London Transport RT1 Victoria
On 16th September 2023, a London route 38 running day was organised. Vintage buses were operating along the full length of the route (alongside the normal "Borismaster" buses) carrying passengers free of charge.
London Transport's RT class had around 7000 examples, of various types. RT1 was the first of the class and nominally dates from 1938. It's history is exceptionally complicated (see www.busspotter.com/RT/RT1.htm#top). In summary, the current bus's body dates from 1939, but the chassis it is on is from a post war bus (RT1420) which had had a contretemps with a railway bridge).
After a long history and many travels, it has ended up with the London Bus Museum at Brooklands. Here it is approaching Victoria.
London Transport RT1 Victoria
On 16th September 2023, a London route 38 running day was organised. Vintage buses were operating along the full length of the route (alongside the normal "Borismaster" buses) carrying passengers free of charge.
London Transport's RT class had around 7000 examples, of various types. RT1 was the first of the class and nominally dates from 1938. It's history is exceptionally complicated (see www.busspotter.com/RT/RT1.htm#top). In summary, the current bus's body dates from 1939, but the chassis it is on is from a post war bus (RT1420) which had had a contretemps with a railway bridge).
After a long history and many travels, it has ended up with the London Bus Museum at Brooklands. Here it is approaching Victoria.