Articulated buses in London
Background
Articulated buses were introduced on several high-capacity routes in the 2000s, coinciding with withdrawal from passenger service of the AEC Routemaster.

Articulated buses in London

Section Title: Background
Table Section Text: Articulated buses were introduced on several high-capacity routes in the 2000s, coinciding with withdrawal from passenger service of the AEC Routemaster.

Route	Commenced	Ceased	Operator	Replaced by

12	6 November 2004	4 November 2011	London Central	double decker buses

18	15 November 2003	12 November 2010	First London	double decker buses

25	26 June 2004	24 June 2011	East London	double decker buses

29	14 January 2006	25 November 2011	Arriva London	double decker buses

38	29 October 2005	13 November 2009	Arriva London	double decker buses

73	4 September 2004	2 September 2011	Arriva London	double decker buses

149	24 April 2004	15 October 2010	Arriva London	double decker buses

207	9 April 2005	9 December 2011	First London	double decker buses

436	8 February 2003	18 November 2011	London Central	double decker buses

453	15 March 2003	23 September 2011	Selkent London General (1)	double decker buses

507	5 June 2002	24 July 2009	London General	single decker buses

521	5 June 2002	31 August 2009	London General	single decker buses

Sentence(s)

The first articulated vehicles to be replaced were on 507 (in July) and 521, which were replaced by single-deck buses in 2009.

final_sentence: The first articulated vehicles to be replaced were on 507 (in July) and 521, which were replaced by single-deck buses in 2009.