1966 AEC Merlin Strachans

1966 AEC Merlin in Matchless, Movie, 1967

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

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Corkeyandpals ◊ 2026-01-27 19:51
San ◊ 2026-01-27 20:58	Leyland Panther Cub? @SteveA -- Last edit: 2026-01-27 21:01:07
SteveA ◊ 2026-01-27 21:42	It's a London Transport AEC Merlin, one of the early examples with Strachans body, built 1966 and operating on one of the first Red Arrow services. Later ones had Metro-Cammell bodies, and in both guises were unique to London Transport.
San ◊ 2026-01-27 21:50	Britmodeller wrote The first trial batch of 15 Merlins, delivered in 1966, had bodywork by Strachans
SteveA ◊ 2026-01-28 01:16	San wrote The first 6 went straight into Red Arrow service. The other 9 went initially to London Country in green livery, but weren't used and were repurposed for Red Arrow in 1967. http://www.busspotter.com/merlswft/merlin.html