The Routemaster Bus - Part 1

[@tamjames1496]

Best memories from my younger years. Born in London in 64'. Beautiful days..... Sadly gone now 😔

[@Hotrodngaz]

Yeah, we were lucky to have seen Britain at it's best (I was born the same year) All gone and never to return :(

[@GeminiJay79]

I remember taping this off BBC2 back in 1992/93, not all of it though I missed the first 3 minutes.. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheFlyingBusman]

There’s a good argument for Routemasters even today. Very comfortable in their day and still a decent ride by today’s standards and incredibly practical on busy town and city routes with heavy loadings. When there’s a tube strike and RM’s are rolled out they move people far more efficiently than the modern stuff. They were ahead of their time and are a lovely thing to drive.

[@MikeGMcDermott]

The Routemaster was the best bus ever built - I should know having worked on them as a conductor in London as well as with a private hire Routemaster company up in North Wales. Originally built with a life span of 17 years and here we are 60 years later so it proves that the RM was a bus ahead of its time in terms of design and engineering, the same being with the Bristol Lodekka.

[@djpeekay25]

I am glad that they have brought this masterpiece back even if it is on a short running tourist route.

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Love the RM, and everything that was London Transport!

[@Ulsterbusman129]

I love the rm too I’m lucky to have a model of rm2 the prototype their a gorgeous big bus

[@johnbell7552]

Both the RT & RM were wonderful to ride

[@juliesmith5567]

Those days the thing is you could not get buggies or wheel chairs on then but now they have made room which is a very good idea thanks you all for the idea

[@xnevetsx]

Great Video, looking back into history of London 2 deck buses.

[@Salma-uj2js]

I love buses because buses are very careful and drivers are good

[@trevorkeyes1694]

Love the routemaster buses a classic how dare people knock them they are a stumble of london

[@keithstevens2566]

That is what you call a bus

[@excelents]

Is there a reason there is a second audio track accompanying this in the background which I believe is an Episode of EastEnders.

[@Hotrodngaz]

Transferred from an old VHS tape.

[@TESCOSGRESHAM]

THE 362 TFL BUS ROUTE IS THE BEST AND SAFE ALL THE DRIVERS ARE GOOD ON IT

[@sanjeevpereira8141]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@msmirandagirl]

"Unbridled competition was frowned upon." How did that work out? Good video though.

[@emjayay]

A lot of weird background noise, but great doc.

[@Hotrodngaz]

Transferred from an old VHS tape.

[@ashishdas6634]

I am going to be a bud driver.tThe london buses are well built

[@emjayay]

Interesting how the drivetrain bits are distributed though the whole length of the bus. New buses with lower floors of course are a lot better, allowing better and faster handicapped access and faster entry and exit, the thing that slows buses down. But I get the Routemaster nostalgia.

[@danielferstendig]

omg its bulgy