The day a London bus jumped Tower Bridge to avoid disaster
Driver Albert Gunter was hailed a hero for his quick thinking when the iconic bridge began to open while his bus was on it.
The driver who 'jumped' his bus over the Tower Bridge gap
On 30 December 1952, a double-decker bus drove on to Tower Bridge on its usual route between Shoreditch and Dulwich. It was ...
The London bus changes coming in 2025 and Superloop 2 next steps
TfL is rolling out measures aimed at ensuring smoother and faster bus journeys for customers. Bosses say they continue to ...
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Top deck of London bus hanging off after horror Croydon crash into railway bridge
The top of a double decker bus was nearly sliced straight off as its driver hurtled into a railway bridge in South London. Remarkably police say there were no reports of any serious injuries as the ...
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The driver who 'jumped' his bus over the Tower Bridge gap
He, his bus, its 20 passengers and one conductor ... It was built because the city needed a bridge downstream from London Bridge without disrupting river traffic. Opening and closing is done ...
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The day a London bus jumped Tower Bridge to avoid disaster
A few days after Christmas 1952, a London bus jumped the gap between the two halves of Tower Bridge’s road section after it started to open. If something similar happened today, it might sound ...