Dec. 9, 2005 — -- It's been a staple on the London streets for 50 years, but the red double-decker Routemaster bus -- the one you could hop on and hop off -- is no longer the staple of London ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... London – After half a century, London’s famous red Routemaster buses are rattling into retirement. Thousands of fans said farewell to the famous hop-on, ...

London’s new Routemaster bus has major battery issues. The bus, thanks to its “green” diesel-electric hybrid powertrain, is meant to be “the most environmentally friendly bus of its type"—according to ...

LONDON – The bus was late, but it won’t happen again. People thronged London’s streets Friday and jostled for seats aboard a double-decker Routemaster bus making its last run, 40 minutes late in ...

The English can't resist a good retro revival: we fell back in love with the new Mini and Doctor Who, so now it's time to do the same with the eco-friendly revamp of the Routemaster bus. Packed with a ...

Londoners are learning not to trust their mayor, Ken Livingstone, especially when it comes to transport. After all but promising to freeze the city’s congestion charge for a decade in 2003, he raised ...

The Routemaster bus, probably the best-known symbol of London in the world, is about to be resurrected. The original hop-on-hop-off design, with its open rear deck, was perfect for car-choked streets: ...

One of London’s most famous icons got retired in 2005 to international dismay—the Routemaster bus. Seen on the roads since 1956, they were replaced by bendy-buses that almost everyone despises. Until ...

Buses are great starting platforms to build an RV out of. If you want something that stands out more than a school bus or an American transit bus you could buy this, a giant double-decker 1962 AEC ...

London? After half a century, London’s red Routemaster buses are rattling into retirement. Thousands of fans said farewell to the hop-on, hop-off buses Thursday, the last full day of regular service ...

The iconic double-decker hop-on, hop off Routemaster buses hit the capital's streets on Monday - six years after they were withdrawn. The eight buses will operate along route 38 which runs between ...

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, ...