A London bus route is travelling back in time for one day only in March as heritage vehicles from the 20th century will be taken on a spin around the capital. On Saturday, 29 March, buses ...

Ride a bus like this (albeit not this exact route) for free this March. Image: Clive A Brown via creative commons Fancy hopping on a heritage bus, and not even paying a fare for the privilege?

Since the first original Routemaster retired from London routes in 2005 though, it's tricker to thumb a ride on these pillar box red buses. But where there's a will there's a way. Here's how to ...

But at the end of the month, one London bus route is going back in time. From around 9am to 5pm on March 29, heritage buses will take over route 19 between Finsbury Park and Battersea Bridge.

Last year, Transport for London (TfL) reduced the frequency of the W14 from three buses an hour to one an hour, while the W12 had a route change, now diverting away from Walthamstow village.