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AEC Routemaster 'The Original London Transport Sightseeing Tour'
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LastDodo number
4219817
Area
Model cars
Title
AEC Routemaster 'The Original London Transport Sightseeing Tour'
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Manufacturer
Collection
Number
2910
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Number produced
First year of production original car
Country of origin of the model
Barcode / EAN / UPC
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RM94 - VLT94 Open top
Although London Transport had started sightseeing tours in 1951, thirty years later it had lost over half of the market to independent operators. In 1986, the decision was taken to directly target that market by introducing 50 Route masters under the name of The Original London Transport Sightseeing Tour. The new fleet comprised of the last 11 RCL's, 19 standard RM's and 20 newly-converted open top RM's, .
RM94 was one of the first open top RM's to enter service on march 22 nd 1986 as part of the original fleet which had been converted at the Alden ham works