Tag: London Transport
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London Transport RT 4742
Quite by chance I came across the Old Bus Photos website and was quite interested in the information given for RT 4742 on Victor Brumbys RT posting and I thought perhaps you might like chapter and verse on that particular bonnet number so here goes. The original RT 4742 was indeed one of a batch…
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Aldenham & ‘CU’ numbers
Identity swapping between vehicles of identical make and model went on from the time that the LGOC moved its overhaul systems to the new Chiswick works in 1922. This meant that as a vehicle went into works for overhaul its identity was taken over by a freshly overhauled vehicle. The system operated through the London…
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London Transport – Leyland Titan TD2 – GX 131 – TD 85
Photograph by D W K Jones Permission to publish granted by Capital Transport Publishing London Transport 1932 Leyland Titan TD2 Birch H30/26R In my first supplementary comment on the London Transport low-bridge Daimlers with Duple bodies (posted here), I said the following: “A further look at D1’s lean-back, but ramrod-straight front, makes me recall the…
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Moor-Dale – Leyland Titan PD2 – KGU 60
Moor-Dale Coaches1949Leyland Titan PD2Metro Cammell H30/26R Moor-Dale coaches were based in Longbenton to the North East of Newcastle. I don’t know if it was a takeover or a merger, but they became Moor-Dale Curtis. The fleet was moved to the much larger Curtis depot in Dudley, a former mining village in Northumberland which about seven…
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London Transport – Leyland Tiger – JXC 288 – TD 95
London Transport1949Leyland Tiger PS1Mann Egerton B30F Following the cessation of hostilities in 1945, the London Passenger Transport Board found itself seriously short of serviceable vehicles, partly through enemy action but equally because of the time expired nature of much of the fleet. To compound the problem, 55 T type AEC Regals and 20 Leyland Cubs…
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ex Guernseybus – Leyland RTL – KYY 647
Copyright both shots Bob Gell ex Guernseybus1950Leyland RTLPark Royal H29/23F A couple of weeks back we had a question on the ‘Q&As’ page regarding front entrance ex London Transport Leyland RTLs. In response Bob Gell contributed the above shots which were taken at the North Weald Rally, 6 July 2008 and the following information of…
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A. H. Kearsey – Leyland 7RT RTL – KGK 797- 62
A. H. Kearsey1949Leyland 7RT RTLPark Royal H30/26R The London Transport RTL class, known to LT as the 7RT, appeared from 1948, and consisted of a modified Titan PD2 chassis frame to accord with features of the AEC Regent RT, enabling the interchangeability of bodywork between the two types. Though fitted with the standard O600 engine,…
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London Transport – Leyland REC – FXT 122 – CR16
London Transport1939Leyland RECLondon Transport B20F FXT 122 is a Leyland REC with LPTB B20F bodywork. She dates from 1939 and is seen at Longcross, Chobham, on one of those occasions that “Wisley” wasn’t at Wisley. In the Jenkinson listing of 1978, the REC is translated as Rear Engined Cub, which may or may not be…
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London Transport – Leyland Cub – CLX 548 – C111
London Transport1936Leyland Cub SKPZ2Park Royal RC18F CLX 548 is a Leyland Cub SKPZ2 and dates from 1936. New to London Transport with fleet number C111, she has Park Royal C18F bodywork in what used to be called an ‘observation coach’ style. Some people call this body layout as HDC18F while others call it RC18F. This…
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London Transport – Guy Arab II – HGC 130 – G351
London Transport1946Guy Arab II 5LWPark Royal H30/26R Here we have a Guy Arab II with a Park Royal H56R body, new to London Transport. This vehicle is part of the London Bus Preservation Trust collection, formerly at Cobham but now at Brooklands. Once more, we have a difference of information between Jenkinson and PSVC2012. Jenkinson…