>I didn't realize it was only that brand/model.

Oh no, no, no - that would be like gettig rid of the Ravens in the Tower of London, the Changing of the Guard, and "Bobbies on bi-cycles two-by-two" :-)

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>>>GO Transit recently announced that they are buying lots of double-decker busses, even as London said bye-bye to theirs.
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>>Huh? London getting rid of double-deckers? First I've heard of it. You're not confusing this with their getting rid of the old RouteMaster, rear-loader, 2-man buses are you? There are still all the new, front-loader, one-man buses.
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>>They're retiring the RouteMaster for 2 reasons, AFAI can see: Saving on not having to employ a bus conductor, and the scourge of this century, H & S. Everybody loves the RouteMaster cos you can jump on and off them whenever the bus goes slow (hence the H & S issue), whereas the new ones you have to wait till the stop and the driver opens the doors.