Farewell & Hello!

LV52 HFX on route 541 - Thanks to Au from the wonderful WLTM blog. He was unfortunately on crutches at the time. 

This week, we see the end and also the start for 2 routes.Tonight, we see the end of the road for the temporary free route 541, which runs between Keir Hardie Estate and Prince Regent Bus Station. 

For a so-called "Temporary" route which was around for 2 years - it does have a bit of history.Since the start of the route back in 2011, the route has been using the longer wheelbase 10.5m ALX400's from Stagecoach's West Ham (WH) garage - with a PVR of 4. 

Although, at the start - 541 only ran between Canning Town, Hermit Road and Keir Hardie Estate and was only expected to run until May 2012. However since Crossrail projects went for longer, the route was extended from Hermit Road to Prince Regent Bus Station for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). 

Route 541 between Keir Hardie Estate and Prince Regent Bus Station.

On the positive note, London gives birth to another route next Saturday - route 573 between London City Airport and London City Airport (Yes, it's a circular route, like H9 and H10 or H18 and H19) which will go via North Woolwich, Gallions Reach, Cyprus, Beckton Park, Prince Regent's Bus Station and North Woolwich back to London City Airport.

I'm assuming (Not 100% Sure) that the 573 will be running in this route, Anti-Clockwise.

During this event, 473 will be curtailed to London City Airport and 474 will be on a long diversion. 573 will be operated by Docklands Buses, a division of GAL, using single decks that are transferred from Merton garage from route 219 which will be transferred to Double Deck operation.

If possible, we will cover the 473 curtailments if possible - For now, we hope you've enjoyed this post and please do remember to stay safe! All those who celebrate, enjoy Easter and yes, the clocks go 1 hour forward today.

Thanks for a donated picture from WLTM. Thanks Au! Check out his awesome blog:

West London Time Masters (WLTM)

For the post the photo is from, here is Au's 3rd ever post:

WLTM: Temporary Route 541