 uk s big red bus uk s big red bus barsha mar 28092021 1154 london s big red buses are known across the globe as icons of the city seeing the city on a red bus is on many travelers bucket lists they do not even require the words london transport on the side hundreds of millions of people quickly recognize them after a trip to paris in 1829 george shillibeer set out to build a horsedrawn omnibus that he had witnessed while on the trip he also took his service s name from the french omnibus which was rapidly shortened to bus the initial route which cost one shilling ran from paddington station to the bank of england these buses were one of the first to provide a hopon hopoff service which allowed passengers to board and depart considerably more swiftly at stops resulting in fewer delays on the route even though it was hugely popular among the passengers this feature contributed to the bus s cancellation like climbing and exiting a moving bus resulted in about 12 deaths each yea famous london buses are the powerful route masters from the 1950s and 1960s rather than the 1930 s buses that packed the city s streets these were the buses that have been featured in tourist flyers sold a miniature of to millions of tourist and memento seekers the routemaster is a cultural symbol these buses were specifically created for london by experts who knew what the city required and they have fulfilled their mission very well over fifty years these buses were one of the first to provide a hopon hopoff service which allowed passengers to board and depart considerably more swiftly at stops resulting in fewer delays on the route even though it was hugely popular among the passengers this feature contributed to the bus s cancellation like climbing and exiting a moving bus resulted in about 12 deaths each yea famous london buses are the powerful route masters from the 1950s and 1960s rather than the 1930 s buses that packed the city s streets these were the buses that have been featured in tourist flyers sold a miniature of to millions of tourist and memento seekers the routemaster is a cultural symbol these buses were specifically created for london by experts who knew what the city required and they have fulfilled their mission very well over fifty years london s big red buses are known across the globe as icons of the city seeing the city on a red bus is on many travelers bucket lists they do not even require the words london transport on the side hundreds of millions of people quickly recognize them after a trip to paris in 1829 george shillibeer set out to build a horsedrawn omnibus that he had witnessed while on the trip he also took his service s name from the french omnibus which was rapidly shortened to bus the initial route which cost one shilling ran from paddington station to the bank of england these buses were one of the first to provide a hopon hopoff service which allowed passengers to board and depart considerably more swiftly at stops resulting in fewer delays on the route even though it was hugely popular among the passengers this feature contributed to the bus s cancellation like climbing and exiting a moving bus resulted in about 12 deaths each yea famous london buses are the powerful route masters from the 1950s and 1960s rather than the 1930 s buses that packed the city s streets these were the buses that have been featured in tourist flyers sold a miniature of to millions of tourist and memento seekers the routemaster is a cultural symbol these buses were specifically created for london by experts who knew what the city required and they have fulfilled their mission very well over fifty years these buses were one of the first to provide a hopon hopoff service which allowed passengers to board and depart considerably more swiftly at stops resulting in fewer delays on the route even though it was hugely popular among the passengers this feature contributed to the bus s cancellation like climbing and exiting a moving bus resulted in about 12 deaths each yea famous london buses are the powerful route masters from the 1950s and 1960s rather than the 1930 s buses that packed the city s streets these were the buses that have been featured in tourist flyers sold a miniature of to millions of tourist and memento seekers the routemaster is a cultural symbol these buses were specifically created for london by experts who knew what the city required and they have fulfilled their mission very well over fifty years  