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death of the routemaster - iconic london bus final journey
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 The final Routemaster journey leaves Oxford Street at 12.10pm on Friday, terminating at Brixton bus garage.
full story HERE 
i think this is one of the saddest things that could happen to london.. add this to the loss of clasic english red phoneboxes and whats left to let you know that your in london? it would be like removing all the yellow taxi from newyork.. what are your thoughts |
| Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:29 am |
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Malbolge  Joined: January 2005 Posts: 388 Location: London, UK Gender: 
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That's a shame...
Still, they're going to keep a few but only use them on "heritage routes" (whatever they are.) I can see why they're doing it, but it'll still be sad to see the Routemasters go... Is the new model they're replacing it with gonna basically be the same but with disabled access, or is it going to be completely different? _________________ "As we dance the dew doth fall, Trip it, little urchins all." Apologies for the crappy username, when I joined the board I was an unimaginative 13-year-old. |
| Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:05 am |
 
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unfortunatly they will be replaced with the newest version which is nothing like the old open routemasters heres a pic
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| Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:27 am |
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Malbolge
Joined: November 2005 Posts: 498 Location: London Gender: 
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could be worse could replace them with those bendy buses.
_________________ Mal:"I would appreciate it if one person on this boat would not assume I'm an evil, lecherous hump." Zoe:"No one's saying that, sir." Wash:"Yeah, we're pretty much just giving each other significant glances and laughing incessantly." |
| Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:36 am |
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Malbolge Joined: January 2005 Posts: 388 Location: London, UK Gender:
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SV_Harlequin wrote: could be worse could replace them with those bendy buses. Bendy buses? :I _________________ "As we dance the dew doth fall, Trip it, little urchins all." Apologies for the crappy username, when I joined the board I was an unimaginative 13-year-old. |
| Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:53 am |
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yeah bendy buses suck there like 2 single deck buses joined at the center with a bendy bit... here is a picture
bendy bus |
| Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:03 am |
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Malbolge Joined: January 2005 Posts: 388 Location: London, UK Gender:
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Oh yeah, I don't like those. They look nasty.
_________________ "As we dance the dew doth fall, Trip it, little urchins all." Apologies for the crappy username, when I joined the board I was an unimaginative 13-year-old. |
| Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:50 am |
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Maladomini
Joined: December 2003 Posts: 889 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Gender: 
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At least they're still double-decker. I'd heard that they were going to replace them all with bendy buses. Ugh.
But I agree, it's a shame. (Man, seeing those pictures makes me miss London. Sigh...) _________________ Fleotenda ferhð; / Cearo bið genīwad. "The Wanderer," 54-55 |
| Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:05 am |
 
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Malbolge Joined: January 2005 Posts: 388 Location: London, UK Gender:
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It's official. The routemaster is now gone for good.
 _________________ "As we dance the dew doth fall, Trip it, little urchins all." Apologies for the crappy username, when I joined the board I was an unimaginative 13-year-old. |
| Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:42 am |
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Malbolge  Joined: December 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Deutschland Gender:
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?theStrange wrote: It's official. The routemaster is now gone for good. They won´t even use them in museums or exhibitions? I never was in London so far and am really upset to hear they intend to change busses. Hm I need to go on that "heritage routes".. if I know by then what that means.. ~Raya, feeling sorry not to have visited "the old" London _________________ Oscar is Wilde |
| Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:19 pm |
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im certain there will be routemaster buses in most transport museums in the uk and that they will apear for special events but sadly wont be part of everyday london life
here is the information about heritage routes from the london transport site click me |
| Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:22 pm |
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Malbolge
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I went on one today after I Finshed work. Wasn't going where I wanted to go but just felt like I needed to ride one, one last time.
_________________ Mal:"I would appreciate it if one person on this boat would not assume I'm an evil, lecherous hump." Zoe:"No one's saying that, sir." Wash:"Yeah, we're pretty much just giving each other significant glances and laughing incessantly." |
| Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:23 pm |
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Malbolge Joined: December 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Deutschland Gender:
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acidcat wrote: im certain there will be routemaster buses in most transport museums in the uk and that they will apear for special events but sadly wont be part of everyday london life here is the information about heritage routes from the london transport site click me Good not to be in London but to have the updated time tables (; Thanks acidcat, I will bookmark that for my not-so-far London visit.. :b _________________ Oscar is Wilde |
| Sat Dec 10, 2005 2:42 pm |
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