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The FRM was unfortunately only a single prototype. Unfortunately because it was a bus that drivers, mechanics and passengers liked.
One wonders what the history of London Transport in the seventies and eighties would have been like if these had been available in bulk rather than the Fleetlines.
The idea of the front entrance, rear-engined Routemaster was a response to the pressures of staff shortages and the pervasiveness of the new generation of rear-engined buses that were all the fashion.
In 1964 London Transport started a collaboration with AEC and Park Royal to develop the bus. With the Routemaster already being seen to be a good design with high reliability and public acceptability, it seemed sensible to employ the RM technology. In the event 80% of parts were from the RM standard parts list.
(Ian’s bus stop)
Quien conoce la empresa, sabe que la mayoría de su flota consta de vehículos de piso alto, hasta ahora.
La ultima compra sorprendentemente ha sido esta, el JJR, un Irizar i3LE con chasis Volvo B8RLE, este coche procede de Madrid, de la empresa Arriva, donde tenia la calca 683.
El JJR es el tercer Low Entry y el primer Volvo de Autocorb.
Lo vemos haciendo un servicio en la línea e8 hacia Corbera.
Country garage bashing 😎 a mere 45 years ago, almost to the day!
Back in the day, when I was a young avid bus spotter, I used to enjoy travelling around London visiting the various bus garages. It was always a challenge to remember where some of the far-flung garages were located, let alone try and get round them without being thrown out 😅
Some of the smaller and more remote country garages I only visited occasionally, and Chelsham (CM) was certainly one that I don't recall going round very often. However, it did have extra interest though as the field behind the garage became full of redundant buses in the early 80s.
I visited Chelsham a few times as it was an interesting garage, with a large number and variety of stored buses. More garage photos to follow soon.
Here we see the first of the fleet of eleven Daimler Fleetline AFs that were delivered new to London Country in 1972. After barely a decade, they were all withdrawn and deemed redundant!
Bus History
AF1 (JPK 101K)
1/72 RG new: Daimler Fleetline CRL6-30, N.Counties H43/29D
1/72 RG new into store (Reigate)
1/72 GD trainer (Godstone)
2/72 GD into service on 410
1/79 GD into store...to overhaul at Wadham Stringer, Portsmouth
5/79 GD from o/h
1980 GD used on 409, 410, 411
5/81 GD withdrawn..
5/81 CM ..into store (Chelsham)
1981 CM looking sad in Chelsham Dump
1982 GD withdrawn
1982 CM in store, derelict, cannibalised
4/82 sold to Rollinson (Carlton)
Info courtesy of: www.busspotter.com/AFAN/AF_a.htm#AF
To the left of the Fleetline is one of many surplus AEC Swifts, namely SM461 (DPD 461J). Like the AFs, these buses had relatively 'swift' careers in London!
Bus History
SM461 (DPD 461J)
2/71 new to Aldenham: AEC Swift 4MP2R/1, Metro-Cammell B41D+15
2/71 HF into service on 303/A, 315/A (Hatfield)
12/71 HA transfer (Harlow)..
12/71 HF return
2/73 WY transfer (Addlestone)
7/73 WY repainted NBC green, white band
1/77 WY (Addlestone)
DT (Dartford)
6/79 CM transfer into store (Chelsham)
1980 in store
7/81 sold to C.F.Booth (Rotherham)
The AF Daimler Fleetlines were London Country's first double-deckers - other than those inherited from London Transport. They had had fairly good experiences with older Fleetlines: the XF class had been based at East Grinstead for most of their trials, and still were. They had been reckoned to be better than their Atlantean contemporaries, the XAs. One man operation of doubledeckers was now legal, and London Country saw that it would be vital for their economics. Some of their trunk flows required doubledeckers for the peaks or for short sections of route, although at other times and places they would be running fairly empty. When they were offered eleven Fleetlines in 1972, that had been ordered by Western Welsht, London Country seized them with some enthusiasm, and put them into Godstone for the 410.
For more on the AFs see here: www.busspotter.com/AFAN/AF.htm
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera. (Scanned from the original Kodachrome slide with no digital restoration)
You can see a random selection of my bus photographs here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/southallroutemaster/random/
Near to end of LT life.
