Specially Hired Buses	Fleet Nos.	Year Built	Remarks	no photos (yet)
Midland Red D9	BM8-10	1960-61 (?)	BMMO body owned by Obsolete fleet (ex Midland Red)	8 9 10
AEC Regent V	DR3	1966	Park Royal owned by Obsolete fleet (ex East Kent)	3
AEC Regent V open-top	DRO1-2	1964	Willowbrook body owned by Obsolete fleet (ex Devon General)	1 2
Midland Red D9 open-top	OM1-7	1960-61 (?)	BMMO body owned by Obsolete fleet (ex Midland Red)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1	-	1964	Metro-Cammell body owned by ?? (ex Portsmouth Corporation)	"BBK241B"
AEC Renown	-	1965	Weymann body owned by Obsolete fleet (ex Red Rover, ex Nottingham Corporation)	"DAU352C"
Bristol VRL Coach	-	1971-72	ECW body owned by Obsolete fleet (ex Standerwick)	"LRN56J"
The popular Round London Sigthseeing Tour originally operated by London Transport since the Festival of Britain also used specially hired vehicles. These vehicles were owned by private companies which included well known names like Obsolete Fleet and E. H. Brakell. We managed to find information for the late 1970s and early 1980s but we assume there have been other vehicles in use earlier. Any additional information welcome! Ex London Transport vehicles used in addition to the non-London vehicles above: Brakell: DMS1256, Northern General RMF2791-2795 & RT4502 Ensign: DMS104,152,886,1121,1538,1623,1682,1691,2407 Holman Bros: DMS2050,2222 London Country: ANs 106,109,110,116 Maybury's: DMS1944 Obsolete Fleet: DMS 1424,1469 and historic Dennis D142 & AEC Regent I ST922,STL2093

Bibliography: Lawrie Bowels, Nicholas King & others "London Bus Handbook" various issues (1977-98 ISBN 1854141996)

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