Hi Marc I’m sure that you know that none of them were original - all addictions - I’ve removed mine (and for other people’s) and plated over the holes - lowers the height and one less thing to get caught on the trees !

My bus number (if any): RML2747

Marc

If you want to share progress pictures of 1825`s restoration, I will gladly put them on here if you email some to me. Many people will find the detail of some of the tasks that you are undertaking to be interesting and a useful record of what`s involved. In seeking advice on how LT did things, a picture to comment on could be invaluable as some of the people who run this forum have much experience in RM mechanical and body issues and other contributors have LT operating experience with RM`s or of post LT days as RM owners.

Colleagues,

As Neil had suggested that some of the radio equipment was located behind the rear benches, I did have a look.
I found an electronic control box that must have been part of the radio equipment, it’s not the transceiver itself though.
Seems that the radio equipment was made by a company called Storno.
After some investigation I found the following interesting link about Storno.

http://www.storno.co.uk/legacy.htm

On this page, TFL is mentioned and there is a picture of a “late” Routemaster where you can see the radio equipment in the cab.

Cheers

Marc

My bus number (if any): 1825

Here is a picture that Marc has sent to me having found radio equipment still in RM 1825 after all these years. I didn`t expect that! My guess is that if this is the original equipment that was unique to a radio experiment on route 11, it probably had no value when a later fleet wide standardised system was adopted so was just left in situ.



Maybe there is another RM still around that was allocated to either Dalston or Riverside garages in the mid 1970`s and still has the evidence of the CARLA system.........

It was certainly a Dalston bus as RM 1808 from 1976 onwards (B1745) then as RM 1825 it was at Dalston/Ash Grove. Assuming radio equipment was a garage responsibility, quite a few garages it passed through after last overhaul 1n 1984 left it in situ.

There was a strange occurrence concerning this bus in early 1984.
It was sent to Croydon 17 January 1984 from overhaul then returned to Aldenham 15 February and delicensed.
It was transferred from Aldenham to Elmers End and relicensed 29/2/84 which was recorded on an RSE variation sheet dated 30/2/84 !!

I am assuming this was a non dismount overhaul and Croydon obviously found something they didn't like when operating it and sent it back to Aldenham for rectification.

My bus number (if any): RTL 960, RM 1585, RML 2667 and several RTs

i think you'll find all the radio installations were the responsibility of whichever contractor had the contract to supply the radios rather than LT staff.

My bus number (if any): RML2532

Garage electricians did the installation and removals of the cab equipment Roy. They were not on the buses when they went for overhaul.

Radio Technicians may have set them up in the first place, but when they were band 4 as they called it garages did them. The old Storno equipment on this bus was very old and part of the original trials.

My bus number (if any): RTL 960, RM 1585, RML 2667 and several RTs

Thanks for the correction there. These days they're all done by contractors!

My bus number (if any): RML2532