RTL1555 / OLD664 Leyland Titan, Park Royal body. New 1954. Sold on for further service in 1968.
Ref:- www.busspotter.com/RT/RTLa15.htm#fleet
RTL 442 / KLB629 Leyland Titan, Park Royal body. New 1949. Mechanical parts sold sent to Ceylon in 1968.
Ref:- www.busspotter.com/RT/RTLa04.htm#fleet
Photographer unknown.
Links worked for me when the photo originally posted, Sorry if not working. Problems with Ians Bus Stop site being reorganised.
Transdev Keighley X2 VTD 2792
Fleet: 2792
Reg: X2 VTD
Operator: Transdev Keighley
Route: Not in Service
Depot: Keighley
Livery: Aireline
Type: Wright Eclipse Gemini/ Volvo B9TL
Location: Leeds Bus Station
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Only identifiable bus is STL175 the others look like NSs, LTs or STs
STL175 / AGX517 AEC Regent. New 1933. Body scrapped in 1948 and chassis converted to Breakdown Tender 739J.
Ref:- Ian's Bus Stop GENERAL STLs.
739J is now in preservation.
Photo by Photomatic Ltd. North Mymms, Herts.
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Country garage bashing 😎
Back in the day, when I was a young avid bus spotter, I used to enjoy travelling around London visiting the various bus garages. It was always a challenge to remember where some of the far-flung garages were located, let alone try and get round them without being thrown out 😅
Some of the smaller and more remote country garages I only visited occasionally, and Swanley (SJ) was certainly one that I don't recall going round very often. It did have extra interest though as the garage grounds became full of redundant buses in the early 80s (more garage photos to follow soon)
After a typically brief service life with London Transport of just seven years, DMS654 (MLK 654L) is seen here at the back of Swanley garage, probably already in storage. It had been in use for a couple of years with LCBS as a trainer, and was later sold to Midland Red.
I'm not sure how many DMSs were used by London Country as trainers and gained this LCBS livery - anyone?
Thanks to bobcat267 apparently there were just seven i fact bought by LCBS for trainers in June 1980:
DMS 630 (MLK 630L)
DMS 631 (MLK 631L) thanks to kw58clt see photo below
DMS 633 (MLK 633L)
DMS 640 (MLK 640L)
DMS 641 (MLK 641L)
DMS 643 (MLK 643L)
DMS 654 (MLK 654L)
DMS 631 and 640 were the last to be withdrawn, in April 1983
See: www.busspotter.com/DMS/DMSa06.htm
Interestingly, the yellow cantrail band replicates the original white band that the DMS's carried in the early days.
Bus History
DMS654 (MLK 654L)
5/73 new to Aldenham: 2/2DM3/1: Leyland O.680
RD (Hornchurch)
12/78 RD to Aldenham
2/79 TL transfer (Catford)
5/80 TL withdrawn
6/80 bought by London Country, to store (BCW)
6/80 to Crawley Works
7/80 NF transfer, trainer (Northfleet)
5/82 NF trainer
12/82 RG in store, withdrawn
12/82 bought by Midland Red (East), #2654
1/84 Midland Fox, #2654
Taken from: www.busspotter.com/DMS/DMSa06.htm
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera. (Scanned from the original Ektachrome slide with no digital restoration)
You can see a random selection of my bus photographs here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/southallroutemaster/random/
Dressed in war time mode. Bound for or at Hinksey?
ST 767 / GO664. AEC Regent. New 1931. Out of LT service 1949, then scapped. Ref. www.busspotter.com/ST/ST_a1.html#fleet
Ian's Bus Stop Standard 2 STs.
Photographer unknown.
