In article ,
(Ian Jelf) wrote:

In message , Dave Arquati
writes
The heritage 9s are running happily now and look very smart indeed -
freshly painted and they have had the old-style blinds put in at the
front.

They stand at the 360 stand on Prince Consort Road just outside
Imperial College Union. They head off eastwards so I presume they
don't pick up passengers until the stop on the eastern side of
Exhibition Road, but do drop off passengers at the Royal Albert Hall
and then head down Queen's Gate to Prince Consort Rd.

I've just notices that there are PDFs of a poster advertising the new
Heritage routes and some other "long" posters recalling individual
decades in the RM's existence at

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/ini-heritage-buses.asp

That page and the poster seem confused whether the heritage routes stop
at 18:00 or 18:30, I see.

I also see they say "All the buses used date from 1960-1964". Does that
mean the end for the RMLs which apart from the initial batch of 24 date
from 1965 to 1968? Anyone seen one on a heritage route? I see the poster
shows and RML on the 9, though.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

I also see they say "All the buses used date from 1960-1964". Does that
mean the end for the RMLs which apart from the initial batch of 24 date
from 1965 to 1968? Anyone seen one on a heritage route? I see the poster
shows and RML on the 9, though.


2760 was used yesterday and will be used this weekend as well. According to
MD of Stagecoach London at present they have only 5 repainted buses for a
PVR of 5 so 2760 is the cover. Two more RMs due on the road next week so
2760 use will be rarer

For trivia fans the bus in the poster is 2602 and was used for the photos in
early October before any of the RM's were available for the publicity shots


Paul

In article , Paul @whydoyoucare.co.uk
(Paul) wrote:

I also see they say "All the buses used date from 1960-1964". Does
that mean the end for the RMLs which apart from the initial batch of
24 date from 1965 to 1968? Anyone seen one on a heritage route? I
see the poster shows and RML on the 9, though.

2760 was used yesterday and will be used this weekend as well.
According to MD of Stagecoach London at present they have only 5
repainted buses for a PVR of 5 so 2760 is the cover. Two more RMs due
on the road next week so 2760 use will be rarer

For trivia fans the bus in the poster is 2602 and was used for the
photos in early October before any of the RM's were available for the
publicity shots

So your implication is indeed that RMLs will soon disappear? RML2760
isn't refurbished, is it? Clearly it ought to be preserved as the last
Routemaster.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Any improvement to First Group's shoddy presentation of vehicles yet or
are buses still in 'as withdrawn' condition from other routes?

What a pity Stagecoach didn't get both contracts and that the routes
weren't combined to provide a worthwhile link which actually is of use
to someone.