Editing London (section)

===Buses, coaches and trams===
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London's [[London Buses|bus network]] runs 24 hours a day with about 9,300 vehicles, over 675 bus routes and about 19,000 bus stops.<ref name="Buses">{{Cite web |title=What we do – Buses |url= http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/what-we-do/buses |publisher= Transport for London |access-date=5 April 2014}}</ref> In 2019 the network had over 2&nbsp;billion commuter trips per year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2020 |title=Annual bus statistics: England 2019/20 |url= https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/929992/annual-bus-statistics-year-ending-march-2020.pdf |access-date=25 March 2021 |publisher=Department for Transport |page=2}}</ref> Since 2010 an average of £1.2&nbsp;billion is taken in revenue each year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2021 |title=Government support for the bus industry and concessionary travel (England) (BUS05) |url= https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/bus05-subsidies-and-concessions |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=GOV.UK |type=BUS0501: Operating revenue for local bus services by revenue type, by metropolitan area status: England (ODS, 34.7KB)}}</ref> London has one of the largest wheelchair-accessible networks in the world<ref name="london_131">{{Cite web |date=20 June 2017 |title=Most Accessible Cities Around The World |url= https://www.sunrisemedical.com.au/blog/world-accessible-cities |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=Sunrise Medical}}</ref> and from the third quarter of 2007, became more accessible to hearing and visually impaired passengers as audio-visual announcements were introduced.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2016 |title=Leading the way – Travelling with a sensory impairment in London |url= https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/leading_the_way_march_2016.pdf |access-date=26 March 2021 |publisher=[[Greater London Authority]]}}</ref>

An emblem of London, the red [[double-decker bus]] first appeared in the city in 1947 with the [[AEC Regent III RT]] (predecessor to the [[AEC Routemaster]]).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Blake |first1=Jim |title=London Transport Buses in the 1960s |date=2022 |publisher=Pen & Sword Books |page=9}}</ref> London's coach hub is [[Victoria Coach Station]], opened in 1932. Nationalised in 1970 and then purchased by London Transport (now [[Transport for London]]), Victoria Coach Station has over 14&nbsp;million passengers a year and provides services across the UK and continental Europe.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Victoria Coach Station to remain major coach hub |url= https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2019/august/victoria-coach-station-to-remain-major-coach-hub |date=23 August 2019 |access-date=11 June 2022 |publisher= Transport for London}}</ref>

[[File:Wimbledon station 2018 5.jpg|thumb|[[Tramlink]] tram at [[Wimbledon station]], south-west London]]
There is a modern tram network serving South London, known as [[Tramlink]]. It has 39 stops and four routes, and carried over 29&nbsp;million people in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Passenger journeys on London Tramlink, UK 2018 {{!}} Statista |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/305537/passenger-journeys-on-croydon-tramlink-uk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216083357/https://www.statista.com/statistics/305537/passenger-journeys-on-croydon-tramlink-uk/ |archive-date=16 February 2022 |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=Statista |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Since June 2008, Transport for London has completely owned and operated Tramlink.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 June 2008 |title=Statement of Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2008 |url= https://content.tfl.gov.uk/6-Statement-of-Acounts-2008.pdf |access-date=26 March 2021 |publisher= Transport for London |page=67}}</ref>