J3675 : London buses, Belfast
taken 10 years ago, 3 km from Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
The 'New Bus For London' buses are built in Ballymena and many are stored here, off Airport Road in Belfast, before export to London. They are also frequently seen testing on roads near the Wrightbus factory and around County Antrim.
The New Routemaster, is an 87 seat diesel-electric hybrid bus inspired by the AEC Routemaster buses Link originally introduced in the 1950's and finally retired from London public transport in 2005.
The new bus features three entrances and two staircases with the rear stair curving around the rear from an openable 'hop-on hop-off' rear, much like the original Routemaster.
Designed by Heatherwick Studio Linkthe buses are built in Ireland by Wrightbus Link
The first 8 buses entered service from February 2012 on route 38 between Victoria and Hackney Marsh in time for the 2012 London Olympics.
The first full route conversion took place on Saturday 22 June 2013, on the route 24 between Hampstead Heath and Pimlico.
More than 600 New Routemaster buses will enter passenger service by 2016.
The bus was originally referred to as New Bus for London and NBL4 and is also nick-named "Boris Bus" or "Borismaster" after Boris Johnson the Mayor of London who introduced them.
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- Grid Square
- J3675, 586 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Rossographer (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 16 August, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 18 August, 2014
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 362 750 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.3130N 5:53.5794W - Camera Location
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Irish:
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)