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AEC Regent III RT #RT1431
9 december 2005 - London, UK – Regent Street. Almost the last day of normal Routemaster service in London and preserved buses have turned out in force on Route 159 to commemorate the occasion. Here, a Cravens-bodied RT owned by Ensignbus joins in the celebrations. Cravens bodies were very distinctive – there is an extra window each side compared to all other RT bodies. Because they were non-standard, this batch of RTs had only a short life in London and were sold to other operators.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
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12 april 2014 - London (UK) - Holborn Viaduct. Last Saturday, the London Bus Museum celebrated 75 years since the introduction of the famous `RT` type bus, by completely taking over one of the routes in Central London with these buses. Nearly twenty vehicles were in use, giving free rides all day. Here, RT1431, now belonging to Ensign Bus, approaches Holborn on a journey to Piccadilly Circus. Not an entirely standard RT, however, as this bus was one of a small batch built with a Cravens body - note that it has five windows along the lower deck, instead of the more usual four. For this reason, the Cravens RTs were sold out of service before most of the other types.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
13 april 2014 - Cobham, UK - Brooklands: The London Bus Museum holds a big annual rally where over 100 historic buses come together in the grounds of the museum. Among the thirty or more London RT-types gathered at the 2014 event was this Cravens bodied example. To achieve a total of over 4600 new buses of this identical design quickly, London Transport asked several vehicle builders to contribute. The Cravens company decided to use a non-standard approach and their buses could be identified by five (not four) windows downstairs and other differences. LT were`t amused and got rid of these buses at the first opportunity, so they lasted in London service for less than ten years.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar