Martin Ruthe's Bus Photographs
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This site now has over 19,500 digital photos which have been taken over the last six and a half years.

There are photos from most parts of the UK and Ireland and also from mainland Europe, North America and Asia.

This front page only shows my recent collections. To see my full collections list click here
Most Recent Photo

Unitrans RT2819 (LYR989) in Davis
Top Photo

Autocar B125WUV in Rochford
(553 hits)
Southend 'heritage' running day
Recent Changes
Collections regularly updated
London in 2009
Latest update 8 November 2009
Romford area in 2009
Latest update 9 November 2009

Collections from 2009
Davis (California)
San Francisco
West Midlands
Amersham running day
Cork
Windsor
Chennai
Castle Point Transport Museum open day
Lakeside
Chelmsford
Gloucester and Cheltenham
Loughton and Epping running day
Bern
Notting Hill Carnival
Upminster Depot open days
Luzern
Southend Vintage Open Top Bus Weekend
Basel
Zürich
Winterthur
Freiburg
Coventry
Essex
Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft
North West London
Oban
Edinburgh
Brighton & Hove Routemaster
Cornwall
Taunton and Okehampton
Croydon
Central London
Cambridgeshire and North Norfolk
RT30 running days
Cologne
Wuppertal Schwebebahn
Wuppertal and Solingen
Düsseldorf
Cobham
Derby and Burton upon Trent
Salisbury and Bournemouth
Stoke-on-Trent and Congleton
Long Eaton and Mickleover
Hatton Cross, Southall and Hayes
Morden and Sutton
Essex, Suffolk and Herts
Ipswich
Essex rail replacements
Brentwood
Woolwich, Bexleyheath Blackheath and Erith
Southend 'heritage' running day

