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Mayor abandons fares freeze - sightseeing services suspended

Part of RATP’s The Original Tour fleet locked out of use at Wandsworth garage on 22 March.
MARK LYONS

Passenger numbers on the London bus network were down by 85% year-on-year by 31 March as public awareness of the Covid-19 coronavirus grew and many heeded mayor Sadiq Khan’s call for people only to use public transport when strictly necessary.

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