First bendy buses to bow out as Boris pledges 2011 total withdrawal

Andrew Garnett
24 July 2009
The days of the bendy bus in London are numbered...
The days of the bendy bus in London are numbered...

 

Today sees the final day of bendy bus operation on London's 507 'Red Arrow' route between Victoria and Waterloo.

London mayor Boris Johnson, who pledged to banish the vehicles from the capital as part of his election manifesto, has also announced that the bendy bus will be totally withdrawn from London service by the end of 2011.

"These writhing whales of the road have swung their hefty rear ends round our corners for the final time," said Johnson. "Pedestrians that leapt,...

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