RF
Written by Ken Glazier
Published by Capital Transport
in 1991
ISBN: 1854141384
RF
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1828698
1st.
1991.
Hardback.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
One of the many tasks facing London Transport avter the acute struggles of the immdeiate post-war years was the renewal of its single-decker fleet. This book tells the story of the development and extended operating life of the RF in its different forms. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Glazed pictorial boards. 135 pages. ISBN: 1854141384. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and is a little edge-creased.
Front cover
Contents
- The Pathfinders
- After World War Two
- Development of the Regal IV
- Completing the Operational Plan
- The Private Hire Fleet
- The Green Line Coaches
- The Central Area Buses
- The Country Area Buses
- The Airport Coaches
- The First Five Years
- The Late Fifties
- The Sixties
- The London Country Years
- The Last Years With London Transport
- The Survivors
- Appendices:
- 1. Summary details of the RF family
- 2. Monthly summary of the vehicles into service and initial allocations
- 3. Summary of body and chassis classifications
- 4. Dates of modifications and renumberings
- 5. Starting fleets - 1st January 1970
- 6. Fleet replacement programme
- 7. Summary of other vehicle types mentioned in the text
- 8. Withdrawal dates and final allocations
- 9. Routes operated by single-deckers: January 1951