B2737 - The Battle Bus - a photo on Flickriver

            Seen at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, B2737, the LT Museum's Battle Bus.
The B-type, developed by the London General Omnibus Company, was the first successful mass-produced motor bus. Introduced in 1910, it was designed and built in London. Until then, most buses had been horse-drawn. By 1913 there were 2,500 B-type buses in service, each carrying 340,000 passengers along 600 miles of the busiest roads in and around London.
With the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and London Transport Museum Friends, the B-type bus B2737 has been restored to operational condition. It was launched in June 2014 in its original red and cream London livery, and attended 14 public events in London over the summer. In September 2014 the bus was converted into a military troop carrier to commemorate the role of London’s transport workers in the First World War. In its military livery, the bus has attended a number of commemorative events, including a 10-day commemorative tour of key Western Front locations in Belgium and France.

   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / London / Bow (show map)

Taken on: January 25, 2015

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Camera: Nikon D5100, f/7.1, 1/200 sec, 28mm (=42mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5100
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	28mm (35mm equivalent: 42mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.01
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