Two enthusiast running days are being planned for April, provided that Covid-19 restrictions allow.
As previewed in last month’s Preservation Update section, the London Bus Museum is replacing its spring gathering at Brooklands with a road run on the historic alignment of route 65 (Ealing, Argyle Road-Leatherhead) on 11 April.
At least 20 vehicles are expected to be in service with another 10 taking part in a fly-by. As can be expected, RTs and Routemasters predominate, including red Cravens-bodied RT1431 from the Ensignbus heritage fleet.
The London Bus Museum’s prewar Regents RT1 and STL2377 should also be on the road and AEC Regal IV RF600 will operate on a recreation of part of Green Line route 714. If it proves impracticable to operate buses in service, the museum hopes to provide a fly-by for spectators.
Owners of suitable vehicles who wish to participate should contact Peter Osborne at peter@red-rf.com.
One week later in east London, to mark 50 years since the last RLH-class lowbridge Weymann-bodied AEC Regent IIIs ran in service for London Transport on route 178 (Clapton Pond-Maryland) on 16 April 1971, Timebus is organising a spectator running event on 18 April over that route.
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