This AEC Reliance/Plaxton had acquired a registration with an M&D flavour when caught on the Embankment

AN129 found eking out its twilight years in West Croydon

Armchair operated route 65 from Ealing to Kingston with a fleet of brand new Olympians. It also had two ex-SYPTE Atlanteans and this ex-National Welsh Olympian

Parked up at The Aldwych, this Bristol VRL was operating for Arun Travel

Route 112 was won by Atlas Coaches which used brand new Leyland Lynxes and the odd Leyland National

Atlas Bus bought double deckers as loadings onroute 112 grew. This is a NCME bodied Olympian

A Bexleybus Olympian, E918KYR passes a Kentish Bus Atlantean still in LCBS Leaf Green, in Woolwich

This good-looking Titan was drumming up trade for Big Bus Tours

When Maidstone Borough Council won the tender for route 188, the buses it needed were still on order. To fill in, Atlanteans from Ipswich like 94 and Nottingham were hired

Ex-LCBS BL10, this Bristol LH shared route 398 with an ex-Lothian Leyland Cub. See here at Ruislip

BTS bought this Scania N133CRB for use on its 114 route

Capital Citybus bought some of the few Dennis Arrow double deckers built

Fine neo-classical architecture, and the building behind isn't bad either. An ex-Trent Atlantean working for Cityrama Sightseeing

Judging by the registration number, XWX388G was new to West Yorkshire RCC. By the late 1980s it was earning a lving for Cityrama

This ex-Cumberland National, LRM565L is seen in Shepherds Bush

This Olympian pretending to be an RLH was on rail replacement duties. It was coach-seated and came from Southern Vectis

DMS2592 cruises past the National Gallery

DMS714 is looking down at heel and has suffered from the attention of "taggers". Shot at Ealing Broadway

DMS1870 on training duties in Grosvenor Place

This B20 Fleetline, DMT2397 was parked up in Victoria between sessions

An Olympian coach, B690BPU of Eastern National lays over on route 400 to Southend

Atlas Bus used this WMPTE National as standby when one of its Lynxes was unavailable

When London Buses was looking for more Metrobuses, specimens were obtained from WYPTE, GMPTE and Tyne & Wear PTE, like VRG418T seen here in Paddington

London United took over route 65 from Armchair and one of the Golden Jubilee buses is seen at Ealing Broadway

Green Line TP21 nears the end of its journey on the 290 route which was joint with City of Oxford

E104JYV, an Alexander coach bodied B10M double decker waits for the evening peak in Victoria

North London was host to Grey Green Dennis Darts. Why do all London buses have to be red now?

Scania/East Lancs 108 of Grey Green in Enfield

Harrow Buses Ailsa V29

Two varieties of Metrobus and an Ailsa poke out of Harrow Weald Garage

When the LTE Harrow Buses unit was formed, double deckers were needed fast. The requirement was met by some brand new leased Metrobuses and a batch of ex-WMPTE Ailsas like V34 seen at Edgware

Harrow Buses Ailsa V44 near South Kenton station

An Atlantean in GM Buses orange down the side of LT Harrow Weald Garage

M1457, seen here in Harrow Bus Station was one of the leased Metrobuses which were dispersed far & wide after the routes were lost

Edging out of its bay at Victoria Coach Station, this Dominant is heading for Bexhill on Sea

Kentish Bus AN269 runs down the hill from Orpington station into the town centre

Kentish Bus Volvo F109TML was new to Maidstone BC but passed to Kentish Bus when Boroline went out of business

Photographed in Windsor, LCBS SM457 was still wearing Lincoln Green & Yellow in August 1977

Also in Windsor, SM460 owes allegiance to NCB leaf green. Again, this is Silver Jubilee year

LCNW AN157 arrives at Brent Cross on route 142 from Watford

Edgware plays host to LCNW AN89 and a Metrobus

The LCNW fleet expanded by means of a motley collection of used Atlanteans. XJA535L was an AN68 with a Park Royal body, new as SELNEC 7144

SNB244 pretending to be a coach on Green Line duties

Newport Transport had a liking for MCW products. Lea Valley brought this Metrobus to run shoulders with its native LTE sisters in Waltham Cross

At Waltham Cross bus station, Olympian TPD110X looks smart in its Lea Valley colours

Londonlinks Volvo B10M 664 starts its journey to Penge on Oxford St

LPF599P started life as an Alder Valley DP National. When caught heading along the Uxbridge Rd it was working for London Buslines

Outside the Tower of London, AN5 is working for London Crusader

F886SRT, a DAF SB230 wears the short-lived "London Express" livery

This Duple 425 had been new to Alder Valley. Seen in Buckingham Palace Road on "The London Line" which was operated by Reading Transport

Route 188 passed to the Londonlinks offshoot of London & Country, which meant Titans appeared in one of Ray Stenning's best looking liveries

LS-class Nationals with coach seats shared route 607 with two Lynxes

Green Line route 757 hosts Olympian coach C215UPD

Leyland Lynxes never really took off in London. LX11 seen here in Uxbridge has acquired the registration from RM1811

Centrewest created limited stop route 607 to speed up its trunk Uxbridge Road services. Coach seated Leyl;and Nationals and two Lynxes were used. F101GRM has a Cumberland registration number

Brent Cross bus station saw LT Metrobuses rub shoulders with LCNW Atlanteans and Olympians like LR71

Metrobus DMS OJD198R caught in the Bromley traffic near The Glades shopping centre

Metrobus M1, one of the pre-production batch, at Edgware next to a member of the Leaside fleet

Metroline, like many of the new London Buses companies, had a small coach fleet. LD5 was a Dominant III bodied Leopard

Before settling on red with a blus skirt, Metroline experimented with M735 in red with a green skirt