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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 diesel double-decker...
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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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  • 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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    for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, Vessel in New York City, and the New Routemaster bus. The Garden Bridge over the Thames in Central London...
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    London Boris Johnson unveiled the design of the New Routemaster, the proposed replacement for the Routemaster as an iconic standard bus for exclusive use...
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    awarded the Dewar Trophy of the Royal Automobile Club in 2015. The New Routemaster double-decker was specified and constructed to a hybrid design. The...
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  • most notable products is the New Routemaster London bus, introduced in February 2012 as an update of the AEC Routemaster. Production ended in 2017 when...
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    Volvo B5LH and Volvo B5LHC hybrid chassis. The design is based on the New Routemaster, sharing the majority of body panels up to the rear quarter section...
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    convenient, and 70% said the new route would reduce their travel time. Route SL3 was introduced on 24 February 2024, using New Routemasters. It is operated by Stagecoach...
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    replace them with a "modern-day AEC Routemaster" with an open rear platform and a conductor. The New Routemaster first entered service in February 2012...
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    economy swap with route 49. In 2014, the route briefly operated a New Routemaster painted in red and silver livery to promote the Year of the Bus. To...
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    body, which was launched in 2015 to compete with the hybrid electric New Routemaster, the Enviro400EV is produced at Alexander Dennis' Falkirk and Scarborough...
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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 places...
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    Olympics and oversaw the cycle hire scheme. He also with introduced the New Routemaster buses and the Thames cable car, while promoting the proposed Garden...
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    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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    successfully retained route 11 with new contracts starting on 30 October 2010 and 31 October 2015. New Routemasters were introduced on 21 September 2013...
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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 left...
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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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    two-thirds version of the 6.7L ISB rated at 185 hp (138 kW), used in the New Routemaster, a series hybrid diesel-electric doubledecker bus in London. The 5...
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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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    bombardment". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 31 (9). Elsevier Science, New York: 1470. Bibcode:1967GeCoA..31.1457C. doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90021-X...
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    also been used for heavy vehicles, such as Wrightbus's Gemini 2 and New Routemaster buses. Hydrogen fuel cells have also been used as a range extender...
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    route 159 was the last route to be converted from Routemaster to low-floor bus operation, with new Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL double deckers taking...
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    Boris Johnson (category Journalists from New York City)
    As per his election pledge, he commissioned the development of the New Routemaster buses for central London. He also ordered the construction of a cable...
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  • Mayoralty 2008 mayoral election London Britannia Airport Santander Cycles New Routemaster 2011 riots 2012 mayoral election London Cable Car 2012 Summer Olympics...
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  • Thumbnail for London Buses route 16
    introduction of new route 332 which commenced operating on the same date. New Routemaster buses were introduced on 26 September 2015. The rear platform remains...
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    every 2–3 minutes. Eight prototype New Routemasters were introduced in February 2012 Full conversion to New Routemasters occurred on 10 May 2014. On 12 November...
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    awarded the contract for route 24 which started on 10 November 2012. New Routemasters were introduced on 22 June 2013. The rear platform remained open until...
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  • began using Microvast LpTO batteries for 1,000 units of double-decker New Routemaster buses.[citation needed] An 18 kWh LpTO battery system is used to replace...
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    retained route 12 with new contracts starting on 6 November 2004 and 5 December 2011 (now as Go-Ahead London). New Routemasters were introduced on 28 March...
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