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Arriva London LT1 prototype bus showing the front entrance whilst on display in Sutton town centre 07/01/12.
LT1 now looking smart with its LONDON TRANSPORT fleet name.It is seen leaving the Lea Bridge Road Roundabout on its return on route 38 to Piccadilly Circus.
Arriva London New Routemaster LT1 passes Grosvenor Gardens alongside Abellio LT607 as they work respective 38 & 24 services
Vehicle Details
Operator: Arriva London
Fleet Details: LT1
Registration: LTZ 1001
Vehicle Type: Wrightbus New Routemaster
Vehicle Details
Operator: Abellio London
Fleet Details: LT607
Registration: LTZ 1607
Vehicle Type: Wrightbus New Routemaster
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Borismaster number 1 is now at Enfield garage. Here it is at Potters Bar Station on route 313. It has received the heritage treatment including an underlined gold London Transport fleetname!
Sue Ann at Lowestoft.
Name: Sue Ann
Vessel type: Fishing boat
Home port: Lowestoft
Flag: United Kingdom
Fishing registration: LT 1
MMSI: 235038488
Call sign: 2FVS9
Length overall: 14 m
Beam: 5 m
Builder: Harris & Garrod, Grimsby
Year built: 2005
Previous names:
Gina B FD 541, until November 2020
New Dawn PL 1, until 2020
Genesis SH 300, until 2009
The New Bus for London, sometimes referred to as NB4L, and colloquially as the New Routemaster, Borismaster or Boris Bus, is a 21st century replacement of the iconic Routemaster as a bus built specifically for use in London. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, it is built by Wrightbus, and features the 'hop-on hop-off' rear open platform of the original Routemaster, but meets the requirements for modern buses to be fully accessible. The first bus entered service on 27 February 2012.
Wisley Airfield
Cobham Bus Rally
April 29th 2012
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This is what's affectionately titled NB4L - the New Routemaster Borismaster, or simply London's Boris Bus no. 1.
At a stinging cost of nearly £900,000 per vehicle there are, surprise surprise just eight of these roaming up and down London's flagship service 38 between Victoria Station and Hackney Central, near to the Olympic stadium at Stratford.
Getting up close I was already smitten and couldn't help admiring the curvy, ever so retro look with surely a touch of the Guy Arab about them. Now hands up if you remember the regular cartoon in Monty Python's Flying Circus where a little old hump-backed lady pushed a 1950's pram along the street? Groaning in the most sinister fashion she tottled along the roads and when anyone stopped to say "oh what a nice little byebay"....all of sudden the baby would gobble the person up, swallow them whole with a vulgar burp to follow! This would continue happening several times until a very posh woman told them "stop this at once". I am therefore calling these eight dear things London's hump back-ladies from now on - try and stop me!
Now where do we start? Well how about with the fleet number itself. Each is numbered LT1 to 8 and the number can be seen here below the Arriva logo with only one other number ident on the bus, on the near side in the same position. The registration numbers don't all tally together with nos. 1, 2 and 3 being 61plate and 4 - 8 being 12 plate. The first ones appeared in February 2012 with the rest by early summer.
We're just about to pass the Palace Theatre at Cambridge Circus where Singing in the Rain is currently showing. Note the shop front advertising facial rejuvenation - in an hour. My God I could be done before the next Boris bus comes along!
The most staggering thing is the double staircase - and a glass one at that. Totally magic. It was like being a wee boy again and I've never seen so many people take such an interest in a bus before.
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