London's New Routemasters

Inspired by the AEC Routemaster, the New Bus for London, later renamed the ‘New Routemaster’, was the first bus specifically built for use in London since 1968, when the last Routemaster machines were constructed. Then Mayor Boris Johnson wished for a new version of the Routemaster bus to be designed and built, subsequently launching a competition for the design of such a vehicle. Wrightbus gained...