RML 2466 at Putney Common
After I travelled onboard London General's RML 887 in its smart mock-1920s LGOC livery on the entirety of its westbound journey on route 22 from the picking-up stop in Piccadilly west of Piccadilly Circus I arrived at Putney Common to see what was down there. My luck was rewarded by taking this photo of RML 2466 about to leave Putney Common for Piccadilly Circus with this vehicle being one of the RMLs which were given a 'facelift' by the painters at Putney Garage following London General retaining the TfL contract to operate route 14 for five years from February 2002. Little did I know that at the end of the following week RML 2466 was to work as the very last crew-operated Routemaster in service on route 22 which arrived at Putney Common on the early hours of Saturday 23rd July 2005 with its conductor Tony shedding a few tears saying a fond farewell to the job he loved doing as well as the buses he loved with great affection.
RML 2466 at Putney Common
After I travelled onboard London General's RML 887 in its smart mock-1920s LGOC livery on the entirety of its westbound journey on route 22 from the picking-up stop in Piccadilly west of Piccadilly Circus I arrived at Putney Common to see what was down there. My luck was rewarded by taking this photo of RML 2466 about to leave Putney Common for Piccadilly Circus with this vehicle being one of the RMLs which were given a 'facelift' by the painters at Putney Garage following London General retaining the TfL contract to operate route 14 for five years from February 2002. Little did I know that at the end of the following week RML 2466 was to work as the very last crew-operated Routemaster in service on route 22 which arrived at Putney Common on the early hours of Saturday 23rd July 2005 with its conductor Tony shedding a few tears saying a fond farewell to the job he loved doing as well as the buses he loved with great affection.