Route 453/436 Emergency Buses


At the beginning of 2004, there were three fires which started in the engine compartments of three of London Central articulated buses. A result of which at the end of March all artics in London were withdrawn for modification which took about two weeks.

Affected route were run by other buses some drawn in from other parts of the country, even routemasters were used. Here we see Stagecoach 17234s running route 453 at Oxford Circus.
28 March 2004

London General's PVL159 is being used here to cover route 436, seen here at Victoria bound for Paddington.
28 March 2004.
Photograph. John King.

Stagecoach used some buses from the West Midlands and Chesterfield fleet to cover route 453 Here is YN04 KGF seen in Great Portland Street.
28 March 2004.
Photograph. John King.

Approaching Trafalgar square  on route 453 is Stagecoach 18026 YN04 KGK complete with dot matrix display.
28 March 2004.
Photograph. John King.


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