London Transport is bringing back buses with a rear platform.  Unfortunately, the air conditioning did not work yet when we were there, and these buses were dubbed "cauldrons on wheels," a reference not only to the heat inside but to their designer, the same guy who designed the 2012 Olympic cauldron.
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