London Buses 1000 Piece Jigsaw

Features:

·      Perfect gift for London Bus & Transport Enthusiasts!

·      Detailed illustrations of London Buses through the decades

·      1000-piece puzzle – Average Piece Size- 25x30MM

·      Completed Jigsaw Puzzle Dimensions- 490x685MM

·      Hours of fun for puzzlers of all ages

The bus is London's oldest form of public transport. The coach builder George Shillibeer began his service from Paddington to Bank in 1829. Shillibeer called his service Omnibus (meaning 'for all' in Latin). He gave the abbreviation "bus', now an internationally recognised term.

For decades London's buses were designed and built especially for the city's unique conditions. The leading operator in the 1850s. the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) was soon the largest bus company in the world. This in-house capability meant buses were increasingly standardised in design, manufacture and maintenance, each advance built on the last to deliver a huge and reliable bus fleet. Relaxation of controls on the size of vehicles and rapid innovation produced successive standard types from the B type of 1910 to the Routemaster (RM) of 1954.

Buses have evolved from basic wooden open-topped vehicles to highly sophisticated and intricately designed pieces of computerised technology. They have been pulled by horses, and powered by steam, petrol, diesel oil, hydrogen fuel cells and electricity.

Completed Size | 490x685MM

Average Piece Size | 25x30MM

Perfect gift for Birthdays, Christmas & Father’s Day!