The London MB and SM Buses - A London Bus Disappointment Discworld and fantasy

and fantasy

' Jeffrey Boakye

Fanny Price is acutely aware of her humble rank

But as each land is transformed

innovative collection

The London MB and SM Buses - A London Bus Disappointment Discworld and fantasyPURCHASED to replace London Transport's ageing RT type fleet, and also to ease staff shortages by extending one man operation, the MB types were not only a disappointment, but an unmitigated disaster! Their successors, the SM types, were if anything worse, being underpowered as well as equally unsuitable for London operation. In this new volume of his photos, Jim Blake takes a critical look at what were therefore some of the most unsuccessful buses