These retro buses are being used to transport Londoners on strike day
 

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.

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"Due to the Piccadilly strike, I had the pleasure of commuting in a museum piece from 1950 this morning," wrote Reddit 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...


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