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	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Letters extra: Routemaster
		Misguided attempts to retain Routemaster buses in service in London overlook the fact that at 45 years old they are utterly worn out and in a dangerous condition.
		The Routemaster is an obastacle course for all but the very fit and the very thin, as we all were in 1958.
		Routemaster busses are a world-famous symbol of London.
	www.guardian.co.uk /transport/Story/0,2763,1144463,00.html (1182 words)

	BBC - London - Features - The Bus We Loved
		The last Routemaster was built in 1968 and, even though its supposed successors were taken off the roads only 10 years later and several hundred RMs were refurbished in the 1990s, the double act of driver and conductor, the ‘Lennon and McCartney of the road’, was doomed.
		Now the Routemaster buses are finally disappearing from our streets, everyone seems to feel sad about the passing of what was always, when it was in operation, one of the most difficult, dangerous, uncomfortable and unpopular buses on Londoners roads.
		Routemasters were the mainstay of the London economy and had attracted vast amounts of tourists from all over the world.
	www.bbc.co.uk /london/content/articles/2005/09/05/routemaster_book_feature.shtml (11295 words)

	Save the Routemaster: What's a Routemaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Routemaster, and its cheery conductor, were distinctly old fashioned in the streamlined, modernist, sharp edged sixties.
		The lack of a conductor on one-person buses meant they were substantially slower than the Routemaster and in Central London's clogged streets swiftness was essential.
		Website 'Routemaster 50' points out that Routemasters are so durable and adaptable that new generations of engine can be fitted, and they remain among the most technically modern, environmentally sound, fuel efficient and quickest buses ever to run on London's streets.
	www.savetheroutemaster.com /index.php?id=whatsaroutemaster (367 words)

	Routemaster - The Open Guide to London: the free London guide: the free London guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Routemasters are the buses that don't have actual doors for you to get on through, just an open bit at the back where you can hop on and off wherever you like -- at an official bus stop, or while the bus is randomly stopped in traffic.
		Routemasters are also different from other London buses in that they have both a driver and a conductor.
		The thing that confused me for ages about routemasters is whether you're meant to show your ticket or pass to the conductor when you board.
	london.openguides.org /index.cgi?Routemaster (313 words)

	USATODAY.com - British icon reaches the end of the line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The double-deckers are being replaced by the two-part Bendy buses and by angular, modern two-story buses that have all the charm of a brick with wheels.
		Among other things that distinguished the Routemaster: slatted wooden floors, tartan plaid cloth on the seats, a real bell that signaled a stop and a rear seat in the upper deck surrounded on three sides by aluminum sheeting and often occupied by young lovers.
		"Routemasters can't be part of an accessible network, but they have been a London icon for almost half a century, and the new Heritage routes mean that there will still be an opportunity for Londoners and visitors to ride on a Routemaster," Weston says.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-11-03-buses_x.htm (948 words)

	The Routemaster Bus - The Routemaster Bus - Icons of England
		Routemaster double-deckers have become famous the world over through their appearances in countless films and books.
		Routemasters that have come to the end of their working life have been converted into tour buses, party venues… even estate agents!
		We've interviews with Routemaster experts and enthusiasts, we take a look at the way buses have featured in popular culture, and try to solve the age-old mystery as to why three always turn up at once...
	www.icons.org.uk /theicons/collection/routemaster-bus (227 words)

	Technorati Tag: routemaster
		I posted a few weeks ago about the demise of London's Routemaster two person bus (the one with the open platform to hop on and hop off).
		Routemaster buses, the red double-decker British icons for 50 years, became history today as the last bus ran its official historic route (159) for...
		Today's the last day that Routemaster buses are running on the 159 route through London.
	www.technorati.com /tag/routemaster (377 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Modern Transit Overtakes London's Noble Routemaster
		He was singing the praises of the Routemaster, the vintage 1950s double-decker model that plies the 38 and a dozen other major London bus routes -- its maneuverability, its seating arrangement, its smooth braking system, but most of all, its rear platform that allows passengers to hop on and off freely.
		It's already been replaced by other types of buses on half its 30-odd routes, and by sometime next year, just one "heritage route," as the agency calls it, will be left as a salute to the past.
		Money is tight, and Goodwin, the group's spokesman, estimates that the Routemaster costs 10 to 15 percent more to operate than its modern successors because it requires a two-person crew and can accommodate only 77 passengers -- as opposed to 88 on a more modern double-decker and 129 on an articulated single-deck vehicle.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A61301-2004Aug12?language=printer (1285 words)

