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AEC
Reliance - Burlingham
200 APB
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200 APB was new in 1956 to Safeguard of Guildford and operated
their local routes in Guildford. This picture shows it at the
Safeguard depot in October 1962, shortly before it was sold
to the similarly named Safeway Bus Services in Somerset. Photo
by Keith Wheal.
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After a spell in service with Safeway Bus Services, 200 APB
passed to Quantock Motor Services and was used by them on Taunton
Deane heritage services. It was seen in 1999, still in Safeway
livery. Photo by John Hammond..
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In 2003 Safeguard reacquired 200 APB and restored it to original
condition. It now operates as a heritage vehicle in their fleet.
It is seen here at Leatherhead in October 2009 during a Cobham
Bus Museum event.
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AEC
Reliance - Marshall
TJO 54K
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One of City of Oxford's last batch of Marshall bodied AEC Reliances
for London services, number 54 was seen in the twilight of its
career with the company, at Chipping Norton depot in March 1980.
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Following withdrawal, COMS sold TJO 54K to neighbour Chiltern
Queens of Woodcote, who used it for a number of years on their
routes between Reading an Wallingford. It was pictured at Reading
station in April 1983.
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Can you fill this space? TJO 54K was last
heard of with Brown of Builth Wells around 2002 and further
sale or disposal from them has not been reported.
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Shortly before withdrawal by London Country, and never having
been repainted into N.B.C. green during it's nine years with
the company, RML2336 looks tatty and dated compared to the Leyland-National
behind it. It was seen at Dartford garage in June 1979.
This bus was sold back to London Transport, who needed to replace
the unsuccessful Scania Metropolitans on the 36.
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RML2336 remained in use with London Central on route 12 up until
2004. Here it is at Camberwell Green in May 2000, having
just arrived on a short working from Central London and about
to head for Camberwell depot for a crew change. Refurbishments
and red livery did wonders for the appearance of the bus, almost
21 years after the previous photo was taken.
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After withdrawal by London Central, RML2336
was used by Lancashire Transport Trust on the Blackpool-Lytham
St. Annes summer service in 2007, and then went on to further
revenue earning service with the Big Nottingham Bus Company
(Bellamys) in 2008. It remains owned by Bellamys (now branded
as Nottingham & District) but has no regular service work
at present.
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AEC
Routemaster RMA50
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One of the former BEA Routemasters used originally for passenger
transfers between Heathrow and central London, and later on
a variety of duties in the London Transport ancillary fleet,
former RMA50 was seen working for Lothian subsidiary Mac Tours
in livery for the Britannia Tour in July 2003. Photo
by Stephen Gow.
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Ensignbus bought RMA50 in 2009 to replace a sister vehicle which
could not operate in the London low emission zone as it still
had an AEC engine. It was seen in December 2009 at Lakeside
on one of the company's popular X80 running days.
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AEC
Reliance
325 NKT
(AFE 719B)
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Maidstone & District Weymann bodied Reliance 3325 was converted
to open-top in 1975 for a service to the Fairlight Country Park
in Hastings, but was withdrawn after two seasons following poor
loadings and difficulties turning at the park. The picture shows
it where it was most often to be found - in Hastings depot (now
the site of a Morrisons supermarket).
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After various moves and a reregistration it found its way to
London & Country who employed it on Surrey C.C. Sunday leisure
services. It was seen at Chilworth in August 1993.
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Following Arrriva's withdrawal from the heritage operations,
it changed hands again and by 1998 was working summer journeys
in the seaside town of Mablethorpe with local operator Grayscroft.
Subsequently it moved to Cornwall, first with Hobbs of Truro
and then Caradon Riviera Tours, but its current whereabouts
seem to be unknown.
Photo: LEYTR.
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AEC
Reliance
JPA 43K
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One of 90 AEC Reliance 6U2Rs with Park Royal dual-purpose bodies
bought by London Country for Greenline services, RP43 was seen
at Bishops Stortford in April 1982, working a Greenline service
although now painted in all green bus livery.
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RP43 was sold by LCBS in 1983 and moved to Scottish independent
Rennies of Dunfermline for school bus and private hire use.
It was seen outside the Rennies garage at Cairneyhill in September
1983 about to take up a wedding hire.
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By 1985 the former RP43 had moved south again to the fleet of
Prestwood Travel at Great Kingshill in Buckinghamshire, for
school bus operations. Prestwood had acquired a couple of these
ex LCBS machines, along with a former Greenline AEC Swift, and
would later go on to acquire RS class Plaxton bodied Reliance
from the same source. It was photographed near the company's
depot in March 1985.
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AEC
Reliance
JPA 44K
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Another of the former Greenline Park Royal bodied Reliances,
RP44 was seen at Guildford in September 1979, following its
repaint into bus livery and downgrade to operate mainly bus
routes out of Dorking depot.
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Following withdrawal RP44 found its way to Warwickshire based
Heart of England Services for their Coleshill to Water Orton
service. It was seen on this route at Curdworth in April 1984,
still in its former owners livery.
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AEC
Reliance
JTM 109V
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One of the Duple Dominant bus bodied Reliances built in later
years mainly for small operators, JTM 109V was new to Tillingbourne
and then passed to their sister compnay Metrobus. It later moved
to Sussex Bus, and was then bought by London Country South West
as a schoolbus in their Guildford and West Surrey divison -
a rather unusual vehicle to appear in the fleet of major operator.
This photo at Guildford (on the site of the old Greenline depot)
was taken in March 1995.
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JTM 109V has now passed into preservation, restored in Metrobus
livery, and was seen looking resplendent at the Southdown PSV
Copthorne premises during the April 2010 BusFun event and East
Grinstead running day.
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AEC
Reliance
EPM 137V
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One of the last batch of AEC Relianced deliverd to London Country
for Greenline services, Plaxton bodied RS137 was one of those
painted to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Greenline in 1979.
It was seen in this livery at London Victoria in January 1980.
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Following withdrawal from Greenline service, RS137 moved to
Scotland and spent time there with a number of small operators.
It finished up as a schoolbus with Meffans of Kirriemuir, a
subsidiary of Strathtay Scottish - and even survived into Stagecoach
ownership. It was pictured at the Kirriemuir premises in August
2005.
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EPM 137V is now being preserved in Scotland
and will be returned to its original jubilee livery.
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