FRV. Arriva London Route 253. Euston Station - Hackney Central Stn. New Routemaster LT535 (LTZ 1535)

Todays video is an FRV on the route 253 from Euston to Hackney Central. I didn’t really know what to do but in the end I decided to do the 253 since it seems a decent route. The route was alright, was kinda boring but it was manageable. It did start to rain around Holloway but thankfully it didn’t mess up the visual that badly. The driver was pretty slow and we ended up being 4 mins late although the driver was really kind. The driver drove us into the depot so that we could get a vid of it reversing into the stands, I thought he would tell me off when he called me lmao. Anyways I do recommend doing this route and I’d rate it a 6/10.
Route 253 travels through:
Euston, Mornington Crescent, Camden Town, Holloway, Finsbury Park, Mansion House, Stamford Hill, Clapton Pond, Hackney Central
Operated by: Arriva London
Garage: Clapton (CT)
Allocation: New Routemasters
PVR: 28
Length: 8 miles (12km)
Journey Time: 1hr 8mins
Frequency: 5-8mins
Runs from 05:20 to 01:37
Night Bus: N253
Joined by ‪@TFLLondonBuses75‬
#fortheloveofbuses #londonbuses #2023

[@TESL1.10]

Amazing visual! Especially when we kept following the 29😄

[@TFLLondonBuses75]

Great Visual! W driver

[@RayRayBuses]

Thanks

[@HamzaTransport2007]

Great visual Ray! Looks like you two had fun

[@RayRayBuses]

Thanks

[@londonbusexpertise]

Great 253 Visual RAY!This bus does get busy at Holloway & Finsbury Park.

[@RayRayBuses]

Thanks and I agree

[@TheBigLemon679]

Nice visual! So cool

[@RayRayBuses]

Ty and fr

[@Cats617]

For years, I was looking for the best FRV until I found you

[@RayRayBuses]

Hope it was worth the wait 😄

[@1390beam]

nice one ray cool frv :D

[@RayRayBuses]

Thanks 😁

[@WestLondonBusVisuals]

the day u told me u were going southend smh. great visual with eggy

[@RayRayBuses]

Thanks lmao 😂

[@TFLLondonBuses75]

😐😐😐

[@LondonBusRoutesN97]

What’s that amber diamond sticker to the right of the blinds supposed to signify?

[@RayRayBuses]

What fuel it uses

[@thel0calcousinMaxey-hx7xv]

11:31AM-12:32PM 1 hour and 1 minute

[@ousmane3258]

Thanks soooo much. Now u should do either buses from Hackney Central or other FRV on buses that pass through 😊 there

[@RayRayBuses]

Np and yeah I’ll try lol

[@StarLight-s4z]

I think TFL finally relised that they could jsut take 30 from Euston to Hackney central basicly going to both places 253 terminated so they decided to make this route now go to Mornington Cressent instead

[@StarLight-s4z]

i knew he would do this route

[@StarLight-s4z]

this exact route went too stoke newington along with buses 55 56 236 and 254 and i think 106 too

[@Cats617]

Hi can you do 549 bus because is soon going to be withdrawn in the 30 th July

[@AB-ii5pi]

The 253’s counterpart route 254 does feel redundant since 95% of the route overlaps with either the 106 or 253. I could see tfl making a consultation of withdrawing the 254 and rerouting the 106 to Aldgate since tfl like to remove buses out of their system. It could become like a situation of the 168/271.

[@londonbuses4763]

As a local to both routes, both of them are needed, especially during rush hour.. the 253 can’t cope on its own as well as the 254.. the N253 is always rammed especially at weekends

[@AB-ii5pi]

@@londonbuses4763 I agree with you on the N253 and I wouldn’t change that since the 106 isn’t a 24 hour route. I use the routes on weekends and buses most of the time run empty. Also when the 78 passes to London Central it will be the only Arriva route in Ash Grove left.

[@Cats617]

Plus 179 is my local bus

[@StarLight-s4z]

whats the point of taking route 253 from Euston to hackney central you can just take 30 from Euston to hackney central witch is fast and goes via Kings cross Islington angel highbury and islington highbury corner and then Dalston junction next kingsland high street then finally arriving at hackney central

[@baitwell2123]

Ironically, the 253 is much busier than the 30.

[@MrBoombastic1]

N253>>, W driver tho

[@RayRayBuses]

Fr

[@StarLight-s4z]

Thx I hate route 253

[@RayRayBuses]

Same

[@StarLight-s4z]

@@RayRayBuses ikr it sucks i take it none stop every year like 1 billion times

[@TLBNation]

Great visual! Mid route

[@RayRayBuses]

Thanks and fr

[@TransportCentral]

W Visual, L Route

[@RayRayBuses]

Fr