Country garage bashing 😎
Back in the day, when I was a young avid bus spotter, I used to enjoy travelling around London visiting the various bus garages. It was always a challenge to remember where some of the far-flung garages were located, let alone try and get round them without being thrown out 😅
Some of the smaller and more remote country garages I only visited occasionally, but Garston (GR) was certainly one that I tried to visit more often, as it had a large allocation! (more garage photos to follow soon)
After a reasonably decent service life with London Transport of ten years, DMS640 (MLK 640L) is seen here at the back of Garston (GR) garage near Watford. It had been in use for a couple of years with LCBS as a trainer, and lasted another few months before being sold to Midland Red. I visited Garston a few times as it was an interesting garage with a large allocation - can anyone provide the location on the map as I've forgotten! Thanks to kw58clt for a map location 😍
Apparently there were just seven DMSs bought by LCBS for trainers in June 1980:
DMS 630 (MLK 630L)
DMS 631 (MLK 631L)
DMS 633 (MLK 633L)
DMS 640 (MLK 640L)
DMS 641 (MLK 641L)
DMS 643 (MLK 643L)
DMS 654 (MLK 654L)
DMS 631 and 640 were the last to be withdrawn, in April 1983
See: www.busspotter.com/DMS/DMSa06.htm
Interestingly, the yellow cantrail band replicates the original white band that the DMS's carried in the early days.
Bus History
DMS640 (MLK 640L)
5/73 new to Aldenham: 2/2DM3/1: Leyland O.680
5/73 BX change store (Bexleyheath)
5/73 TL into service (Catford)
74-5 TL
7/76 TL repaint
77-9 TL
5/80 TL withdrawn
5/80 bought by London Country, to store (BCW)
7/80 to Crawley Works: repainted NBC green
9/80 GR transfer, trainer (Garston)
5/82 RG trainer
1982 SA trainer (St.Albans)
4/82 GR trainer
1/83 HH transfer, trainer (Hemel Hempstead)
4/83 HH withdrawn
4/83 bought by Midland Red (East), #2640
1/84 Midland Fox, Leicester, #2640
7/87 bought by Keenan's, Coalhall
8/90 withdrawn
*/91 sold to PVS (Carlton) for scrap
Taken from: www.busspotter.com/DMS/DMSa06.htm
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera. (Scanned from the original Kodachrome slide with no digital restoration)
You can see a random selection of my bus photographs here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/southallroutemaster/random/
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c1949 and likely to be at Croydon garage?
STL791 / BXD453. AEC Regent, original Chiswick body. New 1935. Refitted with Mann Egerton in 1947. Sold on in 1953.
Ref:- www.busspotter.com/STL/STL06a.htm#fleet
LT554 / GP3494. AEC Renown. Original LGOC body. New 1931. Refitted with Mann Egerton in 1946. Scrapped 1949.
Ref:- www.busspotter.com/LT/LT3a.html#fleet
Ian’s Bus Stop Double Deck Inside Staircase LTs.
ST218 / GH547. AEC Regent with LGOC body. New 1930. Body destoyed by air attack 1940, replaced body. Converted for gas operation for a time 1943/44. Scarpped in 1950.
Ref: - www.busspotter.com/ST/ST_a1.html#fleet
Ian's Bus Stop Standard 1 STs.
Photo by D A Jones.
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La ultima incorporación de Autocorb ha sido otro Iveco Crossway, en su versión diésel. Se trata del mismo modelo que su hermano mayor, el NJB, que trae las mismas características.
Garage bashing 😎 a mere 44 years ago
Back in the day, when I was a young avid bus spotter, I used to enjoy travelling around London visiting the various bus garages. It was always a challenge to remember where some of the far-flung garages were located, let alone try and get round them without being thrown out 😅
A sad end... I knew I had a shot of poor old RM1343 somewhere. When I took this picture, the Routemaster was 20 years old and the Fleetline a mere 5 years old!
Leyland engined Routemaster RM1343 (343 CLT) is seen alongside Fleetline DMS2403 ((OJD 403R) - both seen in a dilapidated state dumped at the back of Bexleyheath bus garage in south east London.
A lot of buses were cannibalised in the 1980s - I believe there was a chronic shortage of spare parts. Not too many Routemasters were allowed to get into this sorry state though.
RM1343 (343 CLT) was an early casualty, being withdrawn in 1975 for spare parts - one of the non-standard Leyland engined examples of the fleet.
12/62 Stockwell (SW) into service
8/65 SW into store
65-66 spent some time in storage
6/66 SW returned to service on Route 88
66-67 transferred to HT and X garages
8/67 X to Aldenham for overhaul
Transferred to TC after overhaul then H
75-80 stored at NX (New Cross)
80 withdrawn from service at WH (West Ham)
80-83 stored at Bexleyheath and gradually stripped
11/83 sold to Ensign (Purfleet) and scrapped
DMS2403 (OJD 403R) another one of London Transport's short lived fleet of DMSs with a very short working life of just a year or so!
