Timebus Travel is a bus operator based north of London

London

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, United Kingdom

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 specialising only in heritage ex-London buses for private hire.

History

Timebus Travel began in October 1987, solely to operate a 1952 Regent Low Height bus (fleet number RLH 23) in order to help finance its restoration costs.

In 1993 the first bus route commenced, a short lived service using one Routemaster

Routemaster

The AEC Routemaster is a model of double-decker bus that was built by Associated Equipment Company in 1954 and produced until 1968. Primarily front-engined, rear open-platform buses, a small number of variants were produced with doors and/or front entrances...

 bus in St. Albans, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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More successful was the operator's venture in local bus operation, again using Routemaster buses with open platforms and thereby re-introducing bus conductors, in the neighbouring town of Watford. This began in 1995 as route 73 from the Northern part of the town to the Centre. The service expanded until taken over by Watford and District Motor Services in early 1997. Unfortunately the new operator only carried on for a matter of weeks before all routes were withdrawn as unviable.

Timebus (the trading fleet name) then concentrated only on the charter market for historic buses, building up their fleet in the 2000s to include open top Routemasters and a single deck Regal Four.

Services

Timebus does not operate any regular public transport bus service

Public transport bus service

Bus services play a major role in the provision of public transport. These services can take many forms, varying in distance covered and types of vehicle used, and can operate with fixed or flexible routes and schedules...

s, being a mainly private hire company.

Fleet list

As at 2007-05.

RM Routemaster

• RM 29. Built 1959
• RM 450 (open top). Built 1960
• RM 479 (open top). Built 1960
• RM 1871 (painted silver as SRM 7). Built 1964

RML Routemaster Lengthened

• RML 2263. Built 1965
• RML 2310. Built 1965
• RML 2389. Built 1966
• RML 2527. Built 1966

RMA Routemaster Airways

• RMA 37 (front entrance). Built 1966

RMC Routemaster Coach

• RMC 1477 (entrance doors). Built 1962

RLH Regent Low Height

AEC Regent III

The AEC Regent III was a type of double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC.It was mainly built for operation outside London and overseas. It could be fitted with AEC's 9.6-litre diesel engine , 'Wilson' preselective epicyclic gearbox The AEC Regent III (also known as Regent 3 or Regent Mark...

• RLH 23. Built 1952

RF Regal Four

• RF 491 (single decker). Built 1953

External links

• Timebus Travel web site