A cheap-deal day out on National Express trains provided the opportunity of a visit from Leeds, in early December to 'put a few in the book' & do a bit of Christmas shopping.

I met up with Damon at Kings Cross and after the tube, and having a walk past Bollo House & Frank Pick House, he & I joined a cold Steve at Acton. About an hour & a half was long enough in the conditions, in which time about two dozen movements occurred. With the addition of some of the usual suspects seen in the lorry yard from the train, a total of 40+ sightings was made. Highlight was the new Mercedes dropside at Bollo House identified as 6695M WR58GFU.

On to Lillie Bridge - unusually no Ford Rangers were noted at West Ken Station yard - have they moved on? Six vehicles were noted there, with about another 20 in the various yards.6541F VO58VBK was one that caught the eye. Earls Court Gardens held 4 Kangoos of which only 3 were identified, behind the green wooden fencing. Pelham Street had only one visible.

The Vauxhall dealership on Edgware Road, now closed, had no service vehicles present so it looks like Staples Corner only.

Some vegetation trimming in Griffith House yard meant that vehicles were slightly more visible. Six or eight in the yard & 3 inside the building, were joined by 2 in Edgware Road Station yard, including newish, chevroned Transit 6567F LT58VTZ.

With a couple in the Office yard at Allsop Place, including Kangoo 6543R, - WP08NHT, we decided enough was enough in the fast-fading daylight.