News_Cobham 2013

I arrived at the Show about 11.30, the weather was about 18 degrees with sunny intervals and broken cloud. A complete contrast to last years heavy rain and strong winds. The Show this year took place for the first time in the Brooklands Museum complex. Stalls were both inside the Museum and outside on the grassed area in front of the Museum. Buses were parked in various locations behind and to the side of the Mu8suem and on car parking spaces to the Heights office complex which is adjacent to Brooklands. I was able to park in the Heights car park and had a only a couple of minutes walk to the Museum. Entry to London Bus Museum members was free saving me about £10.00

One Show model was available this year:
34204A AEC RLH London Transport
When I left about 4.30 there was still a few model available for sale on the Museum shop stand.

EFE did not attend the event so there is no news from them.

Further to my News of 17th April, a prototype for the new Jotus resin casting of the Leyland CR was on the Shop stall and I was able to look at it. The model looked excellent and I was told that it had received quite a number of very complimentary comments by visitors who had been able to examine it closely.

On their stall TTC Diecast had a small number of their latest Resin casting for sale:
RES7001B Optare Spectra - East London Coaches - They were taking delivery of the full stock mid week. TTC aloes had a number of their Resin Routemaster FRM Showbus 2011 model on sale which had been modified to remove the Showbus advertising.

I have shown below a selection of photographs of models on sale and also a number of buses from around the showground that caught my eye.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF MODELS
	EFE 34204A AEC RLH London Transport - Show Special Model Fleet number: RLH53 Registration number: MXX253 Route number: 230 Destination: Harrow Weald Garage Quantity: 360 Photograph © British Model Buses

	EFE 34204A AEC RLH London Transport - Show Special Model This photograph shows the offside view of the above Photograph © British Model Buses

	TTC Diecast RES7001B Optare Spectra - East London Coaches Fleet number: - Registration number: K302FYJ Route number: 86 Destination: Romford North Street Garage Quantity: 200 Photograph © British Model Buses

	TTC Diecast RES7001B Optare Spectra - East London Coaches This photograph shows the offside view of the above Photograph © British Model Buses

	Jotus Leyland CR - London Transport This photograph shows a very early prototype of the model Photograph © British Model Buses


PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE RALLY

	ADL ENVIRO400 - STAGECOACH LONDON & AEC RT - LONDON TRANSPORT - NEW 28/4/2013 This photograph shows the old and new. Rebuilt Enviro400 19000 (LX55HGC) AND RT2657 (LYR 641). Photograph © British Model Buses

	AEC RLH - LONDON TRANSPORT - Photograph 1 This photograph shows RLH53 (MXX253) in the Museum awaiting renovation. This is the actual vehicle represented by this years show model 34204A Photograph © British Model Buses

	AEC RLH - LONDON TRANSPORT - Photograph 2 This photograph shows the rear nearside view of the above Photograph © British Model Buses

	AEC RLH - LONDON TRANSPORT - Photograph 3 This photograph shows the roof of the above Photograph © British Model Buses

	AEC REGAL 4 - PROTOTYPE This photographs shows UMP 227 in the Museum currently undergoing renovation. Photograph © British Model Buses

	DENNIS LOLINE 3 - ALDERSHOT & DISTRICT This photograph shows fleet number 462 (462EOT). This is the actual vehicle represented by Britbus models DL-01 and DL-04 Photograph © British Model Buses

	LEYLAND CR - LONDON TRANSPORT - Photograph 1 This photograph shows the Museums preserved vehicle CR16 (FXT122). Photograph © British Model Buses

	LEYLAND CR - LONDON TRANSPORT - Photograph 2 This photograph shows the offside view of the above Photograph © British Model Buses

	ROUTEMASTER RM - LONDON TRANSPORT This photograph shows RM5 (VLT5). This is the actual vehicle represented by Corgi Classics model 35001. Corgi Classics Mettoy model MT00101. EFE models 36501, 36501A, 36501B and finally Jotus model qb-RM-002. Has any other bus been represented so many times? Photograph © British Model Buses

	ROUTEMASTER RMC - GREENLINE This photograph shows RMC1461 (461CLT). This is the actual vehicle represented by EFE model 31701A Photograph © British Model Buses

	ROUTEMASTER RML - LONDON TRANSPORT This photograph shows RML2272 (CUV272C). This is the actual vehicle represented by EFE model 25503 Photograph © British Model Buses

	TILLING STEVENS - SOUTHDOWN This photograph shows UF 6805 Photograph © British Model Buses

	WRIGHT - NEW BUS FOR LONDON LT5 AND ROUTEMASTER RM1368 - NEW 13/5/2013 This photographs shows the old and new side by side. On the left is New Bus for London LT5 (LT12EHT) and on the right Routemaster single deck RM1368 (368CLT). LT5 is the actual vehicle represented by Corgi OOC model OM46606 and RM1368 is the actual vehicle represented by EFE model 37801 Photograph © British Model Buses