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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service in February 2012 with Arriva London on route 38. The original AEC Routemaster was used as the standard London bus type, with a rear open platform...
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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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outnumber the better-known Routemaster throughout the 1960s. The prototype (London Transport RT 1) was built in 1938 with an AEC 8.8-litre (540 cu in) engine...
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double-deck AEC Routemaster from all regular service routes in 2005, a small fleet was retained to operate on heritage routes. As the AEC Routemaster buses...
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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...
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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...
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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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could only be operated by a driver and conductor, such as the London AEC Routemaster or Bristol Lodekka, as British legislation prevented driver-only operation...
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the AEC Routemasters of the 1960s and the rear-engined buses of the 1970s. The collection includes pre World War II AEC Regents, post-war AEC Regent...
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The AEC Regent III (also known as Regent 3 or Regent Mark III) was a type of double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC. The Regent III was mainly built...
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were 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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in the United Kingdom outside London (London Transport bought the AEC Routemaster during that period). The chassis was also sold to Ireland, Portugal...
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Short workings of route 15 were provided by route 15H with traditional AEC Routemaster buses between 2005 and 2019. Route 15 was introduced in November 1908...
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Mini, Supermarine Spitfire, K2 telephone box, World Wide Web and the AEC Routemaster bus. Since 2004, Art on the Underground has been commissioning artists...
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Associated Equipment Company (redirect from AEC (Associated Equipment Company))
with the completion of the last Routemasters, and its last buses, motorcoaches and lorries were built in 1979. The AEC name actually disappeared from commercial...
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introduced on route 11. AEC Regent III RT buses were in service on route 11 in the 1950s. On 12 June 1959, the fourth AEC Routemaster in passenger service...
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List of bus types used in London (section AEC buses)
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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other than AEC Routemasters. Ironically, it was also the first London bus route to use the Routemaster. In the 1950s, the route was run using AEC Regent IIIs...
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Supermarine Spitfire, London tube map, World Wide Web, Concorde and the AEC Routemaster bus. In 2009, the K2 was selected by the Royal Mail for their "British...
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bus first appeared in the city in 1947 with the AEC Regent III RT (predecessor to the AEC Routemaster). London's coach hub is Victoria Coach Station,...
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Thomas Heatherwick (section New Routemaster bus)
buses. The first buses reinstated the rear open platform of the 1950s AEC Routemaster, but the expense of staffing the rear door led to elimination of the...
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prototype AEC Routemaster began operation on route 8 between Willesdan and Old Ford. On 6 June 1959, the first three production Routemasters to enter service...
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the standard route 15 and was the last route operated with preserved AEC Routemasters. This route and route 9H were announced initially as 'A' and 'B' as...
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bus 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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The AEC Bridgemaster was a front-engined low-height double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC. The AEC Bridgemaster was introduced by AEC in 1956...
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the minds of visiting tourists, including the red telephone box, the AEC Routemaster bus, the black taxi, and the Union Flag. The city is home to many nationalities...
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were replaced by AEC Routemasters. During the 1990s, London Buses' South London Transport subsidiary operated the route with Routemasters in a unique red...
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Walthamstow Marshes. The museum displays various artifacts, including AEC Routemaster buses, a pair of Marshall C class steam engines, and various fire fighting...
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Dolphin Love" with the lyrics "The 38 that took too long to Dalston". An AEC Routemaster bus with route 38 blinds is displayed in the Falkland Islands capital...
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