Ladies in Charge!
A pair of lovely old girls, straddling the tram tracks at Beamish Museum and, arguably, letting the trams know exactly who is in charge!
On the left is the 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.
The buses were at Beamish Museum as part of their Pedal and Bus Power event on 24/25 March 2018.
Copyright © 2018 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!
Ladies in Charge!
A pair of lovely old girls, straddling the tram tracks at Beamish Museum and, arguably, letting the trams know exactly who is in charge!
On the left is the 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.
The buses were at Beamish Museum as part of their Pedal and Bus Power event on 24/25 March 2018.
Copyright © 2018 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!