AEC Routemaster Coaches (RCL)

Model Bus Zone Fotopic Gallery

5th October 2005

The first RCL model was released in 1998, the RCL can be produced with either single or twin head lamps although only one example of the lformer has so far been released. Like the other London models, this has proved a popular model with commissioners. The RCL along with the other Routemaster models are expected to under go a major retooling during 2006.

256xx Long AEC Routemaster (RCL) Double Deck Coach

The RCL class consisted of one batch of vehicles (RCL2218-2260) which were produced to replace the remaining RT's on Greenline services. These vehicles were fitted with power operated rear doors, and also had more comfortable seating and twin front head lamps.

The green RML's and RCL's passed to the National Bus Company subsidy London Country at the beginning of 1970. However in the early 1980's many of these RML's & RCL's were re-purchased by LT for further service in the capital. The RCL vehicles lost there distinctive twin head lamps before re-entering service however.

25601 - London Transport Green Line (Route 709) 1159x927 2005-10-05 00:00:00	25601A - London Transport Green Line (Route 716A) Ramblers Holidays 1165x939 2005-10-05 00:00:00	25602 - London Country (Route 335) Ramblers Holidays 1009x747 2005-10-05 00:00:00	25602 - London Country (Route 449) 1156x915 2005-10-05 00:00:00
25602A - London Country (Route 408) Sutton Utd FC 1258x1044 2005-10-05 00:00:00	25603 - London Transport Green Line (Route 721) 1009x738 2005-10-05 00:00:00	25604 - London Coaches (Original London Sightseeing Tour) 1021x753 2005-10-05 00:00:00	25605 - Blue Triangle (Railway Replacement Service 976x741 2005-10-05 00:00:00
25605B - Blue Triangle (Route 565) Modelzone 1003x777 2005-10-05 00:00:00	32001 - London Transport Green Line (Route 723A) 1200x810 2005-10-05 00:00:00	32002 - London Country (Route 370) 1200x780 2005-10-05 00:00:00