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London Routemaster 英國RM巴士

The Routemaster is a front-engined, open rear platform double decker bus that was introduced in 1954 to replace trolleybuses on London's streets. A total of 2,876 Routemaster buses were built until 1968, and roughly around 1,000 of them are still in existence. The bus has the capacity to seat 64 passengers, a bus driver and a conductor who collects fares from passengers. The Routemaster bus has since become an iconic symbol of the British capital.
By the end of 2005, all Routemasters were phased out of service in order to provide a fully wheelchair accessible low-floor bus service in London. However, two heritage routes were introduced right after the withdrawal. At the moment, around 20 Routemaster buses remains in public service operating during the day from 9am to 6pm.

These remaining RMs were mostly overhauled. They are very clean inside and out as seen in the photos. From my experience, do not judge these buses by their appearances and ages as they could be the fastest vehicles on London's streets!