In article ,
(Paul Terry) wrote:

In message , John Rowland
writes

Rotherhithe tunnel

I doubt it... a normal single decker won't fit.

The double-deck route 82 used to run through the tunnel until the
1960s. Here's one just emerging from the northern exit:

http://www.busesatwork.co.uk/051-100...82_RTL1613.jpg

I have a feeling that the roadway through the tunnel was lower in
those days (as it was in the Blackwall tunnel), giving better
height clearance at the expense of (even) narrower width.
Apparently buses on route 82 were equipped with specially
reinforced tyres to mitigate the constant rubbing on the kerb while
going through the tunnel.

and an RTL was 7'6" wide, instead of the 8'2 1/2" of a modern bus.

--
Colin Rosenstiel