1977 new to BX (Bexleyheath)
2/78 into store at BX
1981 still in store at BX
9/82 formally withdrawn at BX
1/83 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) and scrapped sometime later
What a waste of money!
More information on Routemasters here: www.busspotter.com/RM/RM.html
The Londoner - London's bus of the future in the 1970s! Entering service in 1971, the DMSs eradicated the venerable RTs from the streets of London by the end of the decade. After 2,646 deliveries, swathes of these buses were already being sold off as unsuitable for London streets. By the late 1970s, the DMSs had already been superseded by the Titans and Metrobuses, not to mention the MD Metro Scanias that came in between. More on the Londoners here: www.busspotter.com/DMS/DMS1.htm
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera using ASA200 Agfachrome slide film.
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2000 WK18 BVF is seen outside Lizard Point Holiday Park whilst operating the 10:00 34 service from Redruth towards The Lizard.
Photo back says Enfield Town.
Seen with HG – Hertford garage plates and in green livery.
Known as Country STs. AEC Regents with Bodies by Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies of Ipswich
ST1098 / PG7963. New 1930. Scrapped 1949. (Front)
ST1126 / PG7991. New 1930. Scrapped 1950.
Ref. www.busspotter.com/ST/ST_a3.html#fleet
Photo copyright Don Tompson.
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Country garage bashing 😎 a mere 45 years ago, almost to the day!
Back in the day, when I was a young avid bus spotter, I used to enjoy travelling around London visiting the various bus garages. It was always a challenge to remember where some of the far-flung garages were located, let alone try and get round them without being thrown out 😅
Some of the smaller and more remote country garages I only visited occasionally, and Chelsham (CM) was certainly one that I don't recall going round very often. However, it did have extra interest though as the field behind the garage became full of redundant buses in the early 80s.
I visited Chelsham a few times as it was an interesting garage, with a large number and variety of stored buses. More garage photos to follow soon.
A couple of rare beasts here - there were only eight XFs and they spent most of their lives at East Grinstead. I was lucky to see all of them. XF5 was apparently sold for scrap at the time I visited (see bus history below).
SMW13 was one of the fifteen buses diverted from South Wales - they never seemed to me to fit in with the London Country fleet. I cleared them too :) The SMW was apparently sold for scrap just a few months after I visited (see bus history below).
Interestingly, both classes saw their demise in 1981 - the year that I visited Chelsham
Bus History
XF5 (CUV 55C)
8/65 new, to Aldenham
9/65 RG stored at Reigate
9/65 EG allocated to East Grinstead for 424, 435, 438C
4/66 HT transfer for 271 (Highgate)
6/66 RG transfer
7/66 EG return to 424
5/67 SF transfer for 67 (Stamford Hill)
9/68 SF Aldenham repaint, green
2/69 SF into store
3/69 EG transfer, 424 etc
1/70 EG London Country
71-2 EG
2/73 EG to overhaul, and return
1/77 EG
7/78 CM transfer into store (Chelsham)
12/78 EG return
8/79 EG
12/79 EG
2/80 EG into store
8/80 CM change store
8/81 sold to C.F.Booth, (Rotherham)
Info taken from: www.busspotter.com/XAXF/XFab.htm#fleet
The XF Daimler Fleetlines were the OTHER rear-engined buses that were being bought in large numbers by operators round the country in 1965. When London Transport ordered fifty Leyland Atlanteans (the XAs) for evaluation they played fair and ordered some Fleetlines as well: just eight, that would go to the Country Area for evaluation first. Part of the plan with these was to evaluate them as dual purpose vehicles, as crewed double-deckers during peak hours and as one-person-operated single deckers at off peak times. A lockable gate was incorporated to enable the top deck to be locked off, so that it would then legally be a single-decker for passenger carrying purposes. (Double decker one person operation was illegal at that time).
The eight XFs went into service before the Atlanteans, on 15th September 1965. They were all allocated to East Grinstead (EG), where they took over from the RTs on route 424, a long wiggly route from Reigate to East Grinstead. This offered the experience of crush-loadings in the Reigate peak - hours, urban operation in East Grinstead, and rural quiet in between.
