Link categories
Useful links
Aston Manor Road Transport Museum
A naturally Birmingham biased collection which contains Leyland engined RM506. It has an interesting history that links it to the West Midlands.
Bus Driving Experiences
Routemaster bus and Bendy Bus driving experiences are offered. This is an opportunity to drive a world famous, iconic London Bus and the infamous Bendy Bus.
https://www.expeditional.co.uk/experience
Doug Rose website
Detailed drawings of London Transport buses, including most Routemaster types.
http://www.dougrose.co.uk/index_bus_drawings.htm
DVLA V765 details
You may be able to re-register a Routemaster under its original registration number. The Routemaster Association is an authorised vehicle owners’ club and can help members resolve this issue. For further details, see the link.
www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/old-vehicles
Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs
The aim of the Federation is to uphold the freedom to use old vehicles on the roads without any undue restriction and to support its member organisations in whatever way it can. The Routemaster Association is a member club.
Flickr Routemaster
There are numerous photograph sites on the web, but this is one that is always worth a look.
www.flickr.com/groups/routemaster/pool/
London Bus Musuem
The Cobham Bus Museum has relocated to new premises at Brooklands and includes RML3, RM140, RMC1461 and RML2760 in their collection. Now open 7 days a week for around 51 weeks a year.
https://www.londonbusmuseum.com/
London Transport Museum
Museum at Covent Garden, including RM1737 on display, and the Depot at Acton with RM1, RM2, RCL2229 and FRM1 in their collection amongst many other notable London vehicles.
Park Royal Vehicles
Website dedicated to Alfred Hill, designer draughtsman responsible for the Routemaster bus.
Replica tax discs
Replica Authentic British tax discs for classic and vintage vehicles.
www.britishtaxdiscs.co.uk/order-tax-disc.ph
RM1033
RM1033 has its own website and its travels are reguarly updated.
RM1180 in Luxembourg
The website for RM1180 in Luxemboroug.
Rodney the Routemaster
The Rodney the Routemaster website. Also details of the new book "Clydeside Scottish - We tried to run a bus company but ...." can be found here. Routemaster Association co-founder and Vice President, George Watson, is also well known as the former General Manager of Clydeside Scottish, and he has written this book about his years at the helm of Clydeside.
https://www.rodneytheroutemaster.com/
ROOF
Routemaster Owners and Operators website and Forum. The website contains useful information put together by owners. Note - from September 2020, this site was 'frozen' and it was no longer possible to post messages and comments; for the time being, all posts are still visible for viewing.
pub44.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3715842662&frmid=32
Routemaster.NL
The website of the Dutch Routemaster Society. (Note - also available in English.)
South Devon Railway
Information on RM1872, South Devon Railway's Routemaster, including its restoration and operation. Also, Panhard rod cross members are available from SDR. See http://www.southdevonrailwayengineering.co.uk/standard-parts
Transport Museum, Wythall
Situated in north Worcestershire, just to the south of Birmingham, they have extensive collections of buses and battery electric vehicles plus a miniature steam railway which operates on our event days. A Green Line liveried RCL is included within the collection.