2019 was a year of anniversaries, 40 years since the end of both AEC RF and AEC RT operation in London, as well as the 80th anniversary of the entry into service of AEC Regent III Prototype RT1.
To commemorate these anniversaries, on Saturday 30th March 2019, the London Bus Museum held an event split between Stagecoach London’s Barking Garage (The home of the last RTs in revenue service), and Go Ahead London’s River Road Garage. The event also included a free bus service between the two venues and also a cavalcade of vehicles to mark the end of the event.
The images contained in the gallery below depict those vehicles both on display at the venues, and also the vehicles used to operate the free bus services.
London Bus Museum RT80 Event 2019
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regal IV – Registration Number: LYF 464 – Fleet Number: RF113 Livery: Green Line – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regal IV – Registration Number: MLL 936 – Fleet Number: RF518 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regal IV – Registration Number: MLL 952 – Fleet Number: RF315 Livery: London Transport Country – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regal IV – Registration Number: NLE 600 – Fleet Number: RF600 Livery: London Transport Country – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regal IV – Registration Number: MXX 283 – Fleet Number: RF395 Livery: London Transport – Location: River Road Bus Garage
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: VLT 7 – Fleet Number: RM7 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Preservation Trust – Vehicle: AEC Regent III Prototype – Registration Number: EYK 396 – Fleet Number: RT1 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LUC 291 – Fleet Number: RT2043 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LYF 21 – Fleet Number: RT2083 Livery: Green Line – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LYR 535 – Fleet Number: RT3316 Livery: Under Restoration – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: NLE 981 – Fleet Number: RT4317 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: HLX 359 – Fleet Number: RT542 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: JXC 77 – Fleet Number: RT714 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KGU 235 – Fleet Number: RT961 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: MLL 658 – Fleet Number: RT2911 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: NXP 778 – Fleet Number: RT4424 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: OLD 559 – Fleet Number: RT4772 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: OLD 768 – Fleet Number: RT4548 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: HLW 177 – Fleet Number: RT190 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KGU 106 – Fleet Number: RT2177 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KGU 322 – Fleet Number: RT2293 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KYY 529 – Fleet Number: RT1702 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LLU 613 – Fleet Number: RT3254 Livery: Green Line – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LYR 672 – Fleet Number: RT2688 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: London Bus Preservation Trust – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LYR 826 – Fleet Number: RT2775 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: London Bus Preservation Trust – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LYR 910 – Fleet Number: RT3491 Livery: London Transport Country – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: NLE 981 – Fleet Number: RT4317 Livery: London Transport – Location: Barking Bus Garage
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: OLD 566 – Fleet Number: RT4779 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: London Routemaster Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: JXC 149 – Fleet Number: RT786 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Ensignbus – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: JXC 194 – Fleet Number: RT1431 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Ensignbus – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: JXC 432 – Fleet Number: RT624 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KGK 959 – Fleet Number: RT2150 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KXW 171 – Fleet Number: RT3062 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KYY 628 – Fleet Number: RT1790 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Ensignbus – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KYY 961 – Fleet Number: RT3232 Livery: Green Line – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Ensignbus – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LLU 610 – Fleet Number: RT3251 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LLU 670 – Fleet Number: RT3871 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LLU 732 – Fleet Number: RT3933 Livery: London Transport – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: Leyland 6RT – Registration Number: KGK 575 – Fleet Number: RTW75 Livery: London Transport – Location: Creek Road, Barking
Owner: London Routemaster Bus Company – Vehicle: Leyland 7RT – Registration Number: LYR 788 – Fleet Number: RTL1256 Livery: London Transport Country – Location: Station Parade, Barking
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: HLX 410 – Fleet Number: RT593 Livery: Green Line – Location: River Road Bus Garage
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: HLX 421 – Fleet Number: RT604 Livery: London Country – Location: River Road Bus Garage
Owner: Private – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KLB 596 – Fleet Number: RT1347 Livery: Browns Blue – Location: River Road Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KYY 527 – Fleet Number: RT1700 Livery: London Transport Country – Location: River Road Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KYY 957 – Fleet Number: RT3228 Livery: London Transport Country – Location: River Road Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: KYY 967 – Fleet Number: RT3238 Livery: Green Line – Location: River Road Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LYR 854 – Fleet Number: RT3435 Livery: London Transport – Location: River Road Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: LYR 969 – Fleet Number: RT2799 Livery: Blue Triangle – Location: River Road Bus Garage