The XAs were sold to Hong Kong in 1973, but the XFs continued with London Country until the end of 1981, by which time they were the only ex-London Transport buses still in operation with the company. They had outlasted many of their LT successors too, the DMS class! XF1 and XF3 went into preservation. More on the XFs here: www.busspotter.com/XAXF/XF.htm
Bus History
SMW13 (XCY 469J
1971 built for South Wales Transport: AEC Swift 2MP2R, Marshall B53F
10/71 RG diverted to London Country, painted green, yellow band, into store
1/72 SA into service: omo operation on 338, 343, 358, 361
1973 SA
8/74 SA into store
11/74 SA ..and out
5/78 SA to Crawley Works overhaul
aluminium trim removed, repainted NBC green, white band
7/78 SA from o/h
SA used on 358
1/80 SA
4/81 SA withdrawn into store
5/81 CM change store (Chelsham)
12/81 sold to C.F.Booth (Rotherham)
Info taken from: www.busspotter.com/merlswft/SMW_ab.html#fleet
The SMWs were originally South Wales buses, and numbered just 15 in total. More information here:
www.busspotter.com/merlswft/SMW.html#top
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera. (Scanned from the original Kodachrome slide with no digital restoration)
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The Londoner - LT Daimler Fleetlines
A smart-looking Daimler Fleetline D1111 (GHV 111N) (converted from a DM) seen at the front of Holloway garage. Not sure why I took this photo as I was not exactly fond of the DMSs 'boxes' and usually trained my camera towards the Routemasters - in this case, I think I was attracted to the symmetrical number 1111.
Note the position of the roundel - relocated from the centre of the body to accommodate 't-shaped' adverts!
The DM buses were DMSs re-designed for conductor operation, with the afc equipment removed to allow for extra standing space for busy routes. However, some of the DMs were later fitted with the afc equipment and designated 'D' to differentiate them from the original DMSs - as seen here.
Bus History
D1111 (GHV 111N)
6/75 new to Aldenham: 2/2DM3/1: Leyland O.680
6/75 HT into service (Holloway)
76-83 HT
2/84 HT withdrawn..
2/84 ..into store (Ensignbus)
2/84 sold to Ensign Bus & Coach (Purfleet)
converted to OPEN-TOP, single doorway: O45/27F
7/84 bought by Cityrama Tours for London Sightseeing
11 2/87 numbered No. 11
1989 Cityrama sightseeing fleet
11/93 sold to Ensign Bus, Purfleet
12/93 sold to Wealden PSV, Five Oak Green
2/94 bought by Blue Triangle, Rainham
3/97 London Coaches
3/98 sold to Ensign Bus, Purfleet
SP-AN-JE 3/98 exported to the Netherlands: Beuk Touringcars, Noordwyk, No. 50
Taken from: www.busspotter.com/DMS/DMSa11.htm
As with most of the DMS/DM/D fleet, this bus was to see only a few years service before being sold off - new in June 1975, the bus only served in London for about eight years before going into storage - then sold off to Ensignbus and converted to an open-top tourist bus. In 1998, the bus was exported to the Netherlands!
Route 168A - was the northern section of Route 168 renumbered and diverted via Waterloo. The route commenced operation in Jan 1965 with Holloway RTs (originally J garage, then HT). Converted to crew-operated DMs in Jan 1975. Converted to One Person Operation using DMS / D in Apr 1981. Route ceased to operate as of 3rd Sep 1982 More info here: www.londonbuses.co.uk/_routes/withdrawn/168a-2.html
The Londoner - London's bus of the future in the 1970s! Entering service in 1971, the DMSs eradicated the venerable RTs from the streets of London by the end of the decade. After 2,646 deliveries, swathes of these buses were already being sold off as unsuitable for London streets. By the late 1970s, the DMSs had already been superseded by the Titans and Metrobuses, not to mention the MD Metro Scanias that came in between. More on the Londoners here: www.busspotter.com/DMS/DMS1.htm
Taken with a Soviet-made Zenith TTL and standard lens (Scanned from the original negative with no digital restoration)
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32624 SF54 TMO is seen entering Truro College before operating the 224 college contract service to St Newlyn East.
