Corgi 1/76 OM46501B Wright Eclipse Gemini 2, Metro Line, 52 Victoria

‘Metroline’ is part of the Singapore based ComfortDelGro group of companies, which operate a fleet of around 1,600 buses on over 90 routes mainly in north, north west, west and central London. ‘Metroline’ employ around 5,000 staff and the majority of routes are run under contract to Transport for London. VW1400 is one of a batch of 43 Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles delivered to Metroline in 2012/13. The bus is based at Willesden Garage and is normally to be found on the well-established trunk route 52, operating between Willesden and Victoria, alongside hybrid versions of this vehicle. The route has a peak vehicle requirement of 24 buses at the busiest times.