A Pair of Old Girls!
Standing in the afternoon sun at Beamish Museum is this fine pair of classic buses.
On the left is beautifully restored ex-London Transport AEC Routemaster RM378 of 1960, registered WLT 378. No expense has been spared on this restoration and the bus is absolutely gleaming inside and out!
After finishing it's time in London this bus was re-registered and worked for Southend Transport in the 1990's. In preservation the livery has been returned to the original and, incredibly, the original registration has been recovered and re-applied. The bus is now owned by Weardale Motor Services of County Durham.
On the right is a 1949 Crossley SD42/7 coach with a Burlingham C33F body, registered FUN 319. The coach, with it's 8.6 litre Crossley engine and "crash" gearbox, belongs to Wright Bros Coaches of Nenthead in Upper Weardale who have owned it since 1959.
These buses were at Beamish Museum as part of their Pedal and Bus Power event on 24/25 March 2018.
Copyright © 2019 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!
A Pair of Old Girls!
Standing in the afternoon sun at Beamish Museum is this fine pair of classic buses.
On the left is beautifully restored ex-London Transport AEC Routemaster RM378 of 1960, registered WLT 378. No expense has been spared on this restoration and the bus is absolutely gleaming inside and out!
After finishing it's time in London this bus was re-registered and worked for Southend Transport in the 1990's. In preservation the livery has been returned to the original and, incredibly, the original registration has been recovered and re-applied. The bus is now owned by Weardale Motor Services of County Durham.
On the right is a 1949 Crossley SD42/7 coach with a Burlingham C33F body, registered FUN 319. The coach, with it's 8.6 litre Crossley engine and "crash" gearbox, belongs to Wright Bros Coaches of Nenthead in Upper Weardale who have owned it since 1959.
These buses were at Beamish Museum as part of their Pedal and Bus Power event on 24/25 March 2018.
Copyright © 2019 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!