New in 1964, RM1962 is in 1968 condition
Seeing RM1962 (ALD962B) at rest in Camden Gardens on the Camden Town Area classic bus running day made me think that it was 1968 all over again. Had it been so in reality, I would have reverted to being a scrawny teenager in school uniform - an unappealing prospect. “Ty-Phoo puts the T in Britain,” the side advertisement proclaims. I recall that ad being sported on the sides of many buses in Britain from early 1968 - it came hot on the heels of the ‘I’m Backing Britain’ campaign that featured a flurry of Union Jacks in an effort to boost the British economy: morale was low in the wake of the devaluation of the Pound Sterling in November 1967.
In this view, RM1962 is seen carrying a Muswell Hill (MH) garage code and is working the 134 route. That is 100% authentic. Ian’s Bus Stop records that the bus was new in 7/64 and was initially allocated to MH to work the 134. It received its first overhaul four years later but returned to MH for continued service. In its later career, RM1962 was transformed into a ‘Dartmaster’, lasting in that condition up to withdrawal in 11/04. Acquired for preservation, it was converted back to its original condition by EnsignBus in 2006.
New in 1964, RM1962 is in 1968 condition
Seeing RM1962 (ALD962B) at rest in Camden Gardens on the Camden Town Area classic bus running day made me think that it was 1968 all over again. Had it been so in reality, I would have reverted to being a scrawny teenager in school uniform - an unappealing prospect. “Ty-Phoo puts the T in Britain,” the side advertisement proclaims. I recall that ad being sported on the sides of many buses in Britain from early 1968 - it came hot on the heels of the ‘I’m Backing Britain’ campaign that featured a flurry of Union Jacks in an effort to boost the British economy: morale was low in the wake of the devaluation of the Pound Sterling in November 1967.
In this view, RM1962 is seen carrying a Muswell Hill (MH) garage code and is working the 134 route. That is 100% authentic. Ian’s Bus Stop records that the bus was new in 7/64 and was initially allocated to MH to work the 134. It received its first overhaul four years later but returned to MH for continued service. In its later career, RM1962 was transformed into a ‘Dartmaster’, lasting in that condition up to withdrawal in 11/04. Acquired for preservation, it was converted back to its original condition by EnsignBus in 2006.