How to Identify an RLH

The table below is a general summary of the different types of identifying plates and numbers, and includes links to photographs showing where brass plates etc. can be found on a real bus. For a bus fleet list giving individual identity numbers, click here.

I.D. Number	Location	Values (x represents any digit)
I.D. Number	Location	First batch	Second batch
London Transport fleet number	large external transfer on the bonnet (hood) large external transfer on panel under driver's offside window small transfer on interior rear of bus at shin level brass plate on nearside dumbiron	RLH 1 - RLH 20	RLH 21 - RLH 76
Chassis mark number	brass plate on offside dumbiron- front of chassis frame brass plate behind radiator filler cap on nearside exterior	RLH1/1G	2RLH1/1G or 2RLH
AEC chassis number	brass plate on nearside dumbiron- front of chassis frame square plate on engine bulkhead cab interior to left of driver stamp in outer side of left hand chassis frame near front, visible to nearside of engine block, under bonnet	9612E 50xx	9613E 69xx or 9613E 70xx
London Transport chassis unit number	brass plate on outer side of left hand chassis frame near front, visible to nearside of engine block, under bonnet	2xx	100xx
Weymann body number	interior circular plate in front of cab door Note: The rectangular body maker plate is located at the top of the staircase, facing the road, stating 'Bodywork incorporating Metro-Cammell-Weymann Patented Metal Construction' but this does not identify the individual body	M43xx	M55xx
London Transport body number	transfer located on inside of nearside canopy, above engine	7099 - 7118	8032 - 8087
UK registration	Front: Plate (1 line) hanging below radiator grille Rear: Plate (2 lines) below rear brake and side light cluster	KYY 501 - KYY 520	MXX 221 - MXX 276

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