Mercedes-Benz Citaro C2 K Hybrid de la empresa Autobuses Urbanos de Bilbao S.A.U (Bilbobus) realizando la línea 28 dirección Altamira, pasando por Pl. Circular.
This a photo appears in Ken Blacker’s book “Routemaster” so I know it is RM2. It is having the front reconstructed to accommodate a larger engine and vertically mounted radiator.
RM2/SLT57 AEC/Park Royal. With LT 1955 - 1986.
3/55: road-testing and trials at Northolt, MIRA and Chobham
7/55: Chiswick: replace engine, rebuild chassis, improve displays, add heating.
9/56: licensed, SLT 57
9/56: test running in Green livery
8/57: Chiswick, repaint to red.
64: repaint, standard front and wings.
86: donated to LT Museum.
3/14: fitted with early style radiator
Ref:- Ian's Bus Stop RM2.
Copyright J C Gillham.
Rareza Indcar Shaula MB Sprinter de Autocorb realizando la línea L3 del cBus.
Este bus suele estar asignado a servicios de discrecional debido a sus altas prestaciones con las que cuenta.
Transdev Keighley YJ16 DWL 242
Fleet: 242
Reg: YJ16 DWL
Operator: Transdev Keighley
Route: 760 Aireline - Leeds
Depot: Keighley
Livery: Aireline
Type: Optare Versa
Location: Rodley
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First York YJ69 CXC 39502
- Fleet: 39502
- Reg: YJ69 CXC
- Operator: First York
- Route: 3 - Askham Bar
- Depot: York
- Livery: York Park & Ride, New
- Type: Optare Metrodecker
- Chassis No.: SAB8JS3E8JS340052
- Body No.: Oe 340052
- Seating: H51/27D
- New to/ Year: First York/ 2020
- Livery new in: York Park & Ride, Feb 2020
- Location: York
- Exact Location: www.shorturl.at/txCEM
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Cobham Bus Museum Rally April 1991 - a fab pair of Routemasters gleaming in the afternoon sunshine at Addlestone 😎
Camberwell Garage (Q) Showbus RM14 (re-registered to OYM 424A) alongside RM429 (WLT 429) which is still carrying Greater Manchester Buses #2207 on the cantrail although sold on since.
Bus History
RM14 VLT 14
6/59 new: 2/5RM5/2: AEC, to Aldenham
6/59 R into service on 11 (Riverside)
11/59 R into store..
11/59 PR ..change store (Poplar)
1/60 PR ..and out
2/60 WH transfer, trainer (West Ham)
7/60 WH into store
8/60 PR change store
10/60 WH transfer, trainer
11/61 HL transfer into store (suspect defective steering column)(Hanwell)
3/62 PR change store
5/62 WH return to service
4/63 WH into store, to Aldenham overhaul, into float
------ Aldenham works float ------
5/63 WH from o/h, still body B14
1964 WH
5/65 WH into store
6/65 WH ..and out
2/66 D transfer (Dalston)
*/66 D in service on 11 to Liverpool Street $
10/66 D to Aldenham repaint, and return
12/66 AR transfer (Tottenham)
8/67 SW transfer (Stockwell)
SW in service on 2A to West Norwood $
11/68 SW into store
12/68 SW to Aldenham overhaul
12/68 WW from o/h, body B174 (Walthamstow)
69-70 WW
5/71 WW to Aldenham repaint, and return..
5/71 SF transfer (Stamford Hill)..
5/71 WW ..return
9/72 WW into store
12/72 WW ..and out
6/75 WW to Aldenham overhaul
6/75 AL from o/h, B162 (Merton)
*/75 AL in service on 77 to Tooting $
76-77 AL
10/78 CA transfer into store (Clapham)
1/79 AF transfer (Putney)..
1/79 AF ..to Aldenham repaint, and return
3/79 PR transfer
5/79 HD transfer (Harrow Weald)
3/80 HD to Aldenham overhaul
3/80 PM from o/h (Peckham), body B13
81-82 PM
*/82 PM on excursion to Folkestone $
9/83 PM to Aldenham overhaul
------ Aldenham works float ------
12/83 Q from o/h (Camberwell), body B23
1/85 Q showbus
6/85 Q in service on 172 to West Norwood Stn $
1/86 Q in service
*/86 Q in service on 159 to Streatham $
6/86 NX transfer (New Cross)
6/87 NX in service on 53 to Plumstead Common $
1/88 NX into store..
