On Sunday 11th April 2021, in place of their usual Spring Gathering at Brooklands, the London Bus Museum held a running day over the original Route 65 from Ealing Argyle Road to Leatherhead. The event consisted of both vehicles in passenger service offering free rides and also vehicles running along the route privately. Several private owners and bus companies supplied vehicles for the event to run alongside those in service from the museum, and the gallery below depicts those vehicles we captured around the Ealing end of the route.
London Bus Museum Route 65 Running Day 2021
Owner: Private – Vehicle: Guy Special – Registration Number: MXX342 – Fleet Number: GS42 Livery: London Transport (Country) – Location: Uxbridge Road, Ealing
Owner: Private – Vehicle: Bristol LS – Registration Number: MOD 973 – Fleet Number: 1286 Livery: Royal Blue – Location: Uxbridge Road, Ealing
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent IV – Registration Number: LYF 377 – Fleet Number: RF26 Livery: Green Line – Location: Haven Green, Ealing
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent IV – Registration Number: MLL 991 – Fleet Number: RF354 Livery: London Transport – Location: Haven Green, Ealing
Owner: London Bus Preservation Trust – Vehicle: AEC Regent I – Registration Number: FGO 426 – Fleet Number: STL2377 Livery: London Transport – Location: Uxbridge Road, Ealing
Owner: London Bus Preservation Trust – Vehicle: Prototype AEC Regent III – Registration Number: EYK 396 – Fleet Number: RT1 Livery: London Transport – Location: Castlebar Road, Ealing
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: HLX 421 – Fleet Number: RT604 Livery: London Country – Location: Uxbridge Road, Ealing
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KYY 653 – Fleet Number: RT1798 Livery: London Transport – Location: Uxbridge Road, Ealing
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LYR 535 – Fleet Number: RT3316 Livery: London Transport – Location: Haven Green, Ealing
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: OLD 566 – Fleet Number: RT4779 Livery: London Transport – Location: Haven Green, Ealing
Owner: Oxford Bus Museum – Vehicle: AEC Regent III Low Height – Registration Number: PWL 413 – Fleet Number: 166 Livery: City of Oxford – Location: Castlebar Road, Ealing