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  • Routemaster Buses and Coaches 1957 to 1966

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Publication date:
  • 1957 - 1967
Publisher:
  • Unpublished
Physical type:
  • Bound file
Dimensions:
  • 37 cm.
Extent:
  • 177
Summary etc:
  • Material relating to Routemaster buses and coaches covering the period 1957 to 1967.

    Undated. 9 black/white photographs. "CAV Fully Automatic Electrically Operated Transmission Control". ACV 14724, AEC/Park Royal 'Monocoach' fitted with CAV Fully Automatic Transmission Control in service on LTE route 447. Neg No 7764, Demonstration test console. ACV 14739, 'Wilson' gearbox fitted with CAV Fully Automatic Transmission Control. Neg No 7767, Selector Unit, usually mounted on steering column, and connected by a single cable to the electro-pneumatic valve unit. Neg No 7776, Speed-sensitive alternator, exploded view. Neg no 7765, Speed-sensitive alternator, which send signals to the control unit according to the speed of the vehicle. Neg no 7762, Electro-pneumatic valve unit, containing five solenoid-operated pneumatic valves. Neg no 7766, Torque-sensitive accelerator switch. Neg no 7? (rest of number missing), control unit, containing relays and interlocks which interpret the speed and torque signals into gear changes.

    05-03-1957. Press notice. TPN 1239. "RM1 Again in Service after Modification". Press Office, London Transport. 1957, March 5.

    05-03-1957. Attachment to TPN 1239. Black/white photograph. RM1 as modified on route 260. 1957, March 5.

    21-03-1957. Press notice. GPN 424. "New London Buses Will Have Three Major New Features. Passenger Heating, Fully-Automatic Gear Change, Power-Assisted Steering". Press and Publications Office, London Transport. 1957, March 21.

    21-03-1957. Attachments to TPN 1257. 2 black/white photographs. Z1492, [RM2 in passenger service on route 406]. Z1479/2, RM2 undergoing trials and crew training. 1957, March 21.

    20-05-1957. Press notice. TPN 1257. "RM2 Enters Service. The Second Prototype Routemaster Has Fully Automatic Transmission". Press Office, London Transport. 1957, May 20.

    05-06-1957. Press notice. TPN 1258. "Automatic Gear-Changing for London's Buses. Twenty Years of Experiment and Development by London Transport". Press Office, London Transport. 1957, June 5.

    18-09-1957. Press notice. TPN 1283. "London Transport 'Routemaster' Buses. Second Prototype Transferred to Central Area". Press Office, London Transport. 1957, September 18.

    17-10-1957. Press notice. TPN 1290. "London Transport's New Double-Deck Green Line Coach Starts Passenger Trials". Press Office, London Transport. 1957, October 17.

    20-01-1958. Carbon copy schedule - details of prototype Routemasters. 2 copies, 1 with manuscript note. Technical Press Section. 1958, January 20.

    21-01-1958. Press notice. LPN 425. "Another Routemaster Bus for London. Route 8 Chosen for Third Prototype". Press and Publications Office, London Transport. 1958, January 21.

    22-01-1958. Press notice. TPN 1315. "Fourth Prototype Routemaster in Service on Central Bus Route 8". Press Office, London Transport. 1958, January 22.

    26-03-1958. Press notice. TPN 1333. "Designing London Transport's Routemaster Bus. Mr A A M Durrant on the Origin and Development of London's 'Bus of the Future' ". Press Office, London Transport. 1958, March 26.

    30-07-1958. Press notice. TPN 1365. "Air Suspension for London Transport's Routemaster. Experiments with Two Systems". Press Office, London Transport. 1958, July 30.

    29-01-1957. Carbon copy schedule, with manuscript additions and alterations. "Routemasters". Office of the Engineering Superintendent (Road Services), London Transport. 1957, January 29.

    31-07-1958. Memorandum, Technical Press Section, Press and Publications Office to R C A Mackworth, Chiswick Works. [Request to update Schedule dated January 29 1957]. 1958, July 31.

    29-01-1957. Memorandum, Engineering Superintendent (Road Services) to A L Latchford, Technical Press Section. [Comments on Four Prototype Routemaster Buses]. 1957, January 29.

    31-01-1957. Memorandum, C A Lyon to A R Purves, Engineering Superintendent (Road Services). [Reply to Memorandum dated January 29 1957]. 1957, January 31.

    20-01-1958. Schedule - Routemaster Prototypes, with manuscript additions. Technical Press Section. 1958, January 20.

    16-12-1958. Handwritten note, J R Day to C A Lyon, with appended reply re draft TPN on Routemaster prototypes. 1958, December 16.

    18-12-1958. Press notice. TPN 1406. "Testing London Transport Routemaster Bus Units. 'Slave' Vehicles Now Running in London". Press Office, London Transport. 1958, December 18.

    18-12-1958. Attachments to TPN 1406. 2 black/white photographs. W725, Three-quarter near side view of 'slave' vehicle. W721, Side view of 'slave' vehicle, showing points of attachment for mechanical sub-frames. 1958, December 18.

