London Buses route 30

London Buses route 30 is a Transport for London managed bus route in London, England. It runs between Hackney Wick and Marble Arch station. It is run by Metroline.

Bomb incident

On 7 July 2005 at 09:47am, a Stagecoach London Dennis Trident 2 double-decker bus, fleet number 17758, registration LX03 BUF, was damaged a lot in a terrorist attack by Hasib Hussain, who took a bomb onto the bus and exploded it, killing 13 other people on the bus as well as himself. The explosion ripped the roof off the top deck of the bus and destroyed the back of the vehicle. The explosion took place close to the British Medical Association building in Tavistock Square. The bus was off line of route and on a different route than usual due to earlier multiple attacks on the London Underground system. The bus was replaced by the first Alexander Dennis Enviro400 produced, named Spirit of London as a tribute to the attacks.London bomb tribute bus unveiled BBC News 3 October 2005'Spirit of London' Bus Unveiled

Current route
Route 30 usually uses these primary locations:Route 30 Map Transport for London
Hackney Wick Trowbridge Road
Hackney Central station 
Hackney Downs station  
Dalston Junction station 
Kingsland High Street
Canonbury
Highbury Corner
Islington Town Hall
Angel station 
King's Cross station  
St Pancras International  
Euston bus station  for Euston station   
Euston Square station 
Great Portland Street station 
Regent's Park station 
Baker Street station 
Marble Arch station 

In culture
The #30 bus is mentioned in the song Kiss Me Deadly, by the pop music band Generation X, which was released in their album Generation X.Lyrics of the song 'Kiss Me Deadly' from the 'Sound Track Lyrics website. https://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/slcpunk/kissmedeadly.htm

References

Category:Bus routes in London
Category:July 2005 London bombings