End of the line for AEC Routemaster's on Route 9
New Routemaster and AEC Routemaster on route 9 Creative Commons Image Route 9 has been called "London's oldest existing bus route" and the origins of the route can be traced back as far as 1856. The route was first introduced on the 1st November 1908 and was operated by the London General Omnibus Company. In 1933, London Transport gained control of the route as well as other bus routes in London. AEC Routemaster's started full operation on route 9 in 1963, on the 17th May. The route starts from Mortlake Garage in South West London and runs towards Liverpool Street (Monday – Saturday) and Aldgate (on Sundays). Then on the 27th November 1987 the Routemaster Long (9.14 metres long) RML types were introduced and replaced the Routemaster (8.38 metres long) RM type, this happened on the 15th April 1988. But during the Sunday service of route 9, it operated MCW Metrobuse’s with a 'crew' during its early stages then it was later turned in to a one man operation on Sun...