London Photo Gallery - Route 38 Heritage Day

The London Bus Museum hosts several heritage days a year featuring many vintage buses running on actual bus routes for free. The first event in 2026 took place on March 14th on route 38 between Victoria and Hackney. Due to protest activity, the route was shortened to omit the Central London portion until Bloomsbury in the afternoon. Route 38 started operation in 1912 and passes through a number of major attractions, such as Hyde Park, Piccadilly Circus, Chinatown, and the British Museum. The heritage day participants were mostly Routemaster buses from the 1950s and 60s as well as the older RT type buses. Event Webpage