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Description: | The R.T.-type bus was the standard London bus from after the Second World War until it was replaced by the Routemaster and Daimler Fleetline buses.
The original design had been developed in 1939, but production was delayed until after the war. Production started in 1947, and 7,000 were made by 1954. This made the R.T. the largest standardised fleet in the world.
This photo highlights the R.T. seat upholstery. This design was introduced in 1947. The colours, brown shades with pale green, were intended to coordinate with the colours inside the bus. In the right edge of the shot, the green-painted window-surround can just be seen. In the background is a brown-painted wall panel. On the upper decks of buses, off-white and brown colours were used which helped disguise the nicotine stains that would soon discolour the paintwork. Smoking was allowed upstairs. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport Art and Design | Temporal: | 1970 - 1980 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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