David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos with the keyword: Routemaster

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemaster RM201 (VLT 201) travelling along Oxford Street at Oxford Circus on service 73. The unknown RM on the left is waiting to turn into Regent Street.

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemaster RM327 (WLT 327) seen amidst Saturday afternoon shoppers in Oxford Street heading to Streatham Garage on service 159. It was allocated to Streatham garage and carried garage code AK. A young lady can be seen alighting from the rear platform whilst the bus is stopped at the traffic lights as was the way of the world with open platform rear door buses. In her case there was the risk of moving traffic coming up in the lane between the bus and the pavement.

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemaster RM1811 (811 DYE) seen in Oxford Street heading to West Hampstead on service 159.

Saturday 20 June 1987 – The driver of this Routemaster takes a moment to observe the surroundings in Oxford Street as he waits for the bell from his conductor to restart. London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemaster RML2305 (CUV 305C) allocated to Brixton (BN) garage. The yellow plate is the running number used to identify where in the pattern of service the bus should be.

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemaster RML2488 (JJD 488D) seen turning from Regent Street into Oxford Street at Oxford Circus. Service 15 was a cross city service linking East Ham (East London) with Ladbroke Grove (West London) travelling through the heart of the city passing some key points including the Tower of London shown on the front advertising panels. The bus was allocated to Upton Park (U) garage.

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemaster RM2515 (JJD 515D) seen amidst Saturday afternoon shoppers in Oxford Street heading to Dulwich on service 12.

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemasters seen at Oxford Circus. RML2674 (SMK 674F) on service 13 was already turning into Oxford Street. RML2536 (JJD 536D), in Regent Street, would follow it. This bus, allocated to Upton Park, was working service 15 - a cross city service 15 which ran to Ladbroke Grove (West London) from East Ham (East London). It sports a form of branding for service 15 (and service 15A) which pass a number of key city landmarks most notably the Tower of London and Oxford Street.

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemasters seen turning into Regent Street from Oxford Street at Oxford Circus. RML2581 (JJD 581D) was working cross city service 15 which ran from Ladbroke Grove (West London) to East Ham (East London).

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemasters travelling along Oxford Street at Oxford Circus on service 73. Leading is RML2655 (NML 655E) with RML2729 (SMK 729F) following. RML2655, dating from 1967 and allocated to Tottenham (AR) garage, appears to be fitted with an illuminated advertising panel, a feature en vogue in the 1960s.

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemasters seen in Oxford Street. Prominent is RML2668 (SMK 668F) heading for Hackney Wick on service 6, a cross city service. It sports a form of branding on the front panels which was applied to certain services which traversed central London passing key city landmarks.

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemasters RML2686 (SMK 686F) and RML2717 (SMK 717F) seen in Oxford, Street. Both were allocated to Upton Park (U) garage and were working service 15 to East Ham. RML2686 sports a form of branding for service 15 (and service 15A).

Saturday 20 June 1987 – London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemasters seen in traffic in Oxford Street. The lady on the platform of the leading bus is carrying a C&A bag. C&A had stores in many large British cities but retrenched to concentrate on business in mainland Europe.

Sunday 10 September 1989 – Former London Transport/London Buses AEC-Park Royal Routemaster RM113 (VLT 113) was an entry at the British Bus Day rally at Norwich. Not only an entry but it also was on hand for the ‘Drive a bus’ circuit. Couldn’t resist having a go, the only Routemaster I have driven.

Saturday 31 October 2015 - Unlike provincial buses which have a firm identity from cradle to grave, with London Routemasters it is nigh on impossible to say a particular bus is a particular bus. This former AEC/Park Royal Routemaster carries bonnet number RM664. During the legendary overhauling process employed by London Transport at its Aldenham Works buses entering would later emerge with a different identity so this wouldn’t have been the same RM664 that achieved fame when new in July 1961 as operating in unpainted aluminium finish. In a similar way that some London Underground trains were treated at the time, this was to test if this idea was practical to save weight, operational costs etc. It remained unpainted for four years and in August 1965 received the normal red livery and in 1998 it passed to Arriva London South. The original registration number of RM 664 was WLT 664 but it was re-registered to 860 UXC in June 2004. In August 2004 it was sold to Ensign, the Essex based bus dealership and in September 2004 it was bought by a Mr P Betts of Framlingham, Suffolk. In this photograph the bus is seen at Easton Farm Park, Easton – a family attraction about four miles south of Framlingham where it appeared to be used as a static accessible attraction. Ian’s Bus Stop website contains a history of the bus numbered RM664 and its garage allocations (with dates) throughout its life. www.countrybus.org/RM/RM7g06.html

