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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 Park Royal Vehicles. The first prototype was completed in September 1954 and the last one was delivered in 1968.
The number of the parallel route 15 was adopted for the AEC Routemasters, despite potential for confusion with the main 15. Ten buses were allocated to the operator; 5 for the daily turnout, 3 operational spares and 2 as a "strategic reserve".
To counter unfavourable media coverage of the withdrawal of London's classic AEC Routemaster fleet, Mayor of London Ken Livingstone promised to introduce a heritage Routemaster operation. [2] [3] After hopes that this would be operated commercially [citation needed], it eventually materialised as tendered short workings on two existing routes ...
Double-decker buses were popularised in Great Britain at the start of the 20th century [4] and today the best-known example is the red London bus, namely the AEC Routemaster. [5] Double-deckers in urban transport were also in common use in other places, such as major cities of India , [ 6 ] but were mostly diminished or phased out by the end of ...
AEC Regent III low-height bus – RLH48 - MXX 248 - built in 1952. AEC Regal IV – BEA Coach 4RF4 - MLL 740 - built in 1953. Guy Special country bus – GS34 - MXX 334 - built in 1953. AEC Routemaster prototype bus – RML3 - SLT 58 - built in 1957. Ford 300E Van – 1096F - built in 1959. AEC Routemaster bus – RM140 - VLT 140 - built in 1959.
Associated Equipment Company (AEC) was a British vehicle manufacturer that built buses, motorcoaches and trucks from 1912 until 1979. The name Associated Equipment Company was hardly ever used; instead, it traded under the AEC and ACLO brands.
Stagecoach London AEC Routemaster at Oxford Circus in 2004 Stagecoach London Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2 in 2007. On 2 November 1908, the bus route number 8 was allocated to a previously un-numbered route operating between the Bush Hotel in Shepherd's Bush and Seven Kings High Road in Ilford. [3]
The design for the new double-decker bus was inspired by the original AEC Routemaster and features three doors and two staircases to allow accessible boarding. 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 ...