Road vehicle; Routemaster double deck motor bus fleet No RM1737 registration number 737DYE, 1963

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Reference number	1991/23 part 0
Description	The red Routemaster is a design icon and internationally recognised as a symbol of London. Its revolutionary design combined function and elegance. Instead of a chassis, it had interchangeable aluminium body parts, which made it lightweight and easy to repair. The warm- air heating and improved suspension aimed to provide similar comforts to a private car. This bus, RM1737, is painted in traditional red. However, in 1969 it briefly took to the streets in multi-coloured livery, as part of an advertising campaign.
Manufacturer	Associated Equipment Company/Park Royal Vehicles
Dates	1963
Collection	Vehicles
Object type	Road vehicle
Location	Covent Garden On the surface after 1945 and the modern era
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	4380mm14ft 4.5in
  Length	8400mm27ft 6.55in
  Width	2430mm7ft 11.25in

  Weight

  Attribute	Value
  Laden	11tons 10cwt
  Unladen	7tons 5cwt

• Build and type

  Attribute	Value
  Type	RM-type
  In service	1/11/1963 - 1985
  Body number	B1772
  Bonnet number	RM1737
  Chassis number	RM1737
  Fleet number	RM1737
  Registration number	737DYE
  London transport type code	2/5RM5/2

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Manufacturer	Associated Equipment Company/Park Royal Vehicles, 1963 Associated Equipment Company , 1963 Self-Changing Gears Ltd, 1963

• Associated companies, people and places

  Company

  Attribute	Value
  Garages	Middle Row, 1963-1969 West Ham, 1969 - 1976 Dalston, January 1976 Ash Grove, 25/4/1981
  Operated by	London Transport, 1963 - 1985

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