RM roof section for Lothian Buses, 2017

            This was one of several roof sections removed from scrap London Transport, Routemaster (RM) buses parked up at 'PVS' bus breakers in South Yorkshire in 2017. The roof sections had been cut free for reuse by Lothian Buses.  

PVS had been breaking up RMs since the 1980s. However, the company made the decision to retain a quantity of them for selective breaking, as the numbers of redundant RMs dwindled and demand for spare parts was growing.

Parked up for many years, these scrap buses have provided a steady supply of spare parts for Routemaster restorations and rebuilds. However, the roofs must have been the biggest single sections to have been removed intact for re-sale. 

During 2016-18, Lothian Buses rebuilt and restored a number of their ex London Routemaster buses for private hire use. Some of these buses had previously been converted into open-toppers for sight seeing operations. During the rebuilds, the roofs were reinstated to the open-toppers, with parts from the donor roofs being used in these reconstructions. 

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Taken on: May 3, 2017

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Camera: Sony DSC-RX100, f/5.6, 1/100 sec, 11.9mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-RX100
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Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	11.9mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	+0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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