Across London on any given day, alongside the fleet of vehicles on TfL bus routes, there are a large number of buses used on private hire duties. Whether these be for private events like corporate functions and weddings, or on rail replacement duties for London Underground or National Rail operators, you are pretty much guaranteed to see these vehicles on a daily basis. In this section of the website, you will find our images of these private hire vehicles, captured at various locations.
Private Hire London Buses
Owner: Ensignbus – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: HLW 178 – Fleet Number: RT191 Livery: London Transport – Location: Junction Road, Archway
Owner: Old London Bus Ltd – Vehicle: AEC Regent III – Registration Number: NLE 918 – Fleet Number: RT3028 Livery: London Transport – Location: Trafalgar Square
Owner: Ensignbus – Vehicle: Leyland PD2 – Registration Number: KLB 648 – Fleet Number: RTL453 Livery: London Transport – Location: Willesden Bus Garage
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: Leyland PD2 – Registration Number: LUC 253 – Fleet Number: RTL1076 Livery: London Transport – Location: Camden Road, Holloway
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster Coach – Registration Number: CUV 260C – Fleet Number: RCL2260 Livery: Green Line – Location: Camden Road, Holloway
Owner: ThisBus – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: CUV 261C – Fleet Number: RML2261 Livery: London Transport – Location: Grays Inn Road, King’s Cross
Owner: Rent A Routemaster – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: JJD 455D – Fleet Number: RML2455 Livery: London Red – Location: Euston Road
Owner: Sullivan Buses – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: CUV 272C – Fleet Number: RML2272 Livery: London Transport – Location: Potters Bar Bus Garage
Owner: Timebus Travel – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: CUV 310C – Fleet Number: RML2310 Livery: London Transport – Location: Camden Road, Holloway
Owner: Timebus Travel – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: CUV 263C – Fleet Number: RML2263 Livery: London Red – Location: Euston Road
Owner: RedRoutemaster – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: CUV 323C – Fleet Number: RML2323 Livery: London Transport – Location: Marble Arch
Owner: Timebus Travel – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: DYM 453A – Fleet Number: RM29 Livery: London Transport – Location: Camden Road, Holloway
Owner: YMS Travel – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: SMK 751F – Fleet Number: RML2751 Advert: Boden – Location: Marble Arch
Owner: Routemaster Hire Ltd – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: JJD 390D – Fleet Number: RML2390 Livery: London Transport – Location: High Street, Potters Bar
Owner: Go Coach Hire – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: JJD 472D – Fleet Number: RML2472 Livery: London Transport – Location: Pemberton Terrace, Archway
Owner: Timebus Travel – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: JJD 527D – Fleet Number: RML2527 Livery: London Transport – Location: Canning Town Bus Station
Owner: Ensignbus – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: JJD 588D – Fleet Number: RML2588 Livery: London Transport – Location: Waterloo Road
Owner: RedRoutemaster – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: SMK 683F – Fleet Number: RML2683 Livery: London Transport – Location: Tottenham Court Road
Owner: Go Coach Hire – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: SMK 699F – Fleet Number: RML2699 Livery: London Buses – Location: Willesden Bus Garage
Owner: Expeditional – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: JJD 472D – Fleet Number: RML2472 Livery: London Red – Location: Parliament Square
Owner: London Bus Group – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: WLT 759 – Fleet Number: RM759 Livery: London Red – Location: Waterloo Road
Owner: London Retro Bus Hire – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: 865 UXC – Fleet Number: RM385 Livery: London Red – Location: Lambeth Bridge
Owner: London Retro Bus Hire – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: SMK 702F – Fleet Number: RML2702 Livery: White – Location: Trafalgar Square
Owner: Tower Transit – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: SMK 735F – Fleet Number: RML2735 Livery: London Transport – Location: Willesden Bus Garage
Owner: Ensignbus – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: VYJ 808 – Fleet Number: RM1361 Livery: London Transport – Location: Victoria Embankment
Owner: Ensignbus – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: WLT 371 – Fleet Number: RM371 Livery: London Transport – Location: Trafalgar Square
Owner: Red Bus Events – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: WLT 545 – Fleet Number: RM545 Livery: London Transport – Location: Camden Road, Holloway
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: WLT 901 – Fleet Number: RML901 Livery: London Red – Location: North Greenwich Station
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: WLT 893 – Fleet Number: RML893 Livery: London Bus Company – Location: Camden Road, Holloway
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: WLT 897 – Fleet Number: RML897 Livery: London Bus Company – Location: Camden Road, Holloway
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: 159 CLT – Fleet Number: RM1159 Livery: London Bus Company – Location: Concert Hall Approach
Owner: Red Bus Events – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: WLT 898 – Fleet Number: RML898 Livery: London Transport – Location: Holloway Road
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: WLT 900 – Fleet Number: RML900 Livery: London Bus Company – Location: Camden Road, Holloway
Owner: Dave’s Buses – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: WLT 848 – Fleet Number: RML848 Livery: London Bus Red – Location: Great Cambridge Road, Enfield
Owner: London Retro Bus Hire – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: 865 UXC – Fleet Number: RM385 Livery: London Bus Red – Location: Euston Road
Owner: London Retro Bus Hire – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: SMK 732F – Fleet Number: RML2732 Livery: London Bus Red – Location: Victoria Street
Owner: Premium Tours – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: 711 XUW – Fleet Number: RM85 Livery: London Bus Red – Location: Whitehall
Owner: Private Owner – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: JJD 402D – Fleet Number: RML2402 Livery: London Bus Red – Location: Regent Street
Owner: London Bus Company – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: WLT 902 – Fleet Number: RML902 Livery: London Bus Company – Location: King’s Cross Bridge
Owner: Millwall FC – Vehicle: AEC Routemaster – Registration Number: CUV 304C – Fleet Number: RML2304 Livery: Millwall FC – Location: London Bridge
Owner: Ensignbus – Vehicle: Daimler Fleetline – Registration Number: EGP 33J – Fleet Number: DMS33 Livery: Ensignbus – Location: High Street, Potters Bar