23/09/2022
This bus was working Route 248 between Romford Market and Cranham via Hornchurch.
So the last day of the 248 at Stagecoach has been and gone. 14 years of these scanias ruling the roost in Romford is no more - with Arriva’s Grays garage now running the route with spare LTs. One of the biggest downgrades London has seen in some time! Back to this video, this driver has featured on a few of my videos previously on this route and was keen to test this scania out to its limits. Constant redlining producing revs this scanias no doubt very rarely, if not never ever had the opportunity to unleash. A fitting end to a long tenure. Enjoy! Also apologies for a few of the clips having ropey quality - camera chose to lose focus for no known reason. Anyway.
Kickdown -
0:00 - Intro
0:05 - 1-3 Redline 1st
0:20 - 2-3
0:44 - 2-4
1:10 - 1st
1:38 - 1-2, 3-4
2:45 - 1st
3:19 - 2-3
3:34 - 1-4
4:05 - 1-3
4:25 - 1-2, 3-4 Redline 1st
5:25 - 1-4 Redline 2nd
6:25 - 1-3
7:51 - 1-3
8:30 - 1-2, 3rd
9:19 - 1-3 Redline 1st
10:00 - 1-2 Redline 1st
10:35 - 1-3
11:10 - 1-2, 3-4
12:13 - 1-4
13:25 - 2-4
13:48 - 1-2 Redline 1st
15:08 - 1-3 Redline 2nd
15:30 - 1-4 Redline 2nd
15:58 - 2-3 Redline 2nd
16:13 - 2-3
Bus Number: 15016
Bus Registration: LX58 CFF
Bus Depot: Rainham (RM)
Bus Body: Scania Omnicity DD
Bus Chassis: Scania N230UD
Gearbox: ZF Ecomat 5-Speed
