1957 Leyland Routemaster RML3 Weymann body

1957 Leyland Routemaster in The Sweeney, TV Series, 1975-1978 Ep. 2.13

Class: Bus, Double-deck — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-01-07 13:31
SteveA ◊ 2007-01-18 23:14	Not just any old Routemaster - this is RM3 (SLT58), originally RML3, one of the four prototypes, and the only one with a Weymann body, new in 1957.
virgin ◊ 2008-02-22 15:17	You can see it fully restored to original style bodywork at the Cobham Bus Museum, where it now lives.
JT ◊ 2008-07-28 13:49	It does annoy me when any bus is used in a film, and nobody can be bothered to make sure the route number, intermediate list and destination blinds, don't match up!! The 266 NEVER went anywhere NEAR 'OLD FORD'(trolloybus replacement for the 666), went around west London from Hammersmith to Golders Green. Old Ford would have been the '8'
palacebear ◊ 2010-03-31 00:41	Believe the route 8 was in fact one of RM3's haunts, during its first few months in evaluative service.
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2010-07-20 15:50	The vehicle details for SLT 58 are: Date of Liability 01 05 2011 Date of First Registration 01 01 1958 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) 0CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Heavy Oil Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour RED Vehicle Type Approval
AHR125 ◊ 2020-03-10 05:13	RML3 is Now Preserved by London Bus Museum in Weybridge Surrey Link to "www.londonbusmuseum.com"