A late Autumn or an Early Christmas? A bit of each probably. In this
photograph taken on 13 November 2001 can be seen a Christmas tree outside
Thompsons nursery in Shooter Hill Road, the trees have just started to
get their autumn colours at this late stage. The water tower can be seen
at the top of the hill.
The bus one of 17 DAFs with East Lancs Myllennium bodywork. with registrations
VxxxGMT. Designated MD. Three of these buses (MD 8, 9 and 10) used gas
fuel. This is one of these as can be seen by the pair of tanks carried
on the roof.
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Looking in the same direction from a little further down the road towards
Welling, looking even greener. This is MD2. V2 GMT. One of the standard
buses without the roof tanks. These buses were used on the Dome sevices
M1 and M2, the globe motif can still be seen on the sides of these buses.
Although designated MD, the fleet number carried was 2002.
13 November 2001 Photograph. John King. |
MD 2 V2GMT. On route 486 ( Welling - North Greenwich Station) seen
in Belgrove Road Welling, just about to cross into Shooters Hill.
13 November 2001 Photograph. John King. |
A VN on route 89 (Slade Green Station - Lewisham) speeds up towards
the rise of Shooter Hill. This and the picture at the top of the page were
taken from the border with Bexley and Greenwich boroughs. This bus is in
Bexley whist the one at the top is in Greenwich.
13 November 2001 Photograph. John King. |
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