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Route masters on Green Lanes

Did anyone else see the route masters on Green Lanes today? I was cycling home and was very excited to see one in front of me. I was disappointed not to get a photo but luckily my daughter not only got some photos but actually rode on one.

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Permalink Reply by Geraldine on March 25, 2016 at 1:42

I can remember when these were new.

Permalink Reply by Sarah on March 25, 2016 at 4:00
Tube strike innit. I've ridden one to work twice now. I've been off this week though so missed the chance today!
Permalink Reply by matt on March 25, 2016 at 11:09

Love it. Crisis mtg at TfL HQ re tube strike actions back up plan and rolls out the old dependable buses. I wonder if that's the default position for all crisis situations at govt Cobra mtgs ... Putin sends over more than 2 bombers, Britain launches Spitfires to back up our fighter jets ... or, mobile networks goes down due to cyber attack, BT rolls out telephone kiosks of yesteryear 

Permalink Reply by Andy on March 25, 2016 at 6:00
I saw one opposite Sainsbury's , a proper one with no driver door. It was beautiful, vintage I would say. No photo sorry.
Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on March 25, 2016 at 6:23
What a beauty!
Permalink Reply by Tina on March 25, 2016 at 6:50
It almost had me in tears seeing a red routemaster 29 bus as my grandad was a bus conductor on the 29 for 23 years in Haringay . Always makes me feel emosh seeing one
Permalink Reply by Geraldine on March 25, 2016 at 7:27

Hi Tina, your granddad would have driven me to work every day.

Permalink Reply by Xavier on March 25, 2016 at 7:26

I saw two, they were route masters running as Ensign bus route 121 Turnpike Lane to Oakwood. Interesting that they had concertina doors at the front, no platform at the back. I remember the Green Line route as 715 Hertford to Guildford.

Permalink Reply by Glenn Wallis on March 25, 2016 at 7:56

Sounds interesting, they sound like former BEA or Northern General Routemasters. These were the only ones not built for service in London, the short wheelbase BEA coaches were operated for BEA by London Transport between the London Air Terminal in Cromwell Road and Heathrow and had luggage trailers. Northern General took 50 long wheelbase Routemasters with the same forward entrance behind the front axle for service around Newcastle and Gateshead, I think they had Leyland engines.

Permalink Reply by StephenBln on March 25, 2016 at 9:01

Northern General **Routemaster** 2095 seen in the Southdown Depot in Brighton dressed for the return trip to London (via A23). I was the driver on this occasion and recall that 2095 was pretty well underpowered, finding it quite a slog to get over the Downs into Brighton. A 'regular' RML from Stockwell Garage (SW) can be seen behind, laying over after working a Private Hire to Brighton.  'Shop at Binns' was the standard advert on all of Northern General's buses and also on trams in Newcastle too.

Permalink Reply by StephenBln on March 25, 2016 at 10:16

and lastly a RMA (Routemaster Airline Route) seen at RM60  in Finsbury Park 2014.

Permalink Reply by StephenBln on March 25, 2016 at 9:58

Yes Xavier, until the early 1970s there were three - 3!!! Green Line Routes through Manor House, providing longer distance fare stage bus services to the areas surrounding the Capital.

Route 715 Guildford > Oxford Circus > Camden Town > MANOR HOUSE > Harringay > Enfield > Hertford

Route 715A Guildford > Oxford Circus > Camden Town > MANOR HOUSE > Tottenham > Edmonton > Waltham Cross >Hertford

Route 718 Windsor > Hammersmith > Marble Arch > Camden Town > MANOR HOUSE  > Tottenham > Walthamstow > Woodford > Epping > Harlow

All these routes were single deck operated until the early 1960s, when they were converted to RMC (Routemaster Coach) operation, which lasted until the early 1970s.

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