Category: Photos
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London Transport – AEC Routemaster – 254 CLT – RMF 1254
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. London Transport1962AEC-Park Royal RoutemasterPark Royal H38/31F Whilst on loan to Halifax Corporation this was London Transports first front entrance Routemaster, it also had a tow bar fitted so it could tow a luggage trailer when doing airport duty. I think there…
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London Transport – AEC Routemaster – ALD 924B – RM 1924
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. London Transport1964AEC-Park Royal RoutemasterPark Royal H28/36R Here is a nice action shot of a standard Routemaster, and it’s probable out accelerating the mini next to it. This particular vehicle had the Leyland O600 9.8 litre diesel engine and it would of…
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Northern General – AEC Routemaster – EUP 405B – 2105
Copyright Ronnie Hoye The Northern General Transport Company1964AEC-Park Royal RoutemasterPark Royal H41/31F Pictured at the Seaburn Bus Rally, this 1964 Routemaster has been beautifully restored to its original livery and is now part of the North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd collection; it was one of the second batch to be delivered. I know the…
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London Transport – AEC Routemaster – WLT 339 – RM 339
London Transport1960AEC Routemaster 4/5RM5/4Park Royal H36/28R The 630 trolleybus route took over from the former South Metropolitan tramway that ran between West Croydon and Mitcham on 12 September 1937, and was extended northwards over ex LCC tramway routes to a destination that, on the vehicle blinds, rather indecisively declared itself to be “Nr. Willesden Junction”.…
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British European Airways – AEC Routemaster – NMY 641E
British European Airways1967AEC RoutemasterPark Royal H32/24F From 6 October 1957 until 1 January 1974, British European Airways operated a passenger transfer service between its West London Air Terminal at Cromwell Road, Kensington and Heathrow Airport. The rolling stock fleet was staffed and maintained by London Transport, and this was reflected in the vehicle types operated.…
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London Transport – AEC Routemaster – CUV 308C – RML 2308
London Transport1965AEC RoutemasterPark Royal H40/32R OBP seems yet to have a picture of Routemasters in the Country Area livery, so here is one. RML 2308, delivered to London Transport in November 1965, is seen at Biggin Hill in the following year. These green buses, which totalled one hundred in two batches of fifty, RML 2306-…
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West Bridgford – AEC Renown – BRR 241C – 41
West Bridgford Urban District Council 1965AEC RenownEast Lancs H44/31F Not many Urban District Council’s had there own bus concern but West Bridgford which is on the outskirts of Nottingham was one of them. The council started the bus service to connect to the Nottingham tram system which did not get as far as West Bridgford in…
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Leigh Corporation – AEC Renown – PTC 114C – 15
Leigh Corporation1965AEC RenownEast Lancs H41/31F I think but I’m not over sure, but was the Renown to take over from the Bridgemaster does anybody know. This wasn’t the first time the Renown name had been used by AEC in the late 20s early 30s there was a six-wheeled chassis called the Renown. It would appear…
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Rotherham Corporation – AEC Renown – 5588 ET – 88
Rotherham Corporation1964AEC Renown 3B3RARoe H39/31F There has also been a 1961 Rotherham Corporation Bridgemaster on site (link here) and the easy way to tell them apart was the front off side mudguard. It is easier to show than describe so the close up on the left is the Renown and the one on the right…
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East Yorkshire – AEC Renown – GAT 815D – 815
Copyright Ian Wild East Yorkshire Motor Services1966AEC Renown 3B3RPark Royal H38/30F This was taken at Flamborough on 12 June 1968 in glorious sunshine and about to head off on a Bridlington cross town service. The top deck has the characteristic East Yorkshire inward taper to allow safe passage through the North Bar at Beverley and…