Running from Hackney Wick via Victoria Park, Roman Road and Shoreditch to the Bank and Mansion House Station, it looks a lot like the old 8A, a route that helped out the trunk 8 for many years before being downgraded progressively and finally withdrawn with no trace remaining today.

The 388 gives Hackney Community Transport, also known as CT Plus, its first double-deck operation, and thirteen East Lancs Lolyne-bodied 9.9-metre Dennis Tridents have entered service. They operate out of Ash Grove garage, which is shared with East Thames Buses.

TOP: HTL 3 (LR52 LTJ) is seen at the Mansion House stand.

BOTTOM: The rear aspect of HTL 1 (LR52 LTO) as it crosses the Bank. The large horizontal aperture was carried over from the Pyoneer body used by East Lancs on Volvo Olympians. The livery doesn't appear to be finished - that yellow portion should be a large verson of the stylised letter 'C' carried on the back.