Editing AEC Routemaster (section)

===Notable examples===
[[File:Routemaster buses RML2508 and RMC1456, 2006 Alton bus rally.jpg|thumb|Routemasters at [[Alton, Hampshire|Alton]] bus rally in June 2006]]
[[File:AEC Routemaster.JPG|thumb|RM339 on display in [[Erfurt]], Germany in January 2008]]
[[File:Au Morandarte Flickr IMG 8073 (14598203744).jpg|thumb|The solitary rear-engined Routemaster, now in preservation]]
[[File:Fish & Chip Routemaster (2).jpg|thumb|Routemaster converted into a mobile "[[Mobile catering|chip van]]". This is operated by The London Bus [[Fish and chips|Fish And Chip]] Company.]]
[[File:Routemaster RML2573 (JJD 573D), Manchester Piccadilly, 4 February 2012.jpg|thumb|Routemaster (painted white and advertising four varieties of [[Kit Kat]] chocolate bar) converted into a mobile radio station by [[Capital London]] ]]

*In February and August 1986 RM1 and RM2 were placed in the custody of the [[London Transport Museum]]<ref name=KBlackerVol2/>
*In February 1974 RML3 was sold to Cobham Bus Museum (now the [[London Bus Museum]])<ref name=KBlackerVol2/> (L in this case stood for [[Leyland Motors|Leyland]]). This vehicle has had a replica of its original front fitted.
*Prototype coach RMC4 (originally CRL4) is preserved by Roger Wright of the London Bus Company and is being fitted with a replica of its original front.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
*On 28 April 2010, Roger Wright repatriated RM1371 and RM1620, along with seven RTs and two RTLs from [[Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island]], Canada. London Bus Company purchased the fleet from Charlottetown-based Abegweit Tours and Travel Agency Inc., which had operated them since 1965. The buses were driven to [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax, Nova Scotia]] for shipment to the UK. Some are destined for tourist operation in London while the remainder will be preserved in museums.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/double-decker-tour-buses-exit-charlottetown-1.908197 "Double-decker tour buses exit Charlottetown"], [[CBC News]] Retrieved 29 April 2010</ref>
*The first production Routemaster, RM8, is preserved by the RM8 Club. It was displayed at the 1958 Commercial Vehicle Show as the new bus for London. It was employed at Chiswick Works as an experimental vehicle upon which many Routemaster modifications were tested. The bus finally entered public service at Sidcup garage in March 1976, being the last Routemaster to enter service and the last open-platform bus to be introduced into service in the UK. It served LT at Sidcup garage until the garage went "one-person" in 1985. It was then preserved by the RM8 Group, which subsequently became the RM8 Club. In July 2008, the bus was restored to its 1958 Commercial Vehicle Show appearance, complete with replica posters and blinds.<ref>Routemaster Vol 1Ken Blacker Capital Transport {{ISBN|1-85414-131-7}} pub 1981 pp42-43 & Routemaster Vol2 Ken Blacker Capital Transport {{ISBN|1-85414-142-2}} pub 1992 pp20</ref>
*The 1,000th Routemaster, RM1000, was handed over to London Transport with a ceremony at Southall Works on 16 October 1961, and adopted as a showbus by staff at [[Arriva London#Croydon (TC)|Croydon garage]]; it passed to the RM1000 Preservation Group for preservation in May 1987.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 1000th Routemaster bus |magazine=Railway Gazette |date=27 October 1961 |page=495}}</ref><ref>[http://www.aecsouthall.co.uk/rm1000/00_1000.htm AEC Southall Enthusiast page] RM1000 details</ref>
*The unique rear-engined front entrance Routemaster, FRM1, was transferred to the [[London Transport Museum]] for preservation in 1983.<ref name=countrybusfrm/>
*RM1737 was the show bus of [[Ash Grove bus garage]] in the early 1980s.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} It passed into TfL ownership and is displayed at the London Transport Museum.
*RM737 was the show bus at [[Metroline#Harrow Weald (HD)|Harrow Weald garage]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} and, despite being in daily service on [[London Buses route 140|route 140]], was regularly seen at preservation rallies. Purchased by the show bus team when route 140 was converted, it was the first standard example in preservation. It is now operated for private hires by The Red Bus Ltd. in [[Edinburgh]].
*RM1403 was the first Routemaster to be converted to an open-top. It was converted in 1984 at Aldenham using a special, curved roof design only seen on two Routemasters. RM1403 is the only open-top Leyland Routemaster in the world and is currently owned by A Route 2 Hire. The bus has made several notable public appearances including the transport of the Watford football team and Brawn GP F1 team.
*RM2217, which operated the last regular Routemaster service in London in December 2005, has been retained by [[Arriva London]] in its Heritage Fleet, along with RM5 and RM6, and the first production RMC coach RMC1453, among others. The bus also appears as the front cover picture (with the author as the driver) of [[Ian Nairn]]'s 1966 book ''[[Nairn's London]]''.
*RML2408 was sent to [[Macau]] in 2021 and is permanently placed at [[The Londoner Macao]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=【🇬🇧 ➡ 🇲🇴 #經典倫敦原裝Routemaster雙層巴士登陸澳門 】|url=https://www.facebook.com/226345480709603/photos/a.226350780709073/5167531086590993/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=澳門巴士/交通/天氣資訊站 Macau Buses / Transport / Weather Information Station|language=en}}</ref>
*RML2537 is preserved in open-top form at [[Long Beach, California]] and operated in connection with the ''[[RMS Queen Mary|Queen Mary]]'', which is permanently berthed there as a floating hotel.
*The last Routemaster built for London, RML2760, is retained by [[Stagecoach London]].<ref>{{_cite web |url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/RML%202760.aspx |title=The Last Routemaster Built Retires |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222071242/http://www.stagecoachbus.com/RML%202760.aspx |archive-date=22 February 2014 |website=Stagecoach Bus |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.londonbusmuseum.com/museum-exhibits/double-deck-buses/1968-aec-routemaster-bus-rml2760/ 1968 AEC Routemaster bus – RML2760] London Bus Museum</ref>
*The first RCL, RCL2218, is preserved at the [[Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
*Several RMAs are operated by Joe Letts and the Big Red Bus Company.<ref>[http://www.thebigredbus.com/festivals.html Big Red Bus Festivals page] RM1000 details</ref>
*RML 2520 is owned by the [[CERN]]'s [[IdeaSquare]], and is housed in their working space in Switzerland. It is used as a two-floor meeting room and is in fully operational condition, having made the drive from London to Geneva.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vVRF5NhKZU |title=IdeaSquare – The Red Bus Story |first1=Harri |last1=Toivonen |first2=Chris |last2=Thomas |publisher=[[CERN]] |location=Switzerland |date=2016 |access-date=2023-07-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ideasquare.cern/prototyping |title=Fast forward through prototyping |website=[[IdeaSquare]] |location=Switzerland |access-date=2023-07-29}}</ref>