Routemaster- RMA

The RMA (Route Master Airport) was designed as an airport bus with doors at the front. Features including deep seat cushions, fluorescent lighting, better suspension, luggage racks and a high speed set up were as standard. A small number of these were built in 1966/7.

The RMA’s provided a service between the London book-in terminal and Heathrow Airport aswell as occasionally providing other special ‘transfers’. Most also carried luggage trailers attached to the rear.

After years of sterling service, many became redundant in the mid 1970’s and were sold on to London Transport (LT). LT decided to use a number of these on one of its local bus routes in the Romford area with other RMA’s becoming staff shuttle buses or driver training vehicles. In 1987, this bus was one of a small batch bought by an operator in Scotland for local bus services there. In 2002, it migrated to Mac Tours in Scotland for use as a tour bus. It was acquired by us in 2009.

This vehicle has been well looked after and is very smart indeed. It was also retrofitted with one of the latest low emission engines a few years ago. As this bus has doors at the front and no open platform, it can be one person operated.

An unusual type of Routemaster bus for an event which requires something a little different.