London Bus Preservation Trust Ltd Events Diary Events that may be of interest to members

Where bus numbers are shown, those vehicles are planned to LBM E-News September 2018 attend the event, subject to vehicle availability.

[email protected] Full details and application forms for the members’ Trips can be downloaded from the museum’s web site, in the member’s area. st TransportFest – The Leyland Story 21 October October 7th Amersham & District Amersham running day 13-14th Beer and Buses, Isle of Wight Members Weekend Trip st 21 TransportFest – featuring the Leyland Story

November 24th RTL Road Run Member’s Trip - RTL139

Jan 2019

20th Member’s New Year Lunch

MEMBERS’ EXCURSION RTL Road Run, on RTL139 Saturday 24th November 2018

We are pleased to offer an interesting day out in Central London to mark the 50th anniversary of the withdrawal of the RTL type from London service.

In the company of four other RTLs, we will run over a number of routes that were operated by RTLs, starting with route 2 to Golders Green.

We then follow route 226 to Willesden (AC) Garage for a visit and photographs. AC was the last garage to operate RTLs, on 29th November 1968. TransportFest is now just two weeks away. Thanks to all the members who After a break, we will continue over route 176 to central London, have already volunteered to help then route 25 to Bow (BW) Garage for a brief visit. The trip then staffing it but there are still areas, continues via route 108 through the Blackwall Tunnel to especially marshalling vehicles, that Lewisham then via route 21 to Finsbury Square where the formal more help is needed. trip ends after dark. Regular photographic stops will be made.

Passengers must bring a Hi-Viz vest for use in bus garages only. Please contact Steve Edmonds, or The excursion will start from the Museum at 0845 and return after email 2000. We can pick up at Weybridge or Clapham Junction stations [email protected], if requested and drop off along the route. if you are intending to come to the event and can offer even part of the Visit the member’s area of the web site, member’s trips, to day to fill in the gaps in staffing. download application form.

It’s big and red but not a bus! Photo © Sharon Burton

Highgate Garage Open Day Photo ©Peter Larkham Walton on Thames Fire Crew visiting for a Fire Inspection.

RMC 1461 looking splendid.

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Another Mystery Object. David Harman In the workshop

This came with a variety of other items from NS (Romford – North Photos Street). It appears to be a pair of sealing pliers, used with lead © Sharon Burton seals. However, the part containing initials, a bullseye or some other symbol, is missing. There is no maker's name, merely "British Made" stamped on the side.

Maybe it was used to seal paying-in bags in the cashiers office ...

unless an LBM member knows better?

RF395 is reunited with its engine.

Highgate Garage Open Day Photo ©Peter Larkham

All credit to Derek Hanlon for his OPO foray to HT.

Canteen Trailer re-paint is progressing well.

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Garage Code plates All photos © David Harman One of several major tasks facing curatorial is sorting through the except where show garage codes and running numbers.

The vast collection was laid out on the mezzanine and some of our most knowledgeable volunteers began the task of identifying the originals from the replicas.

© Sharon Burton

© Sharon Burton Graham Burnell’s eureka moment, above

All too much for Syd & Sharon, who are testing the fire escape.

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Ian Hancock, a very keen bus Steve Edmonds enthusiast, volunteered as a steward on Wednesdays for the best part of two years. Six of his LBM colleagues attended the church service and committal at the crematorium. They were joined by many of his friends from his local community where he had been held in high esteem for almost 30 years. His widow Sandra was keen to ensure that a large chunk of the special cake made for the Member’s New Year Lunch Sunday 20th January 2019 occasion should come to his friends at LBM. Also all Although summer is only just over, the busy social time donations from the event will around Christmas will soon to be on our minds so now is come to the LBPT. the time to put our New Year lunch into your diaries and the raffle is a good way to recycle unwanted presents!

Steve Edmonds Steve Edmonds writes, I have booked Silvermere for the New Year lunch. It will be £28.95 for the usual four courses plus coffee and will be held on Sunday 20th January 2019. 12.00 arrival start for 12.30 start.

At the end of August Dorothy, Tony Lewis’s wife, died after a very serious illness. Her funeral was attended by friends from LBM Our sympathy and best wishes to Tony and her family.

Beer and Buses Adrian Palmer st 0Subscription increase 1 October 2018

Whether you are a bus enthusiast or real ale lover the Isle of LBPT members paying by direct debit will now get a discount. Wight Bus Museum Beer and Buses Weekend event is one of the If you are still paying by cheque/cash or standing order, please premier events in the country. It will be staged 13th and 14th consider changing and reduce the effect of the increase. October with over 80 vintage buses running around the island to Direct Debit forms can be found on the web site. serve some of the best pubs. Participants can purchase a New Direct Debit programme which gives all the route timetables , vehicle and pub rate Old rate Discount rate details. Many of the pubs provide a discount to programme holders. The London Bus Museum will hold a supply of these. Individual £40.00 33.00 £37.00 Contact [email protected] to obtain a copy. Several London Transport vehicles normally feature besides vintage vehicles Double £60.00 50.00 £56.00 which belong to the Isle of Wight Bus Museum and many other Family £75.00 65.00 £70.00 visitors. You can reach the event using the museum's Routemaster RMC 1461 which will travel to the IoW on Friday Youth £16.00 15.00 £15.00 12th and back on Monday 15th.

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