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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.
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 ...
It was this attention and thoroughness that was largely responsible for buses such as the RT, RF and AEC Routemaster lasting so long. One of the unusual aspects of the London Transport overhaul process was the "works float" system used for the large classes of buses such as RT, RTL, RTW, RF and Routemaster types.
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.
Metroline AEC Routemaster on Oxford Street in March 2004 Metroline Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL in Kilburn in September 2007. Route 98 commenced on 18 July 1992 to replace route 8 between Willesden bus garage and Oxford Circus, before continuing to Holborn. The route has always been operated by Metroline's Willesden bus garage.
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".
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 ...