New Routemaster (English Wikipedia)

Staff Writer (8 January 2008). "Future Systems' London Routemaster bus". Building Design Online, The Architect's Website. Retrieved 19 September 2009.

boriswatch.co.uk

"The New Bus for London Officially a Health Hazard". Boris Watch. 7 July 2013.

busandcoach.com

Tfl: Borismasters "will save millions". Bus & Coach Professional. 7 May 2013. Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
KMB views Borismaster Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 4 November 2013
Second Borismaster route named Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 4 June 2013

busandtrainuser.com

"New Routemasters reach Potters Bar". BusandTrainuser, October 2020. 9 October 2020.

camdennewjournal.com

Webster, Philip (28 June 2019). "The Boris buses have left a lasting legacy". Camden New Journal. p. 16. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

cnet.com

Your New Routemaster questions answered Cnet

commercialmotor.com

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"XRM is ditched". Commercial Motor. 14 February 1981.

dezeen.com

Amy Frearson (3 January 2017). "London mayor stops orders for Thomas Heatherwick's Routemaster bus". Dezeen.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

examiner.co.uk

Atkinson, Neil (6 August 2014). "Three-door London buses could hit Huddersfield streets". huddersfieldexaminer. Retrieved 8 January 2017. The buses have doors at the front, centre and rear.

fosterandpartners.com

Routemaster London Fosters + Partners

gazetteandherald.co.uk

Top Gear's James May causes havoc in a London bus Wiltshire Gazette & Herald 8 July 2013

gov.uk

Prince Harry and Prime Minister David Cameron launch GREAT Global Bus Tour Foreign & Commonwealth Office 14 May 2013

itv.com

"Ken Livingstone: too many people died on Routemasters". ITV News.

keybuses.com

Lyons, Mark (9 April 2021). "TFL confirms heritage Routemasters won't return". Buses Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

lbc.co.uk

"New Routemaster Breaks Down Already! Photo". LBC. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.

london-se1.co.uk

"No open platform when 'New Routemaster' buses come south of river". London SE1. 12 February 2014.

london.gov.uk

"Mayor unveils iconic final design for London's new bus" (Press release). Greater London Authority. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
"Complaints regarding heat on New Routemaster buses (1)". Mayor of London. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

londonist.com

"Routemaster Buses Will Not Run On Weekdays". Londonist. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
"In Pictures – A Ride on the New Bus for London". Londonist. 27 February 2012.

metro.co.uk

metrowebukmetro (20 September 2012). "London to get 600 new 'Boris buses' – but taxpayers will foot the £160m bill". Metro News. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

microvast.com

"Cell – Products". microvast.com.

mylondon.news

"Dramatic pictures show London bus ravaged by flames in Kennington". 27 December 2019.
"London bus crash leaves two injured after number 8 smashed through building next to Costa". 5 March 2024.

newhamrecorder.co.uk

"TfL bus rams into home on Claughton Road, East Ham". 19 May 2024.

route-one.net

"New Routemaster battery-electric repower makes debut". routeone. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

siemens.com

industry.usa.siemens.com

Siemens ELFA Drive System for Hybrid Electric Vehicles, 2011. Archived 2014-01-23 at the Wayback Machine.

standard.co.uk

Mann, Sebastian; Watts, Joseph (18 September 2015). "New Routemasters to be fitted with windows that open". Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
Crerar, Pippa. "Faulty new Routemasters 'emit 74% more harmful particles than old buses'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
"London bus crash: 100mph 'street racer' dead, one man critically injured and 12 others hurt after collision with car". Evening Standard. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

telegraph.co.uk

"All aboard the new Routemaster – it's big, red and made in Britain". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2017. Camira Fabrics, a textile manufacturer in West Yorkshire which employs around 600 people, has provided a durable red fabric referred to as "moquette" in the industry (French for carpet) for the Routemaster's seats.
"Mercedes wedged between two 'Boris' buses". 20 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

"Boris Johnson's New Routemasters Will Have Conductors All Day". The Daily Telegraph. 11 January 2011. Archived 2011-01-18 at the Wayback Machine

