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Unlike the AEC Routemaster, the new bus has a full front end rather than the protruding, bonneted "half cab" design, and a rear platform with a door that can be closed, rather than being permanently open. The layout of the new bus allows it to be operated by the driver alone. The cost of each bus was £355,000 over the four-year procurement ...
The Wright SRM (Son of Route Master [1]) is a twin-axle double-decker bus body manufactured by Wrightbus in 2016, designed for the Volvo 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 having no second staircase or third door.
Metroline New Routemaster in London in November 2024. One of the company's most notable products is the New Routemaster London bus, introduced in February 2012 as an update of the AEC Routemaster. [14] Production ended in 2017 when the 1,000th New Routemaster left the production line. [15]
Initially named the New Bus for London and later the New Routemaster, eight prototypes entered service on route 38 in February 2012, with route 24 being the first route fully converted in June 2013. [88] By 2017 the fleet numbered 1,000. [89]
With the sale of London Pride, Ensignbus moved to another site in Purfleet, and grew its sales business. [2] Ensignbus was involved in the sale of London's AEC Routemaster buses following their withdrawal from regular use. [9] As of 2013, it was the largest used bus dealer in the UK. [10]
The name is definitely "New Bus for London" at the moment. It was to be a "New Routemaster", but when it became less-and-less Routemaster like, it became "New Bus for London", or "NB4L". There has been some lazy reporting in the recent days when the designs were released, calling it a new Routemaster. But it certainly isn't one.
On 9 December 2005, route 159 was the last route to be converted from Routemaster to low-floor bus operation, with new Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL double deckers taking over. The route was converted gradually from the start of service on the last day, with the last Routemaster to depart from Marble Arch arriving at Brixton Garage at ...
The Wright StreetCar is an articulated bus developed by Wrightbus and Volvo for FirstGroup. It was built on the Volvo B7LA chassis, featuring a separate driver compartment at the front, resembling to some extent similar designs in Europe. It features wrap-around seating arrangement at the rear.