PRESERVED BUSES & COACHES
| FLEET No | CR 16 |
| REG | FXT 122 |
| MAKE | Leyland |
| MODEL | Cub, rear engine |
| YEAR | 1939 |
| BODY | London Transport |
| OWNER | Malcolm Skevington |
| HISTORY | This innovative class of vehicle has a rear engine and sliding passenger door at the front. It was new in 1939 at Windsor garage, but went into storage in 1942 for the duration of the war. Out of storage in 1946, this vehicle and several others were used at Streatham garage on route 133, although still painted green. By 1947 it was at Kingston for route 213 - still green. The class was withdrawn in 1951, and this bus with several others went for service in Cyprus. CR 16 was found derelict in a field in Cyprus in 1979, and brought back to the UK for rebuild. After many years, and using original blue prints to make new parts, the restored vehicle finally debuted in 2007. |
Showing the radiator cover of the rear
engine
| Above photo taken at: | London Bus Museum, Brooklands |
| Taken on: | 26th February 2012 |
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