Unpainted Routemaster Experiment
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UNPA1NTED aluminium-alloy exterior panels are the distinguishing features of RM 664—an L.T.E. Routemaster to be placed in experimental service shortly. All the panels are unpainted, and to give the bus an overall "silver" appearance plastics components are painted silver w match the alloy panels. The bus will be compared with normal painted RMs as regards wear, appearance and maintenance costs, and will be allocated to Highgate garage, operating on route 276 except on Saturdays, when it will run on route 127.
THREE-COURSE ATLANTEANS THREE-COURSE meals may soon be I served on "Gay Hostess Atlantean coaches operated by Ribble Motor Services. Ltd.. and its associated companies. This was revealed on Wednesday by Mr. R. P. Beddow. chairman of Ribble, at the annual meeting of the company. Experiments had been carried out for some time, he said, which had proved successful.