BYD K8SR Electric
The world's first double-deck electric bus.
(Discontinued, posted for historical reference.) web.archive.org/web/2017072411…
BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV City
(No longer listed on the Alexander Dennis website, but posted for historical reference.) web.archive.org/web/2020110412…
My suggestion for a new accessible zero-emission bus (for London and elsewhere) with a stylish exterior design including three-doors, two-stairs and two wheelchair spaces.
That is all the double-deck electric buses that I found; if you know more, please post them with a link to the manufacturer's website.👍
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Live map of bus services in the UK and Ireland on Christmas Day, 25 December 2025, at around 8:40am. Bus services are largely suspended. London and Dublin shut down completely, with only a few local operators and airport coaches running limited services.
Bus services in Great Britain and Ireland at around 10am on Christmas Day (25 December 2025).
Bus services in Great Britain at around 11am on Christmas Day (25 December 2025).
Featuring the iconic double arrow and Rail Alphabet font, uses navy, white, and red to evoke the Union flag, signifying GBR as the new, integrated public body for Britain's rail network.
The new Union Flag-inspired livery (blue, red, and white) for both inter-city and commuter trains. This angular design signifies the planned move towards GBR becoming the single, modern public body managing the UK's rail network.
⦵ List of current and former London Underground lines by opening year:
1863 Metropolitan
1864 Hammersmith & City
1868 District
1869 East London
1871 Circle
1890 Northern
1898 Waterloo & City
1900 Central
1904 Northern City
1906 Bakerloo
1906 Piccadilly
1968 Victoria
1979 Jubilee
The East London line closed in 2007, reopened as part of the London Overground in 2010, and was renamed the Windrush line in 2024.
The last Underground services on the Northern City line ran in 1975; British Rail services began in 1976 and it is currently part of Great Northern.
Ownership of the Waterloo & City line passed from the Waterloo & City Railway company to London and South Western Railway in 1907. It became part of Southern Railway in 1923, then British Railways after 1948 nationalisation. In 1994, ownership transferred to London Underground.
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The issue also affects people whose bank cards, including those stored on smartphones, have been lost or stolen and subsequently blocked for fraud protection, forcing them to wait for a replacement to arrive by post or to visit their bank to have their cards reactivated.