Author: Darrel Pratt

Controversially, private operators were allowed to run buses in colours other than the traditional red. Following a campaign by tourism groups, tender specifications since 1997 specify that buses in London be 80% red. Do all London buses have to be red? At any given time, a small percentage of London’s buses don’t feature any red […]

This was a crisis waiting to happen well before the pandemic. London is the only major city in the world that does not subsidise its public transport. Other countries do not operate like this. Is public transport in London Subsidised? We receive grants from the Government and the Greater London Authority. These grants are used […]

Victoria Coach Station The main entrance in 2012 General information Location Buckingham Palace Road Victoria, London, SW1 England Coordinates 51.4931°N 0.1486°W What is the most popular bus route in London? London’s Top 3 Sightseeing Bus Routes Route 24: Pimlico to Hampstead Heath. Route 11: Fulham to Liverpool Street. Route 9: Aldwych to Hammersmith. What is […]

In the 1920s, the first engine-powered version of the double-decker bus made its debut in London society. With a growing population, there was a desperate need for more buses, sparking competition amongst the many companies in the city. Did London have double-decker buses 1933? Proving that London’s double-decker buses were not a tipping hazard, 1933 […]

US$14,600,000,000. Table Host City Year Total Costs Beijing Summer Olympics 2008 Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 US$ 6,400,000,000 London Summer Olympics 2012 US$14,600,000,000 Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Did London Olympics make money? For the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the city spent $40 billion to earn $3.6 billion. In 2012, London spent $18 billion to generate just $5.2 […]

Croydon, outer borough of London, England, on the southern edge of the metropolis. When did Croydon become London? The borough was formed in 1965 from the merger of the County Borough of Croydon with Coulsdon and Purley Urban District, both of which had been within Surrey. The local authority, Croydon London Borough Council, is now […]

The Olympics brought more than £9bn of investment to east London, much of which went into transport. ALL of the Olympic venues have been sold. How much did the London Olympics boost the economy? UCL generated £9.9bn of economic impact across the UK in 2018/19 – comparable every year to the trade boost delivered by […]

The park is sustainable in many ways, including public transport, walking and cycling routes, the water and energy-efficient design of homes and the protection of green spaces and natural habitats. 300,000 new plants have been planted in the wetlands. How has East Village in London become sustainable? East Village (the former London 2012 Olympic Games […]

Deemed unsuitable for London, the last of the bendy buses were withdrawn in December 2011 to make way for the newer, more suitable design of the modern-day bendy buses. The articulated buses that were one used in the British capital have now made their way in other parts of the UK and some have been […]

The writers of both ‘Ozymandias’ and ‘London’ use setting to convey conflict and power. In ‘Ozymandias’, Shelley writes that ‘the lone and level sands stretch far away‘ while describing Ozymandias’ statue as a ‘colossal wreck’. What poem is similar to London by William Blake? Compare and Contrast London-Blake and Evolution-Alexie These two poems are eerily […]