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Route 19 Heritage Day

Saturday 29 March 9.00am - 5.00pm

Route 19 bus stops between Finsbury Park and Battersea Bridge

Ride free on old buses in service on London bus route 19 (Finsbury Park and Battersea Bridge)!

On Saturday 29th March 2025, between 10am and 5pm the London Bus Museum will be running heritage buses dating from the 1950s to 1970s alongside the normal daily service on route 19, between Finsbury Park and Battersea Bridge.   The 19 is very long lived, still following essentially the same route, having been started in 1906 as route H and numbered 19 two years later.

No need to book, just put your hand out at any route 19 bus stop and a heritage bus will stop to pick you up!  Hold tight! 

Travel is free and you may even get an old-type ticket issued by the conductor!  Remember those?

Buses used will be mostly the iconic RT-type, which in the 1950s formed the largest standardised bus fleet in the world, plus their successor the famous Routemaster. There will also be a selection of more modern buses of types used on route 19 over the years. 

Please note that all these buses pre-date the low-floor easy access buses that we take for granted today and there are steps at the entrance and inside.  Most modern buggies cannot be carried as they are too large;  nor can wheelchairs be accommodated. However our crews will make every effort to help the less able and those with small children enjoy a ride back in time.  

Dogs are welcome but are carried at the discretion of the conductor and provided they are well-behaved, on a lead and do not occupy seats.

PGC cannot guarantee that all What's On information is 100% accurate. If in doubt, contact the organisers or visit their website using the More Details button.

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