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Double -Deck Tours of Canada Selling Routemasters

Double deck tours are reducing there fleet they are selling 5 routemasters to West Coast tours of Vancouver
there are RM460,583,1548,1676,and 1888 they are being tow there during next few months .RM460 have arrived already

Re: Double -Deck Tours of Canada Selling Routemasters

THANKS FOR CONFIRMING GRAHAM AS FAR AS I KNOW THEY HAD PROBLEMS MOVING THE RMs AS RAIL WAS TOO DEAR AND IT WAS TOO COLD TO MOVE THEM HEAVY SNOW,SO THEY HAD TO TAKE THE FRONT WHEELS OFF TO TOW TO LOWER THE HEIGHT AS FAR AS I KNOW ALL STILL IN RED SO NO DOUBT WILL BE PAINTED PINK AND OFFSIDE DOOR MAY BE FITTED .THESE WILL JOIN RMLs 2466,2564 already in pink

My bus number (if any): RCL 2238 ,

Re: Double -Deck Tours of Canada Selling Routemasters

According to sources close to the new owners they will be converted to O/S entrances.

My bus number (if any): RTL 960 RMC 1458 RM 1585 and several RTs

Re: Double -Deck Tours of Canada Selling Routemasters

To bring this message up to date, RM 1676 and 1888 were never collected. These two buuses, in excellent condition and with AEC engines, are still available for sale by Double Deck Tours, Niagara Falls. Excellent candidates for repatriation!

My bus number (if any): was B757UHG

Re: Double -Deck Tours of Canada Selling Routemasters

Yes, these three arrived in early 2011.

My bus number (if any): RM1368