ROUTEMASTERS IN RED

The Famous, iconic, Routemaster bus is most recognised for the bright red livery, open platform and half front cab. London Transport had 2760 of them and they found followers all over the UK. We have a good selection available to hire for your event or special occasion. We have vehicles representing all the different looks of their time serving London. Why not choose the world’s most famous bus for your special transport.

• POPULAR CHOICE!
• 64 seat RM class and 72 seat RML class buses.
• Seats upholstered in either genuine Routemaster burgundy tartan moquette or the genuine blue Routemaster “eyes down” pattern moquette.
• Open Rear Platform (we provide a bus conductor)
• See below for open top or part open top red Routemasters.
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The Green Machines – Green Routemasters

The famous London Routemasters were not all red!! No, indeed, express bus services were operated across the capital from locations well outside it, branded “Green Line” these Routemasters were painted in a rich, deep, “Racing Green” colour, Whilst local services outside of today’s London boundary were provided by London Transport Country buses in this deep Green colour. In the 1970’s the National Bus Company took over these buses, branded London Country they adopted their Leaf Green shade used up and down the UK. We have two Racing Green and one Leaf Green Routemasters available. These striking vehicles are popular in London’s outskirts and stand out in town amongst the sea of red buses.

• POPULAR CHOICE!
• Deeper Seat Cushions for a touch more luxury.
• 57 – 64 seats gives slightly more leg room.
• These buses have rear platform doors, but they still carried a conductor and we provide one too, on nice days we can leave the doors open, just as they did in the past.
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The White Routemaster

Looking bright in white, our very popular, classic London Routemaster in a unique white livery with dark green trim. This bus is especially popular for weddings! We have a matching single decker too! The blue seat pattern will be well remembered for featuring on many buses and Underground trains back in the day, a pattern first tested on Routemasters at Uxbridge garage.

• In high demand for Weddings
• 72 seats with 40 seats on the top deck
• Features blue seat moquette and fluorescent lighting.
• Painted White to match our white single 39 seater.
• We only have one Routemaster in white, book this one early!
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Routemaster 1933 – The London General

• RM 1933 features the stunning retro livery of The London General Omnibus Company, who operated London’s buses from 1856 to 1933.
• The White will set off a bridal dress beautifully against the classic London Red!
• London Transport painted the appropriately numbered RM 1933 into this awesome livery in 1983 to mark 50 years of London Transport.
• This bus was adopted by Chalk Farm Garage as their “showbus”.
• This vehicle was the penultimate Routemaster refurbished by Transport for London back into original style with modern touches like LED saloon bulbs mimicking the originals and it has a modern cleaner engine.
• We have just repainted this vehicle back into these amazing head turning LGOC colours
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The Part Open Toppers

• We have a selection of Routemasters with a partial open top.
• 64 – 72 seats with 36 – 40 seats upstairs.
• A short covered section at the front will keep your equipment or yourselves dry if there is a shower!
• PA system available on some vehicles.
• See also our full open top buses!
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The Full Open Toppers

• We have a selection of Routemasters and an even older RT Type with fully open top.
• 56 – 64 seats with 30 – 36 seats upstairs.
• Fully open for maximum viewing!
• PA system available on some vehicles.
• See also our partial open top buses!
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World’s largest Routemaster fleet.

• We have the largest fleet of Routemasters anywhere.
• We have a large fleet of other classic London Buses.
• Contact us to see how we can help with your hire needs.
• We accept that any operator can have an unfortunate breakdown on the day, but with us, at least if there is an issue with a vehicle in advance, we won’t cancel you, we’ll allocate another one! (If it had to be different to your specifications we’d check preferences with you first!)

The XF Daimler Fleetline

• This Daimler was the first of an experimental batch of front entrance buses that eventually spread country wide.
• Painted in the striking country area green with yellow relief.
• The interior is in the classic London Routemaster colours.
• This is something quite different, a quirky classic!
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