Moving London

(1983, British Transport Films documentary)

Documentary short about London's transport opens with AEC Routemasters and a single MCW Metrobus, then the cab of a Metrobus:
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There follows archive footage, first of a Leyland RTL, then AEC Regent ST239 (GH522), an STL-class AEC Regent and an LT-class AEC Renown:
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Trams are seen at work:
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RT2106 (LYF82) on route 19 follows a similar vehicle:
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Footage of London Transport's Aldenham works includes both red and green RT family buses:
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A Leyland RTL:
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Country Area RT4787 (OLD824) arrives in Stevenage, as an AEC RF passes behind:
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Green Line RF152 (MLL539) arrives on route 727:
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Trolleybuses, including Q1 type 1830 (HYNM830):
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AEC Routemasters in traffic:
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…and more, including RM1094 (94CLT) on route 9, an unknown RM on 33 and RM556 (WLT556) on 38:
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Red Arrow AEC Merlins XMS7 (JLA58D) and XMS5 (JLA55D), the latter being passed by RM320 (WLT320):
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DM1082 (GHV82N, DMS type Daimler Fleetline/Park Royal) at Heathrow on route 285, which at the time was normally operated by M class MCW Metrobuses:
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M class MCW Metrobuses on Airbus services between London and Heathrow, including M436 (GYE436W):
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More conventional Ms, including M426 (GYE426W) on route 286 and M259 (BYX259V) on 79A:
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The M coverage is balanced by a T class Leyland Titan at London Bridge:
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A classic view of Routemasters in traffic includes a glimpse of preserved ST922 in the queue, while in another sequence an M leads an RM:
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