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Unfortunately
I was unable to attend the Rally this year for the first time in about
10 years due to me recovering from a serious operation. Thanks to EFE
who very kindly supplied photographs of their new models on display and
to John Bennett who very kindly has sent loads of photographs of the
event I am able to put together a report of the show. If you were able
to go it might show a few thing you missed. If like me you were unable
to attend it will give you a flavour of what you missed.
This year for the first time the event took place at Dunsfold Aerodrome the home of BBC's Top Gear as Wisley Aerodrome was no longer available as it is to be developed in the near future. The weather was fine and dry with a top temperature of 19 degrees. No firm release dates were given for the new models on display but hopefully we will have a better idea when EFE release details to the trade over the next few weeks. Shown below are a selection of photographs showing the new models announced at the Show and a number of vehicles being exhibited on the day together with scanned images from the Rally Programme showing the layout at Dunsfold and an article about the new Cobham Bus Museum at Brooklands.I hope you enjoy looking through this page, I have added as few additional photographs to the report showing a few of the real buses on display around the Museum site that for one reason or another caught my eye. |
PHOTOGRAPHS OF NEW MODELS | |
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Daimler Fleetline London Sightseeing Tour - Show Special Model Fleet number: DF1682 Registration number: THM 682M Route number: - Destination: Round London Sightseeing Tour Photograph © Cobham Bus Museum |
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23208 AEC
RF Greenline Fleet number: RF234 Registration number: MLL 771 Route number:724 Destination: High Wycombe Photograph © EFE |
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23208 AEC RF Greenline Photograph © EFE |
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27627 Wright Renown
CMT Buses - Liverpool Photograph © EFE |
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27627 Wright Renown CMT Buses -
Liverpool
Photograph © EFE |
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31907 RML London Transport -
Routemaster Association Commissioned Model Fleet number: RML 884 Registration number: WLT 884 Route number: 104 Destination: Moorgate Photograph © EFE |
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31907 RML London Transport
Photograph © EFE |
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31908 RML London Transport Fleet number: RML2735 Registration number: SMK 735F Route number: 74 Destination: West Brompton Photograph © EFE |
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31908 RML London Transport
Photograph © EFE |
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32101A RMF London Transport - EFE
Subscriber Offer Model - Due for release Summer 2011 Fleet number: FMF 1254 Registration number: 254 CLT Route number: 38 Destination: Victoria Station Photograph © EFE |
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32101A RMF London Transport
Photograph © EFE |
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34406 AEC MKV 4-axle Lloyds of
Ludlow Fleet number: - Registration number: DYE 944C Photograph © EFE |
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34406 AEC MKV 4-axle Lloyds
of Ludlow
Photograph © EFE |
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35206 BET East Yorkshire Fleet number: 790 Registration number: CKH 790C Route number: X46 Destination: Hull Express Photograph © EFE |
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35206 BET East Yorkshire
Photograph © EFE |
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36603 Dart SLF Metroline Fleet number: DP14 Registration number: W114 WGT Route number: 90 Destination: Northolt Station Photograph © EFE |
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36603 Dart SLF Metroline
Photograph © EFE |
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37701 ERF KV Gardner Fleet number: - Registration number: YMB 39 Photograph © EFE |
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37701 ERF KV Gardner
Photograph © EFE |
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99923A MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT
CODE 2 GIFT SET
Photograph © EFE |
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99923A MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT
CODE 2 GIFT SET - MODEL A Leyland TD1 Fleet number: 298 Registration number: KP 3391 Route number: - Destination: Gravesend Photograph © EFE |
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99923A MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT
CODE 2 GIFT SET - MODEL A
Photograph © EFE |
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99923A MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT
CODE 2 GIFT SET - MODEL B Fleet number: DH418 Registration number: NKT 914 Route number: 139 Destination: Maidstone Photograph © EFE |
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99923A MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT
CODE 2 GIFT SET - MODEL B
Photograph © EFE |
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99935 Isle of Wight Dinosaur Tube Fleet number: 008 Destination: Shanklin Photograph © EFE |
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PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE RALLY | |
Rally Programme Front Cover
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Rally Programme - Site Plan
Dunsfold Aerodrome
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Rally Programme - New Cobham Bus
Museum Progress Update
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ADL ENVIRO200 DART - SULLIVANS
This photograph shows fleet number AE5 (AH11 SUL) on the Thorpe Park shuttle service. Photograph © John Bennett |
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ADL ENVIRO 400 - CHASSIS
Minus bodywork Photograph © John Bennett |
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ADL ENVIRO 400 - DEMONSTRATOR
With bodywork SN59 AWW the actual vehicle as represented by Creative Master Northcord Ltd model UKBUS6029 Photograph © John Bennett |
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ADL ENVIRO 400 - DEMONSTRATOR
This photograph shows SN59 AWX, which has worked as a demonstrator with Bakers and McGills and possibly others. It arrived at Dunsfold carrying a fleet number of 80015 and a Midland Classic sticker in the window. Photograph © John Bennett |
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ADL ENVIRO 400 - HYBRID PAIR
This photograph shows on the left Demonstrator (SN59 AWW) and on the right Reading Buses fleet number 201 (MRD 1) Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC RF - HAMPSON -
