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RT 75 RT Buses operating Route 22, Bank and Dalston, 12^th April 2014

RT1

RT1431

RT1396

RTL139

RT3062

RT1700

RT3491

RTL453

RTL1076

RT3238

RT3871

RT3028

RTW467

RT4471

RTW75

· The 75^th anniversary of the introduction of the famous London RT bus was celebrated on the weekend of 12^th-13^th April 2014. On the Saturday at least 15 preserved and varied examples of the RT ‘family’ including the veteran pre-War RT1 (actually only the body qualifies as it is attached to the chassis of post-War RT1420) were used for a re-enactment of part of the former original RT Route 22 between Piccadilly Circus and Hackney and a photograph of each of these buses is shown here, although not in any particular order. The operators included the London Bus Company, Ensignbus, The London Bus Museum and several other private owners. Several other RTs were displayed at Ash Grove Bus Garage and RT2775 was seen on the road as well. On the following day a number of these buses joined a larger display at Brooklands in Surrey and some of them also participated in providing the Route 462 shuttle service between Weybridge and Brooklands. Images of these may be found at: Buses 12. A great deal of credit is due to the preservationists for turning out their buses in such superb condition.

· Videos of these events may be found on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q91FD-LeiWs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj4TGGyNlfs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkfY5e815zM with more to follow.

Publications:

• David has published two 21 x 28cm high quality full colour portrait format hardback books entitled: 'London's Buses... The Bus Photographs of David Element' and ‘The Year of the Bus’. Both are available from: https://www.bobbooks.co.uk/bookshop/search/1/15/45089. David’s books may be previewed in full on-line and any potential purchasers are advised to take full advantage of this facility prior to buying them.

• It is suggested that anyone with an interest in the history of these (or any other London) buses should use the following link: http://www.countrybus.org/ or: http://londonbusesbyadam.zenfolio.com/. For a broader range of transport images see Marcel Gommers' web site at: http://www.bus-and-coach-photos.com.

Contact: david.element@ukgateway.net

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