RM8 - Under Construction - 1958

or How to Build a Routemaster

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Take 3 girders: Add further beams for strength:

Then the "4-seat" section: and a gearbox:

Along comes a side : and the front bulkhead:

Put it together and you get the lower deck: Does it look like a bus yet?:

Stairway to heaven: Lower saloon roof:

How about an upper deck roof: The upper deck on the floor:

The inside of the dome: Now it's looking familiar:

Front subframe assembly: Rear subframe:

The cab comes together: and the conductor's little home:

Mirror, mirror on the stair - where?: Nowhere to sit yet:

You've been framed: and again:

And eventually a complete bus comes along:

RM8 was ready to take pride of place on the Park Royal stand at the Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court from 26th September to 4th October 1958. Here is the entry in the Official Catalogue:

All images in this section are from original photos - Phil Willson Collection

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email me at phil.willson@tiscali.co.uk

18th December 2007