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RLH 69

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new_10_031-m/jpg January 2010
RLHs 53, 69 (centre) and 71
Oregon
Photo by S. McFadden

4th July 2007
Taking part in the Ashland parade for Independence Day

April 2007
Under restoration in Gold Hill, Oregon.
Photo by M. Walton

March 2007
Sold, along with RLH 69 and 71. Shown leaving for Oregon.
Photo by M. Walton

May 2005
same location as below (with RLH 53 and 71)
Photo by, and used with permission of, Bob Martin

October 2001
Murrieta, California, USA (with RLH 53 and 71)
Photo by David Humphrey

October 2001
Murrieta, California, USA
Photo by David Humphrey

October 2001
Murrieta, California, USA
Photo by David Humphrey

North County Times Newspaper article from 2001 about RLH 53,69 and 71 in Murrieta (link last updated 2005-01-19)

November 1998
Murrieta, California, USA (with RLH 53 and 71)
Photo © E. Pring

rn/jpg August 1970
Upminster Station stand, route 248
Photo © R. Newport

RLH 69 (registration MXX 269) was always a Central area red bus, and during its LT career of nearly 20 years, served at all 4 of the Central area garages which operated RLHs.
According to the official LT record, it was allocated new to Merton on the 10.12.52. It was first overhauled between 30.8.56 and 19.10.56. It was re-allocated to Harrow Weald from 20.8.58, and overhauled again from 21.9.60 to 8.11.60. Another change of garage on 21.7.61 took it to Dalston. The final overhaul occurred between 01-01-65 and 01-03-65, after which the bus served from Hornchurch, switching back to Dalston from 19.9.70.
The bus was withdrawn on 17.4.71. It was exported (perhaps with the non-authentic route 11 blinds in the apertures) to a museum 'the Hill Country Wagons to Wings Collection', Morgan Hill, California, USA in January 1972 along with RLH 53 and RLH 71 (ever since then, those three buses have stayed together).
In November 1993, it was sold at auction to a gentleman who wished to use them on a proposed tour of the Murrieta Temecula valley. The tour did not go ahead and the buses remained in a back yard for nearly 15 years (see above photos). They retain their original paper interior advertisements and are, in general, perhaps the least modified RLHs in the USA.
March 2007, the three aforementioned RLHs were sold together and moved to Oregon, where this RLH was restored and repainted with a white roof.

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	January 2010 RLHs 53, 69 (centre) and 71 Oregon Photo by S. McFadden
	4th July 2007 Taking part in the Ashland parade for Independence Day
	April 2007 Under restoration in Gold Hill, Oregon. Photo by M. Walton
	March 2007 Sold, along with RLH 69 and 71. Shown leaving for Oregon. Photo by M. Walton
	May 2005 same location as below (with RLH 53 and 71) Photo by, and used with permission of, Bob Martin
	October 2001 Murrieta, California, USA (with RLH 53 and 71) Photo by David Humphrey
	October 2001 Murrieta, California, USA Photo by David Humphrey
	October 2001 Murrieta, California, USA Photo by David Humphrey
North County Times Newspaper article from 2001 about RLH 53,69 and 71 in Murrieta (link last updated 2005-01-19)
	November 1998 Murrieta, California, USA (with RLH 53 and 71) Photo © E. Pring
	August 1970 Upminster Station stand, route 248 Photo © R. Newport
RLH 69 (registration MXX 269) was always a Central area red bus, and during its LT career of nearly 20 years, served at all 4 of the Central area garages which operated RLHs. According to the official LT record, it was allocated new to Merton on the 10.12.52. It was first overhauled between 30.8.56 and 19.10.56. It was re-allocated to Harrow Weald from 20.8.58, and overhauled again from 21.9.60 to 8.11.60. Another change of garage on 21.7.61 took it to Dalston. The final overhaul occurred between 01-01-65 and 01-03-65, after which the bus served from Hornchurch, switching back to Dalston from 19.9.70. The bus was withdrawn on 17.4.71. It was exported (perhaps with the non-authentic route 11 blinds in the apertures) to a museum 'the Hill Country Wagons to Wings Collection', Morgan Hill, California, USA in January 1972 along with RLH 53 and RLH 71 (ever since then, those three buses have stayed together). In November 1993, it was sold at auction to a gentleman who wished to use them on a proposed tour of the Murrieta Temecula valley. The tour did not go ahead and the buses remained in a back yard for nearly 15 years (see above photos). They retain their original paper interior advertisements and are, in general, perhaps the least modified RLHs in the USA. March 2007, the three aforementioned RLHs were sold together and moved to Oregon, where this RLH was restored and repainted with a white roof.