What is the history of red buses in London ?

the old bus was drawn by horses.

This photo shows that the horses no longer exist. There
was a driver outside the carriage.
This photo shows the development of buses in London.
From the cart drawn by animals to a modern bus with
double decker. The routemaster is famous for its red
colour. It is designed by London Transport and built by
the Associated Equipment ompany!AE" and #ark $oyal
%ehicles . the capacity of the routemaster is between &'
and '( seats. #eople all over the world love to take this bus.
The design of the modern red bus is sophisticated.
The black taxis in London
Londons first motor cabs
were electrically powered.
They were called Berseys
after Walter C. Bersey, the
manager of the London
Electrical Cab Company
who designed them, but
were nicknamed
!ummingbirds from the
sound that they made. "#
were introduced in $ugust
%&'( and by %&'& a further
fifty of them were at work.
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$fter the war, there was an
urgent need for new ta/is.
0n %'1& a new $ustin, the
)23, built by Carbodies of
Co4entry and financed
5ointly by 6ann and
,4erton, Carbodies and
$ustin appeared and soon
dominated the market. 0t
was first produced with a
petrol engine but this
pro4ed uneconomical to
run so in %'#" a con4ersion
for a +tandard diesel
engine was made a4ailable.
0n %'#1 $ustin produced its own "." litre diesel engine.
The Austin F)* of the +,&-s
$ustins ne/t ta/i,
introduced in %'#& was the
)21. $ !ire Car 4ersion, the
)L" was built between %'#&
and %'(7, and reintroduced
briefly in the early %'&8s as
the London Limousine. The
)21, probably is the most
famous of all London ta/is.
The well.known F)/0 introduced in +,&1 and a common sight in London for over &-
years. These e2amples belong to our members0 pictured at a recent rally at 32bridge