Tag: Chris Hebbron
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Southsea Spectacular 1975
In 1975, the year before I left Portsmouth, I visited this show of preserved buses, which had been organised by my colleague and good friend, the late Dave Chalker. It was the first one ever and the only one to be held in the grounds of Southsea Castle and not on the adjacent Southsea Common…
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Non London Transport RTs
This is not so much an article but more for reference. A while ago the following question from Chris Hebbron appeared on the ‘Q&As’ page of this site. “Having seen the AEC Regent III RT of Birmingham Corporation on this site, it made me wonder about the circumstances of the supply of these. Also, how…
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Metamorphosis – From LGOC NS bus to London United ‘Diddler’ trolleybus!
The evolution of bus design is a fascinating subject and probably happened faster in the 1929-1939 period, than in any other period. With London Transport, for example, one only has to compare London Transport’s 1929 ST1139, which had vestiges of a piano-front body, plus an open staircase and petrol engine, with its 1939 RT1, sleek…