Notice; paper sign advertising the final run of the RT buses on 7 April 1979 over route 62, 1979
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| Reference number | 2015/11126 |
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| Description | Rectangular paper sign, with red text across top and black text underneath and with black and white image of RT bus in 1939 to right-hand side, commemorating the RT bus and advising people of its last run on 7 April 1979. |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 202mmWidth 660mmColour Attribute Value Colour - Black
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Item content Attribute Value Inscription LONDON'S LAST RT BUSES / this is one of the last of a great fleet of about 7,000, the first of which ran in 1939. The / buses formed one of the largest standardized fleets ever built and were the mainstay of / London's bus service in the 1950s and early 1960s. They take their final bow on Route 62 / on 7 April. / Throughout the world, the RT bus was a symbol of London and all that was best in British bus design. / Watch for the farewell cavalcade of RT buses over Route 62 in the late afternoon on Saturday, / April 7. It will leave Barking Garage at about 16 00 and return about dusk. For more details, / please ring 222 1234 any time. / ROUTE 62 SATURDAY 7 APRIL / 379/1652M/1,000 Roystan Press / RT1 in 1939.Design Attribute Value Material paper -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Manufacturer Roystan Press,Commissioner London Transport, 1979 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Place Barking bus garage,Route 62,