London Transport Red RF's towards the end part 1

Produced from the original 8mm cine film a look at London Transports Red RF's towards the end of there working life

[@johnbower7452]

Seeing this brought a lump to my throat, as a kid they plied the route between Barking and Ilford, and I still have a soft spot for them.

[@robertmatthews8302]

Fine archive material of these wonderful old RF's.😊😊

[@johncourtneidge]

Yes!

[@uk-martin4905]

The RFs were magnificent buses.....a joy to watch, listen to and ride on. Sadly my local route at that time - 227 (Crystal Palace & Chislehurst Gordon Arms) - succumbed to SMS buses in the first week of January 1971. The replacement vehicles were 'interesting', too, but unfortunately for entirely different reasons.....

[@johncourtneidge]

My RF route, too. Along with Green Line 72?5?4?. Now reintroduced somewhat as SuperLoop SL3. A marvellous very well-used new service fro Bromley to East Croydon via Bethlem Royal Hospital.

[@johncourtneidge]

Thank-you! They could/should have gone on for a thousand years! Yes, unsuitable access, but.

[@juliansadler6263]

The 250 along the Roding Valley past the water meadows. Memories. All destroyed and flattened under the M25 now.

[@mick3765]

The last bus my dad drove after many years on the buses. He hated one man buses.

[@johnbower7452]

I think as they came in most drivers did.

[@dav01kar]

251 Route had these buses

[@Gusgrasshopper]

Must have filmed these in the summer of 1976. Getting round all those routes with not one rainy day...?

[@reynardbizzar5461]

Richmond bus station! Good God it’s still there 🎉the greedy bastards👺 haven’t built on it 😂