Boris Buses are being taken off the London streets

It's the end of an era in London’s public transport - the Boris Buses are being retired after just 12 years on the streets. These buses were introduced by Boris Johnson when he was Mayor of London, meant to replace the beloved Routemaster. They cost the city a whopping £350 million and were designed by Thomas Heatherwick, the same guy who designed the 2012 Olympic cauldron!

Despite the grand plans, things didn’t go quite as smoothly as hoped. Passengers quickly started complaining about the unbearable heat inside the buses during summer, so they had to be retrofitted with opening windows.

Now, with Sadiq Khan re-elected as Mayor, he’s decided it’s time for a change. He’s aiming to have all 8,600 of London’s buses powered by batteries or hydrogen by 2030.

For a bit of history, the original Routemaster buses were introduced in 1954 and served London until 2005, although you can still catch one on a heritage route in Central London. And if you’re thinking of buying one of these classic buses for yourself, be prepared to spend up to £80,000!

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[fraseraitken]

this is basically nonsense. the busses are just being replaced to meet emission targets and it will take years. Nothing to do with faults with the busses.

[muckngfuppt]

Oh wow, all London buses to be electric. A bit like the massive electric tram line system we had over a century ago?!?!?

[Littletime]

I'm a lifelong Londoner - not heard anyone call them Boris Busses. Have heard of Boris Bikes but not busses.

[carolcamp]

The UK had electric buses in the 1950's. They were called trolley buses.

[bensonalmeida]

Too much of misinformation in this video

[ittisjartam]

“Just twelve years”? That’s not bad. They’ve been running 16h/7days for 12 years. And they are going to be sold to rural companies and be on the road for another 5-6 years.

[LondonEmergency]

These did not directly replace Routemasters, they replaced other non-ULEZ compliant busses. Also, they're not being replaced any time soon as they're now undergoing mid-life refurbishments. Stop spreading misinformation.

[florimond.]

it's crazy how well they aged, they still look modern !

[Shinryuken]

Just a load of conjecture in this clip. Also never ever heard them being called Boris Buses.

Thumbs down and "do not recommend channel"

[Attbuses]

This is absolute nonsense, The RM's were replaced by bendies (which got replaced with these as Boris hated them) these new New Routemasters replaced the bendy, Plus it wont take 7 years to find a replacement.

[lauramolony]

I remember riding the old Routemasters. Fond memories.

[DONTSASSMEBOI]

I'm British and Londoner and can confirm there's no such thing as Boris buses only bikes

[alexfrost]

Not sure how replacing all these buses is good for the environment … a lot of waste in materials and energy to produce, can you not retrofit them

[rregratorr]

I rode them last summer and had zero issues, when was the last time Sadiq even set foot in public transport?

[michelleqs]

How about taking Sad IQ Khant out of Londonstan? And who in London calls these buses “Boris buses?” - pure lies!

[christopherdaly]

While Sadiq Khan is transported around in a Range Rover!🤔

[DaveAWright]

Literally No one calls them Boris Buses 😂

[randomname]

12 years of continuous urban use seems like an exceptional longevity to be honest

[vijayafernando]

I used to drive route masters and they were a pleasure to drive, pleasure to ride and pleasure to conduct. Never had a problem with difficult customers that we could not handle

[JT]

Agree the buses get hot but they are really quite good looking.. I love the wrap around windows and the back exit is useful too.