Motoring Discussion > "Room on the roof, room on the roof." Miscellaneous
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New Mon 17 May 10 19:46 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - Iffy

New Routemaster unveiled - two staircases and a rear platform for hopping on and off.

Looks good.

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8685486.stm

(A thumbs-up to anyone who can explain the thread title.)
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New Mon 17 May 10 19:51 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - Zero
If there is such a thing, thats an attractive looking bus.
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New Mon 17 May 10 19:52 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - Old Navy
Was it the cry of the conductors in the days of open topped busses?

Lets hope it is more practical than the "bendy's".
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New Mon 17 May 10 19:57 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - Iffy
...Was it the cry of the conductors?...

Certainly was.

Not just for open-topped buses.

'The roof' was the way some of the immigrant conductors described the upper floor.

Well done, ON.

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New Mon 17 May 10 21:56 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - Ted

Not much room on the roof here...I bet this lot wish they had Routemasters !

pixti.me/indian-commuter-train.html

Ted
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New Mon 17 May 10 22:03 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - Harleyman
Three doors, two staircases.... wonder how many "clippies" there'll be?

And for the sake of racial integrity, in how many languages will they shout, "Hold tight at the back please? ;-)
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New Mon 17 May 10 22:54 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - bathtub tom
Not forgetting ' move father down the bus please'.
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New Mon 17 May 10 23:05 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - Harleyman
>> Not forgetting ' move father down the bus please'.
>>

Given the make-up of modern London, father will probably be accompanied by a few other relatives! ;-)
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New Tue 18 May 10 07:01 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - Clk Sec
And... 'Any more fares, please?'
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New Tue 18 May 10 09:55 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - Cliff Pope
Right to the end, the downstairs of a double-decker was called "inside", in contrast to "outside", which originally meant in the open upstairs.
It was ungentlemanly for men to occupy seats downstairs, and even in my childhood (long after open-topped buses had gone) it was considered rather cissy to go downstairs. I remember feeling rather embarrassed sitting "inside" with my mother.

"Move along inside please!"
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New Tue 18 May 10 10:08 
 "Room on the roof, room on the roof." - Ted

I well remember the rickety old Crossley double deckers working out their dotage on some of the rush-hour only routes.

One feature of the Manchester Corporation buses were signs advising ' No Spitting '

Rear loaders with a conductor always seemed to me to be the best system.
Another example of ' If it's broke, etc ! '

Ted
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