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Allocation History

Chassis no. 0961 3692 delivered for AEC, Southall, to Park Royal Vehicles 19/5/50.

Date	Allocation	Routes	CU No.	Body No.	Classification
9/6/50	Chiswick Works	Stored unlicenced	3224	3768	3RT8
14/6/50	Leyton (T)	10, 35, 35A, 38, 38A, 106, night 296	.	.	.
19/6/50	Enfield (E)	102, 107, 107A, 121, 128, 135, 191, 205, 217, 231, 242	.	.	.
2/7/50	Leyton (T)	10, 35, 35A, 38, 38A, 106, night 296	.	.	.
29/3/51	Old Kent Road (P)	4, 13, 17, 21, 53, 53A, 78, 89, 89A, 153, 159	.	.	.
31/5/54	Aldenham Works	Overhaul	.	.	.
21/6/54	Catford (TL)	1, 47, 54, 75, 89, 94, 124, 138, 160, 180, 182, 186	3224	3768	3RT8
6/10/54	New Cross (NX)	21, 70, 89, 163, 177, 179, 179A, 182, 186	.	.	.
21/9/55	Chiswick Works	Major repairs	.	.	.
9/11/55	New Cross	Stored unlicenced	.	.	.
1/12/55	New Cross	21, 70, 89, 163, 177, 179, 179A, 182, 186	.	.	.
10/4/58	Aldenham Works	Overhaul	.	.	.
11/4/58	Turnham Green (V)	55, 65, 65A, 91, 265	3610	2021	3RT3
26/11/58	Barking (BK)	9, 23, 23B, 23C, 33, 62, 62A, 87, 145, 148, 162, 162A, 169, 174, 175, 287, night 295/N95	.	.	.
1/63	Barking	Stored unlicenced	.	.	.
1/63	Hemel Hempstead (HH)	301/301C, 301D, 302, 314A, 314B, 316A, 320, 330, 334, 334A, 347, 377, 377A, 377B, 378	.	.	.
2/63	Barking	Stored unlicenced	.	.	.
3/63	Sold	.	.	.	.
The colours above indicate the livery carried

Old photographs

RT742 at Victoria, in the fifties
The body presently carried by RT 1784 pre-dates its stock number by a couple of years and it recently celebrated its half-century. It was fitted to RT 742 when new, which is seen at Victoria bus station in the 1950s. The clippie exchanges a few final words with her driver before they set off on the long run out to Potters Bar. Photographer unknown

No photographs have yet been traced of RT 1784 in service with London transport

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RT 1784 was amongst friends when under restoration at Crystal Palace in 1974. Most of the vehicle remains in Lloyd's of Nuneaton's livery, although the cab is being prepared for reversion to LT red livery. To the left are an RTL and a RTW. Photo: John Hinson

RT 1784 at Chiswick in 1978
RT 1784 has changed hands numerous times during preservation, but one notable event took place in 1978 when London Transport hired a number of RTs for training duties during a severe shortage of vehicles. In this view, RT 1784 is departing Chiswick Works where the training school and famous skid pan were to found. Photographer unknown

Subsequent owners

Date	Owner	Use
3/63	H & C Transport, Garston, Herts.	As dealer - stored at LT's Potters Bar garage
4/63	J Lloyd & Sons, Nuneaton, Warwicks	PSV
3/73	Ted Brakell, Cheam, Surrey	Dealer
3/73	Gavin Francis, High Wycombe, Bucks	Preserved
9/75	Ted Brakell, Cheam, Surrey	Dealer
11/8/76	Gilbert Panter, Thornton Heath, Surrey	Preserved
?/??	Ted Brakell, Cheam, Surrey	Dealer
26/5/77	Alan Daniels, Brian Dee & Brian Smith (Daniel D Smith Buses), Purley, Surrey later reformed into 1784 Preservation Group	Preserved
-/80	Mr Stephenson, Mitcham, Surrey	Preserved
12/80	Ted Brakell, Cheam, Surrey	Dealer
1/5/83	G Calvert, B Ketteridge, D Mann & J Wells (RT1784 Preservation Group), Enfield, Middx. Group later comprised M Freegard, J Hinson, M Lane & D Mann	Preserved - later repainted red
2/97	Gill & John Hinson, Wealdstone, Middx & Michael Lane, Pinner, Middx	Preserved
21/1/02	Gill & John Hinson, Potterspury, Northants.	Preserved
The colours above indicate the livery carried

A tax disc from RT 1784

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