RLH 53 in the Heathway, Dagenham
The RLH was a small but interesting (and useful) bus type, where a total of 76 of which were built for London Transport's Central Area red and Country Area green bus routes when they were built by AEC and Weymann Limited between 1950 and 1952, with this design of Weymann bodywork with the ribbed roof making these vehicles look a lot older in appearance. The London Transport Central Area red RLHs ran on routes 127, 178, 230 and 248/248A where these bus routes necessitated the need for double-deckers but with these bus routes also passing beneath low railway bridges. The nearest routes to Dagenham to operate RLHs were routes 248 and 248A, which operated from Hornchurch out to the village of Cranham near Upminster where the RLHs used on routes 248 and 248A were operated out of the former Hornchurch (RD) bus garage. The last London Transport red bus route to operate RLHs in normal service was route 178 out of the former Dalston (D) bus garage in April 1971.
RLH 53 in the Heathway, Dagenham
The RLH was a small but interesting (and useful) bus type, where a total of 76 of which were built for London Transport's Central Area red and Country Area green bus routes when they were built by AEC and Weymann Limited between 1950 and 1952, with this design of Weymann bodywork with the ribbed roof making these vehicles look a lot older in appearance. The London Transport Central Area red RLHs ran on routes 127, 178, 230 and 248/248A where these bus routes necessitated the need for double-deckers but with these bus routes also passing beneath low railway bridges. The nearest routes to Dagenham to operate RLHs were routes 248 and 248A, which operated from Hornchurch out to the village of Cranham near Upminster where the RLHs used on routes 248 and 248A were operated out of the former Hornchurch (RD) bus garage. The last London Transport red bus route to operate RLHs in normal service was route 178 out of the former Dalston (D) bus garage in April 1971.