RLH Bus Information Centre

Site Updates Log

Some changes and updates to the content of this website, in reverse chronological order, are listed below. Please note that this does not include the events diary on the home page, or the News and Events Archive page, nor is it guaranteed to include every update.

2008

2008-06-29 - recent pic of ONU 638
2008-05-29 - Added article of memories of RLHs around Chertsey by M. Carney. Updated technical page with more details of saloon light bulbs, and more accurate dates for retrofitting with trafficators and saloon heaters
2008-05-16 - Updated route 462C info
2008-05-05 - RLH 62 updated photo and location
2008-05-02 - RLH 76 broken up, updated 581 J (RLH 44) photo, updated RLH 25 photo
2008-04-17 - Location identified as Horley in RLH 44 photo
2008-03-16 - Added a reminiscence to route 178 page
2008-03-12 - ONU 638 sold and driven, updated 1 link and added 1 link on the external photos page
2008-03-11 - Recent photo of RLH 50
2008-03-10 - Added photo of RLH 43 to East Grinstead garage page, blinded for route 428, by garage
2008-02-22 - Added photo of new EFE model RLH
2008-02-10 - Added photos of last day of route 178 to RLH 57, 61 and 64 pages, updated route 178 page

2007

2007-12-30 - Added photos of Little Bus Co. resin model kit
2007-12-14 - Referenced new article in Diecast Collector magazine
2007-12-11 - Mentioned RLH 62 currently for sale on Ebay. Updated RLH 32 page with photo and info on visit to Amsterdam in 1980
2007-12-09 - added a reminiscence to Surrey routes page
2007-11-20 - Added photo of RLH 44 on route 424. Updated RLH 44 page details and East Grinstead garage page details.
2007-11-19 - Added still shorts of Hawaii RLH in Magnum PI to Film and TV page
2007-10-25 - Updated RLHs from Merton garage page (route 127) with photos and more info
2007-10-23 - Updated Samuel Ledgard page information, added photos, updated route map
2007-09-20 - Added graphic logo to Samuel Ledgard page, livery description updated to blue and off-white instead of blue and cream
2007-08-27 - Updated route 248/248A Hornchurch garage page. Updated photo of RLH 30
2007-08-14 - Added route 230A timetable from 1965 (bus stop version)
2007-08-07 - Added photo of RLH 32 in 1969, and photo of Addlestone garage
2007-07-29 - Added movie still from 1980 of RLH 8
2007-07-15 - Updated and improved table of differences between first and second batch RLHs here. Added updated RLH 69 photo now the bus is operational and restored.
2007-06-28 - Added internet link to an article on RLH 27 on route 230, added information on route 230 page about the demolished low bridge over Christchurch Ave
2007-05-27 - Added route 436/A timetable
2007-04-26 - Added new photo of RLH 30
2007-04-22 - Added route 336 timetable
2007-04-17 - Added updated RLH 15 and RLH 69 photos
2007-03-22 - Added more recent report of location of RLH 30
2007-03-20 - Added updated RLH 25 photos
2007-03-19 - Separated old internet links page into categories of External Resources and Merchandise. Added updated RLH 23 photos
2007-03-17 - Added route 248/A timetables
2007-03-12 - Updated RLH 65 page with new name of coffee shop
2007-03-11 - Added route 230 and route 178 timetables
2007-03-09 - Updated RLH 53, RLH 69 and RLH 71 pages to include their recent purchase, and added more detailed history information
2007-01-24 - Added Magnum P.I. to Film and TV appearances page
2007-01-10 - Updated Midland General page, added photo of Ledgard Way book to Ledgard page

2006

2006-12-18 - Updated Ledgard route map and description, history of Yeadon depot, 1981 book mentioned
2006-12-05 - Added Ledgard route map, removed copyright restriction from Whitworth page
2006-11-29 - Photo and location of RLH 04 in 1977. Improved Ledgard page with depot information, more route information, new book cover thumbnail. RLHs 02,04,06 and 08 fleet pages mention and link to Ledgard.
2006-11-07 - Updated photo of RLH 20
2006-10-29 - Updates to Harrow Weald, Hornchurch garage and routes pages, and AEC page
2006-10-04 - Photo of red RLH 74 and green RLH 27 with Massey Junior College, 1972
2006-08-21 - Updated photo of RLH 39
2006-08-13 - replaced RT/RF register with Friends of Classic London Buses of the Fifties on further info for owners page
5th July - RLH 59 given its own page, and archive photo added of RLH 62
7th June - Added gallery of route 178 recreation in 2006
8th May - Updated photo of RLH 62
23rd March - Updated RLHs from Hornchurch garage page
16th March - Updated photo of RLH 22
13th March - Added page on Hawaii RLHs, added fleet pages for RLH 26 and RLH 36
15th February - Improved route 178 map, added more route 178 info
21st January - Added route 178 map
18th January - Added gallery of route 178 recreation in 1996
10th January - Updated Weymann page

2005

1st December - Updated photo of RLH 45
8th November - Updated photo of RLH 14
11th October - Added page and photo for RLH 75, added more photos of ONU 631, improved map and information on 447 route family, improved information on 336 route, added info on which RLHs received 2 overhauls compared to the more normal 3
16th August - Added photos of RLH 16 and RLH 20 nearly new
14th August - Updated photos of ONU 638, RLH 60, and RLH 70.
14th August - Added Distribution information, pie charts and line graphs to Routes and Garages pages. Minor updates to all route pages. Added feature on beading difference between first and second batch.
8th August - Updated photos of RLH 21, RLH 28, RLH 53, RLH 57, RLH 69 and RLH 71
7th August - Added Route 447 route map and update to RLHs from Reigate garage page
4th August - Minor update to Midland General ONU buses information. Separated out site updates (on this page) from the News and Events Archive, to clarify and categorise information more accurately. Removed long detailed table from Routes and Garages page and replaced with quick reference summary, sorted in 3 different ways.
1st August - Added Film & TV Appearances page
27th July - Updated RLH 61 page
23rd June - Updated photos of RLH 32, RLH 44 and RLH 48
4th January - Midland General ONU buses information improved; and each bus given its own web page with history, status photos etc
4th January - Added RLH Buses For Sale page

2004

October - Added page on Samuel Ledgard

2003

February - Added photos of RLH 33 in service in Hawaii
5th January - Added Routes and Garages page with map (no individual route pages yet), Added more internet links

2002

1st January - Fully updated fleet list including the following new survivor additions in USA and Canada: RLH 07 in Kansas, RLH 08 in Pennsylvania, RLH 14 in Pennsylvania, RLH 25 in Texas, RLH 31 in Ohio, RLH 38 in Kansas (advertised for sale at www.limos-on-line.com), RLH 62 in Ohio, RLH 65 in Mississippi, RLH 46 in British Columbia
1st January - Added information about Midland General ONUs, Weymanns, AEC

2001

23rd October - Added photos/references to RLH 18, RLH 39, RLH 24, RLH 29
14th October - Added link to BBNA Yahoo! group to links page. Added comprehensive technical information and identification section including differences between batches
7th October - Added figures of RLH layout and dimensions
3rd April - Added link enabling visitors to receive email notification when News page changes

2000

14th August - Photo of RLH 60 in San Diego, California, USA. Photo sent by Dick Gilbert, taken in 1997, available on fleet list page.
circa 24th June - Launch of site

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