View Full Version : Latest dates for Routemaster Extinction
davesgcr
07-04-2005, 18:19
Sorry to be a tad obsessed with this - but an inside source has via a friend of a friend given the update on the end of RMs on routes.This is a plan remember - could go either way.
ROUTE 13 8TH JULY
ROUTE 14 /22 15TH JULY
ROUTE 38 7TH OCT
AND THE VERY LAST - NOTE ITS IN SOUTH LONDON.
ROUTE 159 21ST OCTOBER
So all you nostalgists etc - mark it in the diary
How much do you think a souvenir from the last 159 would go for in the future?
Mrs Magpie
07-04-2005, 21:22
ROUTE 159 21ST OCTOBER
Weeps bitter tears.....I love the 159 and if there is a 109 or a 3 I'll let them go in favour of a 159. I set off earlier to work than I need to so that I can get a 159 to work while they're still here. I believe strongly that all public transport should be accessible at all times, but I grew up with Routemasters and I'll miss them.
William of Walworth
07-04-2005, 22:20
Will do a joint 14/22 ride. 14 from South Ken (where I work) to Putney, then the 22 back. Then the next day go to Ashton Court in a sad mood ....
159 : We need to organise an entire Urban takeover (between pubs, or after it closes :D ) of one of the last 159 RM on Friday :p the 21st of October ... :(
Roadkill
08-04-2005, 08:27
<Plans trips to London before then>
How about a u75 Routemaster Tribute pub crawl?
Get the 159 (or any other RM-run service) at one end, and hop off for a pint every time it passes a decent pub. I'd be up for that...
Take the 38 all the time so good if you just miss it and can jump on the back.. It will be a sad day
Bus spotters are like train spotters without the glamour.
lang rabbie
08-04-2005, 09:18
Brixton and Streatham folk should start planning now... the obsequies for the Pope are nothing compared with South Londoners' farewells to public transport.
Aux armes, citoyens!
We shall exceed the great "last tram" wake of 1951:
http://landmark.lambeth.gov.uk/siteimages/pic03/thumbnails/02143.jpg
http://landmark.lambeth.gov.uk/display_page.asp?section=landmark&id=2400
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http://landmark.lambeth.gov.uk/display_page.asp?section=landmark&id=2109
http://landmark.lambeth.gov.uk/siteimages/pic04/thumbnails/03316.jpg
http://landmark.lambeth.gov.uk/display_page.asp?section=landmark&id=3286
http://landmark.lambeth.gov.uk/siteimages/pic04/thumbnails/03315.jpg
http://landmark.lambeth.gov.uk/display_page.asp?section=landmark&id=3285
Culminating in an old-fashioned Streatham welcome for a well-known newt-fancier and prodigal son of the town at the top of Streatham Common...
http://www.cinescape.com/multimedia/Master_Site/Compact_Discs/Master_SiteCompact_Discs284154.jpg
Roadkill
08-04-2005, 10:55
Culminating in an old-fashioned Streatham welcome for a well-known newt-fancier and prodigal son of the town ...
What, hanging, drawing and quartering on Streatham Common? :eek: :D
Minnie_the_Minx
08-04-2005, 10:58
Sad day indeed for the No.159 :(
It's that THIS year or next?
Minnie_the_Minx
08-04-2005, 11:01
Culminating in an old-fashioned Streatham welcome for a well-known newt-fancier and prodigal son of the town at the top of Streatham Common...
Maybe Ken really is deep down a fan of the RM and that's why the Streatham one is going to be the last to go :D
nino_savatte
08-04-2005, 11:14
Will do a joint 14/22 ride. 14 from South Ken (where I work) to Putney, then the 22 back. Then the next day go to Ashton Court in a sad mood ....
159 : We need to organise an entire Urban takeover (between pubs, or after it closes :D ) of one of the last 159 RM on Friday :p the 21st of October ... :(
Sounds good. I may join you. :cool:
dogmatique
08-04-2005, 11:55
I still think we should buy one and run it on the same route... FOREVER!!!...
William of Walworth
08-04-2005, 13:38
<Plans trips to London before then>
How about a u75 Routemaster Tribute pub crawl?
