London Buses
Old colour photos of London buses from the 1950s to the 1990s, documenting one of the most familiar and enduring features of the capital’s transport system across the post-war decades. Taken on colour film, these images capture buses as an everyday part of London life, operating across streets, junctions, and neighbourhoods throughout the city.
All images are available as high-resolution, royalty-free digital downloads suitable for editorial, commercial, or personal use.
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A London RT bus in 1971
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A Rickards coach in Woburn Place 1960
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AEC Regal IV MXX 435 seen in 1982
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AEC Regal IV MXX 435 seen in 1982
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Albert Memorial, London mid-1960s
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American Express coach, Welbeck Street 1965
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British Airways Routemaster RMA buses, Heathrow 1977
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Camberwell Road, London SE5 1966
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Camberwell Road, London SE5 1974
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Castle Mead, Camberwell Road 1965
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Charing Cross Road, London 1975
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CityRama tour bus in London 1989
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Coach at Buckingham Palace, London 1961
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Buses at Grosvenor Gardens, London 1984
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Holborn Viaduct, London 1970s
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Lambeth Bridge, London 1977
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London bus conductor seen in 1973
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Ludgate Hill, London 1978
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Marylebone Road, London 1965
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Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London 1971
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Middlesex Street, London 1970
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Museum of British Transport, Clapham 1971
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Museum of British Transport, Clapham 1971
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New Bond Street, London 1969
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Old buses, Cheshire Inn & Lodge, St Louis
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Old Victoria bus garage, Gillingham Street, London 1986
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Oxford Street, London 1960
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Oxford Street, London 1970
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Oxford Street, London 1970
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Oxford Street, London 1971
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Oxford Street, London 1972
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Oxford Street, London 1972
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Pall Mall, London 1963
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Park Lane, London 1967
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Parliament Square, London 1965
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Piccadilly Circus, London 1973
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Piccadilly Circus, London 1974
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Piccadilly Circus, London 1974
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Routemaster Bus, Piccadilly Circus, London 1979
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Piccadilly Circus, London 1985
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Piccadilly, London 1970
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Regent Street, London 1978
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MCW Metrobus on Regent Street, London 1987
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Routemaster bus RM980 in London 1979
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Routemaster bus in London 1985
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Routemaster WLT 855 seen in 1981
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Routemaster WLT 855 seen in 1981
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RT Bus at Marble Arch, London 1963
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RT Bus FXT 288 seen in 1981
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RT Bus KYY 529 seen in 1981
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Selfridges, Oxford Street 1966
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Selfridges, Oxford Street, London 1979
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St Martin’s Place, London 1966
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St Paul’s Cathedral, London 1958