Routemaster
noun /ˈruːtmɑːstə(r)/
/ˈruːtmæstər/
- a double-decker bus (= a bus with two levels), designed in 1954, used in London and popular with tourists. There was an open platform at the back where people get on and off and money for tickets was collected by a conductor. Routemasters were replaced by buses where the driver gives out or checks the tickets and there is no open platform, and after 2005 they only ran on two short routes in the centre of London, mainly for tourists. In 2014 only one route remained that used the original Routemaster. A modern design of Routemaster (the New Routemaster), similar to the old one and also with an open platform at the back, was introduced in 2012.
双层巴士，设计于1954年，在伦敦使用，并受到游客的欢迎。后面有一个开放的平台，人们上下车，售票员由售票员收取钱款。路线主管被公交车取代，在那里驾驶员出票或检查车票，而且没有开放的平台，在2005年之后，他们仅在伦敦市中心的两条短途路线上奔跑，主要是为游客服务。在2014年，仅保留了一条使用原始Routemaster的路线。2012年推出了Routemaster的现代设计（新Routemaster），与旧设计类似，背面也有开放平台。