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  • Gallery Stats
    Hits (today):12
    Hits (this week):2678
    Hits (this month):13699
    Hits (this year):195871
    Hits (all-time):1106739
    Collections:429
    Top Photographs This Year
    Autocar B125WUV in Rochford   Southend 'heritage' running day  (553)
    Stephensons 501 (EU58BRX) at Fossetts Park   Southend 'heritage' running day  (508)
    Stephensons 501 (EU58BRX) at Fossetts Park   Southend 'heritage' running day  (458)
    JP Mini Coaches XIL6468 in Forfar  Forfar, Arbroath, Montrose and Stonehaven  (375)
    Blue Triangle PDL22 (PJ02PZV) is unusual on route 66 in Romford   Romford area in 2009  (372)
    Blue Triangle TL920 (PO51UWV) in Romford   Romford area in 2009  (314)
    First TNL33036 (LK51UYE) in Brentwood on route 265 to Lakeside   Brentwood  (311)
    First TNL33036 (LK51UYE) arrives in Brentwood on route 265   Brentwood  (288)
    East London 18884 (LV51YCK) on route 372 in Hornchurch   Romford area in 2009  (271)
    10 Arriva 3973 (YE06HPZ) at Noak Hill is unusual on route 499   Romford area in 2009  (256)
    11 East London 15025 (LX58CFU) is unusual on route 86 in Romford   Romford area in 2009  (247)
    12 Ensignbus MRM1 (BNK217A) in Southend   Southend Vintage Open Top Bus Weekend  (242)
    13 Selkent 15036 (LX58CGY) on route 51 in Woolwich   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (241)
    14 East London 37013 (LX09AAK) on route 396 in Ilford   London in 2009  (231)
    15 Metrobus 241 in Crawley  Crawley and Horsham on a Sunday  (228)
    16 East Thames DW10 (LF52TKE) on route 132 in Bexleyheath   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (222)
    17 Stephensons N70SLK in Romford on school service 803 from Thurrock College. This service runs at lunchtimes on Mondays   Romford area in 2009  (222)
    18 Metroline TE911 (LK58COJ) at Russell Square on their first day of operation on route 91   London in 2009  (220)
    19 Selkent 17103 (V103MEV) on route 99 going to it's new destination of Bexleyheath, in Woolwich   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (215)
    20 Selkent 36033 (LX58CDF) on route 469 in Erith   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (212)
    21 Arriva 5404 (H264GEV) in Rayleigh   Southend 'heritage' running day  (211)
    22 East London 17991 (LX53KBY) in Harold Hill on school route 674   Romford area in 2009  (207)
    23 Regal 101 (BYW365V) in Eastwood   Southend 'heritage' running day  (202)
    24 First DN33562 (SN58CGY) in Ilford on route 179   London in 2009  (199)
    25 First DMS41350 (V350DLH) in Wanstead on route 308 with East London Line signwriting   London in 2009  (196)
    26 C&M Coaches K593BEG in Greenock  Strathclyde  (193)
    27 Ensignbus RLH61 (MXX261) in Eastwood   Southend 'heritage' running day  (192)
    28 Western Greyhound 402 (WK58EAC) at Pathfinder Village   Taunton and Okehampton  (190)
    29 Selkent 17937 (LX53JKY) on route 99 still in Stagecoach livery, in Woolwich   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (187)
    30 East London 15012 (LX58CEY) in Romford   Romford area in 2009  (186)
    31 First DML44079 (YX58HVJ) on its first day in service on route 165 in Romford   Romford area in 2009  (185)
    32 East London 15005 (LX58CEF) on route 248 in Romford. This bus is the first to display the new Thameside fleetname   Romford area in 2009  (180)
    33 East London 34255 (Y351FJN) on route 372 in Hornchurch   Romford area in 2009  (178)
    34 Blue Triangle SE22 (SN57DWJ) in Romford   Romford area in 2009  (177)
    35 Arriva 3956 (GK53AOX) on route B12 in Erith   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (175)
    36 East London 34172 (V172MVX) on route 372 in Hornchurch   Romford area in 2009  (174)
    37 Selkent LR52KVS (on hire from Metroline) on route 122 in Woolwich   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (173)
    38 Dockland Buses PVL183 (X583EGK) at Canning Town on route 474   London in 2009  (173)
    39 Selkent 18891 (T74KLD) (on hire from Metroline) on route 96 in Bexleyheath   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (169)
    40 Arriva 3984 (GN07DLJ) on route 428 in Erith   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (168)
    41 Arriva 4027 (GN58LVB) on Route B15 in Bexleyheath   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (168)
    42 Selkent 34176 (W176DNO) on route 469 in Woolwich   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (164)
    43 London General DOE39 (LX09BXH) at Morden Park   Morden and Sutton  (163)
    44 First DN33574 (SN58ENT) in Romford   Romford area in 2009  (160)
    45 Arriva 4025 (GN58BUV) on route B15 in Bexleyheath   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (155)
    46 Metroline TE914 (LK58CPF) at Russell Square on route 91   London in 2009  (155)
    47 London General DOE43 (LX09BXM) on route 154 in Croydon   Croydon  (155)
    48 Travel London 9462 (LJ09CEF) on route 35 in Borough High Street   London in 2009  (153)
    49 Metrobus 708 (YX58DXD) on route 202 on Blackheath   Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith  (151)
    50 Metrobus 553 in Crawley Bus Station  Crawley and Horsham on a Sunday  (150)
    Most Recent Collections
    4th Oct 2009 Amersham running day New
    Some photos taken at this annual event
    3rd Aug 2009 Basel
    Some photos of the buses and trams in Basel, taken whilst I was visiting Switzerland. The main operators in the city are Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB) and Baselland Transport (BLT).
    5th Aug 2009 Bern
    Some photos taken in Bern whilst I was visiting Switzerland. The main operator in the city is Bern Mobil, with Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (RBS) also operating some trams and buses.
    29th Jan 2009 Brentwood
    A few photos taken in Brentwood
    9th May 2009 Brighton & Hove Routemaster
    The first outing of the Brighton & Hove Routemaster, now repainted in Thomas Tilling livery.
    18th Apr 2009 Cambridgeshire and North Norfolk
    A visit to Cambridge and then on to Wisbech, Kings Lynn and Fakenham
    11th Oct 2009 Castle Point Transport Museum open day
    Some photos taken at the annual open day and rally on Canvey Island
    19th Apr 2009 Central London
    A sunny Sunday in Central London
    3rd Oct 2009 Chelmsford
    A visit to Chelmsford, including the first day of Essex County Buses on route 42.
    20th Oct 2009 Chennai
