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'Private Hire' RF13 newly restored in Hampsons of Oswestry
livery. More details here.
Photo © S Newbold
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RF28 provided a busy feeder service between Gravesend and
Kingston.
Photo © John King
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Unmodernised Green Line RF226 displays the early style of Green
Line blind.
Photo © Stephen Gillett
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RF280 represented
the original Green Line RFs that were converted for bus work.
Note the fixing bolts left after removing the route board
brackets.
Photo © John King
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Modernised Green Line RF281 was a welcome late entrant.
Photo © Martin Wills
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Newly repaired RF308 gleams in the sun.
Photo © Stephen Gillett
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Up from Bournemouth for the day, RF319 spent its last 8 years
with LT at Kingston and will often have passed the gates of Sandown
Park.
Photo © Stephen Gillett
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RF326 at the traditional Hampton Court Station stand,
joined by a Transdev Dart on the 411, related to the one
time SMS-operated 211.
Photo © John Parkin
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New to the scene after many years off the road and a painstaking
rebuild, RF354 is seen at Hersham Green at the end of the 264.
Photo © Chris Lewis
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Almost permanently resident in Kingston through its working
life, the bus that is now RF366 works the 218 into Kingston.
Photo © Peter Osborn
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Cobham's doorless
RF395 has been restored to a high standard - of course.
It is seen here on the 264 at Hersham Station.
Photo © Dave Simmons
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Uxbridge RF406 on loan to Kingston worked the 218 and is
seen at Walton The Bear.
Photo © Stephen Bidey
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Another long distance entrant, Shaftesbury RF421 ran to Ashford
Station on the 216 in the afternoon, and is seen here at Dittons
Winters Bridge on the return.
Photo © Peter Osborn
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A Kingston RF after its last overhaul, RF429 returned for
the day to work the 215. It is seen here somewhat off-route
at (apparently derelict but still open) Tadworth Station, running a
feeder service.
Photo © Bob Lear
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RF433
displays the blind from an earlier visit to Sandown Park, showing
that the 206A circular was not an original idea.
Photo © John Hinson
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One of several RFs being worked on in the week before the event,
RF453
gives some idea of the work involved by owners in displaying the
line up seen at Sandown Park.
Photo © Stephen Gillett
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RF457 never worked in the Kingston area, although this bus did
briefly, in 1961/2 when it was RF456.
Photo © Stephen Bidey
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Our RF486 lays over on the
206A while TD95 continues to Kingston.
Photo © Graham Smith
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RF489 is quite likely to have worked the 201, both when based at
Norbiton and at Kingston. Here seen at Hampton Court, the new
paint sparkles.
Photo © Mark James
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RF491 approaches
Weybridge Station on a working through to BAC Works. The bus
last worked the route in the late 1960s, when it was RF387.
Photo © Geoff Ragg
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Never a Fulwell bus, RF503 is likely to have worked the 206 (if
not the 206A) when the route was worked by Norbiton.
Photo © S Newbold
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One of the furthest travelled for the event was
gold RF504 from Norwich.
Photo © Stephen Gillett
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The only RF preserved in the 'white bullseye' livery of the
final batch refurbished for the 218 and 219, RF534 has also been
fitted with an extra foglamp in memory of RF314, the former
staff-bus which retained its foglamp when returned to service.
Photo © Graham Smith
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Visitor from north of the river, RF539 sits centre stage
while some blind adjustments are made.
Photo © Derek Reynolds
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| Recently restored and repainted RF644 in
London Country livery.
Photo © Stephen Bidey
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RF667 emerges from the gates of Sandown Park coach park to
run a 218 to Kingston.
Photo © Stephen Gillett
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Former Cobham resident RF672 worked in service in the morning
and took a Tour in the afternoon.
Photo © Peter Osborn
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RF673 stands next to RF672 after both returned from morning
service.
Photo © Martin Wills
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