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First London Fleet No.SRM3 650DYE
First London Fleet No.SRM3 650 DYE.
An AEC Routemaster with Park Royal H36/28R bodywork that was new to London Transport in 1963 as Fleet No.RM1650, a standard red Routemaster.
In 1977 it was one of a number of buses painted into a special silver livery to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and renumbered SRM3.
It was repainted back into standard red and reverted to RM1650 by the end of the year, it remained in service until withdrawn from London in 1985.
It later operated with Blackpool Transport as No.525 and Reading Mainline Buses as No.37. It was then sold to a Kent fruit farm for transporting fruit pickers from field to field.
In 2000/2001 it was one of 43 Routemasters bought by London Bus Services. It was refurbished by Marshall Buses in Cambridge, repainted into London red and fitted with a new Dennis Dart engine for further use by First London.
In 2002 it was repainted again into a special gold livery to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II before being repainted back into standard red by the end of the year.
In 2004 as part of the 50th anniversary of the Routemaster it was repainted back into its silver livery and renumbered back to SRM3.
It was then used in regular service on Kensington High Street to Trafalgar Square, Heritage Route 9H by First London.
In June 2013 First ceased its operations in London, the Heritage Route 9H and the 10 Routemasters used on it (Including SRM3) passed to new London operator Tower Transit (Part of The Transit Systems Group).
In July 2014 Tower Transit ceased operating Route 9H.
SRM3 is currently being stored at Tower Transit's Westbourne Park Bus Garage along with the other 9 Routemasters.
It is seen here operating Heritage Route 9H passing Trafalgar Square, London.
Date: 12.05.2013 11:44
First London Fleet No.SRM3 650DYE
First London Fleet No.SRM3 650 DYE.
An AEC Routemaster with Park Royal H36/28R bodywork that was new to London Transport in 1963 as Fleet No.RM1650, a standard red Routemaster.
In 1977 it was one of a number of buses painted into a special silver livery to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and renumbered SRM3.
It was repainted back into standard red and reverted to RM1650 by the end of the year, it remained in service until withdrawn from London in 1985.
It later operated with Blackpool Transport as No.525 and Reading Mainline Buses as No.37. It was then sold to a Kent fruit farm for transporting fruit pickers from field to field.
In 2000/2001 it was one of 43 Routemasters bought by London Bus Services. It was refurbished by Marshall Buses in Cambridge, repainted into London red and fitted with a new Dennis Dart engine for further use by First London.
In 2002 it was repainted again into a special gold livery to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II before being repainted back into standard red by the end of the year.
In 2004 as part of the 50th anniversary of the Routemaster it was repainted back into its silver livery and renumbered back to SRM3.
It was then used in regular service on Kensington High Street to Trafalgar Square, Heritage Route 9H by First London.
In June 2013 First ceased its operations in London, the Heritage Route 9H and the 10 Routemasters used on it (Including SRM3) passed to new London operator Tower Transit (Part of The Transit Systems Group).
In July 2014 Tower Transit ceased operating Route 9H.
SRM3 is currently being stored at Tower Transit's Westbourne Park Bus Garage along with the other 9 Routemasters.
It is seen here operating Heritage Route 9H passing Trafalgar Square, London.
Date: 12.05.2013 11:44