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 ...

It was 60 years ago today, September 24, 1954, that the Routemaster bus was first revealed to the public at a Motor Show in Earl's Court. A couple of years later they would become a staple of London ...

LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - London welcomed a new open-backed double-decker bus on Friday, six years after the much-loved but ageing fleet of "Routemaster" vehicles were removed from the streets of the ...

A icon of the streets of London, the Routemaster bus. A trip to London was once never complete without catching a red double-decker. In the latest instalment of his series Design Files, our ...

The “ding ding” bell once used on London’s classic Routemaster bus is to be reintroduced in a trial aiming to reduce the number of passengers being injured in falls on buses. Transport for London is ...

The new BYD BD11 double-decker bus is tipped to replace London's Routemaster with a maximum range of more than 400 miles and ...

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 ...

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 ...