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12.11.10

NEW BUSES * UK - London mayor shows Routemaster bus

It’s a classic red London Routemaster bus, but not quite as we know it

London,EN,UK -The FT, by Bob Sherwood -November 11 2010: -- The futuristic design of the long-awaited new London double-decker was unveiled by Boris Johnson, the mayor, on Thursday... A full-size mock-up of the design revealed the same open rear platform that allows passengers to hop on and off and an interior decor inspired by the old Routemasters. But for all the nostalgia, the latest London bus displays more modern sweeping lines, two staircases, three entrances and panoramic windows, and it will have more fuel-efficient engines... Routemasters, one of the quintessential international images of London, have not been seen in general service on the capital’s roads for almost five years... In a backlash against the bendy buses introduced by Ken Livingstone, his predecessor, Mr Johnson made bringing back an Routemaster-type bus to London’s streets one of his central election pledges in 2008... The model of the so-called New Bus for London (NB4L), displayed at the London Transport Museum’s depot in Acton, has been produced to garner views on the design ahead of a prototype being built next year. The first five buses are due to hit London streets early in 2012...  (Picture: London mayor Boris Johnson with a mock-up of the capital’s next double-decker bus)

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