Wednesday 20th March ~ The 13 from Golders Green II

Started off on one of the 141's old Geminis, VLW24 for the ride from Harringay Green Lanes to Wood Green. Then from Wood Green it was on to a route I haven't ridden for a while, the W3, Enviro400 T207 doing the honours from Wood Green to it's terminus at Finsbury Park, running via Hornsey of course. Next it was on to ALX400 TA652 at Finsbury Park on the 210 for a ride to Golders Green, my second visit to Golders Green this week.

ALX400 TA652 at it's terminating stop on the 210 at Finsbury Park. I took this bus to Golders Green.

Then after grabbing a coffee it was another ride on the 13, Omnidekka SLE25 being my ride today. I took it from Golders Green to Oxford Street (Old Cavendish Street).

OmniDekka SLE25 on the 13 stand at Golders Green bus station

A short while later I found myself walking down Charing Cross Road. Bus congestion was happening here, caused in large part by the continuing closure of Regent Street.

The 13 is mainly worked by OmniDekkas, but the occasional OmniCity is seen. This is OmniCity SP68, caught in congestion on Charing Cross Road, with a northbound 13, diverted due to the continuing closure of Regent Street.

Further down Charing Cross Road I decided to head home aboard brand new Gemini-2 DW500 on the 29. The congestion on Charing Cross Road was not too bad now, however there was severe congestion on Tottenham Court Road, and progress was slow. Due to it's subsequent delay presumably, the bus terminated at Holloway Nag's Head. From there I walked back a stop and caught a 254, powered by Enviro400 T44 unusually as it's normally worked by Gemini's. I caught it to Manor House.