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, September 1998

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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