Routemaster

Also known as AEC Routemaster

British double-decker bus

Key facts

Manufacturer: Associated Equipment Company (AEC), Park Royal Vehicles
Production: 1954–1968
Assembly: Southall , London Borough of Ealing , England
Designer: Douglas Scott
Layout: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Doors: 0 passenger doors, 1 permanently-open entrance at the back and 1 driver's door
Floor type: Step-entrance
Chassis: Integral, with front and rear subframes
Engine: AEC AV590 9.6 L or, AEC AV690 11.3 L or, Leyland O.600 9.8 L, 6-cylinder diesel, Retrofits: , Cummins ISCe / Cummins ISBe , DAF , Iveco , Scania
Capacity: 57–72 seated
Power output: 115 hp (86 kW) (AEC AV590)
Transmission: AEC 4-speed automatic/semi-automatic
Length: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m), 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
Width: 8 ft (2.44 m)
Height: 14 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (4.38 m)
Kerb weight: 7.35 long tons (7.47 t; 8.23 short tons)
Predecessor: AEC Regent III RT
Successor: New Routemaster

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 7470
Image: Routemaster RML2588 (JJD 588D), 6 March 2004.jpg
Height: 4380
Width: 2440
Length: 8380

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Commons category: AEC Routemaster
Commons gallery: Routemaster
nominal power output: 86
start time: 1954-00-00
end time: 1968-00-00
date of official opening: 1958-00-00

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RM1414 lower deck in October 2006

The AEC Routemaster is a front-engined double-decker bus that was designed by London Transport and built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and Park Royal Vehicles. The first prototype was completed in September 1954 and the last one was delivered in 1968. The layout of the vehicle was conventional for the time, with a half-cab, front-mounted engine and open rear platform, although the coach version was fitted with rear platform doors. Forward entrance vehicles with platform doors were also produced as was a unique front-entrance prototype with the engine mounted transversely at the rear.