Full of Weston promise We talk to Mike Weston, London Buses Operations Director, about London’s buses in the post-Routemaster era Picking up the pieces East Thames Buses is a different sort of London bus operator. JOHN ALDRIDGE talks to Managing Director Jeff Chamberlain Back into the red again London’s buses are nearly all red again. We look at the last remaining colourful routes The end of Centra Centra has been stripped of its London bus contracts Where do we go from here? Looking to the future of London’s buses; will it include artics, what will double-deckers be like and what about the emissions challenge? After the Routemaster SWANSWELL’s pictorial view of London without Routemasters NCP Challenger In for the long haul JOHN ALDRIDGE looks at London’s newest newcomer Heritage Routemasters GAVIN BOOTH tries out London’s last bastion of Routemasters, the 9 and 15 short-workings Fastrack to the future We look at what is happening to meet the transport challenges of the Thames Gateway, particularly just over the Kentish border The world’s your Oyster! GAVIN BOOTH looks at the Smartcard revolution on London’s transport London’s bus fleet Our analysis of London’s 8,000 buses |