London’s successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games and
Paralympic Games will see huge changes in much of the area covered
by Easter Sunday’s operations. More details on our
Olympics page.
Before the Games decision, Stratford’s role as a major
transport hub was already assured and reinforced. Draw an
imaginary east-west line across the middle of our
route map from Mildmay
Park to Stratford. That is part of the 12 mile East London
tunnel of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, being driven up to 50
metres beneath our bus services, rising briefly to a brand new
sub-surface Stratford International station, before burrowing back
down to emerge at Dagenham. See
On Site Arts for
images of the construction.
We are commemorating significant events in London bus history,
but we hope you will also take the opportunity to appreciate the
unique feel of the area as it is now and to anticipate what is to
come. You won’t find any English countryside sylvan glades
for that oh-so-perfect photo, but some of us think it’s beautiful
for all that. Come back after 2012 for the country look -
there will be the largest urban park created in Europe for 150
years.
The buses operating on Easter Sunday will be closer in vintage
to the last time London hosted the Olympics in 1948 - the first
Games to be televised. Whether you’re looking back with
nostalgia or forward to an exciting future, we hope you enjoy your
day.
