@thewadesadventures: The RT type bus formed the basis of London's largest ever standardised bus fleet. It was first introduced in 1939 and served London for 40 years. Its mass production was delayed by the Second World War. The RT type and its variants formed London's largest ever standardised bus fleet. The 7,000 RT types produced employed the best engineering practice and styling of the day. Standardised, interchangeable parts drove down repair times and costs, making the fleet highly efficient. The RT type was engineered specifically to cope with the heavy traffic on London's streets and was in service for 40 years. RT 4825 entered service on 29 March 1954, at Cricklewood garage. It was initially used to replace older SRT type buses serving bus route 16 from Sudbury to Victoria. The bonnet number RT4825 is the highest number in the fleet, which would normally make it the last one built. However, during the overhaul process the bodies of RT type buses were separated from the chassis, and the buses rarely went back on the road in the same combination. Most of RT4825's parts originally belonged to earlier vehicles. It was last overhauled in 1965, when its current body was fitted. During its working life RT4825 was allocated to seven different garages. It was withdrawn from passenger service on I December 1970 but remained at Shepherd's Bush garage as a training vehicle until 1977. It was then set aside for preservation and entered the London Transport Collection in 1979. #shorts #londonbus #doubledecker #londontransport #classiclondon

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