A Loopy Trio

[Chris]

I don't post many pictures from the east of the County because they are largely covered by resident photographers, but a visit to try out the extended 69 on 9th August also revealed that it is currently possible to see three separate liveries in use on the Thanet Loop.

All taken at the well-known end of Ramsgate's least photogenic location, Leopold Street, we see 26242 in the Beachball variant with branding, 26243 in "Local" ("Google Chrome" also being a moniker), and 26235 in the latest dark blue, which seems to be being referred to as "We've got you", but probably has another, more formal name. 

Of course, the real challenge would be to get all three of them in one picture, which is arguably possible given the propensity of the service to suffer "separation anxiety"... 

Chris

[JFO]

E300 27920 SN63VTP was noted driving past Dover Eastern Docks this afternoon about 13:00PM (Aug 22nd) heading in the direction of Thanet, so it too may soon be adding variety to the "Loop", and as for "Local" paint nicknames, my freind Alfie calls it "Stage-Covid"...