    Work took me to Chennai in India for a week. Services in the city are operated by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation and as you can see, there is plenty of variety.
    5th Apr 2009 Cobham
    A few photos from the annual event at Cobham
    8th Apr 2009 Cologne
    Some photos taken during a short visit to Cologne, whilst I was in Germany. The main operator in the city is Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB)
    23rd Jun 2009 Cork New
    Some photos taken in Cork during a three day trip to Ireland
    1st May 2009 Cornwall
    A three day trip to Cornwall, including the Western Greyhound running days
    4th Jul 2009 Coventry
    A day trip to Coventry, including some photos of the last Metrobus running day
    25th Apr 2009 Croydon
    An afternoon visit to the Croydon area, including photos of the first day of Metrobus operation on route 75
    16th Nov 2009 Davis (California) New
    The University of California in Davis operates a bus service for their students called Unitrans. Remarkably the fleet includes three ex London RTs still in active service. Here are some photos taken in the city.
    30th Mar 2009 Derby and Burton upon Trent
    A gloomy day, but plenty of variety to photograph.
    6th Apr 2009 Düsseldorf
    Some photos of the buses and trams in and around Düsseldorf taken during a visit to Germany
    16th May 2009 Edinburgh
    Some photos taken in or near Edinburgh during my week in Scotland
    20th Jun 2009 Essex
    A trip around south and mid Essex
    28th Feb 2009 Essex rail replacements
    Some photos of buses which have worked rail replacement services for National Express East Anglia
    7th Mar 2009 Essex, Suffolk and Herts
    A trip visiting Great Bardfield, Braintree and Halstead in Essex, Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk and Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire.
    4th Aug 2009 Freiburg
    Some photos of the buses and trams in Freiburg in Germany. Services in the city are operated by Freiburger Verkehrs AG (VAG)
    12th Sep 2009 Gloucester and Cheltenham
    A day in the Gloucester and Cheltenham areas, including the launch of Stagecoach Gold on route 94 and the celebration of the the 80th anniversary of Cheltenham District Traction
    18th Mar 2009 Hatton Cross, Southall and Hayes
    A visit to West London to catch up with the recent (and not so recent!) changes in the area
    28th Feb 2009 Ipswich
    Some photos taken on a day trip to Ipswich
    10th Oct 2009 Lakeside
    A short visit to Lakeside in Essex
    3rd Jan 2009 London in 2009 Updated
    A collection of photos taken in Greater London during 2009
    21st Mar 2009 Long Eaton and Mickleover
    A brief visit to photograph Trent's new buses
    13th Sep 2009 Loughton and Epping running day
    Some photos from the running day
    6th Aug 2009 Luzern
    Some photos taken in Luzern, whilst I was visiting Switzerland. The main operator in the city is Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern (VBL).
    15th Mar 2009 Morden and Sutton
    A visit to the Morden and Sutton areas.
    13th Nov 2008 New York City
    Some photos taken in New York City during my visit to the USA
    24th May 2009 North West London
    A sunny Sunday in North West London
    30th May 2009 Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft
    A day trip to Norwich, then on to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft
    30th Aug 2009 Notting Hill Carnival
    Some photos of the extra services and odd workings
    20th May 2009 Oban
    A visit to Oban during my week spent in Scotland
    6th Jan 2009 Romford area in 2009 Updated
    A collection of photos taken in or around Romford during 2009
    6th Dec 2008 Routemaster on route 51
    RM1941 performed a round trip on route 51 on Selkent's first day on the route, after taking over the contract from London Central.
    12th Apr 2009 RT30 running days
    To commemorate 30 years since the last RT type bus was withdrawn from London service, the London Bus Company in conjunction with Ensignbus recreated routes 175A, 247 and 339. Here are some photos from the two running days.
    28th Mar 2009 Salisbury and Bournemouth
    A visit to Salisbury for the Wilts & Dorset Bristol VR farewell, plus a few photos taken late in the day in Bournemouth
    12th Nov 2009 San Francisco New
    A few photos taken in San Francisco. Many more to follow!
    1st Jan 2009 Southend 'heritage' running day
    Some photos from this year's running day organised by Stephensons
    16th Aug 2009 Southend Vintage Open Top Bus Weekend
    Some photos taken at this special event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Castle Point Transport Museum Society
    21st Mar 2009 Stoke-on-Trent and Congleton
    An afternoon visit to Stoke-on-Trent and then a brief trip to Congleton.
    1st May 2009 Taunton and Okehampton
    Some photos taken on the way to the Western Greyhound running day
    29th Aug 2009 Upminster Depot open days
    Some photos of the special bus services run in conjuction with the open days
    17th Nov 2008 Washington DC
    A selection of photos taken in Washington DC during my visit to the USA.
    10th Sep 2009 West Midlands New
    A selection of photos taken during two trips to the West Midlands
    10th May 2009 Windsor New
    Some photos taken in Windsor, including the annual Slough and Windsor running day
    8th Aug 2009 Winterthur
    Some photos of the buses and trolleybuses in Winterthur, taken whilst I was visiting Switzerland
    24th Jan 2009 Woolwich, Bexleyheath, Blackheath and Erith
    Some photos taken on two trips to South East London, including the latest changes in the area.
    6th Apr 2009 Wuppertal and Solingen
    Some photos taken in Wuppertal and Solingen during my trip to Germany. The main operator in Wuppertal is Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW), whilst Stadtwerke Solingen operate a fleet of buses and trolleybuses in Solingen. The trolleybus system in Solingen is one of only three remaining in Germany.
    7th Apr 2009 Wuppertal Schwebebahn
    Some photos of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn in Germany. This is a suspended monorail and is the only one of its type in the world. The service is operated by Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW)
    7th Aug 2009 Zürich
    Some photos taken during two visits to Zürich whilst I was in Switzerland. Services in the city are operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ).
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