When I moved back to London in 2009, bus number 49 became part of my daily routine. My riverside flat proved to be the ideal location to hop on the double-decker and quickly get anywhere from Clapham Junction to White City. Naturally, when I stumbled on this 1960s postcard – “London Bus stops for London bus” – my heart skipped a beat.
Though it has switched from single-decked to double-decked and once ran as far as Crystal Palace, Route 49 is one of my personal long-standing London favourites.