Monday 4th February 2013 ~ Tottenham and those Curious Olympus

An early start at 08.32 at Harringay Green Lanes from where I took Enviro400 T156 on the 341 to Tottenham Green. After my appointment at the police station to look at some delinquent mugshots I boarded another 341 in the shape of Enviro400 T147, which I took all the way to Aldwych. After another morning coffee I decided to catch OmniDekka SLE27 on the 13 which I took from Aldwych to Oxford Street Selfridges. From there it was my first noted ride on one of route 7's mysterious Olympus's, SEL804, which I took to it's terminus at Russell Square, running past the British Museum. From Russell Square I boarded another Olympus, SEL759 on the 7, for a run back to Oxford Street/Wardour Street.

Olympus's SEL759 and SEL804 stand at the no.7 terminus on Russell Square

From there it was OmniCity SP141 on the 10 to Hyde Park Corner, where I changed for President VPL186 on the 52 to it's Victoria terminus. At Victoria I decided I fancied some Chinese food, so rather than walk I caught Citaro MEC29 on the 507 to the Channel 4 HQ on Horseferry Road, running via Rochester Row.

Citaro MEC29 at Victoria, waiting to commence it's journey to Waterloo on the 507

I had my Chinese takeaway al fresco in the little park opposite New Scotland Yard, watching the lunchtime crowds go by, it was a blustery day but not too cold by January standards. My next selection was Gemini WVL137 on the 11, which I took to Charing Cross. 

Presumably one of the earliest Gemini's, WVL1, dating from 2002, heads east past Charing Cross on the 87

From there it was a slightly roundabout trip home, first Enviro400 TE924 on the 91 to Parkhurst Road, via Kings Cross, and finally Gemini VLW146 on the 254 from Parkhurst Road to Manor House, via a bit of a traffic jam around Finsbury Park station.