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Old September 8th 04, 10:13 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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On 8 Sep 2004 08:52:29 -0700, (Boltar) wrote:

And a modern double decker weights 11 or 12 tons. You have to wonder where
that extra 3 or 4 tons of flab was needed.

Length, width, height, interior trim and glass. A modern decker is
*substantially* larger in all dimensions than a Routemaster. Bodywork
and seats are heavy (even if they're aluminium like the RM), as is
glass in the larger, sometimes double-glazed windows, not to mention
the lack of bare metal inside.

Neil

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