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With the Routemaster's longevity, examples were painted to celebrate both the Queen's Silver and Golden Jubilees. In 1977, 25 Routemasters were painted silver and temporarily renumbered SRM1 to SRM25 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee and, in 2002, 50 buses were painted gold including three RMs and 12 RMLs. [28] [33] Kentish Bus RML2574 in July 1993
A preserved 1964 AEC Renown, previously run by King Alfred Motor Services and currently owned by the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) Regent II (1945–1947) Regent III RT-type (1939–1954) Regent III (1947–1957) Regal I (1946–1947) Regal III (1947–1953) Regal IV (1949–1960), underfloor-engined single decker; Regal V (1955–1959)
AEC Routemaster prototype bus – RML3 - SLT 58 - built in 1957. Ford 300E Van – 1096F - built in 1959. AEC Routemaster bus – RM140 - VLT 140 - built in 1959. AEC Routemaster coach – RMC1461 - 461 CLT - built in 1962. Daimler Fleetline bus - XF3 - CUV 53C - built in 1965 [4] AEC Routemaster bus – RML2760 - SMK 760F - built in 1968.
1911 preserved bus. In common with cars and trucks, preservation of buses in the United Kingdom is a hobby activity enjoyed by many people, both actively or passively. The active preservation and operation of preserved buses is undertaken by private individuals, organised trusts or societies, and even commercial operators.
In 1968, all AEC double-decker buses ceased production with the completion of the last Routemasters, and its last buses, motorcoaches and lorries were built in 1979. The AEC name actually disappeared from commercial vehicles in 1977, but the Leyland Marathon was built at the Southall plant until British Leyland closed it in 1979.
Routemaster may refer to: AEC Routemaster, a front-engined double-decker bus built 1954–1968 in London; New Routemaster, a hybrid diesel-electric double-decker bus ...
(AEC brochure 1947) Three preserved RTs in 2009 London Country Bus Services RT in 1972 The last RT bus in regular service in Barking on 7 April 1979 The prototype (London Transport RT 1) was built in 1938 with an AEC 8.8-litre (540 cu in) engine (a stopgap measure until the new 9.6-litre (590 cu in) was available) and air-operated pre-selective ...
No.1348 preserved (Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft) L1: 1355–1369 [a] Metro-Cammell: L2: 1370–1378 [a] Metro-Cammell: X5: 1379 [a] Metro-Cammell: Experimental (modified class L2) with off-side doors to test the suitability of operating trolleybuses through the Kingsway tramway subway L3: 1380–1529 [a] Metro-Cammell: No.1521 preserved (East ...