London Red Bus Tea Tin Coin Bank Ahmad Tea United Kingdom English Breakfast

Description: Ahmad Tea London Bus Tea Tin/Coin Bank Save your pennies and pence with this collectibles Ahmad Tea London bus tea tin/coin bank. The tin originally held Ahmad Tea English Breakfast tea bags (please note NO tea bags are included with this listing). It has a hinged lid and a slot so that the tin can be used as a coin bank. The stamped tin is designed to look like an iconic London red bus. It has illustrated characters riding the "double decker" bus along with Union Jack bunting and illustrated "advertising" of other teas that Ahmad Tea sells. The hinged lid has "London" stamped in large letters and a coin slot. Condition: The Ahmad Tea "London Bus" Tea Tin is used in excellent condition. The tea bags have been removed and are not included with this listing. The tin has light scratches from use. Please see the listing photos for the exact condition. Size: 2 5/8 inches x 5 5/8 inches x 3 3/4 inches Buses have been used as a mode of public transport in London since 1829, when George Shillibeer started operating a horse-drawn omnibus service from Paddington to the City of London. In the decades since their introduction, the red London bus has become a symbol of the city. As of 2022, London has 675 bus routes served by over 8,700 buses, almost all of which are operated by private companies under contract to (and regulated by) London Buses, part of the publicly-owned Transport for London. Over 800 buses in the fleet are battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses, the 2nd largest zero emission bus fleet in Europe (behind Moscow). In 2006, London became one of the first major cities in the world to have an accessible, low floor bus fleet. The LGOC began using motor omnibuses in 1902, and manufactured them itself from 1909. In 1904, Thomas Tilling started its first motor bus service. The last LGOC horse-drawn bus ran on 25 October 1911, although independent operators used them until 1914. Zoom of central areaMay 1912 London General Omnibus Company route map, showing the first 50 or so bus routes, many of which are broadly unchanged to the present dayIn 1912, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL), which at that time owned most of the London Underground, bought the LGOC. In 1933, the LGOC, along with the rest of the UERL, became part of the new London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB). The name London General was replaced by London Transport, which became synonymous with the red London bus. The LPTB, under Lord Ashfield, assumed responsibility for all bus services in the London Passenger Transport Area, an area with a radius of about 30 miles from Central London. This included the London General country buses (later to be London Transport's green buses), Green Line Coaches and the services of several Tilling Group and independent companies. London buses continued to operate under the London Transport name from 1933 to 2000, although the political management of transport services changed several times. The LPTB oversaw transport from 1933 to 1947, when it was nationalised and became the London Transport Executive (1948 to 1962). The responsible authority for London Transport was then successively the London Transport Board (1963 to 1969), the Greater London Council (1970 to 1984) and London Regional Transport (1984 to 2000). However, in 1969, a new law transferred the green country services, outside the area of the Greater London Council, to the recently formed National Bus Company. Trading under the name London Country, the green buses and Green Line Coaches became the responsibility of a new NBC subsidiary, London Country Bus Services, on 1 January 1970. London Buses would specify details of routes, fares and services levels, and the running of bus services would be contracted to private companies on a tendered basis. From 1985, bus routes were gradually tendered out to private companies, with London Buses split into business units from 1989. Controversially, private operators were allowed to run buses in colours other than the traditional red. Following a campaign by tourism groups, tender specifications since 1997 specify that buses in London be 80% red. Introduction of low floor busesLondon was one of the earliest major users of low-floor buses, with the first low-floor single decker vehicles entering service in 1993 and the first low-floor double decker vehicles entering service in 1998. From 2002, the mainstay of the fleet, double-decker buses, were augmented with a fleet of articulated buses, rising to a peak fleet size of 393 Mercedes-Benz Citaros. Media 1970s glass ashtray by Chance Brothers of Smethwick, in the 'Sights of London' series, featuring a design by Kenneth TownsendA revamped London bus has been used to promote the work of British artist Sir Peter Blake. An anthropomorphic Routemaster named Topper Deckington III is a fictional character in the Pixar movie Cars 2. (Wikipedia)

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Santa Ana, California

End Time: 2023-09-26T07:35:13.000Z

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