The 1,000th Routemaster
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The 1,000th Routemaster
Image: © Colin Smith Taken: 15 Jul 2012
Special exhibit at the Alton Bus Running Day 2012 - unfortunately much reduced due to recent heavy rainfall, buses were not allowed to park on the sodden grass. 100 BXL was the 1,000th AEC Routemaster bus to be built for London Transport when it was completed in 1961 at the Park Royal workshop.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.158265
Longitude
-0.964227