Tag: British European Airways
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Front entrance and rear engined Routemasters
The front entranced Routemaster RMF1254 was unique in London and after being banned by the unions it was sold to Northern General who were the only provincial operator of Routemasters. All of Northern Generals Routemasters were built more or less to the same specification as RMF1254 except they had Leyland O.600 9.8 litre engines. When…
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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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British European Airways – AEC Regal IV – NLP 645 – 1035
British European Airways1953AEC Regal IV 9822EPark Royal RDP37C NLP 645 is an AEC Regal IV 9822E with Park Royal bodywork, new to BEA in 1953. The bodywork is described in different sources as HDC or RDC. The 2012 PSVC listing has her as RDP37C, which is a bit different! We see her during one of…