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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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’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? 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iconic double-decker hop-on, hop off Routemaster buses hit the capital's streets on Monday - six years after they were withdrawn.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 ...

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 ...