LT Route 38 running day

A good day out in London on March 14th. Just a shame that the route had to be truncated after midday due to a protest in Central London.
The only shot I managed to get of RM1.
2026-03-14 RM1 ESSEX ROAD 839 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

2026-03-14 RM5 MARE STREET 846 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

2026-03-14 RM1527 RT1705 RMC1486 [RMC1500] RM2208 RTL554 CLAPTON GARAGE 858 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

2026-03-14 RM1527 THEOBALD'S ROAD 885 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

2026-03-14 RM2208 RMC1500 THEOBALD'S ROAD 883 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

2026-03-14 RML2389 VICTORIA STATION 815 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

RT1 - the first in a long line of a classic London bus.
2026-03-14 RT1 THEOBALD'S ROAD 877 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

2026-03-14 RT714 VICTORIA STATION 792 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

2026-03-14 RT1790 VICTORIA STATION 803 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr


2026-03-14 RT2150 VICTORIA STATION 809 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

2026-03-14 RT2799 VICTORIA STATION 831 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

2026-03-14 RT4424 VICTORIA STATION 821 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

2026-03-14 STL2377 THEOBALD'S ROAD 871 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

 

Nice, very nice.I'll take the AEC's before the Leylands any day of the week.
Although , (from bitter experience ) always carry a spare set of injector pipes for AEC's

 

These are great, thanks for posting. Always loved catching a 38 (most of the way) or 73 (all the way) home when I was living in N16.

Simon

 

Much appreciated...excellent shots and subjects ...those were the days of travelling in buses with oil and diesel fumes permeating the travel experience...puts hairs on your chest...

 

Ah, the days when hop on, hop off really was the case.

 

And my school days trying to catch a trolley bus in Huddersfield...no chance...the acceleration..sheeeesh...

 

A Guy Arab. Passed my PSV test on one of this type. 3 circuits of Dewsbury on market day and it was "That's enough Brian, you've passed".
Happy days.
And those 3 axle Hudderfield trolley buses really were in a class of their own, fantastic acceleration away from a bus stop

 

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One of the “no thrills” utility Guys. Saw that one at a Woking running day some years ago but no idea if it’s still roadworthy.

 

Thanks @Spamcan81 - good to see pics of the STL running, by the time I caught up it was broken down at the roadside, with the traditional seat cushion propped up at the rear.

I did get to ride on two RTs (the buses of my early schooldays), one in each direction, with a good mixture of enthusiasts and ‘civilians’, many of whom did not seem to know or care how special this was. Perhaps understandable as for a while there was a long delay for both heritage and normal ‘38 services. Probably due to the protest. I was waiting near Holborn for about 30 minutes before (you’ve guessed it) two RTs turned up at once.

On the return journey the protest was over and the service recovered with lots of vintage buses around and we went all the way through to Victoria. Great to see so many RTs & others (and their crews) in what was very like ’normal’ service with all that London could throw at them.