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 ...

LONDON — It was the end of the line Thursday for London’s red Routemaster buses, trundling into retirement after half a century of rickety but reliable service. Fans of the old style double-deckers ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 biggest bus makers has entered administration, Unite regional secretary Jackie Pollock has said. Wrightbus - who made London's distinctive red double decker Routemaster buses when ...

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 ...

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 ...

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