Reporting from London — London wouldn’t be London without its red double-decker buses. Icons on wheels, they’re as much a part of the city’s history as the landmarks and monuments they roll past, ...

Dec. 9, 2005 — -- It's been a staple on the London streets for 50 years, but the red double-decker Routemaster bus -- the one you could hop on and hop off -- is no longer the staple of London ...

It’s one of the most iconic vehicles on London’s roads, but the ageing red Routemaster bus, currently serving two routes, is set to be replaced by the modern hybrid “Boris Bus” entirely. The old-style ...

LONDON (Reuters) - London welcomed a new open-backed double-decker bus on Friday, six years after the much-loved but ageing fleet of "Routemaster" vehicles were removed from the streets of the British ...

The first redesigned Routemaster hybrid bus, part of the New Bus for London program, will take its first passengers today. The first redesigned Routemaster hybrid bus, part of the New Bus for London ...

One of London’s most famous icons got retired in 2005 to international dismay—the Routemaster bus. Seen on the roads since 1956, they were replaced by bendy-buses that almost everyone despises. Until ...

London's Mayor Boris Johnson has long championed greener public transport, but his hybrid Routemaster buses are now being criticised for faulty batteries and an overdependence on diesel. According to ...

Following the catastrophic failure of London’s notorious ‘bendy-buses,’ that were possibly the most unpopular addition to the capital since pigeons, Mayor Boris Johnson looks like he is delivering on ...

LONDON, Aug. 12 -- On a sweltering August afternoon, George Watson wedged himself, his briefcase and his bundled-up sports jacket and raincoat into a narrow seat aboard the profoundly ...

London’s new Routemaster bus has major battery issues. The bus, thanks to its “green” diesel-electric hybrid powertrain, is meant to be “the most environmentally friendly bus of its type”—according to ...

Up to 90% of the fleet are reportedly running on noisy, dirty diesel generators. Given the Lithium-Ion batteries you often find in Laptops and Mobiles only typically have a 3 year shelf life, is it ...