EFE Zone - 232/233 London RF Single Deck Bus Index

23204 - Modernised London RF

THE REAL BUSES
The AEC Regal IV with Metro-Cammell bodywork was chosen by London Transport as it's standardized single deck bus. The vehicles were given the RF classification and between 1950 and 1953 some 700 examples joined both the Country and Central areas of London Transport.
Early versions were delivered without doors for crew operation, but doors were soon fitted to allow the vehicles to work one man operation services. The RF was also used to upgrade the the Green Line network. Although these buses appeared outwardly identical to the normal version, they were fitted with better seating and luggage racks.
During 1966 London Transport decided to upgrade 175 of the Green Line vehicles, outwardly these were fitted with twin headlamps and new curved windscreens, the remaining Green Line vehicles were transferred to normal bus services.
The last RF's remained in service with London Transport until March 1979. Like the RT Class many vehicles have been preserved and are a familiar sight at bus rallies up and down the country.

THE EFE MODELS
Both RF models appeared 1997 with the modernised version appearing first. Both models can be fitted with side roof route boards if required.
Not surprisingly the standard RF model has proved the more popular issue. Surprisingly, considering the popularity of London Transport related models, only a handful of the modernised coach versions have been issued.

23315 - Standard London RF

Cat No.	Operator	Fleet No.	Registration	Route No.	Destination	Released
Modernised RF
23201GS	London Transport Green Line	RF 248	MLL 785	712	London	Dec 1997
23202	London Transport Green Line	RF 201	MLL 588	725	Gravesend	May 1998
23203	London Country Bus Services	RF 183	MLL 570	469	Thorpe Lythe Lane & Staines High Street	Apr 1999
23204	London Transport Green Line	RF 213	MLL 600	719	Watford	Aug 2001
23205	London Transport Green Line	RF 261	MLL 798	710	Crawley via London Oxford Circus	Feb 2003
23205A	London Transport Green Line	RF 168	MLL 555	--	30th Cobham Open Day	Apr 2003
23206	London Country Bus Services Green Line / N.B.C.	RF 202	MLL 589	726	Windsor	Jun 2007
23207	London Country Bus Services / N.B.C.	RF 26	LYF 377	434	Edenbridge via Troy Town	Jul 2009
23208	London Transport Green Line	RF 234	MLL 771	724	High Wycombe Express	Jun 2011
23208A	London Transport Green Line	RF 207	MLL 594	701	Ascot	Mar 2012
23208B	London Transport Green Line	RF 174	MLL 561	702	Sunningdale	Mar 2012
Standard RF
23301	London Transport Country Area	RF 521	NLE 521	447	Woldingham	Jul 1997
23301A	London Transport Country Area	RF 227	MLL 764	372	Welwyn G. C. Lemsford Lane	Sep 1997
23302	London Transport Central Area	RF 428	MXX 405	250	Passingford Bridge	Jul 1997
23303	London Country Bus Services (N.B.C.)	RF 221	MLL 608	485	East Grinstead Rly Stn	Aug 1997
23304	London Transport Central Area	RF 520	MLL 938	219	Weybridge Stn	Dec 1997
23305	London Transport Green Line	RF 56	LYF 407	711	High Wycombe	Oct 1997
23306	BEA (British European Airways)	--	MLL 774	--	Airside Coach	Apr 1998
23307	Metrobus of Orpington	RF 255	MLL 792	746	Tunbridge Wells	Jan 1998
23308	London Transport Central Area	RF 368	MXX 10	210	Golders Green Stn	Feb 1998
23309	London Transport Central Area	RF 515	MLL 953	206	Claygate Holroyd Road	Aug 1998
23310	London Country Bus Services	RF 69	LYF 420	366	Welwyn Gdn City	Nov 1998
23310DL	London Country Bus Services	RF 610	NLE 610	458	Slough Stn & Uxbridge L.T. Station	Nov 1999
23311	London Transport Central Area	RF 518	MLL 936	20B	Epping Forest Wake Arms	Sep 1999
23311A	London Transport Central Area	RF 537	NLE 537	227	Crystal Palace	Oct 1999
23312	Blue Triangle	RF 401	MXX 289	612	Colchester Bus Station	Nov 2000
23313	Eynons of Trimsaran	--	MXX 489	--	Eynons	May 2002
23314	Premier Travel (Cambridge)	175	LYF 448	38	Saffron Walden London (Kings Cross)	Sep 2002
23315	London Transport Central Area	RF 350	MLL 987	227	Penge Crooked Billet	May 2003
23315A	London Transport Central Area	RF 534	NLE 534	219A	Cobham Bus Museum	Jun 2003
23315B	London Transport Central Area	RF 498	MXX 475	254	Sth Woodford Stn	Jun 2003
23316	London Transport Green Line	RF 26	LYF 377	704	Windsor via Victoria	Aug 2004
23316A	London Transport Green Line	RF 190	MLL 577	712	Dorking	Oct 2004
23317GS	London Country Bus Services	RF 553	NLE 553	336	Rickmansworth via Chenies	Aug 2005
23318	London Transport Central Area	RF 480	MXX 457	121	Enfield	Feb 2006
23318A	London Transport Central Area	RF 417	MXX 394	237	Chersty Stn	Nov 2008
23319	London Transport Country Area	RF 584	NLE 584	432	Great Bookham	Dec 2008
23319A	London Transport Country Area	RF 700	NLE 700	322	Watford Junction	Mar 2009
23320	London Transport Central Area	RF 507	MXX 484	218	Kingston	Nov 2009
23320A	London Transport Central Area	RF 505	MXX 482	215	Ripley	Oct 2011
23320B	London Transport Central Area	RF 315	MLL 852	136	Harrow-On-The-Hill & Sth Harrow	Jan 2013
23321	B.E.A.	RF 290	MLL 927	--	B.E.A.	Jan 2012
23322	Silverline Tours (Halls Coaches Ltd of Hounslow)	RF 527	MLL 945	--	Terminal 1-2	Sep 2012
23323	Valliant/Silverline Contracts Division (Halls Coaches Ltd of Hounslow)	--	NLE 543	--	78 21st Vintage Coach Rally, Brighton	Mar 2015
23324	London Transport Central Area	RF 527	MLL 945	216	Staines via Sunbury	May 2014
23324A	London Transport Central Area	RF 527	MLL 945	227	Bromley Garage via Beckenham	Aug 2016