DB1262.  T357 at Brooklands.
DB1262.  Needing major restoration work, this is London Transport T357; it was originally built for a private coach company in 1931.  It passed to London Transport who, in 1935, replaced the original rear entrance body with the Weymann front entrance body that it still carries.  Like all the other London Transport ‘T’ class, it has an AEC Regal engine.  

During the war T357 was converted to run on gas as petrol was in short supply; the gas was created by an anthracite burner located on a trailer behind the vehicle.  The restoration work includes building a replica trailer – but not with a working anthracite burner!  

Later, towards the end of the war, it was converted back to petrol and went to Germany for use by the Allies.  After the war the bus went to France where it was used as a mobile home;  it was rescued and repatriated by the London Bus Museum in 2003.  

A fund has now been set up to raise the necessary cash to restore T357 back to passenger carrying working order, complete with its replica, non-working, gas trailer.  

Sunday, 16th April, 2023.  Copyright © Ron Fisher 2023. 
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