A view south across the east fountain of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square" class="extiw" title="w:Trafalgar Square">Trafalgar Square</a>, looking down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehall" class="extiw" title="w:Whitehall">Whitehall</a>, London. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Column" class="extiw" title="w:Nelson's Column">Nelson's Column</a> is just out of shot to the right. A <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arriva_Routemaster_bus,_route_159,_Trafalgar_Square,_3_November_2005.jpg" title="File:Arriva Routemaster bus, route 159, Trafalgar Square, 3 November 2005.jpg">Routemaster bus on route 159</a> has been picked out in colour, heading around the Trafalgar Square roundabout to go south down Whitehall. The 159 was the last non-heritage London bus route to operate with the iconic Routemaster bus, and they were withdrawn from the route on 9 December 2005, a month after this photo was taken. The heritage Routemaster routes began operation on 5 November 2005, two days after this photo was taken.
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