PRESERVED BUSES & COACHES
| FLEET No | RF 395 |
| REG | MXX 283 |
| MAKE | AEC Regent IV |
| MODEL | RF |
| YEAR | 1953 |
| BODY | Metro Cammell |
| OWNER | Cobham Bus Museum |
| HISTORY | The RF was the
standard single decker London bus during the 1950s and 1960s. It is
a 30ft long, high-floor vehicle with a centrally mounted engine fitted
underneath. The chassis is an AEC
Regent IV, hence the code RF (Regent Four), and the body is by Metro
Cammell, seating 41. A prototype was tried out on the country area
355 route from St Albans, and was successful. Production and
delivery began in 1952. This class was used extensively on central
(red) suburban routes, in the London Transport country (green) areas, and
Green Line coach routes.
RF 395 was new at Norbiton garage in 1953 for route 213. She was at Sutton 1954-56; Hounslow 1957-59; at Bromley for route 227 from 1960; finishing her LT life at Dalston between 1965 and 1971. In 1972 she was sold into private use, and changed hands several times until 1980 when she was purchased for preservation. After becoming derelict, she was fully restored from 2003, and is now part of the Cobham Bus Museum fleet of preserved buses. |
| Above photo taken at: | Cobham London Bus Museum Spring Gathering at Dunsfold Aerodrome, Surrey. |
| Taken on: | 10th April 2011 |
Photographs © Mike Smith 2011
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