Get the 159 (or any other RM-run service) at one end, and hop off for a pint every time it passes a decent pub. I'd be up for that...
<Forms plan .... :D >
We have til October for the 159, and til July for the 14/22 (which may have some more decent pubs en route -- will have to do some research).
Roadkill
08-04-2005, 14:29
<Forms plan .... :D >
We have til October for the 159, and til July for the 14/22 (which may have some more decent pubs en route -- will have to do some research).
Well I'm up for it. Routemasters and good beer sounds like a nice day out. I'll probably get down to London sometime in June/July-ish anyway, so could time it to coincide.
:)
William of Walworth
08-04-2005, 18:34
Avoid the last week of June ;) :D
Early July (right up to the 15th! :eek: ) is probably a good time :)
William of Walworth
08-04-2005, 18:35
Sad day indeed for the No.159 :(
It's that THIS year or next?
Definitely this. It will be the last Routemaster on the entire network. Last day : Friday 21 October 2005.
davesgcr
08-04-2005, 19:13
Seriously - and as the instigator of this thread - why not consider hiring a 159 for a "tour" of the best bits of London.
Enquiries can be made ......
Mrs Magpie
07-05-2005, 13:07
I'm going to miss the conductor on the 159 who is not only bloody good at his job, making sure old dears are properly seated before ting-tinging the bus along its way, but because of the way he always shouts ""Hold AWN tight!" too.....
ViolentPanda
07-05-2005, 20:55
What bothers me is that by taking the routemasters off, TfL have pretty much gauranteed I'll never use a bus again.
The O.M.O. buses may be easier to board, but having bad arthritis in my spine, being on a rear-engined bus with snatchy clutch and brakes makes using them (and the "hoppa" buses) a hell of sudden jerks, something that I experienced a hell of a lot less often (and then usually because another vehicle had pulled out abruptly in front of the bus) on a routemaster.
:( :(
William of Walworth
17-10-2005, 20:32
The latest word on .....
DATES FOR THE FINAL ROUTEMASTERS!
Last days for the final three routes ...
Friday 21st October : No. 13 (Golders Green Station to Aldwych)
Friday 28th October : No. 38 (Victoria Station to Clapton Pond)
AND THE LAST EVER!
Friday 9th December : No. 159 (Marble Arch to Streatham Garage).
The 21st (this Friday) is the same evening as the mini-PROD at Birkbeck (see Community Forum).
The 28th is the same evening as the planned Critical Mass (see Transport Forum).
So, in particular, keep Friday 9th December free in your diaries for an Urban last-day celebration for the last standard Routemaster route EVER!!
Passes through Brixton, which would be highly appropriate for an Urban celebration/wake ...
<edit to add> :
Above dates confirmed on this Routemaster site (http://www.routemaster.org.uk/rmnews.htm)
So, in particular, keep Friday 9th December free in your diaries for an Urban last-day celebration for the last standard Routemaster route
Noted :cool: and also :( iykwim
William of Walworth
18-10-2005, 10:58
Recommend a read (or at leasta skim) of The Bus we loved : London's love affair with the Routemaster (London : Granta Books, 2005), by Travis Elborough** to get some kind of idea why many of us are so keen ...
The Romance of the Routemaster!! :(
**Review by Iain Sinclair here (http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/history/0,6121,1576917,00.html)
jung offender
18-10-2005, 21:05
Recommend a read (or at leasta skim) of The Bus we loved : London's love affair with the Routemaster (London : Granta Books, 2005), by Travis Elborough** to get some kind of idea why many of us are so keen ...
The Romance of the Routemaster!! :(
**Review by Iain Sinclair here (http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/history/0,6121,1576917,00.html)
Ooo. I know his sister you know and it is a very good book indeed. Reckon I'll be up for the passing of the 159 too, I used to get it regular back in the day :cool:
nino_savatte
19-10-2005, 09:00
The latest word on .....
DATES FOR THE FINAL ROUTEMASTERS!
Last days for the final three routes ...
Friday 21st October : No. 13 (Golders Green Station to Aldwych)
Friday 28th October : No. 38 (Victoria Station to Clapton Pond)
AND THE LAST EVER!
