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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 hybrid diesel–electric double-decker bus operated in London, England.
Thomas Alexander Heatherwick, CBE RA RDI HonFREng (born 17 February 1970) [1] is an English designer and the founder of London-based design practice Heatherwick Studio. He works with a team of more than 200 architects, designers and entrepreneurs from his studio in King's Cross, London .
The buses, designed by Heatherwick Studio and built by Wrightbus [48] feature two staircases, three doors and an open platform allowing passengers to hop on and off, and commenced operating in 2012. In December 2011 the British car magazine Autocar praised the New Routemaster in a road test, rating it ahead of contemporary and historic buses. [49]
The Routemaster was designed by London Transport and constructed at Park Royal Vehicles, with the running units provided by its sister company AEC. Both companies were owned by Associated Commercial Vehicles, which was taken over by Leyland Motors in 1962. [9] Rear platform of a Routemaster, with updated hand-rails for Heritage Route operation
London Buses route 15H was a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England.It ran between Tower Hill station and Trafalgar Square, and was operated by Stagecoach London.
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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 ...
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 bus operated in London from 2012