Worcester Park Running Day 2008

Scenes

D130 passes in front of RT113 at Worcester Park Station, with 'The Worcester' in the background.

Photo © Steve Whitelegg

The Harrington-bodied Regal sets off on tour with a full load while RT113 makes another trip to Morden on the 93.

Photo © John Lidstone

Morden Road as it used to be? RT190 leads an RF and an RTL towards Morden.

Photo © Ian Smith

As in the days before the RLHs, route 127 needed help from single-deckers off route 200.

Photo © Terry Wong Min

Green Line RT3491 leads RLH48 through Worcester Park

Photo © Steve Whitelegg

STL2377 is captured passing under the bridge at Worcester Park, on its way to take up service on the 156.

Photo © Les Savine

The Daimler passes RT3148 running the 164, at Morden.

Photo © Peter Larkham

CCX777 shows its true identity at the Worcester Park stand.

Photo © Steve Whitelegg

Plenty going on here. TD95 loads at Malden Fountain (the pub is the cream building with flowers), which its compatriot from Cobham receives attention (the bus is petrol-engined and, the carburetor being close to the exhaust manifold, has a tendency to vaporise fuel when hot). Three types of modern single-decker add to the scene, as well as an EVL approaching on TfL's 213. The whole scene is captured from the rear window of the utility Daimler.

Photo © Martin Pettit

RLH61 passes The Woodstock with a good load.

Early morning sun at Crystal Palace catches the dome of 1950-liveried RT2043 before the fun starts.

Two allocations that stretched historical credibility were RTW75 on Merton's route 32 - Merton only had RTWs for the one week trial on the 88 - and the RMC on the 712, which was always single-decked. But they look nice and are fun to ride on.

1970s-liveried RM1033 passes the 1950s classic RT2794 at Morden.

An everyday scene in Sutton Garage - RTs on the 164 and 154 await departure on their respective routes. Every other day is no longer like this, sadly.

CCX777 as D130 pulls away up Stonecot Hill.