A full-scale model of the new hop-on hop-off Routemaster bus, which will come into service in London in 2012, is unveiled.

Boris Johnson on a Routemaster bus in 2011. He has claimed to unwind by making model buses out of wine crates. (Getty) Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson has revealed his unique way to unwind.

Then there were the Routemaster buses he vowed to re-introduced to London as part of his campaign to become London mayor. They may have been nicknamed the ‘Boris bus’, but they were also ...

Routemaster buses act as a portal to another time - the product of paternalistic municipalism rather than market forces.

The current crop of double-decker buses in use are just basic off-the-shelf models made in Europe and patched with ad hoc modifications.

It’s one of the most iconic vehicles on London’s roads, but the ageing red Routemaster bus, currently serving two routes, is set to be replaced by the modern hybrid “Boris Bus” entirely ...

2024 sees the 70th anniversary of the iconic Routemaster bus. Hop aboard for a speedy history of these legendary double-deckers. 1933: Up to this point, London has had as many as 40 types of bus ...

London's new Routemaster bus has major battery issues. The bus, thanks to its "green" diesel-electric hybrid powertrain, is meant to be "the most environmentally friendly bus of its type ...

The combined cost of developing the new prototype Routemaster bus and a contract for just eight production models has set Transport for London (TfL) back £11.37m.

The Routemaster bus is a double-decker that served as the main means for transport for Londoners ever since 1956. The one Morgan has is said to have clocked 1.5 million miles during its lifetime ...