Good News in History September 24
72 years ago today, the London street scene was made all the more iconic with the introduction of the Routemaster 8 (RM8) from AEC, becoming
72 years ago today, the London street scene was made all the more iconic with the introduction of the Routemaster 8 (RM8) from AEC—becoming the double-decker red bus so associated with the British capital. A pioneering design, the Routemaster outlasted several of its replacement types in London, survived the privatization of the former London Transport bus operators, and even spread to other cities in the UK.
READ a tad more about this iconic automobile… (1954) RM8, first production AEC Routemaster, at a bus rally in Ocean Village, Southampton – credit, Murgatroyd CC 4.0. By SA In 2006, the Routemaster was voted one of Britain’s top 10 design icons which included Concorde, Mini, Supermarine Spitfire, London tube map, World Wide Web, and the K2 telephone box.
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