Photograph1
This photograph shows ex-London Transport RF13 Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC RF - HAMPSON - Photograph
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This photograph shows the offside view of the above. Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC RF - LONDON TRANSPORT RF326
This photograph shows RF326 (MLL 963) Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC RF - LONDON TRANSPORT RF600
This photograph shows RF600 (NLE 600) taking part in the cavalcade, well spaced apart at this point but about to catch up with each other. There is an article on RF600 in the rally programme, how it was acquired and been restored. Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC RT - CHASSIS
This photograph shows the Chassis and frame of RT4779 (OLD 566) Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC RT - GREENLINE
This photograph shows RT3491 (LYR 910) on the ‘498 service linking Horsham and Dunsfold Aerodrome’. Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC RT - LONDON COUNTRY NBC
This photograph RT604 (HLX 421) The actual vehicle represented by EFE model 34105 and at a different time in it's life as EFE model 34102 Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC RT - FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH
This photograph shows an assortment of RTs, RTLs & RTWs. Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC REGENT V - IPSWICH
CORPORATION (Built 1966) - Photograph 1
This photograph shows fleet number 65 (DPV 65D) on transit work in Guilford to Dunsfold. Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC REGENT V - IPSWICH
CORPORATION (Built 1966) - Photograph 2
This photograph shows the view from the lower passenger deck, passing through a small village on route to Dunsfold from Guilford. Photograph © John Bennett |
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AEC RELIANCE /BURLINGHAM -
SAFEGUARD
This photograph shows 200 APB which did a number of local tours. Photograph © John Bennett |
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ANDREWS STAR 3-LIGHT GARDEN SEAT
HORSEBUS (Built 1898)
The photographs shows the Horse bus that provided rides during the day. It was at Wisley last year. the horses names are Laurel and Hardy. Photograph © John Bennett |
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LEYLAND TD4/BEADLE REBUILD
This photograph shows fleet number CO252 (OKP 980). M&D were celebrating 100 years of buses in Kent at the Kent Showground, Detling, the previous day. Photograph © John Bennett |
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LEYLAND ATLANTEAN AN68 -
SOUTHDOWN NBC
This photograph shows fleet number 731 (SCD 731N) Leyland Atlantean AN68 with Park Royal body amongst the Southdown contingent at Dunsfold Aerodrome on Sunday (10/04/11). This vehicle is the same vehicle type (& fleet) and with the same route branding as Britbus AN1-7 which represents fleet number 702 (PUF 132N) with the Route 700 / Coastliner branding. Photograph © John Bennett |
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LEYLAND TITAN PD2 HIGHBRIDGE -
CITY OF EXETER
This photograph shows fleet number 17 (HFJ 144) a 1948 Leyland Titan PD2 Highbridge. This vehicle is a sister vehicle to fleet number 18 (HFJ 145) as represented by EFE model 16116 Photograph © John Bennett |
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MERCEDES BENZ CITARO - GO LONDON
CENTRAL
This photograph shows fleet number MAL98 (BD57 WDC) Photograph © John Bennett |
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PLAXTON ELITE - RICHARDSON'S OF
MIDHURST
This photograph shows fleet number 496 (YN60 BXY) Photograph © John Bennett |
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ROUTEMASTER LINE-UP 1
This photograph and the one below show line-ups of assorted RM's across the width of the runway. Photograph © John Bennett |
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ROUTEMASTER LINE UP 2
Photograph © John Bennett |
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ROUTEMASTER - LONDON TRANSPORT
RM1368 - Photograph 1
Photograph © John Bennett |
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ROUTEMASTER - LONDON TRANSPORT
RM1368 - Photograph 2
This photograph shows the rear view of the above Photograph © John Bennett |
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ROUTEMASTER RML - LONDON
TRANSPORT This photograph shows fleet number RML2735 (SMK 735F). This is the actual vehicle represented by EFE model 31908 Photograph © John Bennett |
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NON BUSES | |
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AUSTIN POLICE DOG PATROL VAN
With a very well behaved police dog. Photograph © John Bennett |
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CHIVERS LEYLAND SUBSIDY 4-TONNER
1919
If you would like to know more about this vehicle click on the link below - http://www.historicroadways.co.uk/s-004.htm From that webpage comes : “CE 6065, or as she is more widely known, 'The Chivers', is a Leyland Subsidy 4-Tonner built in 1919. The Leyland 4-Tonner was built to War Department specification and entered for War Office Trials to determine its suitability for acceptance into the Subsidy Scheme prior to World War 1. Following acceptance into the scheme, it quickly became known as the Subsidy Model, as did similar models by other manufacturers. Leyland built something in the region of 6,500 for the war effort, with the majority allocated to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). It would appear that the army only received about 250 of the 6,500. When the RFC and RNAS combined in 1918 to form the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Leyland became universally known as the 'RAF' type. By 1919 the model had been renamed Model G WD 4-ton, 36/40hp.”Photograph © John Bennett |
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CHEVY PICK UP
Registration number 315 YUA Photograph © John Bennett |
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DENNIS LIGHT FOUR PUMP APPLIANCE
1939 - WATFORD RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL FIRE BRIGADE
Photograph © John Bennett |
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REO M35 A2 6X6 TROOP CARRIER 1957
A great looking vehicle amongst a display of military vehicles. Photograph © John Bennett |
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UNIC 12/14HP TAXI 1912
This vehicle was in the film ‘The Winslow Boy’ and a TV film ‘The Lost World’ (and possibly other programmes). There is an article on the London Vintage Taxi Association in the rally programme. Their website is http://www.lvta.co.uk/ Photograph © John Bennett |
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This page last updated Tuesday, 26 February 2013 |
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