Dec. 9, 2005 — -- It's been a staple on the London streets for 50 years, but the red double-decker Routemaster bus -- the one you could hop on and hop off -- is no longer the staple of London ...

One of London’s most famous icons got retired in 2005 to international dismay—the Routemaster bus. Seen on the roads since 1956, they were replaced by bendy-buses that almost everyone despises. Until ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Writer Adrian Bridge poses with a vintage Routemaster in Imber - Russell Sach You wait ages for a bus to come along and then, all ...