SSL806_2107_Ruddington
RM121 (SSL 806) is a London Transport AEC Routemaster and is seen here at Ruddington 18th July 2021. The Routemaster was developed by AEC in partnership with London Transport and introduced in 1956. The Routemaster design was a departure from the then traditional chassis/body construction method. With London Transport being the primary customer, the option to use different bodybuilders was less important. The design was one of the first "integral" buses, with the bus being a combination of an "A" steel sub-frame (including engine, steering, front suspension), a rear "B" steel sub-frame (carrying rear axle and suspension), connected by the aluminium body. The gear box was mounted on the underside of the body structure with shafts linking the engine to the back axle. RM121 entered service with London Transport in November 1959, registered VLT121 and was re-registered SSL 806 in 2000.
SSL806_2107_Ruddington
RM121 (SSL 806) is a London Transport AEC Routemaster and is seen here at Ruddington 18th July 2021. The Routemaster was developed by AEC in partnership with London Transport and introduced in 1956. The Routemaster design was a departure from the then traditional chassis/body construction method. With London Transport being the primary customer, the option to use different bodybuilders was less important. The design was one of the first "integral" buses, with the bus being a combination of an "A" steel sub-frame (including engine, steering, front suspension), a rear "B" steel sub-frame (carrying rear axle and suspension), connected by the aluminium body. The gear box was mounted on the underside of the body structure with shafts linking the engine to the back axle. RM121 entered service with London Transport in November 1959, registered VLT121 and was re-registered SSL 806 in 2000.