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Allocation History

Chassis no. 9821LT1113 delivered from AEC, Southall, to Metro-Cammell, Birmingham, in 1952.

Date	Allocation	Routes	C U No.	Body No.	Classification
8/52	Chiswick Works	Stored unlicenced	9297	7673	2RF2/1
8/52	Hertford (HG)	715	.	.	.
7/53	Northfleet (NF)	701, 702, 725	.	.	.
8/56	Aldenham Works	Overhaul	.	.	.
9/56	Northfleet (NF)	701, 702, 725	9263	7655	2RF2/1
6/60	Aldenham Works	Overhaul	.	.	.
6/60	Tunbridge Wells (TW)	704	9273	7659	1/2RF2/1
10/65	Aldenham Works	Overhaul	.	.	.
10/65	Reigate (RG)	430, 439, 440, 447, 447A, 447B, 447C	9290	7668	1/2RF2/1
1/69	Reigate	Stored unlicenced	.	.	.
2/69	Northfleet	450, 451, 452, 489, 489A, 490	.	.	.
3/71	Aldenham Works	Repaint	.	.	.
3/71	Northfleet	450, 451, 452, 489, 489A, 490
After 6/71 but by 11/71	St. Albans (SA)	304, 313, 330, 338, 338A, 342, 355, 355A, 358, 361, 365, 382, 391, 391A	.	.	.
3/72	Garston	Stored unlicenced	.	.	.
4/72	Sold	.	.	.	.
The colours above indicate the livery carried

Old photographs

RF280 at Windsor in the fifties
RF 280 looks exceptionally smart in this c1956 view, taken in River Street, Windsor, at the end of a long trip across South London from Gravesend. The conductor can't be seen - perhaps he nipped off at Windsor garage or maybe hopped off for a packet of Woodbines. Photographer unknown

RF280 at Trafalgar Square, 1968
Although re-designated a Country Area bus in 1965, RF 280 could still occasionally be found on Green Line work in later years. On Sunday, 30th June 1968, RF280 was heading across Trafalgar Square bound for her home garage of Reigate on route 711. Photo: Jim Blake (Ravenswood Press)

RF280 at Northfleet, 1969
RF280 in Northfleet, Wednesday, 5th March 1969, bound for the White Swan at Ash Photo: Jim Blake (Ravenswood Press

RF280 in private ownership
This photograph was probably taken whilst RF280 was in the ownership of the Wembley Laundry. Photographer unknown

Subsequent owners

Date	Owner	Use
4/72	Passenger Vehicle Spares, Carlton, Yorks	Dealer
4/72	Pickersgill & Laverick, Cudworth, Yorks	Dealer
4/72	Paul Sykes, Blackerhill, Yorks	Dealer
2/73	Barry Monk, Hatfield, Herts	As dealer. Upseated to 39.
2/73	James Hayes & Sons Ltd. (Wembley Laundry), India Pavilion, Exhibition Ground, Wembley, Middx	Staff bus
1/74	Tim Hornby, London NW6	For preservation
-/74	Ted Brakell, Cheam, Surrey	Dealer
5/74	Chris Lewis (Kingston RF Group), New Malden, Surrey	Preserved
5/76	T J Ward (London & Provincial Omnibus Circle), Teddington, Middx.	Society transport
by 3/78	Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society, Camberley, Surrey (Based at Basingstoke, Hants. from 2/80)	Society transport
-/83	London Bus Preservation Group, Cobham, Surrey	As dealer
6/83	B W Phillips, Esher, Surrey	Not used
2/85	Dawn Smith, Sutton, Surrey (Later moved to Hartlepool)	For preservation
7/88	Gill & John Hinson, Potterspury, Northants.	As dealer
10/88	Stuart Calvert, Enfield, Middx. & John Wells, Sawbridgeworth, Herts.	For preservation
6/89	Mike Freegard, Hertford, Herts. & Ian Whatmore, Winchmore Hill, London	For preservation
7/10/92	Gill & John Hinson, Potterspury, Northants. & Andrew Wylie, Watford, Herts.	Preserved
The colours above indicate the livery carried

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