hill/Black Horse (served by 246/320/464/695/R2/R8)
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6 июл 2021
