This is a short series of 6 caches about London’s Routemaster bus. The caches should be done in order as each cache contains a clue for the following RM cache.
The Routmaster bus has served London’s population for over 50 years and has become an icon. The Routemaster first made its appearance at the Commercial Motor Show in September 1954, with the last example rolling off the production line in 1968. The first Routemasters entered passenger service in 1956 with the final day of normal public service taking place in December 2005. Some preserved Routemasters do still however operate on special tourist routes 9 & 15 (called Heritage routes) and it is estimated that about 1000 still survive around the world. Many have been preserved and can be seen at rallies. RM1 is preserved at the London Transport Museum, Covent Garden.
As the Routemaster, with its open platform, was a hop-on hop-off bus, it is only fitting that all these 6 caches should offer cache and dash possibilities and be hidden along local bus routes to typify what these buses were all about. None of these 35mm caches will be hidden at bus stops, but all will be close to suitable parking places. As the Routemaster was not expected to be in public service beyond 20 years, each of these caches will be withdrawn and scrapped, when convenient, after approximately 20 finds.
To find cache RM1, naturally, you have to find out about RM1.
RM1 was first licensed on what date? DD/MM/YYYY
RM1 first entered passenger service on route 2 on what date? DD/MM/YYYY
Calculate DDMMYYYY+DDMMYYYY to get PQRSTUVW
The cache is not at the given co-ordinates, but is in the vicinity of
North (TW+WR) (VU+RR).(UQR-TR)
East (UW-QP) ( WW+VP).(TSV+PSR)
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.