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03-24-2016, 05:20 PM
These retro buses are being used to transport Londoners on strike day
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LONDON — Tube disruptions due to strikes are **rmally a pretty miserable affair in London — but **t always.
On Thursday, Transport for London were forced to put on a bus replacement service due to strikes affecting the Piccadilly Line.*And some passengers got lucky.
SEE ALSO: 14 creative ways Londoners found to beat the tube strike (http://mashable.com/2015/08/06/tube-strike-alternative-transport/)
"Due to the Piccadilly strike, I had the pleasure of commuting in a museum piece from 1950 this morning," wrote (https://www.reddit.com/r/london/comments/4bqt96/due_to_the_picadilly_strike_i_had_the_pleasure_of/) Reddit user ramblerandgambler (https://www.reddit.com/user/ramblerandgambler).
"Everyone had a grin on their face, it was disturbing."
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Passengers queue up to board the heritage bus.
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Mashable reached out to Transport for London, who confirmed that they do indeed use some heritage buses during strikes to cover affected routes. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/24/retro-bus-replacement-london-tube-strike/)
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LONDON — Tube disruptions due to strikes are **rmally a pretty miserable affair in London — but **t always.
On Thursday, Transport for London were forced to put on a bus replacement service due to strikes affecting the Piccadilly Line.*And some passengers got lucky.
SEE ALSO: 14 creative ways Londoners found to beat the tube strike (http://mashable.com/2015/08/06/tube-strike-alternative-transport/)
"Due to the Piccadilly strike, I had the pleasure of commuting in a museum piece from 1950 this morning," wrote (https://www.reddit.com/r/london/comments/4bqt96/due_to_the_picadilly_strike_i_had_the_pleasure_of/) Reddit user ramblerandgambler (https://www.reddit.com/user/ramblerandgambler).
"Everyone had a grin on their face, it was disturbing."
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Passengers queue up to board the heritage bus.
Image: imgur (http://imgur.com/a/CW4qJ)
Mashable reached out to Transport for London, who confirmed that they do indeed use some heritage buses during strikes to cover affected routes. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/24/retro-bus-replacement-london-tube-strike/)
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