Friday 9th December : No. 159 (Marble Arch to Streatham Garage).
The 21st (this Friday) is the same evening as the mini-PROD at Birkbeck (see Community Forum).
The 28th is the same evening as the planned Critical Mass (see Transport Forum).
So, in particular, keep Friday 9th December free in your diaries for an Urban last-day celebration for the last standard Routemaster route EVER!!
Passes through Brixton, which would be highly appropriate for an Urban celebration/wake ...
<edit to add> :
Above dates confirmed on this Routemaster site (http://www.routemaster.org.uk/rmnews.htm)
It's the 9th December for me, so count us in! :)
lang rabbie
21-10-2005, 18:16
So, in particular, keep Friday 9th December free in your diaries for an Urban last-day celebration for the last standard Routemaster route EVER!!
Maggie is now duty-bound to choose that day for her passing, just to foul up WoW's plans for his social life. ;)
Noticed 3/4 different people taking pictures of the 38 Routemasters at Angel today. TfL had leafletters at the bus stops.
trashpony
22-10-2005, 19:20
Noticed 3/4 different people taking pictures of the 38 Routemasters at Angel today. TfL had leafletters at the bus stops.
What did the leaflets say? 'Get the Routemaster now while you still can?'
:confused:
Recommend a read (or at leasta skim) of The Bus we loved : London's love affair with the Routemaster (London : Granta Books, 2005), by Travis Elborough** to get some kind of idea why many of us are so keen ...
The Romance of the Routemaster!! :(
**Review by Iain Sinclair here (http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/history/0,6121,1576917,00.html)
I got a signed copy of this for my birthday and have just started reading it. It is indeed a great book.
We travelled on the 38 late last night ... Just like the night bus in Harry Potter I really will miss that one
What did the leaflets say? 'Get the Routemaster now while you still can?'
:confused:
Probably something like, "Calm down, dear, it's just a bus", I would have thought.
davesgcr
28-10-2005, 06:27
Today is the day - (sob..)
Who is doing Clapton Pond then ?
Today is the day - (sob..)
Who is doing Clapton Pond then ?
i got a 38 last night, not sure if i can get one tonight...farewell routemasters
There are posters by my flat saying 'save the 38' :)
citydreams
28-10-2005, 10:06
The Routemaster is not dead
http://www.routemaster.org.uk/rmnews.htm
Long live the routemaster :)
Urbane Worrier
28-10-2005, 10:33
"Full up inside but room on top" "Fares please"
Next stop the British Museum?, but no more, sad innit! :(
I'm going into town next week and included the No.13 on my route, but I seem to have missed the bus. I think I'm going to change my plans and brave the tube, which I hate. :mad:
davesgcr
28-10-2005, 19:44
I did it - and there is a pond at Clapton.
Bitter sweet - the end of a proper route ! - Hackney to the West End via glorious Victorian London .
Loads of camera men out - including a Spanish TV crew.
God bless them for 4o years of service.
There are posters by my flat saying 'save the 38' :)
Well the campaign succeeded as the 38 route is still running.
BarryB
Last night in the Narrow Way it was like a party all the buis drivers saying goodbye to the 38 ...
Urbane Worrier
29-10-2005, 19:40
Spoke to some friends earlier who saw a convoy of No13's parading slowly down the Finchley Road on the last day. Some were working and had passengers, the rest were empty. I wish I'd known the last time I travelled on one was the the last one I travelled on.
Edited to add: See also Community forum.
bumpity bump!
I can confirm that the 159RM will be finishing its run on the 9th Dec at 1pm. Just incase anyone fancied getting the last one :)
Pickman's model
21-11-2005, 19:50
bumpity bump!
I can confirm that the 159RM will be finishing its run on the 9th Dec at 1pm. Just incase anyone fancied getting the last one :)
yeh - are you sure you mean one pm - in the afternoon?
Pickman's model
21-11-2005, 19:52
yes - why?
what's going to run on the route in the afternoon?
all the previous routes have seen the routemasters run until the last service of the day...
non routemaster buses? like whats going to run on the route after the RMs have been widthdrawn :)
I think theyre probably finishing early cos all the conductors want to have a piss up :D
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