Conductor Mahari Merhane, still working a Routemaster on the No. 14 route that passes Piccadilly and Harrods department store, said he would be sorry to see them go, not least because it means he ...

The Routemaster entered service in the mid-1950s as a replacement for electric trolley buses. It was the last bus to be designed specifically for London, by engineers who had worked on World War ...

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. It was, as expected, late.

The iconic Routemaster bus was known for its red colour, open rear platform and its 'hold tight' bell. It was phased out in 2005.

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 British capital.

Ok, to be fair, it was never going to beat the original design. Everyone has fond memories of jumping onto the open back of the Routemaster and grabbing the ridiculously long tickets from the ...

Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance, said: "London's classic red Routemaster bus is known across the globe and its 'ding ding' sound is instantly recognisable and nostalgic for many Londoners.