I have attended a number of SHOWBUS events over the years but this was the first time I had attended one at the Hertfordshire County Showgound.
The 50th. show and if we are to believe what we read, the last.
It would be a great pity if the reputation the SHOWBUS name has built up over the years were to be lost but we shall have to wait and see.
The RTs were ‘London Transport’s standard double decker of the late 1930s, through the 40s and 50s.
They worked alongside AEC Routemasters during the 1960s and 70s.
Built by AEC in London, Leyland in Lancashire, Weymann in Birmingham, Cravens in Sheffield and Saunders Roe on the Isle of Anglesey they were produced in their thousands.
The last one not being withdrawn until 1979.
FXT 288 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RT 113.
AEC Regent 111 / London Passenger Transport Board
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 1940.
Nicknamed the ‘Roof Box’ RT after the route number box fitted above the upper deck windows.
The white painted front wings were added to make them more visible during wartime blackout conditions.
LLU 987 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RTW 497.
Leyland 6RT / Leyland
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 1950.
Most RTs were built to the then standard width of 7 feet 6, inches however Leyland built 500 to a width of 8 feet which was the width that eventually became the UK standard for many years.
These became the RTWs (wide).
MXX 71 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RTL 1348.
Leyland 7RT / Park Royal
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 1952.
KYY 529 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RT 1702.
AEC Regent 111 / Park Royal
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 1950.
KYY 622 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RT 1784.
AEC Regent 111 / Park Royal
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 1950.
LYR 535 LLU 731 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RT 3316.
AEC Regent 111 / Weymann
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 1951.
LLU 732 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RT 3933.
AEC Regent 111 / Weymann
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 1950.
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