Some Marshall Refurbished Routemasters started in November 2005 on the 9 & 15 for tourists, covering parts of each route. Each
route shows just plain 9 or 15, but they are known as 9H and 15H.
Each route requires only 5 buses plus 3 spares and they run from
09:30 to 18:30 daily, the 15 on a 15 minute headway and the 9 on a 20 minute headway..
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From 2006, starting off with the 9, in the Strand in the bright April sunlight is RM1640.
The difference between the First & Stagecoach
examples apart from the gold company names is the front number plate. First use silver on black.
Heading towards the Aldwych is RM1776 showing off it's adverts for the British Museum.
At the Royal Albert Hall is RM1627, with passengers having to disembark and wait for another bus to continue their journey.
RM1933 looks very smart on layover just round the corner from Trafalgar Square - note the white on black registration plate.
RM1941 looks resplendent in the afternoon sun outside Charing Cross station.
I just about caught RM871 at the top of Whitehall as it pulled away to take up its line of route. I had forgotten how quickly the Marshall refurb buses can pull away!
From the running day on 17th September 2006, I was lucky enough to get a ride on RM1.
Also making an appearance was RML2760 so we have the first and last RM's on the same day!
Unusually showing Aldgate as a destination, RM2089 was on the 15 at the Strand on 21st November 2009.
Also on the same day was RM1218 on the 9, with a via blind comemmorating 50 years of Routemasters on route 9.
RM1627 caught heading east towards Trafalgar Square on 19/11/11.
RM1562 in Piccadilly after it has re-opened as a two way street, heading for Kensington High Street. A much better destination than Royal Albert Hall.
RM1776 resting in Great Scotland Yard on 19/11/11.
