Nick Larkin reports on an event organised by the London Bus Museum which brought classics back to the capital’s streets
An amazing 6,000 people were carried when some 35 preserved buses operated on two major London routes. They were participating in the London Bus Museum’s route 65 and 71 heritage event, part of a series of running days taking historic vehicles on to the roads of the capital.
The event, on 11 June, was supported by Transport for London (TfL), and saw the historic buses running from 1000 to 1700hrs alongside those normally operating the services.
Route 71 was introduced in 1914, although was numbered 105A until 1924. Changes over the years mean the original route is largely covered by the 65 from Ealing to Kingston and the present-day 71 from Kingston to Chessington, on both of which preserved buses operated, with some journeys extended to Leatherhead. There were also various feeder routes.
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