2086

RCN 686

3070

Body number 49979

Seen below on its way to Sunderland quite early in its life.

Delivered new as 2086 in March 1964 and allocated to Bensham depot.

Transferred to Sunderland depot in 1965

Repainted into standard NGT livery in 1967

Repainted again into standard NGT livery in 1969.

Recertified in March 1971

Repainted into NBC poppy red in March 1973.

Renumbered to 3070 in January 1975.

This bus was withdrawn in November 1977

It was sold via Martin's of Middlewich in December 1977 to Goodwin's of Carlton

In March 1978 the vehicle was purchased by Brakell's of Cheam and travelled south.

It was purchased for preservation by Mr P Moore of Beckenham in May 1980. The vehicle was stored in an open yard in Woolwich, South london with a variety of other buses. The site was eventually sold for redevelopment in 1981 and, due to lack of storage, the vehicle was sold to a dealer in January 1982.

Following a number of years languishing in the dealer's yard it was eventually purchased for preservation again in 1985.

Hidden away since then, the bus is now under restoration and will appear on the rally field in the next few years.

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