{"id":2711,"date":"2014-11-19T08:30:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T08:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=2711"},"modified":"2016-08-13T00:25:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T23:25:55","slug":"picture-wednesday-the-year-of-the-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/picture-wednesday-the-year-of-the-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture Wednesday &#8211; The Year of the Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2014 is the year of the bus in UK, with a number of anniversaries taking place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is 100 years since the\u00a0<em>battle bus<\/em>, the first mass-produced motor bus which transported soldiers to the front line during World War I.<\/li>\n<li>The Routemaster was created 60 years ago.<\/li>\n<li>The RT-Type bus was launched 75 years ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, there are a number of street sculptures around London to commemorate this year. Just another way to celebrate, although cheaper fares would have been a much better option I think.<\/p>\n<p>Guess where I took the picture below?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2698 size-large\" title=\"Picture Wednesday - The Year of the Bus\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wpid-img_20141109_161933.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"Picture Wednesday - The Year of the Bus\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wpid-img_20141109_161933.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wpid-img_20141109_161933-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wpid-img_20141109_161933-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wpid-img_20141109_161933-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for checking this week&#8217;s picture out!<\/p>\n<p>A Londoner from Afar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2014 is the year of the bus in UK, with a number of anniversaries taking place. 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