Worcester Park Running Day 2008

Event highlights

Just an RT working a suburban route up a suburban street. A highlight? - you betcha. RT2794, a former Sutton and Merton bus, works Streatham and Merton route 118.

Photo © Peter Boalch

Before the RLHs were Merton's low-bridge utility Daimlers. "D130" heads for Morden at Malden Fountain.

Photo © Steve Guess

A period motor passes the two coaches on stand at North Cheam Queen Victoria. The coach services by former local operators' vehicles (or should that be local operators' former vehicles) were something of an experiment, but all operated full to capacity.

Photo © John Parkin

How many highlights am I allowed? Being able (nearly) to recreate Andrew Hicks' rare photo was one; here RT3491 makes its way up Malden Road.

Photo © John King

RTL139 takes a rest from the 156 at the North Cheam stand. I wonder which way round the route it will depart for Sutton Garage?

Photo © Richard Thomas

Route 32 was timetabled to operate every 20 minutes. So what do London buses do? STL441 leads RTW75 at Raynes Park.

Photo © Tony Albery

STL441 again, about to be joined on the stand at Worcester Park by stablemate STL2377.

The oldest participant, and perhaps currently the oldest running London bus, 1929 T31 in its original rear-entrance format is operated by Cobham Bus Museum.

Alongside Cobham's T31 and STL441, Quantock's utility Daimler took the identity of D130 for photographs.

STL441 again, turning into Burlington Road under the 604/605 trolleybus wires. Wot, no wires?