London- the end of RM on route 15
London- the end of RM on route 15
Hello all, The begining of the end of routemasters took place on Friday when routemasters bowed out of service on route 15. Transport for London announced some time ago that the remaining 700 routemasters would be withdrawn by spring 2005. There were 2760 routemasters produced: RM1-879 and RM904to RM1452 and 1517-2217 are all called RMs . RMC1453-1516 are the coach version of the RM and are fitted with platform doors and twin headlights. Longer routemasters are called RMLs; those are RML880-903 and RML2261- to 2760, while the batch 2218 to 2260 were the coach version of the RML. and so to the end of RM/L operation on route 15: The company operating the route is Stagecoach and the operating garage is 'U'. Stagecoach mamagement- being enthusisasts, decided to celebrate the end; on 3/8, a green RMC was loaned from route 15 to route 8. Then, over the weekend 24/5, RMC1451[in green] and RM980 operated on all 6 double deck routes operated by U: routes 101 104 115 147 238 330 saw both buses- 12 variations in all. On Friday 29/9, RTL 139 [loaned from Cobham bus museum, RT3871 appeared on the 15. RTL last operated in service in 11/1968. There were 1631 of those, being the Leyland version of the famous RT. The final 15 departed at 20:33 from Paddington. It was fittingly RML2760- the last produced. well over 200 people turned up for the last run, so, 2 duplicates were provided: RT3871, RML2456 which was painted in green and of course RML2760. it was a great send off, the best we have ever had. RMLs were the allocated buses to the 15 since 1966. Both RML 2456 painted green and RML2760 are now in service on route 8 from BW, route 8 will loose RMLs at the end of June 2004. Regards Yoram.
London- the end of RM on route 15
Hello all, The begining of the end of routemasters took place on Friday when routemasters bowed out of service on route 15. Transport for London announced some time ago that the remaining 700 routemasters would be withdrawn by spring 2005. There were 2760 routemasters produced: RM1-879 and RM904to RM1452 and 1517-2217 are all called RMs . RMC1453-1516 are the coach version of the RM and are fitted with platform doors and twin headlights. Longer routemasters are called RMLs; those are RML880-903 and RML2261- to 2760, while the batch 2218 to 2260 were the coach version of the RML. and so to the end of RM/L operation on route 15: The company operating the route is Stagecoach and the operating garage is 'U'. Stagecoach mamagement- being enthusisasts, decided to celebrate the end; on 3/8, a green RMC was loaned from route 15 to route 8. Then, over the weekend 24/5, RMC1451[in green] and RM980 operated on all 6 double deck routes operated by U: routes 101 104 115 147 238 330 saw both buses- 12 variations in all. On Friday 29/9, RTL 139 [loaned from Cobham bus museum, RT3871 appeared on the 15. RTL last operated in service in 11/1968. There were 1631 of those, being the Leyland version of the famous RT. The final 15 departed at 20:33 from Paddington. It was fittingly RML2760- the last produced. well over 200 people turned up for the last run, so, 2 duplicates were provided: RT3871, RML2456 which was painted in green and of course RML2760. it was a great send off, the best we have ever had. RMLs were the allocated buses to the 15 since 1966. Both RML 2456 painted green and RML2760 are now in service on route 8 from BW, route 8 will loose RMLs at the end of June 2004. Regards Yoram.