RM1
The First Routemaster now half a century old
| The last crew day on route 8 sees RM1. SLT 56 on special duties on
the route. Seen here after leaving Bow Garage and traveling along Fairfield
Road. (Bow, BW) was the last RM garage in East London.
4 June 2004. Photograph. John King. |
| RM 1. SLT 56.London Transport's first Routemaster seen here at Cobam
open day 4 April 2004 running route 477 from Wisley airfield to the Museum.
It was first shown to the public at the Commercial Motor Show in September 1954, going into service on route 2 in 1956. Photograph. John King. |
| London's Transport Museum's RM 1 picks up another load at a windswept
Wisley airfield for Cobham museum. Routemaster 50 celebrations are to be
held in Finsbury Park on 24 and 25 July 2004. for details see the
link below.
Photograph. John King. |
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