The Rail Replacement Service in Wimbledon and Morden

This weekend there was no Northern Line service running from Morden to Kennington while they test their brand new signaling equipment out. I must say a few weeks ago on Sunday morning after the works on saturday I was on the first Northern Line train out at 6:59am and we had to do a stop safety procedure while in the tunnel between Oval and Kennington. This involves the train stopping at a red signal and waiting for 3 minutes for it to turn green. If the signal doesn't turn green within the 3 minutes then the driver has to depart and cross the red signal at danger. When he crosses the red signal the train does an emergency stop and then departs at 5 mph maximum until the next other signal on the line. Well I say next I cannot remember exactly. Anyway this weekend I saw loads of Dennis Tridents en route. I even saw 9742 YN51KUX which is pictured below I thought she was still in Liverpool for the Meseyrail rail replacement there. Abellio and Go Ahead London did the service together. I have a mix of buses here.

                            Dennis Trident 9751 YN51KVH would have come along here 2 years ago on the 157

                                                 Dennis Trident 9825 LG52XZR in Morden

                                            Rear of Trident 9825 LG52XZR in Morden

                                                     Enviro 400 E247 YX12FPF in Morden

                                                        Enviro 400 E247 YX12FPF in Morden

                                                        Enviro 400 E249 YX12FPD in Morden

                                                    Enviro 400 E249 YX12FPD in Morden

                                             Y744TGH our wonderful PVL244 in Wimbledon

                                             Optare Olympus  DOE52 LX09AYC in Wimbledon    

                                              Rail Replacement Service X DOE52 LX09AYC

                                          Optare Olympus  DOE52 LX09AYC in Wimbledon  

                                           Optare Olympus  DOE54 LX09AYE in Wimbledon  

                                         PVL244's Volvo badge she has no Plaxton badge Y744TGH

                                      PVL244's Volvo badge she has no Plaxton badge Y744TGH

                                                            PVL244 Y744TGH

                                 A president badge I have never seen a Plaxton President without one

                                                        9815 LG52XWE in Morden

                                       9742 YN51KUX what is it doing here at Beddington now

 

Dennis Dart LDP205 SN51UAU on the 163 to Wimbledon great Allison gearbox

Merton's Dennis Darts LDP191-210 SN51UAD-Z

I think these Darts are some of the best. They were built with a Cummins ISBe4 engine coupled to an Allison AT545 gearbox. These Darts lived a very long life and I wish they could all come back to Merton. I have done a fleet list for LDP191-201 and eventually if I have time I will do 202-210 and also I am doing fleet lists for the Leyland Titans, and LDP1-190 and I am regularly updating my one of WVL72-104. Does anyone have any advances or something better to add to my fleet list.

LDP 191 SN51 UAD  3/02    Transbus Dart SLF SFD2B2, Transbus Pointer2 10.1m B30D

          3.02-28.3.13 AL new to London General (Merton)

       18.4.13-4.10.13 BE Rainham for 573 LCA circular

       23.1.14-present SW Stockwell for the 170 and 315

             

                                                

LDP 192 SN51 UAE  3/02    Transbus Dart SLF SFD2B2, Transbus Pointer2 10.1m B30D

           3.02-4.4.13 AL new to London General (Merton)

       17.4.13-4.10.13 BE Rainham for 573 LCA circular

        4.2.14-present  C On loan to Croydon Metrobus         

 

LDP 193 SN51 UAF  3/02    Transbus Dart SLF SFD2B2, Transbus Pointer2 10.1m B30D

          3.02-13.3.13 AL new to London General (Merton)

       17.4.13-4.10.13 BE Rainham for 573 LCA circular

                             

LDP 194 SN51 UAG  3/02    Transbus Dart SLF SFD2B2, Transbus Pointer2 10.1m B30D

           3.02-4.4.13 AL new to London General (Merton)

       17.4.13-27.8.13 BE Rainham for 573 LCA circular   

        2.1.14-present BE Rainham for main routes W19 all

         

 

LDP 195 SN51 UAH  3/02    Transbus Dart SLF SFD2B2, Transbus Pointer2 10.1m B30D

                  3/02 AL new to London General (Merton)

                 11/06 SW transfer (Stockwell)

                       SW used on 170

         11.10-20.3.13 AL transfer back

       17.4.13-4.10.13 BE Rainham for 573 LCA circular

        6.1.14-present NX New Cross for 129 or 225

 

LDP 196 SN51 UAJ  3/02    Transbus Dart SLF SFD2B2, Transbus Pointer2 10.1m B30D

                  3/02 A  new to London General, to store (Sutton)

                  4/02 A  into service, used on 151

                  4/06 PL transfer into store (Plough Lane)

           5.06-5.4.13 AL transfer for all (Merton)

       17.4.13-3.10.13 BE Rainham for 573 LCA circular

      7.10.13-11.10.13 BE Rainham for 167 then 648.

All stored at Rainham after use at Rainham until purchased elsewhere. 

LCA= London City Airport

LDP 197 SN51 UAK  4/02    Transbus Dart SLF SFD2B2, Transbus Pointer2 10.1m B30D

                  4/02 A  new to London General (Sutton)

                  5/02 A  into service, used on 151

                  6/05 A

                  4/06 PL transfer into store (Plough Lane)

                  5/06 AF loan for 485..

                  5/06 AL ..transfer for 200 (Merton)

                 11/06 SW transfer (Stockwell)

         10.10-25.5.13 AL for all our great routes

        9.7.13-30.8.13 MB Orpington on loan to Metrobus R9

        1.9.13-present A  Sutton for 413 and 80

 

   

LDP 198 SN51 UAL  3/02    Transbus Dart SLF SFD2B2, Transbus Pointer2 10.1m B30D

                  3/02 A  new to London General, to store (Sutton)

                  4/02 A  into service, used on 151

                  6/05 A

                  4/06 PL transfer into store (Plough Lane)

                  5/06 AF loan for 485..

           5/06-4.4.13 AL For every route.

       10.7.13-9.12.13 MB Orpington on loan to Metrobus R9

      23.12.13-present AL Back at Merton mainly on 201

                 

LDP 199 SN51 UAM  3/02    Transbus Dart SLF SFD2B2, Transbus Pointer2 10.1m B30D

                  3/02 A  new to London General, to store (Sutton)

                  4/02 A  into service, used on 151

                  6/05 A

                  4/06 PL transfer into store (Plough Lane)

          5.06-31.5.13 AL transfer for all (Merton)

       20.7.13-4.10.13 BE Rainham 573/4 LCA circular

                       BE managed 20 consecutive days on 574

LDP 200 SN51 UAO  4/02    Dennis Dart SLF SFD2B2, Alexander B30D

                  4/02 A  new to London General (Sutton)

                       A  used on 151

                  6/05 A 

                  4/06 PL transfer into store (Plough Lane)

           5.06-5.6.13 AL transfer for all (Merton)

LDP 201 SN51 UAP  4/02    Dennis Dart SLF SFD2B2, Alexander B30D

                  4/02 A  new to London General (Sutton)

                       A  used on 151

                  6/05 A 

                  4/06 PL transfer into store (Plough Lane)

                  5/06 AF loan for 485..

           5.06-6.6.13 AL ..transfer for all (Merton)

       13.9.13-present A  Sutton for 413 and 80

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