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East Thames Volvo B7TL Plaxton President VP152 (X152FBB), sandwiched between Metroline doubledeckers in summer 2006. A closer glance reveals it working First's 23 route, the bus was actually on hire to First.

From ALexander bodied minibuses to doubledeckers has been the fate of the high frequency 28 and 31 routes when converted from less frequent crew operation back in the eighties. The 62 seat Volvo B7TLs are only 2 seats short of a Routemaster! First Centrewest 32414 (LK04JBV) is seen in what might be the leafy Kensington suburbs, were it not January 2006 and leaves were long gone.

Volvo 32394 (LK04HXC) is seen in Kensington High Street on the more recently introduced 328 service. Fortunately 32394 sports the original First livery on these vehicles with the smiley yellow windscreen surround. Uncle Ken has seen these banned on more recent all red buses.