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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]
TfL claimed that 67% of the feedback it received reflected that route SL3 would make their journeys more convenient, and 70% said the new route would reduce their travel time. [3] Route SL3 was introduced on 24 February 2024, using New Routemasters previously operated by London United on route 9. [4] [5] [6] It is operated by Selkent. [7] [8]
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]
In late 2015, Alexander Dennis launched the Enviro400 City, a premium model of the Enviro400 MMC, featuring a restyled front end to match the single-decker Enviro200 MMC and a glass staircase as standard amongst other features, designed to compete with the New Routemaster and Wright SRM designs in the London bus market.
The section north of Oxford Circus was a new service designed to create a new south–west link at Regent's Park station. [2] New Routemasters were introduced on 18 October 2014. The rear platform remains closed at all times except for when the bus is at bus stops. [3]