    09-1958. Exhibition catalogue notes. "Park Royal Built LTE 'Routemaster' ". 1958, September.

    29-05-1959. Information sheet. "Design of Routemaster Driver's Cab". Technical Press Section. 1959, May 29.

    11-1959. Technical information sheet no 10. "London Transport's Routemaster Bus". Press Office, London Transport. 1959, November.

    13-11-1959. Press notice. TPN 1505. "Air Intensifier Unit Developed for Routemaster Vehicle Maintenance". Press Office, London Transport. 1959, November 13.

    26-11-1959. Press notice. TPN 1500. "Air Suspension for Routemasters. Operational Trials with 50 Buses". Press Office, London Transport. 1959, November 26.

    01-1960. Description for 'ABC of London Transport Buses'. 2 copies, both with manuscript amendments and alterations. "London Transport Routemaster". [London Transport]. 1960, January.

    02-1960. Technical information sheet no 10B. "London Transport Routemaster Bus". Press Office, London Transport. 1960, February.

    02-1960. Technical information sheet no 10C. "London Transport's Routemaster Bus". Press Office, London Transport. 1960, February.

    12-04-1961. Press notice. GPN 683. "London Transport to Try Out Longer Buses". Press and Publications Office, London Transport. 1961, April 12.

    04-07-1961. Attachment to TPN 1652. 5 black/white photographs. " 'Silver' Bus for London Transport". Different views of the finishing touches being put to a Routemaster bus with unpainted aluminium alloy body at Park Royal. 1961, July 4.

    04-07-1961. Press notice. TPN 1652. " 'Silver' Bus to Be Tried Out by London Transport. Experiment with Unpainted Aluminium Finish". Press Office, London Transport. 1961, July 4.

    16-10-1961. Press information. "Speech by Mr A B B Valentine, Chairman of London Transport, at Handing-Over Ceremony of the Thousandth Routemaster Bus". Press and Publications Office, London Transport. 1961, October 16.

    03-11-1961. Press notice. TPN 1677. "London Transport's Thirty-Foot Routemaster Bus. Longer 72-Seat Vehicles Go into Service". Press Office, London Transport. 1961, November 3.

    03-11-1961. Attachments to TPN 1677. 5 black/white photographs. 242/1, Interior view of lower deck looking forward. 2042/2, Interior view of upper deck looking to the rear. 2042/3, Interior view of upper deck looking forward. 2042/4, Interior view of lower deck looking rearward. 2024/5, General view of the first of the 24 30-ft Routemasters (RML 880), showing bay inserted in the middle of the body. 1961, November 3.

    23-02-1962. Reproduction of extract from 'What Leyland's Doing', with manuscript annotations. "Leyland Engines for New London Buses". [London Transport]. 1962, February 23.

    [23-02-1962]. 4 black/white photographs. Four views of prototype Leyland 0.600 engine installed in Routemaster bus. 1962, February 23.

    23-02-1962. Information sheet, 'What Leyland's Doing', No 12/62. "Leyland Engines for New London Buses". Publicity Dept, Leyland Motors Ltd. 1962, February 23.

    29-08-1962. Press notice. TPN 1745. "Front Entrance Double-Deck Routemaster Bus. Experimental Operation on London Transport Central Bus Routes". Press Office, London Transport. 1962, August 29.

    07-09-1962. Press notice. GPN 794. "London Transport to Try Out Front-Entrance Double-Decker Bus". Press Office, London Transport. 1962, September 7.

    30-08-1962. Drawing SK3750/1, with amended title. "G A of Forward Entrance 69 Seat Double Deck Bus Chassis-Less Construction". Department of the Chief Mechanical Engineer Road Services, LT Chiswick Works. 1962, August 30.

    26-11-1962. Press notice. LPN 77. " 'Silver' Bus Moves to East End. London Transport's Experiment with Unpainted Aluminium Finish". Press Office, London Transport. 1962, November 26.

    29-11-1963. Press notice. TPN 1846. "Illuminated Advertisements on London Transport Buses". Press Office, London Transport. 1963, November 29.

    06-11-1964. Internal note. "Silver Routemaster". Press Office. 1964, November 6.

    26-01-1965. Press notice. TPN 1936. "New Buses and Coaches for London Transport. Further Details of Vehicles Entering Service This Year". Press Office, London Transport. 1965, January 26.

    Undated. Drawing SK3840/1. "Arrangement of 65 Seat Extended Double Deck Green Line Coach". Department of the Chief Mechanical Engineer (Road Services), LTB Chiswick Works, London W4.

    19-01-1965. Presentation notes. "London Transport's Routemaster Buses". A A M Durrant. 1965, January 19.

    19-12-1966. Technical notes. "Experimental Front-Entrance, Rear-Engined Routemaster Bus (FRM)". London Transport. 1966, December 19.

    01-1967. Photocopy journal article. "London Transport Still Ahead in Design". A A T, Bus and Coach, 1967, January, pages 22-23.

    08-1967. Photocopy journal article. "Bus and Coach Road Test: 17. Routemaster FRM". A Alan Townsin, Bus and Coach, 1967, August, pages 240-246.
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