Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Route masters on Green Lanes
Did anyone else see the route masters on Green Lanes today? I was cycling home and was very excited to see one in front of me. I was disappointed not to get a photo but luckily my daughter not only got some photos but actually rode on one.
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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on
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Do they need special drivers for these old buses? I imagine they must be must harder to drive than our modern buses - no power steering and manual transmission!
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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on
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Wow, very nice shot.. I learnt to drive buses on one of these.. The steering could be quite tough, especially if the bus was full..
The bus in Andy's photo is an AEC .. The 29 was originally worked by Leylands from West Green and Tottenham Garages (Wood Green was a tram and trolleybus depot until 1961) .. RTL13 seen here at Manor House in 1949 - notice the different style radiator to the AECs http://www.harringayonline.com/photo/leyland-rtl13-manor-house?cont...
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Permalink Reply by Glenn Wallis on
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As Stephen said the RT, RTL & RTW (Leyland engined RT'Wide' 8' wide where all the others were 7'6" wide) had manual steering and a preselector gear box, where you selected the next gear you wanted but nothing happened until you stamped on the air assisted clutch pedal. Routemasters were the first London buses to have power steering and automatic transmission, but there was still a gear selector so the driver could control the gear changes if he/she wanted.
It used to be that anyone with an ordinary drivers license could drive a preserved bus but only if no fare paying passengers were carried. If fares were being collected on Thursday, then the driver had to have a PCV license. Most regular preserved bus drivers get a PVC license anyway.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Here's another older pictureof a 715 at Manor House.
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