1949 AEC RT Saunders-Roe RT1235

1949 AEC RT in The Malpas Mystery, Movie, 1960

Class: Bus, Double-deck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
SteveA ◊ 2022-07-23 20:46	AEC RT
AleX_DJ ◊ 2022-07-24 20:30
antp ◊ 2023-04-24 19:14	Quote plate = KGK 704
dsl ◊ 2023-04-24 21:34	... = Oct 49, RT1235 "Sds" body (= Saunders??), apparently survives in California fitted with John Deere natural gas engine.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2023-04-25 19:19	Saunders Roe.
dsl ◊ 2023-04-25 19:44	johnfromstaffs wrote Saunders Roe. So built on Anglesey, N Wales at the former works for converting/maintaining Catalina flying boats in WW2 - "SARO bodied 250 RTs for London Transport between 1948 and 1950 (RT 1152–1401)" from wiki (almost at end of page)
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2023-04-25 20:51	https://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?cat=277 From what they say here most (all?) of the SARO bodied RTs were disposed of at the first seven year inspection, which would be 1956 ish. It also says many had roofboxes, and I have read somewhere that they all did. So this chap may be a re-bodied coffin dodger. -- Last edit: 2023-04-25 20:56:06
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2023-04-25 21:12	This:- http://www.countrybus.org/RT/RT3s.htm#top refers to the builder as Saunders Engineering, but still on Anglesey. It also contradicts the early disposal theory, saying that once the bulkhead cracking problem was resolved the bodies were well built and strong, many putting in 20 years’ service. You pays yer money and you takes yer choice. I think I’m more inclined to believe Ian.