CT Plus route 26: Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road - Hackney Wick, St. Mary of Eton Church
Departed Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road (C), towards Waterloo Bridge / South Bank (P)
CT Plus have won the contract to route 26 with London's second batch of the new Alexander Dennis Enviro400H City. 2501-2521 also introduce a new number fleet-code system to the HCT Group-owned operator, a change from their previously letter-number format.
I was very happy with this tender result, showing the greatness of CT Plus within their small fleet. However, route 26 is an absolutely boring route. Via The City, Hoxton and Hackney, I felt like I had already done the route as it merely links the 55 and 388 together. A decent route for a fast drive aboard a better-performing modernisation of the Routemaster, but the 78 is a much more interesting route.
Not to take away the fact that this is still a great win from an operator who, because of their size and their (productive) use of withdrawn buses instead of purchasing new ones, are generally frowned upon. More to come from CT Plus with their takeover of route W19 later this year.
©London Bus Breh 2016.
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