Thanks for RT event

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Nick Larkin reports on a London celebration, the likes of which is unlikely to be repeated

Operators have been thanked for their part in a truly spectacular tribute to the legendary London Transport RT-type.

RT-types takeover at Barking for RT80 organised by the London Bus Museum. NICK LARKIN

Around 50 examples attended RT80 in east London commemorating the 80th anniversary of the first bus in service and 40 years since the final examples of almost 7,000 in London service were withdrawn with major fanfare from London Transport’s Barking garage in 1979. […]

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