Buses of England 1989-Southend Transport Routemasters

Another provincial Routemaster bus vid now, this time Southend Transport. We see them at work in Southend and Canvey Island on a variety of routes. If you liked the video please subscribe to my channel, there are lots more transport & quirky vids to upload!

[@RobertMitchell-qh5jg]

Used to love the RCL with a RM rear end Southend Transport had.
Brilliant film!

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Ah, RCL 2256 the only one with a standard RM back. It had a shunt and had the RCL one replaced. That was just before the decision was taken to replace them.

[@robsterbob580]

Great video. I went to Southend around that time and saw a few of these. Amazing that you captured them on film for posterity. 👍

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

I had read a book about RM's working all around the country. So armed with that knowledge i spent 1989 tracking them down with the bigger operators of them. Still lots of places to upload, they got about a bit!

[@FromClaphamJunction]

Wonderful slice of history... thanks

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you. I wish now i had filmed all those Nationals and VR's but at the time they were everyday vehicles and i was just chasing the RM's.......

[@chris-io1ki]

This was before the Leyland National invasion.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, although i wish now i had filmed all the buses i saw this day!

[@s125ish]

Why is the deal with sky wlt reg plates , does it stand for something

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

London Transport block booked reg marks, those on the Routemasters had LT (London Transport) in their reg numbers from VLT 5 through to 600 CLT (RM 5 to RM 1600). A lot of London Transport buses had reg numbers that matched their fleet number.

[@s125ish]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus thanks for the information

[@articeddie5494]

Are these ex London buses ?

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, ex LT Routemasters. Only Northern General & BA (BEA/BOAC) had them from new