Route 19 Heritage Bus Running Day Finsbury Park to Battersea Bridge

London Routemasters and their predecessors RT AEC Regents were out in service on Route 19 Heritage Day from Finsbury Park to Battersea Bridge. As well as buses from the London Bus Museum and London Bus Company other private individuals and operators brought buses which ran alongside the regular service buses. A history of the route which began in 1908 can be found on the London Bus Museum Website. I travelled on RTL1105 and RT4772 to Battersea which is where the action starts. I then moved on to Chelsea, Sloane Square, Piccadilly and Roseberry Avenue taking trips on some of the buses in service including RT1790, RT4424, RT1705, RT3933 and RM1. STL441 a 1934 AEC Regent 1 was out from the museum and I saw this on Roseberry Avenue. Also RM1790 the afternoon tea bus is seen at Piccadilly. With 30 buses taking part including RML3 and the unusual sight of an Ipswich Atlantean it was a busy but very enjoyable day. The buses created plenty of interest for the general public and enthusiasts alike. Thank you to London Bus Museum and everyone else who made this running day possible especially the bus owners and volunteers. Also London Bus Company who provided 10 of their buses for this running day. The Ipswich Atlantean certainly made a fine sight but what was your favourite. Feel free to comment and let me know. Buses Due to take part:- NXP 778--London Transport RT4424 AEC Regent III (1953) LBC OLD 559--London Transport RT4772 AEC Regent III (1954) LBC KYY 628--London Transport RT1790 AEC Regent III (1950) LBC LUC 253--London Transport RTL1076 Leyland Titan (1950) LBC LLU 732--London Transport RT3933 AEC Regent III (1950) LBC LUC 315--London Transport RTL1105 Leyland Titan (1951) LBC KGK 959--London Transport RT2150 AEC Regent III (1949) LBC KSW 304--London Transport RT1658 AEC Regent III (1950) LBC JXC 77--London Transport RT714 AEC Regent III (1948) LBC EYK 396--London Transport RT1 AEC Regent III Prototype (1939) SLT 58--London Transport AEC Routemaster RML3 (1957) OLD 566-- London Transport RT 4779 AEC Regent III (1954) SMK 760F--London Transport RML 2760 AEC Routemaster (1968) KGU 235--London Transport AEC Regent III RT961 (1949) LBC WLT 848--London Transport RM848 AEC Routemaster (1961) KYY 529--London Transport RT1705 AEC Regent III (1950) WLT 903--London Transport AEC Routemaster RML903 (1961) OYM 453A (VLT 29)--London Transport AEC Routemaster RM29 (1959) Timebus KYY 912--London Transport RT3183 AEC Regent III (1950) ALD 962B--London Transport AEC Routemaster RM1962 (1964) 527 CLT--London Transport AEC Routemaster RM1527 WLT 835--London Transport AEC Routemaster RM835 (1961) VLT 188--London Transport AEC Routemaster RM188 (1959) Not featured KGU 4--London Transport RTL554 Leyland Titan (1949) 5 CLT--London Transport AEC Routemaster RM1005 (1962) SMK 735F--London Transport AEC Routemaster RML2735 (1967) Not featured KGU 322--London Transport AEC Regent III RT2293 (1949) LLU 957--London Transport RTW467 Leyland Titan (1950) CUV 208C--London Transport RM2208 AEC Routemaster (1965) 398 CLT--London Transport AEC Routemaster RM1400 (1959) MRT 9P--Ipswich Transport Leyland Atlantean 9 (1976) SLT 56--London Transport AEC Routemaster RM1 (1954) 650 DYE--London Transport AEC Routemaster SRM3 (1963) Does not feature VLT 5--London Transport RM5 AEC Routemaster (1959) I hope you have enjoyed the action. Please feel free to leave a like or comment below. Please subscribe to ensure you receive updates when I am out and about again which includes next week when I will be bringing you coverage of the South East Bus Festival from Kent.