What are the names of London buses?

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The double-decker bus is an icon to the sightseeing industry. While they are used all over the world, the most famous is the bright red buses in London.

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Some prefixes have straightforward meanings: C stands for Central; X stands for Express routes; N denotes a Night Bus. With others, the prefix letter designates the place around which the route clusters. So P for Peckham for routes P4, P5, and P13; E for Ealing in series E1 to E11.

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Double-decker buses weren't always red To stand out from its competitors, the London General Omnibus Company decided to paint its entire fleet red. When the public London Transport took over, it chose to keep the same iconic color.

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Specifically, the classic Routemaster, which was the staple of London's bus routes for 50 years.

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London Buses route 1 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Canada Water bus station and Hampstead Heath, it is operated by London Central.

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The New Routemaster, originally referred to as the New Bus for London and colloquially as the Borismaster or Boris Bus, is a low-floor diesel double-decker bus operated in London, England.

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The reason behind their colour dates to the early 1900s, when the transport system was operated by different rival companies. London General Omnibus Company (or L.G.O.C.) owned most of the buses and in 1907 painted its entire fleet red to stand out from competitors.

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The New Routemaster, originally referred to as the New Bus for London and colloquially as the Borismaster or Boris Bus, is a low-floor diesel double-decker bus operated in London, England.

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The early vehicle was called an omnibus, a Latin word meaning “for all,” later abbreviated to bus. In 1895 an eight-passenger bus powered by a four- to six-horsepower, single-cylinder engine was built in Germany. From 1905 to 1962 buses in Berlin pulled trailers that carried additional passengers.

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These beloved buses were finally taken out of service in the early 2000s and many were sent to the Barnsley yards to be scrapped. You can see how many of the Routemasters have been reconditioned and are being hired out for events here.

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