London Double Decker No.3132

This bus was brought to New Zealand in support of the English team at the 1974 Commonwealth Games. When it arrived it was painted as a Union Jack.

After the games ended a generous donation from a local department store enabled the Society to purchase the vehicle which was then repainted in the traditional London colours although it had always run in London as a Green Line bus.

The bus is pictured here at Ferrymead after undergoing a rebuild which took three years. Both sides and ends of the body were progressively dismantled and reframed, the chassis repaired, and the wiring replaced. The engine also received some attention.