Saturday 31 October 2015 - Unlike provincial buses which have a firm identity from cradle to grave, with London Routemasters it is nigh on impossible to say a particular bus is a particular bus. This former AEC/Park Royal Routemaster carries bonnet number RM664. During the legendary overhauling process employed by London Transport at its Aldenham Works buses entering would later emerge with a different identity so this wouldn’t have been the same RM664 that achieved fame when new in July 1961 as operating in unpainted aluminium finish. In a similar way that some London Underground trains were treated at the time, this was to test if this idea was practical to save weight, operational costs etc. It remained unpainted for four years and in August 1965 received the normal red livery and in 1998 it passed to Arriva London South. The original registration number of RM 664 was WLT 664 but it was re-registered to 860 UXC in June 2004. In August 2004 it was sold to Ensign, the Essex based bus dealership and in September 2004 it was bought by a Mr P Betts of Framlingham, Suffolk. In this photograph the bus is seen at Easton Farm Park, Easton – a family attraction about four miles south of Framlingham where it appeared to be used as a static accessible attraction. Ian’s Bus Stop website contains a history of the bus numbered RM664 and its garage allocations (with dates) throughout its life. www.countrybus.org/RM/RM7g06.html

Saturday 31 October 2015 - Unlike provincial buses which have a firm identity from cradle to grave, with London Routemasters it is nigh on impossible to say a particular bus is a particular bus. This former AEC/Park Royal Routemaster carries bonnet number RM664. During the legendary overhauling process employed by London Transport at its Aldenham Works buses entering would later emerge with a different identity so this wouldn’t have been the same RM664 that achieved fame when new in July 1961 as operating in unpainted aluminium finish. In a similar way that some London Underground trains were treated at the time, this was to test if this idea was practical to save weight, operational costs etc. It remained unpainted for four years and in August 1965 received the normal red livery and in 1998 it passed to Arriva London South. The original registration number of RM 664 was WLT 664 but it was re-registered to 860 UXC in June 2004. In August 2004 it was sold to Ensign, the Essex based bus dealership and in September 2004 it was bought by a Mr P Betts of Framlingham, Suffolk. In this photograph the bus is seen at Easton Farm Park, Easton – a family attraction about four miles south of Framlingham where it appeared to be used as a static accessible attraction. Ian’s Bus Stop website contains a history of the bus numbered RM664 and its garage allocations (with dates) throughout its life. www.countrybus.org/RM/RM7g06.html

Saturday 31 October 2015 - Unlike provincial buses which have a firm identity from cradle to grave, with London Routemasters it is nigh on impossible to say a particular bus is a particular bus. This former AEC/Park Royal Routemaster carries bonnet number RM664. During the legendary overhauling process employed by London Transport at its Aldenham Works buses entering would later emerge with a different identity so this wouldn’t have been the same RM664 that achieved fame when new in July 1961 as operating in unpainted aluminium finish. In a similar way that some London Underground trains were treated at the time, this was to test if this idea was practical to save weight, operational costs etc. It remained unpainted for four years and in August 1965 received the normal red livery and in 1998 it passed to Arriva London South. The original registration number of RM 664 was WLT 664 but it was re-registered to 860 UXC in June 2004. In August 2004 it was sold to Ensign, the Essex based bus dealership and in September 2004 it was bought by a Mr P Betts of Framlingham, Suffolk. In this photograph the bus is seen at Easton Farm Park, Easton – a family attraction about four miles south of Framlingham where it appeared to be used as a static accessible attraction. Ian’s Bus Stop website contains a history of the bus numbered RM664 and its garage allocations (with dates) throughout its life. www.countrybus.org/RM/RM7g06.html

Saturday 31 October 2015 - Unlike provincial buses which have a firm identity from cradle to grave, with London Routemasters it is nigh on impossible to say a particular bus is a particular bus. This former AEC/Park Royal Routemaster carries bonnet number RM664. During the legendary overhauling process employed by London Transport at its Aldenham Works buses entering would later emerge with a different identity so this wouldn’t have been the same RM664 that achieved fame when new in July 1961 as operating in unpainted aluminium finish. In a similar way that some London Underground trains were treated at the time, this was to test if this idea was practical to save weight, operational costs etc. It remained unpainted for four years and in August 1965 received the normal red livery and in 1998 it passed to Arriva London South. The original registration number of RM 664 was WLT 664 but it was re-registered to 860 UXC in June 2004. In August 2004 it was sold to Ensign, the Essex based bus dealership and in September 2004 it was bought by a Mr P Betts of Framlingham, Suffolk. In this photograph the bus is seen at Easton Farm Park, Easton – a family attraction about four miles south of Framlingham where it appeared to be used as a static accessible attraction. Ian’s Bus Stop website contains a history of the bus numbered RM664 and its garage allocations (with dates) throughout its life. www.countrybus.org/RM/RM7g06.html