What is the dimension of a Routemaster bus?

Question

Yes, the red double deck bus popular in London.

I'm after the length, height (of the bus, per deck), width, and other you deem essential.

I've tried to "google" it but was unfortunate to find some answers. But if you do, please don't hesitate to help. Thanks.

Answer 1

This is all that I could find, hope it helps......

Capoco’s Routemaster design, dubbed RMXL, is 9840mm long, that’s 800mm longer than the old model. The 6540mm wheelbase is just over 700mm longer and the width up 162mm to 2550mm. Although the new Routemaster’s roof is 275mm lower, the lost interior space is easily recovered because the floor is also much lower.

RMXL will carry 48 people on the upper deck — eight more than the original — but will accommodate four fewer passengers downstairs because space has repurposed for wheelchairs and pushchairs.

At 8230kg, it will weigh around 400kg more than the old version — a tribute to the original aluminium spaceframe design.

The RMXL is also built around a massive spaceframe of aluminium extrusions. Normal buses are built around a welded steel frame, but this aluminium cage should be lighter and much stiffer.

The skin of the bus is made from rolled aluminium panels, and the floors are made from bonded honeycomb sandwich sheets, the same material used by modern passenger jets.

The frame and floors will be fixed together mechanically, but the windows will be bonded in place. The engine and air suspension are mounted on stainless steel subframes.