RLH 23

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RLH 23

RLH 23 has now been lovingly preserved for longer than its service career with London Transport.

RLH 23 was the first RLH in the UK to be re-licensed for commercial passenger carrying service including private hires. It has a fully refurbished interior with all original features retained, including the extensive used of wooden trimming.

View RLH 23's private hire page on the commercial Timebus web site.

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23rd October 2016

Visiting the Spring Gathering of the London Bus Museum, Brooklands, Surrey

Photo © E. Pring

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1st August 2010

Walton, Surrey. Route 461 was being re-created by RLHs on this date as part of the RLH40 commemoration.

Photo © T. Drake

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20th October 2006

Cricklewood

Photo © E. Pring

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6th December 2003

City of London

Photo © E. Pring

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13th October 2002

Metroline's Harrow Weald Garage (with RLH 44)

During 'RLH50' event

Photo © E. Pring

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13th October 2002

Rayners Lane Underground Station, route 230 recreation

Photo © Peter Larkham

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2001

Kew Gardens

Photo © E. Pring

2001: RLH 23 was repainted red, but the colour of the central horizontal band changed from cream to flake grey.

13th April 1996 - took part in a route 178 recreation on the occasion of 25 years since the last London lowbridge service

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Downstairs interior view, showing sunken upstairs gangway on offside

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RLH 23 with an RT

Photo © D. Pring

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c1990

Cobham Bus Museum, Surrey

Photo © D. Pring

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1st October 1988

Wolverton Station

Photo © E. Pring

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9th July 1988

the Lygon Arms, Broadway, Worcestershire

Photo © E. Pring

July 1987: RLH 23 was fully PCV certified with Timebus Travel (later called just Timebus), the first RLH in the UK to be re-licensed for commercial passenger carrying service including private hires.

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29th August 1978

Beside St Albans bus garage

Photo © M. McClure

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7th May 1972

Brighton seafront

Photo © R. Lanham

1967: Purchased for preservation by David Pring and D James

June 1966: withdrawn

1964: Final garage allocation to Dalston in 1964, where it ran on the 178 route.

1959: Went back to Hornchurch, for route 248

November 1955: Repainted red during an overhaul and moved to another Central garage, Harrow Weald. Only 8 RLHs changed colour (all from green to red) during their London careers.

February 1955: Transferred to the Central area at Hornchurch, the first time this garage had been allocated RLHs. 3 other RLHs also moved there at this time. It was still painted green

1952: RLH 23 began its career in Country area green colours, at Addlestone garage.

1952: RLH 23 was built, painted in green for use in the London Transport country area.

UK registration number: MXX 223. For other identifying numbers (chassis, body etc) please see this table.

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