My eight years old son is a Routemaster enthusiast. I've bought Routemaster Retrospective to give him some information but he has loads of questions I can't answer.

First of all, he wants to know the meaning of the following terms that appear in the book:

RMC, RMLC, OPO, OPO M.

Can anyone help, please?

Also, is there anywhere I can take him, other than the transport museum, where someone could answer all of his questions?

Thanks!

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RMC = Routemaster Coach
RCL Routemaster Coach Long

where do you live as there may be an owner near by who may be able to help you etc

David

Be very carefull about how you treat your sons interest in Routemaster buses....a lot of us started off in this same innocent, curious way and ended up buying one!
OPO= one person operated.- a modern bus with no conductor.

Hi,
Try visiting a few events , there's lots of rallies with RM's present , most owners are helpful and will stop what they are doing to answer questions. Don't know where you are located but my RML will be at the Rushden cavalcade May bank hol weekend and Stoke Goldington steamrally 10th and 11th May , no doubt lots of other events will attract RM's in various parts of the country as well.
Mark

Welcome to our forum and I hope you find it useful & interesting .

'' RMC, RMLC, OPO, OPO M. '

RM ..... Routemaser Bus Standard version == 27 feet 6 inches long
RML .... Routemaster Bus LONG version ==RML .... 30 feet .00 inches
RMA ..... Routemaster Bus ... ' Airport ' version / front entrance doors / luggage trailor
RMC .... Routemaster Coach == 27 feet 6 inches > long distance bus / better seating
RCL .... Routemaster Coach Long version == 30 feet .0 inches ... as RMC above

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OPO === one person operated
OMO === one man operated [ phrase origianlly used later replaced by above ]