ITV Documentaries

Routemaster Goodbye London Hello World! (2007x6)

Date de diffusion: Nov 13, 2007

Whatever happened to the British Routemaster after being driven out by German bendy buses? Shipped across the planet by adoring fans, the programme finds them being worshipped by Buddhist monks, driven by playboy millionaires and flying the flag in the Falklands. Meet the London Bus driver who resigned when forced to work on the bendies, moving to Niagara Falls, Canada to carry on driving his old Routemaster - now a tour bus. Less than 3000 Routemasters were made, only about 500 have escaped the scrap yard. If you ever loved this bus you will need a hankie for the crusher scenes... but maybe that's more dignified than the one in Sri Lanka that is now a mobile KFC!