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    The AEC Routemaster is a front-engined double-decker bus that was designed by London Transport and built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and...
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  • Routemaster may refer to: AEC Routemaster, a front-engined double-decker bus built 1954–1968 in London New Routemaster, a hybrid diesel-electric double-decker...
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    The New Routemaster, originally referred to as the New Bus for London and colloquially as the Borismaster or Boris Bus, is a low-floor diesel double-decker...
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    unsuitable for London, and to introduce a modern version of the AEC Routemaster. Withdrawals began in July 2009, when articulated buses on routes 38...
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    AEC Routemasters were the staple diet of the garage for many years until the new Alexander ALX400 bodied DAF DB250LFs arrived. The final Routemasters left...
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    Regent II (1945) Regal III (1947) Regent III (1947) Regal IV (1949) AEC Routemaster (1954) Merlin/Swift (1964) Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart/Enviro200H...
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    and today the best-known example is the red London bus, namely the AEC Routemaster. Double-deckers in urban transport were also in common use in other places...
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    improve emissions involved replacing older diesel buses such as the AEC Routemaster, use of ultra-low-sulfur diesel, and fitting particulate filters to exhausts...
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    London services. Livingstone supported the withdrawal of the vintage AEC Routemaster buses from regular service in London. Livingstone introduced the London...
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    Boris Johnson unveiled the design of the New Routemaster, the proposed replacement for the Routemaster as an iconic standard bus for exclusive use in...
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    B5LH and Volvo B5LHC hybrid chassis. The design is based on the New Routemaster, sharing the majority of body panels up to the rear quarter section but...
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  • New Routemaster London bus, introduced in February 2012 as an update of the AEC Routemaster. Production ended in 2017 when the 1,000th New Routemaster left...
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    Summer Olympics and Paralympics, Vessel in New York City, and the New Routemaster bus. The Garden Bridge over the Thames in Central London was cancelled...
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    [citation needed] In June 2016 the route began being operated using New Routemasters. On 29 January 2019 the route transferred to London United. On 29 June...
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    is designed in a "retro" style reminiscent of London Transport's AEC Routemaster. A total of 217 City Masters, including 15 open-top buses, were built...
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  • company Red London buses AEC Routemaster, a front-engined double-decker bus that was designed by London Transport. New Routemaster, a hybrid diesel-electric...
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    contemporary recognizable form of full-sized buses from the 1950s. The AEC Routemaster, developed in the 1950s, was a pioneering design and remains an icon...
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    the city in 1947 with the AEC Regent III RT (predecessor to the AEC Routemaster). London's coach hub is Victoria Coach Station, opened in 1932. Nationalised...
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    with an English view of English culture. One example is the red AEC Routemaster London double decker bus. Matryoshka dolls are seen internationally as...
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    in service on route 11 in the 1950s. On 12 June 1959, the fourth AEC Routemaster in passenger service (RM14), entered service on route 11 from Riverside...
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    Sevenoaks Schools". Go-Coach. Retrieved 11 July 2024. Axe to fall on Routemaster route Bus & Coach Professional 30 January 2014 RMs to be withdrawn from...
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    1966, the Atlanteans moved to Tottenham garage and were replaced by AEC Routemasters. The route was crew operated until 25 October 1986, apart from two short...
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  • to drive a number of other vehicles, ranging from a Citroën 2CV to a Routemaster Bus, amongst others. Bond's most famous car is the silver grey Aston...
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    Richmond, London, have two children. Hendy owns two roadworthy London AEC Routemaster buses. He is organiser of the 23A scheduled bus service which runs once...
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    continued use of the Routemaster bus on some of the busiest routes in the most congested parts of central London. The Routemaster remained favoured due...
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    Advertisement for John's award-winning West End musical Billy Elliot on a Routemaster bus in London, 2007...
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  • Thumbnail for AEC Regent III RT
    London bus in the 1950s and continued to outnumber the better-known Routemaster throughout the 1960s. The prototype (London Transport RT 1) was built...
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    withdrawal of London's classic AEC Routemaster fleet, Mayor of London Ken Livingstone promised to introduce a heritage Routemaster operation. After hopes that...
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    and replacing the articulated buses with an updated version of the AEC Routemaster. Targeting the Conservative-leaning suburbs of outer London, it capitalised...
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    to begin running a heritage bus service in London using acquired AEC Routemasters on its new Route A between London Waterloo station and Piccadilly Circus...
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