If the plot to rid London of it's favourite bus succeeds, would a private
bus operator be allowed to operate a service with Routemasters instead? I
don't think the London sightseeing tour buses have to have disabled access,
so what about an "Oxford Street Shopping Bus" to do the job that
Routemasters have always done best?

This could be run by a private company which could buy up a small fleet of
Routemasters. For a flat fare it could provide Oxford Street shoppers with
the convenient service they are used to, allowing people to get on and off
directly outside the shop they want, or wherever the bus is stationary. It
could run up and down Oxford Street, turning round at Marble Arch and Centre
Point. You might even be able to hail the bus like a taxi. It could use a
conductor who would also fill the role of the tour guide on a sightseeing
bus, telling tourists when they have reached Selfridges for example. I think
a bus service like this would be very popular, and it would also be the only
bus you could board without a travelcard in Oxford Street, since all the
other routes now require a ticket from the machines in the street which
don't work. The buses could be sponsored by Oxford Street traders, making
them even more profitable, carrying advertisements for this month's event at
Selfridges or John Lewis etc. inside and outside. The conductor could even
hand out discount vouchers for particular shops, and the "Crystal Eyes"
video screen could show some of the same video advertisements shown on the
screens in store at shops like Top Shop & Selfridges. The idea sounds like a
winner to me, so (a) is anyone planning to do it, and (b) would they be
allowed to?