Single Deck Buses
GS, MB, RF, SM


RF 344. MLL 981 On service 227 Crystal Palace - Chislehurst. seen here at Crystal Palace. 
May 1968 
AEC Regal Mark IV 
Engine: 9.6 litre rated at 115 bhp. 1,800 rpm mounted horizontally beneath the floor. 
Transmission: Fluid flywheel and pre-selective gearbox. 
Body: Metropolitan-Cammell-Weymann 30ft X 7ft6in 
Introduced: 1951. 
RF 344. date into stock 3.11.52 
Photograph John King

GS 50. MXX 350, Used as a staff bus in Abbey Wood Garage (AW). August 1967.. 
Guy Single Decker. 
Chassis: Guy Vixen.
Engine: Perking P6 indirect injection rated at 65bhp at 1,800rpm 
Transmission: Normal clutch and crash gearbox. 
Body: Eastern Coach Works 26 seats. 
GS 50 went into stock on 9.12.53 
 Photograph John King

There is a story that whilst at AW this bus was painted red during the summer of 1967, then back to green before being sold a couple of months later. Does anyone know anyting of this?  Did you see it, or even paint it? email john@transporthistory.co.uk if you have any info.

SM 7. AML 7H. On Service 160 Catford - Welling. Seen here at Welling Corner, 
April 1970. 
SM AEC Swift 
Engine: 8.2 litre rated at 132 bhp. at 2,200 rpm. 
Transmission: Fluid flywheel; fully automatic air operated direct-operating epicylic  gearbox 
Body: 33ft 5in X 8ft 2.5in 
Photograph John King

MB. Last day of operation on services 99 and 122a. 
Woolwich - Erith. 99 via Upper Belvedere. 122a via Oakhampton Crescent 
The next day they will be converted to DMS. 
Seen here in Woolwich Market Saturday 9 November 1974 
MB 623. WMT 623H (122a) 
MB. AEC Merlin 
Engine: 11.3 litre rated at 165bhp at 1,800rpm 
Transmission: Fluid flywheel, fully automatic epicyclic gearbox 
Body: 36ft X 8ft 2.5in 
Photograph John King


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