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Buses at night in London, 25th April 2015
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Buses at night in London, 25th April 2015
A very unique opportunity to photograph a pair of London Transport RT Buses at night on the streets of the Capital.
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About this event
Ever wondered how the BBC and other program makers get street scenes in London during the evening with little or no traffic….? Well generally it’s because the filming is done late into the night and in the early hours of the morning.
This will be our third foray into the Capital after dark, again we are taking two London Buses with us. From the collection at Brooklands, RTL 139 and RT 2775. Both buses saw plenty of service on the streets of our Capital during the 1960's and early 1970's and there is every chance they would or could have been seen together while in active service for London Transport. As with last time we will be visiting various location around the City of London after dark, starting at Parliament Square and then heading to places like Tower Bridge, St Pauls the Embankment and possibly the West End to take in Piccadilly. We may also try to return to one of Charles Holden's iconic Underground Stations. These buses are London icons as famous say Flying Scotsman or Buckingham Palace, RT's were finally withdrawn from service in the mid 1970's but like so many things Britain is famous for they will never be forgotten.
Our evening of photography will start at the London Bus Museum, Brookland’s, Weybridge at around 8.30pm where we will board RTL 139 and travel in style to our first destination in the Capital, Parliament Square. From here we will take in as many locations as possible before heading back to Brooklands for an arrival back at 3.00am (Sunday morning). We will, where possible pose our buses up to allow slower shutter speeds and will use our RM to hold/block traffic from behind to allow more period correct photography. In addition to having these icons back on the streets of the Capital we also plan to have some of our re-enactor friends come along to add to the scenes where possible.
Our night of photography will run for approximately 5 hours and will see us return to Brookland’s at around 3.00am.
Event cost £49.00 per person.
