SHOWBUS CANADIAN BUS IMAGE GALLERY
London Routemasters in Canada
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 Toronto's City Sightseeing fleet is quite an eclectic mix. Long standing stalwarts are London Routemasters some of which which have been in Canada a long time and through several owners. This is former RM2210 (CUV210C), seen in July 2017, which was withdrawn from London service in late 1986. It was bought by Clydeside Scottish for deregulation battles in Glasgow, passing into the hands of Western Scottish as their C84 until 1990. It then popped up with East Yorkshire's 816 in 1992, converted to open top in 1996 and used on the Scarborough sea front service. Its next job was with Mac Tours in Edinburgh as their number 13 where it was fitted with doors and a Cummins B series Euro2 engine with Allison T270 gearbox. It lasted there until 2009 when Ensignbus sold it to The Bus & Boat Company in Toronto as their 6348 (995 3BF), who became the City Sightseeing franchisee in the city that year after operating under their own account for several years.
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 Seen back in August 2007, before it became under City Sightseeing, is sister vehicle, former RM2209 (CUV209C), in Dundas Square in the heart of the city. The bus left London for the USA in 1994 joining the Beach Bus Company in Kittyhawk before ending up as number 20 with Niagara's Double Deck Tours in 1999, moving to Toronto, as number 6347 (BL7 063), just three years before this picture was taken. |
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 Seen from afar on the city tour in October 2014 is believed to be former RM1651 (651DYE), 6346 in the local fleet in a wrap for the stage show Kinky Boots, Wicked was advertised on the other side. This bus was exported to Canada in 1983 and served as 3 in the Niagara Falls Double Deck Tours fleet for 23 years!
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 In full City Sightseeing garb, RM2209 is seen pounding the streets of Toronto again in June 2017 re-registered as 685 9BF.
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 Seen from afar on the city tour in October 2014 is believed to be former RM1651 (651DYE), 6346 in the local fleet in a wrap for the stage show Kinky Boots, Wicked was advertised on the other side. This bus was exported to Canada in 1983 and served as 3 in the Niagara Falls Double Deck Tours fleet for 23 years!
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