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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...
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    February 2012 with Arriva London on London Buses route 38. The original AEC Routemaster was used as the standard London bus type, with a rear open platform...
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  • 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...
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    and today the best-known example is the red London bus, namely the AEC Routemaster. Double-deckers in urban transport were also in common use in other...
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    outnumber the better-known Routemaster throughout the 1960s. The prototype (London Transport RT 1) was built in 1938 with an AEC 8.8-litre (540 cu in) engine...
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    double-deck AEC Routemaster from all regular service routes in 2005, a small fleet was retained to operate on heritage routes. As the AEC Routemaster buses...
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    contemporary recognizable form of full-sized buses from the 1950s. The AEC Routemaster, developed in the 1950s, was a pioneering design and remains an icon...
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    the AEC Routemasters of the 1960s and the rear-engined buses of the 1970s. The collection includes pre World War II AEC Regents, post-war AEC Regent...
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    could only be operated by a driver and conductor, such as the London AEC Routemaster or Bristol Lodekka, as British legislation prevented driver-only operation...
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    short working of the standard route 15 and was the last preserved AEC Routemaster route. This route and route 9H were announced initially as 'A' and...
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    AEC Routemasters were the staple diet of the garage for many years until the new Alexander ALX400 bodied DAF DB250LFs arrived. The final Routemasters...
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    Short workings of route 15 were provided by route 15H with traditional AEC Routemaster buses between 2005 and 2019. Route 15 was introduced in November 1908...
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    in the United Kingdom outside London (London Transport bought the AEC Routemaster during that period). The chassis was also sold to Ireland, Portugal...
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  • Mini, Supermarine Spitfire, K2 telephone box, World Wide Web and the AEC Routemaster bus. Since 2004, Art on the Underground has been commissioning artists...
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    were unsuitable for London, and to introduce a modern version of the AEC Routemaster. Withdrawals began in July 2009, when articulated buses on routes 38...
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    Regent II (1945) Regal III (1947) Regent III (1947) Regal IV (1949) AEC Routemaster (1954) Merlin/Swift (1964) Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart/Enviro200H...
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    operator British European Airways employed the archetypal London red AEC Routemaster buses in a blue and white livery with luggage trailers on service to...
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    London services. Livingstone supported the withdrawal of the vintage AEC Routemaster buses from regular service in London. Livingstone introduced the London...
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    Supermarine Spitfire, London tube map, World Wide Web, Concorde and the AEC Routemaster bus. In 2009, the K2 was selected by the Royal Mail for their "British...
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    with the completion of the last Routemasters, and its last buses, motorcoaches and lorries were built in 1979. The AEC name actually disappeared from commercial...
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    other than AEC Routemasters. Ironically, it was also the first London bus route to use the Routemaster. In the 1950s, the route was run using AEC Regent IIIs...
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    The AEC Regent III (also known as Regent 3 or Regent Mark III) was a type of double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC. It was mainly built for operation...
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    bus first appeared in the city in 1947 with the AEC Regent III RT (predecessor to the AEC Routemaster). London's coach hub is Victoria Coach Station,...
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  • 8 February: London Transport introduces the first (experimental) AEC Routemaster double-deck bus into public service, on route 2. At the 9 November...
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    public transport (including the re-introduction of bus conductors and AEC Routemaster buses), and tackling crime and abandoned cars. Turnout: 1,920,560 (36...
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    introduced on route 11. AEC Regent III RT buses were in service on route 11 in the 1950s. On 12 June 1959, the fourth AEC Routemaster in passenger service...
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  • Thumbnail for AEC Bridgemaster
    The AEC Bridgemaster was a front-engined low-height double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC. The AEC Bridgemaster was introduced by AEC in 1956...
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    the minds of visiting tourists, including the red telephone box, the AEC Routemaster bus, the black taxi, and the Union Flag. The city is home to many nationalities...
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    prototype AEC Routemaster began operation on route 8 between Willesdan and Old Ford. On 6 June 1959, the first three production Routemasters to enter service...
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  • Thumbnail for Yutong City Master
    bus is designed in a "retro" style reminiscent of London Transport's AEC Routemaster. A total of 217 City Masters, including 15 open-top buses, were built...
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