New Routemaster

The **New Routemaster**, (known as the **New Bus for London**, the **Borismaster** and the **Boris Bus**), is a hybrid diesel–electric double-decker bus. It has a low-floor. It was made from 2011 to 2017 by Wrightbus. It was made for services in London, England.
It is known for having a "hop-on hop-off" rear open platform similar to the AEC Routemaster but it was made to meet rules for modern buses and to meet accessibility rules.

## History 
The AEC Routemaster bus was used in London from 1968 to 2005, it had a rear open platform and was monitored by the bus driver or the conductor. In 2005, it was withdrawn and replaced with buses that didn't have a rear open platform.

In the 2008 London mayoral elections, many people complained about the withdrawal of the Routemasters, Boris Johnson made a campaign pledge to make a new Routemaster bus.

In 2009, Wrightbus was awarded the contract to make the new Routemaster bus, the final design was announced in May 2010.

The new Routemaster first entered service in February 2012 with Arriva London on route 38.

The new Routemaster has three doors; the doors are at the front, in the middle and at the rear, the rear doors can be closed by the driver. It has two staircases; one in the middle and one at the rear that goes down to the rear platform.

## Operation 
 1,000 New Routemasters are in TfL operation.

### Current routes
New Routemasters currently run on the following routes:

### Former routes
New Routemasters previously operated on the following routes.

In November 2018, route 10 was withdrawn and its New Routemaster buses were transferred to route 27.
* In June 2014, the driver of a car going at 100&nbsp;mph was killed, one person was critically injured and 12 were hurt when the car hit a New Routemaster on route N38.
* In April 2015, a car was wedged in between two New Routemasters on Goodge Street. The occupants of the car were treated at the scene.
* In January 2016, 13 people were injured when two New Routemasters on routes 11 and 148 collided with each other and hit a van in Parliament Square.
* On 27 December 2019, a New Routemaster caught fire in Kennington, while working route 59 to Euston.
* On 5 March 2024, two people were injured after a New Routemaster on route 8 lost control and crashed into a shopfront on New Oxford Street in Westminster.
* On 19 May 2024, a new-style Routemaster on the 5 route between Canning Town and Romford crashed into the side of a house in Claughton Road, East Ham.

## References 
## Other websites 
### Official links 
* A New Bus for London Greater London Authority May 2010
* New Routemaster on Wrightbus website
* Product range of the Routemaster on Wrightbus International Website
* A New Routemaster Transport for London, 15 May 2010
#### Winning design
* Exclusive preview of new £8m London bus BBC News video preview of new bus with mock-up, 16 September 2010

### Design competition 
* New Routemaster winners announced, BBC News, 7 May 2008
* New look for Routemaster bus BBC News video featuring three proposals, 3 November 2008
* Entry for design competition Capoco Design Limited
* Entry for design competition Foster + Partners and Aston Martin, 19 December 2008