Buses in West London 03/05/2025

Buses in West London on 3rd May 2025. First gained route 31 from Metroline in late April, using existing Enviro400 hybrids and MetroDecker EVs, with the route to receive new BYDs in due course. The 218, meanwhile, is now running with new GB Kites, now based out of Westbourne Park garage. Note the BD11s for Metroline stored in the car park alongside the garage, available space at several RATP / First garages having been used for this purpose in recent months. Go-Ahead were operating District line rail replacement service DL1 on this day between Acton Town and Hammersmith. 00:00 Goldhawk Road, near Askew Road 01:26 Glenthorne Road, Ravenscourt Park 02:42 King Street 04:26 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith 05:23 Westbourne Park Operators and routes - all TfL services: First London: 23, 31, 70, 94, 110, 218 Go-Ahead London: Rail replacement DL1 Metroline: 7, 28, 190, 237, 328, H91 Transport UK London Bus: 27, 267, 306 Bus types: Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC, Enviro400, Enviro400H and Enviro400H MMC BYD D8UR / Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV MMC BYD DD and D8UR-DD / Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV City Optare MetroDecker EV Volvo B9TL / Wrightbus Gemini 2 Volvo B5LH / Wrightbus Gemini 3 Wrightbus New Routemaster (a.k.a. New Bus for London), StreetDeck Electroliner and Hydroliner, and GB Kite Electroliner