Word: busful
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With its sleek curves, blazing red paint and open-backed platform, London's Routemaster bus has earned a place alongside Big Ben and Buckingham Palace as a British icon. Sadly, after nearly a half-century of loyal service since they first hit the roads in 1956, these old-fashioned double deckers are being phased out in favor of newer models that are more accessible to the elderly and disabled and don't require a bus conductor to check tickets. By 2006, there won't be a single Routemaster left on the capital's roads...
...London's loss could be your gain. The Ensignbus Company, based in the town of Purfleet, 20 km east of London, has been buying up decommissioned Routemasters and reselling them for as little as $7,500, although a bus in top condition will set you back as much as $19,000. Ensign has sold over 150 Routemasters in the last year alone, some to bus buffs as far afield as Dubai and the Czech Republic. Steve Newman, one of Ensign's directors, says that many buyers are eager to preserve a piece of London history. "If they were buildings, they...
...Officers were sent to the Radcliffe Quadrangle because of a report regarding unruly people on the shuttle bus who had allegedly been smoking. HUPD officers boarded the bus but did not observe anyone smoking or acting unruly at the time. The officers spoke to the occupants of the bus and allowed the bus to continue on its course...
...bus drops you off and then you have run all the way back,” she says...
...When the bus arrived in Hopkinton, the runners were left with three hours before the start time. Madigan-Curtis took the opportunity to mill around the impromptu runners’ village, comprised of tents and a stage, that was set up in the area...