London mayor Boris Johnson said the buses, which will come into service 2012, were a combination of "nostalgia" and the "latest technology". The fuel-efficient bus will be quieter than its diesel-run ...

2024 sees the 70th anniversary of the iconic Routemaster bus. Hop aboard for a speedy history of these legendary double-deckers. 1933: Up to this point, London has had as many as 40 types of bus on ...

Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson has revealed his unique way to unwind. The former Mayor of London, who introduced a new fleet of Routemaster buses during his time in the role, told TalkRadio he ...

Reporting from London — London wouldn’t be London without its red double-decker buses. Icons on wheels, they’re as much a part of the city’s history as the landmarks and monuments they roll past, ...

The Routemaster bus, probably the best-known symbol of London in the world, is about to be resurrected. The original hop-on-hop-off design, with its open rear deck, was perfect for car-choked streets: ...

Routemaster buses were not ‘sleek’ machines but angular, noisy, smelly, cumbersome, obstructive, draughty and uncomfortable behemoths that made no concessions to their users. Modern buses have wider ...

Dec. 9, 2005 — -- It's been a staple on the London streets for 50 years, but the red double-decker Routemaster bus -- the one you could hop on and hop off -- is no longer the staple of London ...

London's new Routemaster bus has major battery issues. The bus, thanks to its "green" diesel-electric hybrid powertrain, is meant to be "the most environmentally friendly bus of its type"—according to ...

One of the UK’s main bus manufacturers is poised to go into administration, an MP said. Wrightbus built London’s distinctive red double decker Routemaster buses when Boris Johnson was mayor of the ...

It’s one of the most iconic vehicles on London’s roads, but the ageing red Routemaster bus, currently serving two routes, is set to be replaced by the modern hybrid “Boris Bus” entirely. The old-style ...

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