tfl.gov.uk

Transport for London. "New Routemaster". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017. There's also a T-Loop system which transmits announcements for passengers with hearing aids.
"Competition rules – A new bus for London, Imagine category" (PDF). Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
"Competition rules – A new bus for London, Design category" (PDF). Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
"Competition rules – A new bus for London, Vehicle Specification Guidelines" (PDF). Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
"A new bus for London, The Winners" (PDF). Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
"A New Bus for London – Next steps". Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
"Wrightbus to design and build New Bus for London" (Press release). Transport for London. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
New Bus for London Rollout Transport for London 20 September 2012
"600 new buses by 2016". Transport for London. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
"New Routemaster". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
Route 8 and 38 now served by New Routemaster buses Transport for London 2 July 2014
Route 9 to be served by iconic New Bus for London from Saturday Transport for London 21 October 2013
Route 12 to be served by New Routemaster buses Transport for London 8 April 2015
Route 55 and 15 to be served by New Routemaster buses Transport for London 26 January 2015
Mayor announces first bus route to be fully served by iconic new bus for London fleet Transport for London 25 January 2013
Route 68 now served by new Routemaster bus Transport for London 5 February 2016
Route 73 to be served by New Routemaster buses Transport for London 15 May 2015
Route 137 to be served by New Routemaster buses Transport for London 1 December 2014
Routemasters running on route 148 Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London 19 February 2014
Route 149 now served by New Routemaster buses Transport for London 26 October 2015
Route 159 now served by New Routemaster buses Transport for London 11 December 2015
"Bus tender results – Transport for London". tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
Route 390 to be served by New Routemasters from Saturday Transport for London 5 December 2013
New Routemaster buses on route 453 Transport for London 2 October 2014
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"FOI request detail".
"New Routemaster" (PDF). Transport for London. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
"Routes 8 and N8 – Changes to boarding". Transport for London. Archived 2019-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
"Independent strategic review of the provision of bus services in London" (PDF). London Bus Services Limited. 16 July 2009. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2010.

content.tfl.gov.uk

"Bus Fleet Audit" (PDF). tfl.gov.uk. Transport for London. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

thecourier.co.uk

"All aboard! — Stagecoach's new Routemaster buses take to the road between Dundee and Arbroath". The Courier (Dundee). 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
Wilson, Alan (21 November 2014). "Stagecoach's Routemaster bus trial runs into some trouble". The Courier. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

theguardian.com

Topham, Gwyn (10 January 2020). "Fare-dodging forces closure of rear doors on New Routemaster bus". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
"Boris Johnson and the Routemaster: soft edges and cheerful demeanour". The Guardian. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
"Ken Livingstone vows to halt rollout of new Routemaster buses". The Guardian. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
Hill, Dave (3 August 2015). "How the New Routemaster came full circle: back to a regular old London bus". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
Dave Hill (23 June 2015). "Boris's Bus (A Political Journey) Part 43: No More 'Hop On, Hop Off'?". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
Boffey, Daniel (31 December 2016). "London's 'Boris bus' reaches end of road as Sadiq Khan halts purchases". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

thisislondon.co.uk

Amar Singh (13 October 2008). "The Routemaster with a smile". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008.

transportengineer.org.uk

Borismaster or Saunamaster? Transport Engineer 2 July 2014

transportxtra.com

TfL set to order 200 New Routemasters despite poor BCR Transport Xtra 31 October 2014

web.archive.org

Siemens ELFA Drive System for Hybrid Electric Vehicles, 2011. Archived 2014-01-23 at the Wayback Machine.
Tfl: Borismasters "will save millions". Bus & Coach Professional. 7 May 2013. Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
Transport for London. "New Routemaster". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017. There's also a T-Loop system which transmits announcements for passengers with hearing aids.
Autocar re-invents the Routemaster Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Autocar 19 December 2007
"Competition rules – A new bus for London, Imagine category" (PDF). Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
"Competition rules – A new bus for London, Design category" (PDF). Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
"Competition rules – A new bus for London, Vehicle Specification Guidelines" (PDF). Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
Amar Singh (13 October 2008). "The Routemaster with a smile". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008.
"A new bus for London, The Winners" (PDF). Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
"A New Bus for London – Next steps". Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
"Mayor unveils iconic final design for London's new bus" (Press release). Greater London Authority. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
"New Routemaster Breaks Down Already! Photo". LBC. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
KMB views Borismaster Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 4 November 2013
"New Routemaster". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
Second Borismaster route named Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 4 June 2013
Routemasters running on route 148 Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London 19 February 2014
Bus Service Changes 5 May to 16 June 2017 Transport for London 19 May 2017
Permanent Bus Changes Transport for London
"Routes 8 and N8 – Changes to boarding". Transport for London. Archived 2019-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
"Independent strategic review of the provision of bus services in London" (PDF). London Bus Services Limited. 16 July 2009. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
"Boris Johnson's New Routemasters Will Have Conductors All Day". The Daily Telegraph. 11 January 2011. Archived 2011-01-18 at the Wayback Machine

wrightsgroup.com

Wrights Hybrid Wrightbus
"Spec sheet" (PDF).

youtube.com

"Boris Johnson drives London's new bus" (Video). ITN. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.