St. Albans/WGC - 8 Sep 2023

Friday 8 September 2023 (1256) – Seen just after leaving Welwyn Garden City bus station, Unō (Universitybus Limited) 257 (YX67 VFY) was working the 1253 service 601 to Borehamwood. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2017 which carries the names of some of the towns and places served by the company.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1037) – St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans. Red Eagle Buses Limited 50113 (YX60 BZO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D bodied Dart new in October 2010 to Centrewest (DML44166), working the service 361 to Bricket Wood. Arriva 3799 (FL63 DXH), a Wright Pulsar 2 bodied VDL SB200 new in December 2013, working service 724 from Harlow to Heathrow Airport. Unō (Universitybus Limited) 258 (YX67 VFR), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2017, working service 601 from Welwyn Garden City to Borehamwood branded ‘The Alban Way’. Alban lived in Roman times in Verulamium and was martyred in the 3rd or 4th century believed to have been beheaded on Holywell Well, now a main thoroughfare of modern day St. Albans.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1038) – St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans. Unō (Universitybus Limited) 258 (YX67 VFR) carries a rear end advertisement for activity camps held during school holidays. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2017, working service 601 from Welwyn Garden City to Borehamwood. Passing by is Arriva 3799 (FL63 DXH), a Wright Pulsar 2 bodied VDL SB200 new in December 2013, working service 724 from Harlow to Heathrow Airport.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1041) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 258 (YX67 VFR), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2017, seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans working service 601 to Borehamwood.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1042) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 258 (YX67 VFR), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2017, seen in St. Albans when working service 601 from Welwyn Garden City to Borehamwood branded ‘The Alban Way’. Alban lived in Roman times in Verulamium and was martyred in the 3rd or 4th century believed to have been beheaded on Holywell Well, now a main thoroughfare of modern day St. Albans.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1111) – Beyond a flower seller’s stall, a Citroën H type van, in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans is Unō (Universitybus Limited) 366 (BG14 OOH) working on service 602 to Hatfield. It is a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE that had been new to Malta Public Transport registered BUS 353. The lettering on the bus marks 30 years of bus operation by Universitybus which began in 1992. Also, on the far left, is Arriva 3652 (LK14 FTA), a Wright StreetLite DF new in July 2014, when working service 321 from Luton to Rickmansworth.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1137) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 53 (MX12 CFN), a Wright StreetLite WF new in April 2012, seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans working the 1022 service 602 from Watford to Hatfield.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1137) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 53 (MX12 CFN), a Wright StreetLite WF new in April 2012, seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans working the 1022 service 602 from Watford to Hatfield.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1138) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 306 (BV57 VHE) seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans when working the 1039 service 602 from Hatfield to Watford. It is a Mercedes-Benz O 530 Citaro O 530 new in October 2007. In the background is St. Peter’s Church and the town War Memorial

Friday 8 September 2023 (1138) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 306 (BV57 VHE) between a red mini and a Red Eagle in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans when working the 1039 service 602 from Hatfield to Watford. It is a Mercedes-Benz O 530 Citaro O 530 new in October 2007.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1042) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 316 (BF59 NHY) seen in Victoria Street, St. Albans when working 0930 service 653 from Welwyn Garden City to St. Albans and New Greens. It is a Mercedes-Benz O 530 Citaro O 530 new in September 2009.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1138) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 306 (BV57 VHE) seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans when working the 1039 service 602 from Hatfield to Watford. It is a Mercedes-Benz O 530 Citaro O 530 new in October 2007.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1140) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 306 (BV57 VHE) seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans when working the 1039 service 602 from Hatfield to Watford. It is a Mercedes-Benz O 530 Citaro O 530 new in October 2007.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1112) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 366 (BG14 OOH) seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans working on service 602 to Hatfield. It is a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE that had been new to Malta Public Transport registered BUS 353. The lettering on the bus marks 30 years of bus operation by Universitybus which began in 1992. Also, on the far left, is an Arriva Wright StreetLite DF working service 321 from Luton to Rickmansworth.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1112) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 366 (BG14 OOH) seen making the tight turn from St. Peter’s Street to Victoria Street in St. Albans working on service 602 to Hatfield. It is a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE that had been new to Malta Public Transport registered BUS 353. The lettering on the bus marks 30 years of bus operation by Universitybus which began in 1992.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1017) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 316 (BF59 NHY) seen on The Ridgeway, Marshalswick when working 0900 service 653 from Welwyn Garden City to St. Albans and New Greens running about 23 minutes late. It is a Mercedes-Benz O 530 Citaro new in September 2009. In the late 1990s my younger daughter Jane attended the University of Hertfordshire and, together with a number of other students, rented one of the apartments in the background.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1018) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 316 (BF59 NHY) seen on The Ridgeway, Marshalswick when working 0900 service 653 from Welwyn Garden City to St. Albans and New Greens running about 24 minutes late. It is a Mercedes-Benz O 530 Citaro new in September 2009.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1041) – Unō (Universitybus Limited) 359 (BV21 ONU) seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans working service 602 to Hatfield. It is an MCV eVoRa bodied Volvo B8RLE new in August 2021. In the background is Unō 258 (YX67 VFR), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2017, working service 601 to Borehamwood. Unō 359 (BV21 ONU) and 258 (YX67 VFR) in St. Albans - 8 Sep 2023 (