List of bus types used in London

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The LGOC B-type is a model of double-decker bus that was introduced in London on 1910. It was both built and operated by the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC).

This is a list of bus types used by London bus operators and tour operators in London throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, with their year of first introduction. Bus types written in bold are currently in use.

LGOC buses[edit]

AEC buses[edit]

Arguably the most famous of them all, the AEC Routemaster serviced London for over 50 years before being retired from general use.

Alexander Dennis Buses[edit]

An Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC Virtual Electric bus in service on route 69

Leyland Buses[edit]

An ex-London Regional Transport Leyland National. Designed for the National Bus Company, it eventually proved highly popular outside of the company.

MCV Buses[edit]

MCW Buses[edit]

Optare/Switch Mobility Buses[edit]

Scania Buses[edit]

VDL Buses[edit]

Volvo Buses[edit]

Wright Buses[edit]

The Wright SRM, introduced late 2016. Compared to the original New Routemaster, it is 0.7m shorter, but removes the rear doors and staircase.

Other Buses[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Prince Marshall (1972), Wheels of London: The Story of London's Street Transport, The Sunday Times Magazine, ISBN 0723000689
  • Colin Hartley Curtis (1979), Buses of London: An Illustrated Review, with Specifications and Brief History, of Every London Bus Type Purchased by London Transport Or Its Predecessors Since 1908, Pan Macmillan, ISBN 9780853291053
  • Jane's Urban Transport Systems, (annual editions from 1981), Jane's Information Group{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • London Bus Handbook, (annual editions from 1979), Capital Transport Publishing and British Bus Publishing{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Notes
  1. ^ "1923 AEC NS bus – NS174" (2017). London Bus Museum. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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