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RT that went to Canada

Whilst in brighton on sunday on a PH, an elderly gent came up to the bus, asking about it and the such.
In the conversation, it turns out he used to own a RT that was sold on to canada when he had finished with it. He said it was seating for a fish and chip shop when he got it in the 80's or something.

Anyway, he has since given me the details of it, and i said that i would pass it on and see, a) if the crunchers can tell me what bus ut was, and where it is now. He has information about its history or something he would like to pass on if its back in the UK these days.
Seeing as he was well into his 70s and wouldn't probably not know how to use a computer let alone this site, i said i would do it for him. He looked like he knew what i was talking about when i mentioned the internet and webistes, but not something he could do or knew anything about

So here goes

LLU 767

My bus number (if any): RML2366 RML 2683 & RMA 58

Re: RT that went to Canada

LLU767 belongs to RT1881. BTW RT1881 was the fictitious number of the bus used in the Cliff Richard film Summer Holiday.

This is the history of the real one taken from Ian's Bus Stop.

RT1881 LLU 767 8/50 new, body 3893: Park Royal 3RT8
10/50 WD into service on 44, 168, 170, 288 (Wandsworth)
4/51 TH transfer for 109 (Thornton Heath)
1957 TC (Croydon)
5/58 TC to Aldenham overhaul
----- Aldenham works float -----
8/58 HD from o/h, unlicensed (Harrow Weald)
10/58 AE change store (Hendon)..
10/58 FY ..change store (Finchley)
3/59 BX transfer for 96, 177A and 195 (Bexleyheath)
60-1 BX
7/62 BX to Aldenham overhaul
----- Aldenham works float -----
5/63 HL from o/h, unlicensed (Hanwell)
6/63 EW transfer, relicensed (Edgware)
64-7 EW
3/68 EW to Aldenham overhaul
3/68 AM from o/h (Plumstead), Weymann body 7093, 3RT8
6/68 SP transfer (Sidcup)
10/68 SE transfer (Stonebridge Park)
69-70 SE
5/71 AL transfer (Merton)
3/73 AL into store, CoF expiry
6/73 AL ..and out, relicensed
12/73 NX transfer (New Cross)
1974 NX
2/75 NX into store
4/75 NX ..and out
5/75 AM transfer (Plumstead)
2/76 AM into store
8/76 AM ..and out
1977 AM
4/78 BK transfer (Barking)
*/78 BK used on 87, RT8
*/78 BK into store
11/78 BX change store (Bexleyheath)
3/79 bought by R.Heal (Sunchick Investments Ltd, Ontario, Canada
fitted out with chairs & tables: used on promotional work
RTY1382 bought by R.Stephenson, Golderitch, Ontario
bought by Double-Deck Tours
K25 280 bought by Gelco Express, Toronto
GELCO1 Sonny Moneweg, Utterson, Ontario, Canada (RT1392)