A requiem for the Boris bus

Sadiq Khan’s decision to scrap the iconic ‘New Bus for London’ is about politics not practicalities, writes James Ford London ...
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London bus converted into £50k two-bed apartment

An iconic London red bus has been turned into a "beautiful" two-bedroom apartment - and it could be yours for less than £50k. Dan Atkins, 45, founded Buses4Homeless in 2020 after he discovered that ...

Inside the bus cemetery where London's old buses take their final ride

During the 1980s and 90s, many made their last journey to Barnsley, home to what MyLondon reports as the largest bus ...
Digital Journal

Ticket to ride: Trying out London’s new all-electric buses

A fleet of new electric, “ultra-modern” buses have been launched in London, replete with the characteristic red colour and designed to closely resemble the classic ‘London bus’ shape. One of the ...
The New York Times

Electric Double-Decker Bus Catches Fire During London’s Morning Rush Hour

There were no injuries, and the London Fire Brigade said it would investigate the cause of the fire on the iconic red double-decker bus. By Eduardo Medina An electric double-decker bus caught fire on ...
London Evening Standard

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan spends £1.2billion a year propping up London buses as passengers desert the network

Sadiq Khan is having to spend almost £1.2 billion a year subsidising London’s struggling bus fleet because of soaring costs and a 20 per cent fall passenger numbers, it can be revealed. Transport for ...
Time Out

Five classic red double-decker Routemaster London buses are going up for sale – and they’re surprisingly cheap

The debate rages on as to who is the most iconic Londoner. Sir David Attenborough? Bowie? Amy Winehouse? For all the greatness of those aforementioned figures, the answer is clearly the red ...