London Buses
Vintage 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.
This collection includes views of double-deck and single-deck buses, bus routes, depots, streetscapes, passengers, and surrounding urban scenes, reflecting changes in vehicle design, liveries, and public transport infrastructure over several decades. From busy central routes to suburban services, the photographs preserve a detailed visual record of London buses before later modernisation transformed the network.
All images are available as high-resolution, royalty-free digital downloads suitable for editorial, commercial, or personal use.
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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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Regent Street, London 1987
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Routemaster bus 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 1979
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Southampton Row, London c1954
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St Martin’s Place, London 1966
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St Paul’s Cathedral, London 1958
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Stable Yard, Clarence House, London 1968
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Station Road, Hayes 1972
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The Old Vic, The Cut, South Bank 1968
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The Strand, London 1950s
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The Strand, London 1971
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Thurloe Square, London 1970
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Tower Bridge, London 1973
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Trafalgar Square, London 1970
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Trafalgar Square, London 1978
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Trafalgar Square, London 1987
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Trafalgar Square, London 1990
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Trafalgar Square, London 1990
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Trafalgar Square, London 1990
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Upper Street, Islington, London 1968
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Whitehall, London 1972
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Whitehall, London 1977
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Whitehall, London 1980