Worcester Park Running Day 2008

Route 93 and the double-deckers

A Morden scene, RT113 arrives from Epsom.

Photo © Rob Telford

Late entrant RM642 ran a single journey from Putney Bridge Station before rounders on the 93 and 164, but unfortunately suffered a puncture at Putney Heath in the afternoon and was forced to retire.

Photo © Richard Thomas

The drivers of RT2043 and Quality Line's Citaro exchange glances to see who will go first at Morden.

Photo © Martin Wills

RT190 pulls onto the stand at Epsom Clock Tower. Photo © John Edwards

And I can't resist adding below Alan Cross's picture of STL2600 at the same spot about 60 years ago.

2RT2 RT113 emerges from Morden Station on its way to Wimbledon.

Photo © Les Savine

RM1033 to Putney Heath provides competition for Sutton's EVL26 bound for Putney Bridge.

Photo © Rob Telford

RT3871 recreated the elusive 93 Express, although the slipboard supplied didn't make it into position. As it pulls away from Morden for a non-stop run, RLH48 on the 127 takes its place at the stop.

Photo © John Scragg

Epsom is the proper terminus for the 93; RTW467 and RM1397 oblige. The Enviro 400 on the 418 should really be a green RT and have started at Bookham...

Photo © Geoff Ragg

RT variety. Early post-war RT3-type RT190, standard RT8 RT3148 and wartime RT2 RT113 ready themselves for action.

The 93's partner between Epsom and Morden, route 164 takes the less direct route, perhaps more suited to a Country RT on loan. RT3148 runs through St Helier.

RTW467 on the 93 and RT2043 on the 32 accompany Quality Line's Citaro MCL5 in Morden's shrunken bus station.

London General at Merton and Sutton Garages were wonderfully supportive in permitting our buses to turn and rest in their busy work places. We salute them. Here, RT2043 emerges from a break at Merton.