	From omnibus to ecobus, 1946-1960 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Routemaster was designed to maximise use of interchangeable parts which suited it for mass-production and factory maintenance.
		Changes stemming from the nationalisation of London Transport meant that the Routemaster's production was cut short, and it became the last bus to be designed and built specifically for London.
		The last new Routemaster took to the roads in 1968, and through a programme of refurbishment there are still 500 in service in London today.
	www.ltmuseum.co.uk /learning/online_resources/ecobus_omnibus/pg/1946.htm (376 words)

	A Brief Routemaster History
		The Routemaster is the quintessential double decker London Bus, the last to be wholly designed by London Transport.
		Nearly 1500 Routemasters have been scrapped in the intervening years, but many have been sold for further service around the United Kingdom or around the world; others have been used for a variety of non-pcv duties and numerous examples have been preserved.
		A further variation to the standard Routemaster specification occurred in 1996 with the commencement of the fitment of Scania engines to London Central's RM fleet for route 36.
	routemasterbus.home.att.net /history.htm (931 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| London \| Routemaster makes final journey
		The double-decker Routemasters, with their distinctive hop-on hop-off rear platforms, have been serving the city for more than 50 years.
		Crowds gathered as the last Routemaster in operation pulled into Brixton bus garage in south London at around 1440 GMT, much to the chagrin of its fans across the world.
		Transport watchdog, London Travelwatch, said the continued use of the Routemaster, which is inaccessible to wheelchairs or baby buggies, was not viable.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/4510410.stm (376 words)

	'This bus is part of history' from Guardian Unlimited: News blog
		I understand the Routemasters are difficult to access for some, and stupid people tend to fall off the back and kill themselves, but why oh why can't we just have normal double deckers instead of the horrid clumsy bendys, dubbed 'the free bus' by fare-dodgers and possessing no redeeming features whatsoever.
		Routemasters looked lovely but were a nightmare for cyclists since people disembarked without looking to see if anyone happened to be in the cycle lane right behind the bus.
		I appreciate the problems the routemaster posed for the disabled but as someone mentioned, the bendy buses are absolutely packed at peak times, so there'd be unlikey to be room for a wheelchair or buggy anyway.
	blogs.guardian.co.uk /news/archives/2005/12/09/this_bus_is_part_of_history.html (8863 words)

	London Buses - Routemaster heritage routes - Transport for London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		With its unique and oddly satisfying curved exterior, the Routemaster has become a design icon synonymous with London.
		Although we're improving the bus network by introducing new, more accessible buses, Routemasters will not be disappearing completely.
		The Routemasters will run on part of the central London sections of routes 9 and 15 and have been repainted to look the way they did in the 1960s, down to the 'London Transport' logo and original cream stripe across the side.
	www.tfl.gov.uk /buses/ini-heritage-buses.asp (195 words)

	London Red Double Decker Routemaster Buses
		It is truly the envy of every other city, but at this stage is threatened with the knife from those shameful fools who want the Routemaster phased out for ANY reason.
		The Routemaster has become nothing but a casualty of their madness, and should be protected and run for all time.
		What a sensation the Routemaster is. Introduced in the 1950's, it was was the culmination of decades of design and testing.
	www.geocities.com /londondestruction/bus.html (868 words)

	ABC News: Routemaster Buses Retire in London
		The last bus, No. 159 from Marble Arch at the end of Oxford street in London to Streatham in the capital's south, was scheduled to leave bus stop L at 12:10 p.m.
		The Routemaster is being phased out because of costs and because more modern buses are accessible for those in wheelchairs and mothers with strollers.
		The old fashioned Routemasters are being replaced by a combination of more modern double-deckers without conductors and the open rear platform that allowed commuters to get on and off alone, and by single-decked, double-length vehicles known as Bendy buses here.
	abcnews.go.com /International/story?id=1389535&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (469 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Farewell to the Routemaster bus, red icon of London transport
		LONDON –; Fans of London's double-decker Routemaster buses were out early on a foggy morning Friday hoping to catch a ride on the last day of regular service after half a century.
		The red Routemasters, with their conductors and hop-on, hop-off open platforms, were scheduled to make their last regular trip at midday.
		Generations of travelers have loved the bus for the ease of hopping on and off, and for the conductors who dispense tickets – and often travel information – once passengers are seated.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20051209-0314-britain-doubledeckerdemise.html (506 words)

