London Double Deck Bus No 3132
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Type
Urban Passenger Service
Builder
Date Built
1949
Written Off
Acquired by THS
1974
From
Restored
Received in running order
Photographer
B Marchant
Date
21-10-2002
This bus was brought to New Zealand in support of the English team at the 1974 Commonwealth Games. When it arrived it was painted as a Union Jack.
After the games ended a generous donation from a local department store enabled the Society to purchase the vehicle which was then repainted in the traditional London colours although it had always run in London as a Green Line bus.
The bus is pictured here at Ferrymead after undergoing a rebuild which took three years. Both sides and ends of the body were progressively dismantled and reframed, the chassis repaired, and the wiring replaced. The engine also received some attention.
The bus as it arrived in New Zealand
It is shown here carrying advertising for our benefactors.
Photographer: B J Dale
Date: unknown
Photographer: G Clephane
Date: unknown
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Revised 26-11-2002