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Sic Ingloria Transit

            Although bearing an SW Stockwell Garage code plus a sticker for the P4 local Peckham service, pioneering London Transport FS6 (MLK706L) was captured north of the river, working the W9 route at Southgate station on behalf of Enfield Garage (E). FS6 belonged to a batch of Strachans-bodied Ford Transit 16-seater minibuses that London Transport introduced in September 1972 to serve areas which precluded the use of larger-sized buses. The four pioneering minibus routes were successful in generating passenger traffic, with FS6 seen here with a good load before it sets off for Winchmore Hill. 

It was not long before LT needed to invest in larger capacity vehicles to meet the demand, and also to replace the delivery van-derived Transits with something more robust. The FS buses were duly superseded by the BS class of Bristol LHS 24-seaters from 1975. 

FS6 would appeared to have accumulated a low mileage on passenger routes during its London Transport service life. Ian’s Bus Stop records that it went into store in 1976 and was officially withdrawn in 7/79. A Hampshire operator was its next owner, but by 1987, it was in scrap condition.

March 1974
Zorki 4 camera
Agfa CT18 film.
   

Taken on: May 28, 2023

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w9 bus route

minibus

Southgate station

Strachans

Ford transit

fs6

mlk706l « less

Sets appears in: • 1974 Pix • Vintage Stuff

Groups appears in: • Transportation • Trams & Buses more » • Beauty of the buses and coaches • TRANSPORTES EM FOTOS • Classic Transport • ALL BUSES OF THE WORLD • BUSES BUSES BUSES ..... ANYTHING TO DO WITH BUSES • TRASPORTO PUBBLICO/PUBLIC TRANSPORT • United Kingdom Transport • Heritage Transport « less

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