You wait for a bus and then 20 come along! (Picture: Getty Images) You wait for months for a Google doodle and just like that, two arrive in two days. It seems befitting of the 60th Anniversary of ...
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 ...
The obituary writers have been busy again, bemoaning the impending demise of London's famous Routemaster buses. But once more, according to London Transport, they may be premature. You can't expect an ...
A prototype of the new Routemaster has been in operation on the number 38 route between Victoria and Hackney since February last year. However, next month will mark the first time a route will be ...
Many 50-year-olds are either considering retirement or wondering if they're likely to be displaced by youngsters. Such a conundrum faces the Routemaster bus, a British transport icon that finally ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Alexander Dennis, Britain’s biggest bus maker, is stepping up efforts to design a new version of the popular ...
Routemaster buses will soon be as rare as horses on the streets of London. From March, the last remaining passenger service, route 15, will be drastically reduced. The major change comes on 2 March ...
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, ...
Boris Johnson's New Routemaster buses are to be fitted with windows that open after passengers complained about stifling heat. Transport for London confirmed this morning the buses, worth around ...