1960 AEC Routemaster RM525 Park Royal

1960 AEC Routemaster in The Killing of Sister George, Movie, 1968

Class: Bus, Double-deck — Model origin:

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Author	Message
humungus ◊ 2025-06-21 01:47	Plate is WLT 52x where 'x' is either a '3' (I have two hits on Google Images for WLT 523) or a '5' (one hit on Google Images, with a pair of Daleks, no less).
UKboy205 ◊ 2025-06-21 02:00	AEC Routemaster
Lateef ◊ 2025-06-22 14:20	WLT 523 = RM523 Park Royal, delivered 2/1961 WLT 525 = RM525 Park Royal, delivered 12/1960 RM525 was featured in Secret Ceremony (1968): It carries matching banners, but runs a different route, so maybe RM523 then? I don't know if it was common to switch buses for different routes back then.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2025-06-22 14:27	Perhaps London Transport had a few buses reserved for film use.
humungus ◊ 2025-06-22 14:48	Lateef wrote I don't know if it was common to switch buses for different routes back then. I suppose it wasn't unheard of given that there are images out there of WLT 523 on routes 87 and 221. Anyway, shots of the plate: > >