The Private Hire RFs, 1RF1/2
This page created 12th December 1997, updated 19th September 2004
Photographic References
A key to the references is in the
bibliography
RF 1 LUC 201 LBiC p102 1951 PH livery, front view
RF p35 1951 interior views
H53 p115 1953 F Private, Richmond, PH livery
Bus390p394 7/66 Sureline, Lurgan
RF 2 LUC 202 GDRF p77 1951 Private, official pic
LBiC p78 1951 PH livery, on London River Tour (Woolwich Ferry)
H51 p79 1951 Q Private, Victoria
H51 p80 1951 Q Private, Camberwell
GL3080 p80 1951 Q Private, Camberwell
LT50s p20 1951 Private, High Holborn
RtoR p102 1951 Q Private, Camberwell LT
LBF504p132 Q PH livery, Vauxhall Bridge Rd.
H53 p127 1953 Private, Ludgate Hill
RF p34 1953 F PH livery
CB52 p07 5/53 Q Seeing London City Tour, Hyde Park
LB&TA p65 PH livery
RF p37 PH livery, on West End Tour
H55 p00 1955 Q on Seeing London City Tour, green
GL3080p112 Q on Seeing London City Tour, green
RTJub p53 1961 green
RF p75 Q plain green, at Hatfield House
RF 3 LUC 203 GDRF p01 6/53 GM Windsor & Hampton Court Tour, green/grey, red lining
H55 p89 1955 Private, green, red fleetname
H56 p50 1956 NF on 702 to Sunningdale, Victoria
RF 4 LUC 204 RFp73 1952 AK PH livery
H61 p25 6/61 AK Private, Crystal Palace, green
PB5 p51 1998 Llangollen, preserved
RF 5 LUC 205 H51 p141 1951 AL Private, Euston
H61 p103 1961 CF Private, Wembley, green
Exile p51 1964 with Osborne's of Tollesbury
RF p123 1968 with Osborne's of Tollesbury
RF 6 LUC 206 H51 p146 1951 R Windsor Tour
RF p4 196* CF plain green
RF 7 LUC 207 LBiC p78 1951 PH livery, on London River Tour (Woolwich Ferry)
H54 p141 1954 Private, High Beach, PH grey/green
CB37 p36 Premier Travel, Cambridge
Prem p61 with Premier Travel, Barkway
RF 8 LUC 208 H53 p99 5/53 D Private
LBM162 p37 T Private
LBF562 p94 T Private, Wembley, green
GDRF p79 WD Private, Wandsworth LT, green
RF 9 LUC 209 H51 p132 1951 Private, Parl Sq., PH livery
RF p73 1955 RG on 711 to Reigate (on loan), plain green
H55 p66 7/55 RG on 711 to Reigate, Sutton Station, green, red fleetname
LTGL p108 7/55 RG on 711 to Reigate, Sutton Station, green, red fleetname
RF p122 1966 with Premier Travel, Cambridge
LBiC60 p41 6/67 with Premier Travel, Cambridge
RF10 LUC 210 H56 p115 1956 W Private
H58 p71 8/58 NX Private Hire, Angel Islington, all-green
H60 p107 4/60 W Private Hire, Victioria
TBX64 p58 196* with Osbournes of Tollesbury
GDRF p91 1973 preserved, at HCVS Rally, Hickstead
Surrey p64 5/75 on HCVS run
Buses500p38 1996 CB preserved at Cobham, PH livery
RF11 LUC 211 H60 p44 10/60 GD on 709 to Godstone, Uxbridge, all-green
RF12 LUC 212 H56 p101 1956 DS on 425: Gomshall & Dorking Nth Stn, all-green
Exile p30 1966 with Hampsons, in Oswestry
RF13 LUC 213 RFp73 1952 AK PH livery
H61 p37 1961 AL Private, Wembley, green
PrB4 p20 9/77 Hampsons, on Oswestry Town service.
GDRF p87 2/80 Hampson's, on Oswestry Town Service
PrB4 p20 9/98 preserved, at Eastbourne, part-Hampsons livery.
RF15 LUC 215 H51 p136 1951 AL Private, PH livery
LB50 p48 195* AL Private, Hampton Court
LBM162 p25 1951 AL Luton Hoo Tour
RFp73 1952 AK PH livery
H60 p73 */60 T all-green livery, private hire
RF16 LUC 216 H53 p07 5/53 F Private, PH livery
GDRF p80 11/59 SV on 383: Hitchin & Walsworth, Hitchin, Greenline
WI 8166 GDRF p85 1963 Kenneally's, Waterford, Eire
RF17 LUC 217 GL3080p60 c1961 MA on 703 to Amersham
RF18 LUC 218 H58 p125 1958 HG on 372 to Great Ganett, Welwyn Gdn City, GreenLine green/green
H62 p132 4/62 EP on 720 to Bishops Stortford, Aldgate
IT 6226 GDRF p86 Erne Bus Services, Carrigallan, Eire
RF19 LUC 219 RF p22 1951 X PH livery, with TF9
GL3080 p77 1951 X PH livery, with TF9
RF p34 X PH livery
H53 p143 1953 Private, PH livery, rear view
RF p75 1956 HN converted, on 716 to Hitchin
AIHLB p48 1956 HN converted, on 716 to Hitchin
H60 p87 12/60 WR used on 458 70 Slough Stn, Uxbridge
RF20 LUC 221 GDGL p28 6/55 ST on 702 to Sunningdale, Northfleet, all green
H55 p25 8/55 NF on 725 to Gravesend, Windsor, green, red fleetname
AIHLB p49 ex-LT, with Kavanagh in Ireland
RF21 LUC 221 LTGL p109 1954 TG showing 707 to Aylesbury, official pic, GreenLine
H58 p76 1958 HH on 708 to Hemel Hempstead, East Grinstead LT, GreenLine
LB50 p145 3/59 EG on 708 to Hemel Hempstead, East Grinstead, Greenline green, roof boards
RF22 LUC 222 LTG p133 6/54 T in Leyton garage
H57 p117 12/57 GM Central London spare, used on 708 to East Grinstead
H60 p57 1960 GM on 707 to Oxted, Eccleston Bridge, Greenline, one-line blinds
RF p89 1962 GM converted, on 703 to Wrotham, Vioctoria spare coach: 1-line blinds
H62 p75 6/62 GM in Victoria Garage
RF23 LUC 223 H57 p120 9/57 ST on 701 to London, Ascot
LBF562 p95 GR on 719, Eccleston Bridge, Greenline
GDRF p80 6/61 GR on 719 to London, Eccleston Bridge, Greenline
LB60 p54 6/61 GR on 719 to London, Eccleston Bridge, Greenline
LTGL p115 6/61 GR on 719 to London, Eccleston Bridge, Greenline
RF24 LUC 224 RF p32/3 1951 R PH livery, LT official photos (2)
RF p35 1951 official interior views (2)
H54 p47 8/54 F used on private hire, grey/green livery
H56 p89 */56 GM on 705 to Windsor, Sevenoaks. all-green
RF25 LUC 225 H51 p141 1951 Private, Euston, PH livery
H54 p141 1954 Private, High Beach, PH grey/green
LTGL p118 196* on 716 to Chertsey, Hitchin, GreenLine
LB60 p97 196* on 715 to Guildford, Hertford, GreenLine
Bus394 p21 1968 with Premier Travel, Cambridge
RF4 at Showbus 98, after a summer season at the Llangollen Railway in wales, running a connecting bus service.
Photo by Ian Smith. Click for larger version.
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