The Routemaster bus is now starting to disappear from the London streets with many routes being converted during 2003 and more scheduled for 2004. To compliment the Routemaster Summer photo feature, Routemaster Autumn shows London's RMs and RMLs at work in the late 1980s and 1990s - a time when their future seemed more secure.

Click on the thumbnail to enlarge the image

	RM701 (WLT701) at Queens Park station on 8th July 1988 shortly after arriving from Hither Green on route 36. This bus was new in April 1961 and was withdrawn in March 1994, being scrapped in November of that year.
	RML2601 waits at the top of Whitehall alongside DM2576 in 1988
	RM2076 (ALM76B) passes Camden Town station with a route 29 journey to Wood Green, 1987. New in November 1964, the bus was withdrawn in May 1989 and scrapped after sale to Carlton PSV in 1990.
	RML2443 wearing a short lived livery in 1988, passing Trafalgar Square en route to Willesden Garage
	RML2507 on layover in Old Oak Common Lane, 1988
	RML2529 also in Old Oak Common Lane, 1988
	Another view of RML2529 showing the LT white roundel worn by Routemasters until the formation of London Buses Ltd.
	Open top RM163 at Baker Street Station in 1988. This bus was later extended to include an additional bay and became ERM163.
	RML2143 at Tufnell Park Station in 1989 showing London Northern markings.
	RM1683 heads towards Finsbury Park in 1989. The 19 was later contracted to Kentish Bus and is now operated by Arriva.
	RM133 at Stoke Newington, showing Leaside fleetnames in front of the London Buses roundel.
	RM2090 passes Trafalger Square showing London Central markings and an advert for the company between decks in this 1990 view.
	This bus isn't stopping! Routemaster Coach RMC1456 at Oxford Circus in 1990, returning empty after an X15 working from the East End.
	Another view of RMC1456 on layover in 1990.
	RML2431 waits at Clapton Pond in 1990.
	RML2434 approaches Islington Angel 1990 on a 73 journey to Oxford Circus.
	RML2509 at Centre Point in 1990 with a route 38 journey to Clapton.
	RML2602 leads a line of Routemasters on layover at Clapton Pond in 1990 showing London Forest fleetnames.
	RML2605 in Regent Street in 1990 with a route 88 journey to Tooting Bec.
	RML2638 at Stoke Newington in 1990.
	Also at Stoke Newington is RML2643, leading a group of 73s on layover.
	Another view of Clapton Pond in 1990 with three RMLs on layover.
	Portrait of RM3

• London Miscellany • Boro'line London • Depot at Acton Town • Greenwich Gallery • Loughton in 1986 • Titan Twilight • Gateway to the East • Routemaster Summer • Routemaster Autumn • Routemaster Farewell • Turnham Green in 2001 •

This page was updated on 08/05/2008