{"id":944,"date":"2004-12-11T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2004-12-11T08:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tashuk.wordpress.com\/2004\/12\/11\/944\/"},"modified":"2004-12-11T08:25:00","modified_gmt":"2004-12-11T08:25:00","slug":"944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanlodge.co.uk\/blog\/archives\/944","title":{"rendered":"The great bus sale: London Routemasters \u00a32000 each :-)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have only just heard about this. Obviously, London Transport sell off the old stock, but what a bargin.<\/p>\n

I had to laugh just now though. The BBC site says:<\/p>\n

“Old buses \u00a32k each. But who’s buying them and where on earth will they park them?”<\/p>\n

When I was a lad, we were in the ‘Peace Convoy’. What an opportunity for the present day traveller. What do you reckon?<\/p>\n

http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/magazine\/4075085.stm<\/a><\/p>\n

The great bus sale<\/p>\n

By Tom Housden<\/p>\n

BBC News<\/p>\n

The Routemaster: A 1950s design classic<\/p>\n

As much an icon of London as Big Ben or Buckingham Palace, the curvaceous old Routemaster double-decker is due to be retired next year. But there’s no shortage of admirers waiting in the wings to snap up a slice of transport history.<\/p>\n

After many years of faithful service, London’s remaining 200 Routemaster buses are approaching the end of the line.<\/p>\n

A familiar sight on the capital’s streets for more than 50 years, the buses are gradually being replaced.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Routemaster Association: http:\/\/www.routemaster.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Categorised as “historic buses”, anyone over 21 with a normal Category B licence can get behind the wheel as long as there are no more than eight passengers on board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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