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London's New Big Red Bus

By Michael DiTullo - November 15, 2010

in Object Culture | Featured Items

The New York City Taxi, The San Francisco Trolly, The Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile.... every 60 years or so one of these iconic pieces of transportation is up for a re-design. This year it was time for the Routmaster, the archetypal red double-decker bus that cruises through London with amazing agility. Determined not to suffer the fate of the the classic NYC yellow Check cab, the city of London engaged a variety of UK coach builders to deliver design proposals in 2008 to improve on the classic Routmaster. The winning Wrightbus design was unveiled this week at the London Transport Museum. It pays homage to the classic while still looking forward... this handsome lad is quite asymmetrical.

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Sania Mugasa

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I am a lady PCV licence holder, I have been driving a double decker bus in and around London for four years. I would like to be given an opportunity to drive the 'New Red Big Bus'., because I think it is stunning.

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