Post by freebbc on Feb 25, 2014 3:41:35 GMT
I seen that Wrightbus have now started to calling it a Routemaster on one of their products. Yes TFL have been calling it since few months ago.
www.wrightbusinternational.com/product-range/Routemaster
www.wrightbusinternational.com/news/Routemaster-Clocking-Up-Mileage
First thing, why is it called a Routemaster? A Routemaster is actually a product from AEC, its designed Specifically by London Transport for London Transport. It features a half cab and most obvious the open platform. There are various models and designs of the Routemaster as well.
RM and RML is rear platform Routemaster, RMC and RCL have a door at the rear instead of the open platform, RMA and RMF (Long) featured a door at the front (behind the front wheel and a staircase behind the driver. Lastly the only ever FRM, Front Door Routemaster which is like a usual OPO bus but with Routemaster designs on. It looks similar to a Leyland Atlantean, Daimler Fleetline (Park Royal) and Bristol VR.
But as I see the NBFL, It really does look like a combination of the RM/RML for open platform, RMC/RCL for rear doors and rear staircases, RMA/RMF for middle doors and staircase behind the driver and FRM for the front doors without the half cab area.
But its usually down to TFL to decide to call their own bus type a Routemaster because they own the trademark to the name. I wonder what Routemaster Association got to say.
www.wrightbusinternational.com/product-range/Routemaster
www.wrightbusinternational.com/news/Routemaster-Clocking-Up-Mileage
First thing, why is it called a Routemaster? A Routemaster is actually a product from AEC, its designed Specifically by London Transport for London Transport. It features a half cab and most obvious the open platform. There are various models and designs of the Routemaster as well.
RM and RML is rear platform Routemaster, RMC and RCL have a door at the rear instead of the open platform, RMA and RMF (Long) featured a door at the front (behind the front wheel and a staircase behind the driver. Lastly the only ever FRM, Front Door Routemaster which is like a usual OPO bus but with Routemaster designs on. It looks similar to a Leyland Atlantean, Daimler Fleetline (Park Royal) and Bristol VR.
But as I see the NBFL, It really does look like a combination of the RM/RML for open platform, RMC/RCL for rear doors and rear staircases, RMA/RMF for middle doors and staircase behind the driver and FRM for the front doors without the half cab area.
But its usually down to TFL to decide to call their own bus type a Routemaster because they own the trademark to the name. I wonder what Routemaster Association got to say.
