Taken in 2005 when I lived (and worked) along bus route 38, these images capture details of the Routemaster’s final weeks in service. The iconic red buses, with their open rear platforms and distinctive rounded profiles, thread their way between London Victoria and Clapton Pond.
This page, published on October 28, 2025, marks the 20th anniversary of the end of Route 38’s classic Routemaster era. The photographs serve as both a tribute and a time capsule, preserving the faded vibrancy of a bus that was more than transport—it was a moving symbol of the city’s character.
