▁obtained ▁to ▁operate ▁a ▁public ▁museum ▁from ▁the ▁location , ▁thereby ▁je op ard ising ▁both ▁the ▁char itable ▁and ▁museum ▁status es . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁operating ▁Trust ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁Brook lands ▁Museum ▁Trust ▁on ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Brook lands ▁racing ▁circuit ▁and ▁aircraft ▁production ▁site . ▁A ▁deal ▁was ▁struck ▁for ▁the ▁re development ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁museum ▁site ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁location , ▁thus ▁providing ▁the ▁museum ▁with ▁a ▁secure ▁home ▁from ▁where ▁it ▁could ▁open ▁daily ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁new , ▁purpose - built ▁prem ises ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁Bus ▁Museum ▁name ▁was ▁adopted . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁vehicles ▁▁ ▁Kn if eb o ard ▁Hor se - Bus ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁Three ▁Light ▁Garden - Se at ▁Hor se - Bus ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁Four - Light ▁Garden - Se at ▁Hor se - Bus ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁A EC ▁NS - type ▁bus ▁– ▁NS 1 7 4 ▁- ▁X O ▁ 1 0 4 8 ▁- ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Ley land ▁L B 5 ▁– ▁" Ch oc olate ▁Express " ▁- ▁X U ▁ 7 4 9 8 ▁- ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 .