Route 159 is operated by Arriva.
The special guests - all 24 of them- operated on route 159 by the agreement of London Buses.
London buses regulate bus routes in London- in fact, they are the 'route owners'.
So:
RML2405 which was once owned by London buses and sold to Ensign, was operated by Ensign [in gold]
RML2665 and 2760 are owned by Stagecoach and operated by them
RML2565 is owned by a sightseeing company in Stratford upon Avon, and was on loan to Ensign for the day
RML2317 is owned by Metrobus- part of the Go Ahead company.
All the buses which were in service [but not ST922] were licensed to carry passangers, as 'class 6' , insured, etc.
[ref=441133]yblumann[/ref] 在 11-12-2005 03:30 發表:
Route 159 is operated by Arriva.
The special guests - all 24 of them- operated on route 159 by the agreement of London Buses.
London buses regulate bus routes in London- in fact, they are the 'route owners'.
So:
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RML2565 is owned by a sightseeing company in Stratford upon Avon, and was on loan to Ensign for the day
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That company is Stratford Blue, which is wholly owned by Ensign.
Thank you, you are right! however, legally, on Thursday RML2565 was running on Ensign's 'O' license plate and not Stratford Blue, so * technically* it was on loan to Ensign.
it sounds confusing - and it is.
Part of the requirements of operating the special guests on a TfL/London Buses routes is that the bus is operating by a copmany which is approved by London Buses for operation on their routes. Ensign is such a company, so the bus had to be on loan from Stratford Blue to Ensign and operate on their Operating License ['O' license].
Thank you, you are right! however, legally, on Thursday RML2565 was running on Ensign's 'O' license plate and not Stratford Blue, so * technically* it was on loan to Ensign.
