Vintage L.T. quiz

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1. Which was the only London RT family bus whereby the registration no. tallied with its stock no?

2. 520 UNK. What was this vehicle and why was it registered?

3. What was special about STL 1981?

4. And what was very special about STLs 1319 and 1320?

5. Look at virtually any picture of an LT (AEC Renown, double or single deck) and you will see an offside or a nearside fuel filler cap. Please explain.

6. Which G-type Guy outlasted all the others?

7. What was 5RT5?

8. How many 'slave' Routemaster vehicles were operated?

9. Which London Transport bus garage operated only one type of bus for all of its first period as a garage?

10. Which route had workings terminating at Aldenham Works?

[John tuthill]

Q7 CRAVENS?, Q9 Clapham(CA) only had RTLs througout its short life. Q10 the 18 in the early 50's

[John tuthill]

Q7=RTC1

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1. RLH

2. Brixton’s depot sweeper, to move between the bus garage and the tram depot

3. The only STL allocated a CLTxxx index number

4. Allocated CGFxxx index numbers, more usually associated with the trolleybus fleet.

5. Filler caps both sides

6. G351 – still operational with the LBPT

7. RTC1

8. Two

9. Clapham RTLs

10. 18 (306 and 344)

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Well, well, you were all quick off the mark! Tony had the best answers but not all correct.
If I can extend it a bit,
1: RLH not part of the RT family. I'm looking for one vehicle only.
2: Tony is on the right lines but not the correct vehicle.
3: correct (303CLT was of course RM1303)
4: correct (the ONLY example of London buses using trolleybus reg. letters)
5. OK, 2 filler caps but WHY?
6: incorrect
7-10: correct (three Routemaster slaves were intended but only two completed)

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1. SRT126

Stumped on the rest, though!

Will be fascinated to see the correct answer to question 2, and cannot think of a better answer to question 6.

Nice quiz.

Tony

[John tuthill]

Q2 The spares truck from Charlton
Q5 They had twin tanks, due to the double axle?
Q6 G351

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OK just to recap answers
1. SRT126 (DLU)
2. A depot sweeper, which was later registered to use the public highway between Hertford bus garage and bus station. (I was not aware that it was ever used elsewhere, e.g. Brixton, but not impossible)
3. 303CLT reg
4. CGF (trolleybus) regstrations
5. Twin fuel tanks, a main and a reserve. (Don't know the proportion of LTs so fitted but possibly the majority - certainly the Scooter and LT165 at The Depot)
6. G436 with its Meadows engine (I meant with LTE!)
7-10 as Tony's remaining answers
Note: 3 slave Routemaster units were intended but only 2 were completed. All were eventually incorporated into RMs.