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Colin Rosenstiel · January 1st 06, 12:10 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Colin McKenzie) wrote:

Chris Read wrote:
wrote:
As a matter of interest, apart from the Routemasters - which are the
oldest buses currently running on regular routes now?

If you mean TfL tendered routes only, then I guess you're looking
at the earliest low- floor single deck Darts. For example, routes
370/373 (Romford-Grays) operate with P-reg Darts. 1996/97ish vintage.

The earliest low-floor double deck Tridents were on an S-reg plate,
I think, although they didn't arrive en masse until the T-reg era.

Which means that London Buses has virtually replaced its entire fleet
in 8 years, something that has only happened once before, in 1947-54
with RTs and RFs. The average age of the fleet may now be lower than
it was in 1954; if so, it's the lowest it has ever been.

They just don't make buses like they used to!

Actually the fleet in 1947-54 wasn't as young as that. You're forgetting the trolleybuses.

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Colin Rosenstiel