Wednesday November 7th ~ Riding the 106 and the 38

Started at around 12.30 with a ride on the entire length of route 106, from Finsbury Park to Whitechapel via Stoke Newington, Clapton and Hackney. As a bonus it was diverted away from it's usual route down Cambridge Heath Road (due to CrossRail works) and went via Roman Road, Grove Road (not Globe Road as advertised) and Mile End Road to it's terminus at Cavell Street in Whitechapel, next to the Royal London Hospital. My voyage was courtesy of OmniCity 15024. At Hackney Central I saw an eastbound Freightliner crossing the bridge hauled by 66542.

OmniCitys 15027 and 15024 stand at the 106 terminus in Cavell Street, Whitechapel.

I walked round the corner on to Whitechapel Road and caught Gemini VN36142 on the 25 to Holborn Circus, it's terminating point. Although some 25s continue on to Oxford Circus.

Gemini VN36142 after arrival at Holborn Circus

Over to St Paul's Churchyard, where I caught Enviro400 DN39115 on the 23 to Piccadilly Circus, en route I told a French couple where to alight for Covent Garden. Then it was lunchtime and a read in Green Park. Afterwards, at around 16.00, I caught Gemini DW261 on the 38 from Hyde Park Corner to the south end of Rosebery Avenue, then crossed the road for another 38 and another Gemini, DW231, which I took all the way back to it's terminus at Victoria. I did notice that the 38 was very frequent, and a number of the new  'New Routemasters' or 'Boris Buses' or whatever they are called were in use.

After a coffee at Victoria I boarded Enviro400 no.9533 on the 211 on Buckingham Palace Road for a ride to it's Waterloo terminus. This bus actually runs up Station Approach and terminates at 'Upper Taxi Road', right by the station concourse. Then a walk to Westminster Bridge Road/County Hall where I caught Enviro400 T163 on the 341 (it was around 18.30 I think), which although advertised to run it's entire route to Angel Road, decided to terminate at Newington Green. So from Newington Green I caught another 341, in the shape of Enviro400 T164 to Harringay Green Lanes.