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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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List of bus types used in London (section AEC buses)
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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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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Associated Equipment Company (redirect from AEC (Associated Equipment Company))
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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brass band showcase the newest collection after disembarking from an AEC Routemaster bus. Vogue also related that "one show challenged editors and buyers...
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encyclopedia Rifled muzzle loader, a type of gun common in the 19th century AEC Routemaster, a type of double-decker bus Rocket Madsen Space Lab (RML Spacelab)...
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