New Routemaster: Pre-production bus LT5

Images of New Routemaster LT5 (reg. LTZ 1005, ex- LT12 EHT).

This bus was one of the batch of eight pre-production prototypes, designated as fleet number LT5, i.e. the fifth 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 EHT, 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. LT5 was later re-registered as LTZ 1005, 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 EHT

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  12 March 2013
  route 38
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  20 April 2013
  route 38
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  20 April 2013
  route 38
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  20 April 2013
  route 38
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  20 April 2013
  route 38
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  21 April 2013
  2013 Cobham bus rally, route 462
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  21 April 2013
  2013 Cobham bus rally, route 462
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  26 September 2013
  route 38

LTZ 1005

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  30 April 2014
  route 38