One of the most iconic forms of public transport in the world, the AEC Routemaster was never built to be an icon, but regardless of its intentions, the big red doubledecker has proven that even something as utilitarian and everyday as a bus can become far more.

*Apologies for the abrupt reuploading of this video, but I had to correct a few erroneous details about when the Routemasters entered service.

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References:
London Bus Museum (and their respective sources)
Routemaster.org.uk (and their respective sources)
Wikipedia (and its respective references)