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You wait hours for a bus and then 50 turn up at once. Central London was treated to a rare glimpse into the capital's transport history today as 'The Year of the Bus' was celebrated.

Shoppers, tourists and enthusiasts were treated to the sight of dozens of London buses dating back almost 200 years as they lined Regent Street after a parade through the capital as it basked in glorious sunshine.

The London Transport Museum and Transport for London put on the show to mark 100 years since the capital's buses were sent to the Western Front in World War One.

It also celebrated the 60th anniversary of the capital's iconic Routemaster design - with models dating back to 1957 up to the present day 'Boris Buses' on show in the sun.

The oldest bus to grace the parade was horse-drawn. As many as 4,000 of them were in service between 1829 and 1914, at which point they were taken off the capital's roads because the horses were required for the WW1 war effort.

Sunday's parade came after a Lego bus stop was installed as part of the year's celebrations in Regent's Street.

TfL pledged that it would remain in place, outside Hamley's toy shop, unless it was tampered with by mischievous members of the public.

Leon Daniels, TfL’s Managing Director of Surface Transport, said: “We are delighted to team up with Lego and Trueform to offer our passengers a bit of fun on their journey.

"Many thousands of people pass along Regent Street each day and we hope the new shelter will bring a smile to the face of even a hardened commuter.”