Boris bus

English New Routemaster Etymology Named after Boris Johnson, mayor of London from 2008–2016. Noun en UK informal A particular type of double-decker bus used in London, as popularized by mayor Boris Johnson; New Routemaster. en 2016-12-31 Daniel Boffey The Guardian London's 'Boris bus' reaches end of road as Sadiq Khan halts purchases https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/31/boris-bus-london-transport-sadiq-khan-end Sadiq Khan has dumped the "Boris bus", a key part of the now foreign secretary's legacy as London mayor, because it is too expensive to produce. en 2022 Victoria R. Williams London: Geography, History, and Culture Bloomsbury on 9798216112662 https://books.google.com/books?id=3QPHEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT91&dq=%22Boris+bus%22&hl=&cd=7&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Boris%20bus%22&f=false The new Routemaster (dubbed the “Boris Bus”) was a hybrid diesel-electric double-decker that retained the “hop-on, hop-off” rear open platform of the original Routemasters but with updated features that made it fully accessible. See also Boris bike en eponyms en London Vehicles