Kentish Exile Goes Retro

[Chris]

The latest Heritage livery for Arriva Southern Counties was unveiled at the Amersham & District Running Day in Watford yesterday, consisting of E200 MMC 4106 in traditional Green Line livery, including retro-style "roof board" branding for the current route. 

As with other examples in recent years, the project has been led and executed by local staff, at least one of whom is a Club member. The Secretarial camera doesn't really do it justice in the weak sun or pouring rain, but as a former Kent vehicle, there is a good case for including a picture of it in a future issue of Invicta, if anyone wishes to travel "north of the Thames" in the next couple of weeks and photograph it in service in a pleasing location. 

The pull-up banner, which sadly did not survive some strong gusts of wind mid-afternoon (the Club's similar banner knows all too well...), was advertising an intended new fleet for the route, and revised route branding, joining the "family" of Flightline branded routes as used by other services to Heathrow Airport. 

Chris

[adam williams]

Chris

I've heard elsewhere that the route is due some of the recently announced order for Volvo B8RLE/MCV, which are probably more suitable for the route than E200 MMCs...

Either way, this livery looks fantastic. 

/adam

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[Neil Gow]

Well now, that's a bit of an irony given that Reading Buses changed to the Londonline and Flightline names for their services into London/Heathrow after Arriva played 'dog in a manger' and refused to allow them to continue to license the Greenline brand.

[DRH]

Sad about Reading and Green Line but when in Rome ....

https://www.greenlinetours.com/en/tours/rome-bus-tours/rome-master-vintage-bus-tour

DRH

[JFO]

I suspect this will also probably turn up at Dettling in a few weeks too.