1/88 SP ..change store (Sidcup)
2/88 CT change store (Clapton)
2/89 FW change store (Fulwell)
8/89 Q reinstated to service (Camberwell)
9/89 Q at Showbus, Woburn Abbey $
4/90 Q in service on 159 to Kennington Church $
1991 Q OYM424A reregistered
Bus History
RM429 WLT 429
7/60 new to Aldenham: 6/5RM5/6, AEC
8/60 W change store (Cricklewood)
11/60 HL into service on 207/A, 255 (Hanwell)
12/60 W into store
2/61 HT transfer (Highgate)
5/61 HT into store
7/61 HT ..and out
1962 HT
3/63 HT into store
6/63 AF transfer (Chelverton Road, Putney)..
6/63 WN ..transfer
10/64 WN to Aldenham overhaul
10/64 HT from o/h, body B399
65-67 HT
4/68 HT to Aldenham repaint, and return
69-70 HT
1/71 HT into store
4/71 HT ..and out
9/71 HT (HT now renamed Holloway)
10/71 HT to Aldenham overhaul
10/71 X from o/h (Middle Row), body B466
1972 X
8/73 X into store
11/73 X ..and out
10/74 X to Aldenham repaint, and return
1975 X
8/76 X to Aldenham overhaul
8/76 NX from o/h (New Cross), body B456
1/77 A transfer for 164, 164A (Sutton)
1978 A
3/79 A to Aldenham repaint, and return
1980 A
3/81 A to Aldenham overhaul
3/81 AL from o/h (Merton), body B360
82-83 AL
9/84 AL to overhaul
12/84 EM from o/h (Edmonton), still body B360
1985 EM
2/86 EM into store..
2/86 E ..change store (Enfield)
3/86 E ..and out
3/87 E withdrawn into store..
3/87 ..change store (AEC Southall)
4/88 FW change store to London Bus Sales (Fulwell)
8/88 V change store (Stamford Brook)
9/88 bought by Greater Manchester Buses, #2207
7/90 bought by Rotherham & District
11/90 sold to Sykes (Carlton)
2/91 sold to Allco
4/91 sold to Ensign Citybus, painted yellow/silver, #429
XMD 81A 6/91 reregistered
Thanks to www.busspotter.com/RM/RM7g04.html for the above info. :)
Cobham Bus Museum - in 1972, the London Bus Preservation Group (LBPG) acquired a former World War II aircraft factory, now demolished, near Cobham, Surrey, where the private Cobham Bus Museum was established, taking its name from the location. Although the museum had in the interim become a Registered Charity and a Registered Museum, by the early 2000s its future was uncertain as the building was deteriorating and planning permission could not be obtained to operate a public museum from the location, thereby jeopardising both the charitable and museum statuses. Eventually, the operating Trust was able to negotiate the acquisition of a large plot of land from the nearby Brooklands Museum Trust on the location of the former Brooklands racing circuit and aircraft production site. A deal was struck for the redevelopment of the old museum site and the construction of a new building at the new location, thus providing the museum with a secure home from where it could open daily to the public. The new, purpose-built premises opened on 1 August 2011 and the London Bus Museum name was adopted.
More on the old Cobham Bus Museum here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bus_Museum
Taken with a Nikon F-501 SLR and 75-200mm zoom lens (Scanned from the original Kodachrome slide with no digital restoration)
You can see a random selection of my bus photographs here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/southallroutemaster/random/
La Indcar Wing d'Autocorb luce su nuevo repintado, el azul completo, característico de la empresa, eliminando el rojo de la marca de Transports Públics.
Lo vemos realizando la línea L3 del cBus.
🔴 Möbius 🔴
Angoulême
Réseau 🎫 : Möbius
Exploitant 📋 : STGA
Numéro de Parc ️ : 9️⃣1️⃣3️⃣
Véhicule 🚐 : Heuliez GX 337 Linium Hybride ⚡🌱
Ligne 🚦 : B (BHNS) en direction de Saint-Michel Voie Ferrée
Photo 📍 : 08/04/2023 avant l’arrêt Séminaire
Appareil : Canon EOS 250 D
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