The Ten to Tend to

LT82 (LTZ1082), Hammersmith

King's Cross to Hammersmith as we know it was the replacement of 73 which ran from Stoke Newington through to Hammersmith, then rerouted at Hyde Park to Victoria on 13 August 1988.

The year later it was extended to Archway via a then predecessor of  390, of which newborn-390 permanently replaced in 2003.

TA1, LX18DGF

"Nigel Road"
Peckham Rye

Tri-axles from abroad, specifically Hong Kong, have made their way into London and tested on few main routes such as 5 or 29, buses in question being Enviro500s. Though it was until April 2018 when we had a set in stone official news of a TfL approved hybrid for London. The BCI Enterprise 2HD, designed with a total capacity of 130 with 78 seats. Of 12.5m length. Includes phone holders and USB ports.

Initially it was to run on the Russell Square to West Croydon express X68, but issues with it's routeing deemed it infeasible at the time, so the other option was fellow garage member 12. The one that runs from the lesser heart of Dulwich through residential Barry Road, to Peckham, Camberwell, run-down Elephant and into Central London via Big Ben and Trafalgar Square to where it terminates at Oxford Circus.