	ROUTEMASTER BOURNEMOUTH
		Routemaster Bournemouth operated from rented garage space in the former trolleybus depot in Southcote Road, and the traffic office was in what had once been the trolleybus conductor's cashing up and paying in room.
		Part of the reason for the start of the Routemaster operation - apart from perceived commercial opportunity - was a need to generate income for a transport museum in Bournemouth.
		Routemaster Bournemouth services continued to evolve, and from 19th October 1993 a new timetable was introduced with the 607 route extended to Christchurch and Somerford, both as 607 via Cranleigh Road and 608 via Southbourne.
	www.countrybus.co.uk /routemasterbournemouth.htm (1043 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Bob Stanley: At last, good riddance to the Routemaster
		The Routemaster is a design classic and it's easy to get misty-eyed as its numbers - like the London sparrow's - keep falling.
		Yet much of the recent caterwauling about its demise and replacement by the bendy bus has come from the kind of folks who rail against bus lanes from the comfort of their gas guzzlers.
		Très romantique, but I was the kind of kid who was scared that the young Suggsy or local Gripper Stebson would push you off the platform before the bus got to the stop, causing a torn blazer, hurt pride, and a thick ear from your mum.
	www.guardian.co.uk /g2/story/0,,1661872,00.html (603 words)

	Routemaster History
		The Routemaster was the last bus to be wholly designed by London Transport.
		Nearly 1500 Routemasters have been scrapped but many have been sold for further service around the United Kingdom or around the world; others have been used for a variety of non-pcv duties and numerous examples have been preserved.
		A all but one of the routes remained with Routemasters, which seemed to confirm that Routemaster operation would remain a common feature on London's streets at least until the year 2007.
	www.routemaster.org.uk /rmstory.htm (1565 words)

	Last stop for capital's Routemaster - News - channel4.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Routemaster is an iconic symbol of the nation's capital city, much loved by Londoners and tourists alike.
		The journey, took the bus past such London landmarks as Big Ben and Nelson's column, and was the last chapter in a story that begun in 1956 when the first Routemaster begun passenger services.
		Fittingly, the 1968-built bus on the final run - known as RM 2217 - was the last-ever to be manufactured.
	www.channel4.com /news/content/news-storypage.jsp?id=1298145 (198 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Routemaster: Transport of delight?
		It was in 1956, the year of the Suez crisis and Elvis Presley's first UK hit, that the Routemaster, with its hop-on, hop-off platform and a conductor, began to replace the capital's electric trolleybuses.
		The Routemaster Association, just one of a fleet of bus enthusiast groups spreading the word about designer classics and curiosities, would like to see the Routemaster go on for ever.
		While the Routemaster is now able to comply with European clean air regulations, in 2016 the Disability Discrimination Act will make the model illegal, along with any other bus that cannot be used by people in wheelchairs.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2255689.stm (810 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Farewell to the double-decker Routemaster, red icon of London transport
		The composer Tom Smail has composed a "Requiem for the Routemaster," an orchestral piece that evokes the throb of an engine, the tinkle of a bell and the zip of a conductor's ticket machine.
		Transport bosses allowed privately owned Routemasters to join their civic cousins Thursday to ferry passengers on the model's last remaining route – the 159 from Marble Arch to Streatham Hill.
		Along the city's bustling Oxford Street, the familiar red buses were joined by a silver Routemaster, painted to mark Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee in 1977; a golden bus marking her golden jubilee in 2002; and the first Routemaster ever built, a 1954 prototype labeled RM1 that is owned by the London Transport Museum.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20051208-1555-britain-doubledeckerdemise.html (696 words)

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	cityofsound: Routemaster RIP
		Anyway, the latest snippet goes along the lines of, "Of course your step-grandfather's brother died after an accident jumping off the back of a Routemaster." This in the week that that classic of transport design, the Routemaster bus, is 50 years old.
		The loss of the Routemaster is a real shame - their bulbous burly design was a staple feature of books for children, anthropomorphised into cheery, cockney denizens of the big smoke, and therefore painted into people's imagined London for years to come.
		I wish someone had taken on the Routemaster as a design project, and attempted to capture the spirit of the old vehicle whilst updating its layers technological for a contemporary city - in the manner of the VW Beetle, Mini, Nissan Figaro (automobile simulacrum) or indeed the London Taxi.
	www.cityofsound.com /blog/2004/07/routemaster_rip.html (2302 words)

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