Battersea to Finsbury Park 19 route to be served by vintage buses

Londoners will be able to hop aboard vintage buses which will be serving the number 19 bus route later this month. <i>(Image: London Bus Museum)</i>
Londoners will be able to hop aboard vintage buses which will be serving the number 19 bus route later this month. (Image: London Bus Museum)
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Londoners will be able to hop aboard vintage buses which will be serving the number 19 bus route later this month.

On March 29 the bus route between Finsbury Park and Battersea Bridge will be served by heritage buses throughout much of the day.

These vintage double decker buses will span between the 1930s and the 1980s, with most services operated by the iconic 1950s RT-type buses.

These buses will be free to ride, and some passengers may even get an old-style ticket to keep as a memento of their trip.

Normal fees on regular running number 19 buses will still apply, and the London Bus Museum has advised that the vintage buses are not wheelchair or buggy accessible due to their age and design.

Passengers will simply need to stick their arm out at one of the stops being served to ride aboard one of these historic buses.

These vintage double decker buses will span between the 1930s and the 1980s, with most services operated by the iconic 1950s RT-type buses.These vintage double decker buses will span between the 1930s and the 1980s, with most services operated by the iconic 1950s RT-type buses. (Image: London Bus Museum)

What stops will the buses serve?

Finsbury Park to Battersea:

  • Finsbury Park Interchange, stop G
  • Highbury Barn, stop EE
  • Highbury Corner, stop D
  • Islington, Angel Station, stop F
  • Bloomsbury Square, stop B
  • Tottenham Court Road Station, stop X
  • Piccadilly Circus, stop S
  • Hyde Park Corner Station, stop P
  • Sloane Square Station, stop H
  • Chelsea Old Town Hall, stop KC
  • Battersea Bridge, Parkgate Road, stop BE

Battersea to Finsbury Park:

  • Battersea Bridge, stop BL
  • Chelsea Old Town Hall, stop KL
  • Sloane Street, Sloane Square, stop A
  • Hyde Park Corner, Hard Rock Café, stop D
  • Piccadilly Circus, stop B
  • Tottenham Court Road Station / New Oxford Street, stop Y
  • Bloomsbury Square, stop F
  • Islington, Angel Station, stop Y
  • Highbury Corner, stop F
  • Highbury Barn, stop EH
  • Finsbury Park, Rock Street, stop P

The buses are being put on for the London Bus Museum in Surrey, which bus enthusiasts can visit seven days of the week.

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