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Title: Unusual enquiry regarding London buses
Post by: Bornin1980something on October 04, 2017, 04:17:30 PM
For the last two years, my layout has had a display of classic buses on it. For this year, however, I'm planning to turn the display over mainly to fire engines, in a tribute to firefighters at Grenfell. For this display, I am thinking of adding an old London bus. Now, which of the current Oxford range most resemble the buses used in the Kensington area?
Title: Re: Unusual enquiry regarding London buses
Post by: daffy on October 04, 2017, 05:03:54 PM
Routes 9, 10 and 11 (among others) all run in Kensington , all well illustrated in Google images under 'Kensington bus' showing Routemasters and modern buses on those routes over the years, if that helps.
Title: Re: Unusual enquiry regarding London buses
Post by: daffy on October 04, 2017, 05:08:56 PM
Full list of current bus routes serving Kensington and Chelsea here

https://www.kensington-chelsea.com/index.php/about-kensington-and-chelsea/transport-in-kensington-and-chelsea/buses/ (https://www.kensington-chelsea.com/index.php/about-kensington-and-chelsea/transport-in-kensington-and-chelsea/buses/)
Title: Re: Unusual enquiry regarding London buses
Post by: Buzzard on October 04, 2017, 05:10:30 PM
Quote from: Bornin1980something on October 04, 2017, 04:17:30 PM
For the last two years, my layout has had a display of classic buses on it. For this year, however, I'm planning to turn the display over mainly to fire engines, in a tribute to firefighters at Grenfell. For this display, I am thinking of adding an old London bus. Now, which of the current Oxford range most resemble the buses used in the Kensington area?

Your only choices seem to be:

NNR003
NRM005

Both iconic in their own way and both showing details for route 9 which does pass through Kensington, albeit south of the Grenfell Tower area.
Title: Re: Unusual enquiry regarding London buses
Post by: javlinfaw7 on October 04, 2017, 05:18:48 PM
N-Trains forth coming Enviro 400 is also used in this area