AEC RELIANCE, WILLOWBROOK 497 ALH WITH LONDON TRANSPORT, LATER WITH CHESTERFIELD AND BRUTONIAN.

ONE OF THREE VEHICLES NEW TO LONDON TRANSPORT AS AN EXPERIMENT WHICH DID NOT WORK. ALL THREE PASSED TO CHESTERFIELD IN 1963 AND BRUTONIAN BOUGHT IT IN 1978 AND RAN IT UNTIL 1988 AND NOW BEING RESTORED WE UNDERSTAND.

THE ONLY COLOUR PICTURE WE HAVE FOUND OF 497 ALH IN SERVICE WITH LONDON TRANSPORT.

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