New Routemaster: Pre-production bus LT7

Images of New Routemaster LT7 (reg. LTZ 1007, ex- LT12 GHT).

This bus was one of the batch of eight pre-production prototypes, designated as fleet number LT7, i.e. the seventh in the class specific LT series. As such it was finished with the operator markings of an Arriva allocated Routemaster and given a standard GB plate registration LT12 GHT, and entered service in trial operation on route 38. This was the intended use for all 8 prototypes, although only LT1 and LT2 were complete by the first day's operation (LT2 starting the first journey, at lunchtime), entering service on 27 February 2012. The remainder entered service over the following months, but not in fleet number order. LT7 was later re-registered as LTZ 1007, retrospectively aligning it with the class specific LTZ series, which was adopted just before the first batch of production buses entered service in June 2013.

LT12 GHT

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  17 August 2012
  route 38
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  17 August 2012
  route 38
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  16 September 2012
  Showbus 2012
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  16 September 2012
  Showbus 2012
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  16 September 2012
  Showbus 2012
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  16 September 2012
  Showbus 2012
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  16 September 2012
  Showbus 2012
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  16 September 2012
  Showbus 2012
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  16 September 2012
  Showbus 2012
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  16 September 2012
  Showbus 2012
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  16 September 2012
  Showbus 2012
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  7 November 2012
  route 38
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  20 April 2013
  route 38
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  12 July 2013
  2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed
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  12 July 2013
  2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed
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  26 August 2013
  route 38
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  23 October 2013
  route 38

LTZ 1007

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  28 February 2015
  route 38