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Colin Rosenstiel · December 9th 05, 02:00 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 08:56 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:

In article . com,
(Roy Stilling) wrote:

Colin Rosensteil wrote:
So will Friday mark the end of Routemaster service by buses with
their original registration marks?

No, as not all RMs lost their original registrations. I work off
Piccadilly and haven't seen any RMs on he 9 bearing non-original
marks yet.

You surprise me because I haven't yet seen any 9s or 15s _with_
their original registration marks. Nor have I seen any RMLs on the
heritage routes.

There are no RMLs scheduled for the heritage routes as they all need
to be the conversions with the Dennis Dart engines (Dartmasters) in
order to meet the emission standards. However Stagecoach has run its
RML 2760 on the 15 a few times - I have seen it. It will not be
allowed to run as a substitute vehicle from 1/1/2006 without
permission from TfL. This is because it would not meet the contracted
emission standards that come into force from that date for TfL
contracted services.

I have seen several RMs with their original registration marks running
on both routes.

Fair enough as I only see 9s and 15s at random when crossing Trafalgar
Square on the way to work mid-morning. By the time I pass in the
evenings they have retired for the night.

Shame no RMLs will continue on the heritage routes. They were the
mainstay of the RM fleet for many years when most if not all RMs were
banished from London.

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Colin Rosenstiel