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RF

by Ken Glazier

Published by Capital Transport. 1st. 1991

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.

A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and is a little edge-creased.

ISBN: 1854141384
Stock no. 1828698

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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

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