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[The Red Baron]

not sure if i like that or not tbh.
seems to be more & more glass at the front with these modern things.

Initially felt the same way myself Jon!

I pass them/they pass me regularly on my daily commute, and have to say that they've 'grown on me!'

They're actually Irizar-bodied Scanias with rear-mounted engine and fully-auto transmissions. Weighing-in at around 12 tonnes unladen, they don't half perform well. Full leather seating and on-board WiFi too!

bloomin eck. 

[Dishevelled Den]

  Splendid.

[Seth]

not sure if i like that or not tbh.
seems to be more & more glass at the front with these modern things.

Initially felt the same way myself Jon!

I pass them/they pass me regularly on my daily commute, and have to say that they've 'grown on me!'

They're actually Irizar-bodied Scanias with rear-mounted engine and fully-auto transmissions. Weighing-in at around 12 tonnes unladen, they don't half perform well. Full leather seating and on-board WiFi too!

bloomin eck. 

A far cry indeed from these:


I vividly remember that WW's Leyland Tiger Cubs tipped the scales at '5 tons 14 cwt 1 qt' unladen - all 180 of 'em, delivered over a four-year period!
This scribe was given the daunting task of cataloguing the body-shop stores as a humble teenage apprentice - so how can I ever forget those figures?
 
 

[Seth]

Splendid.

Much appreciated comment Den!

[dad1uk]

not sure if i like that or not tbh.
seems to be more & more glass at the front with these modern things.

Initially felt the same way myself Jon!

I pass them/they pass me regularly on my daily commute, and have to say that they've 'grown on me!'

They're actually Irizar-bodied Scanias with rear-mounted engine and fully-auto transmissions. Weighing-in at around 12 tonnes unladen, they don't half perform well. Full leather seating and on-board WiFi too!

I always dreames of driving an Irizar, I thought they were such a looker compared with the other oblong boxes the other companies were making.
The nearest I got was a Scania 112 in a Plaxton 3500 body. It had so much power it was untouchable on hills!

[bored bigyin54]

  i worked on them in the early seventys old bone shakers 

[Darth Loo-knee]

not sure if i like that or not tbh.
seems to be more & more glass at the front with these modern things.

Initially felt the same way myself Jon!

I pass them/they pass me regularly on my daily commute, and have to say that they've 'grown on me!'

They're actually Irizar-bodied Scanias with rear-mounted engine and fully-auto transmissions. Weighing-in at around 12 tonnes unladen, they don't half perform well. Full leather seating and on-board WiFi too!

bloomin eck. 

A far cry indeed from these:


I vividly remember that WW's Leyland Tiger Cubs tipped the scales at '5 tons 14 cwt 1 qt' unladen - all 180 of 'em, delivered over a four-year period!
This scribe was given the daunting task of cataloguing the body-shop stores as a humble teenage apprentice - so how can I ever forget those figures?
 

How strange... I was actually wondering how on earth you can remember that long ago!!

Great to see this Thread still going after nearly two years

Keep it going Guys & Gals

[millwall]

a propper bus the millwall routemaster

[The Red Baron]

The 30 foot RML as opposed to the standard RM 27foot 6inch model. as can be seen by the 2foot 4inch centre extension with the smaller square windows.
 

[millwall]

The 30 foot RML as opposed to the standard RM 27foot 6inch model. as can be seen by the 2foot 4inch centre extension with the smaller square windows.
 

and its still fully working  its parked at the den on matchdays and i believe still used promotionly  its a bit of a icon at millwall

[Vamps]

a propper bus the millwall routemaster

The last time I saw such destinations on the side of a vehicle was on Del Boys Reliant Van........

[The Red Baron]

actually looks quite nice in the blue tbh.

[millwall]

vamps apart from Bermondsey it does go to some shitholes

[millwall]

actually looks quite nice in the blue tbh.

will take some better pics when im up there next  that pic does it no justice  its in fantastic condition for its age

[millwall]

a bit of info on the old girl

The Millwall F.C. Routemaster bus, parked outside their home ground, The Den. The bus was delivered new to London Transport in September 1965 as (red) bus RML2304 (reg. CUV 304C). It then saw service based out of Godstone, Stamford Hill, Highgate and Chalk Farm garages, being overhauled and repainted several times inbetween, as was the norm, before settling at Bow garage on route 8 from 1975. Having been given a life extension of a Cummins engine in 1991 and a refurbishment in 1993, it became one of the last Routemasters to see service in London. Having been privatised as part of Clapton garage's fleet, via Leaside Buses, into the fleet of Arriva London North in October 1994, it was eventually withdrawn in October 2005 with the conversion of route 38 to bendy buses. It then passed into the ownership of Millwall Football Club in April 2006, via dealer Ensignbus.