TfL Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Special Bus Wrap

Transport for London (TfL) is giving eight different transport services a new look as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, with the same design featuring across TfL services for the first time.

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The wrapped designs highlight the many innovative customer improvements to London’s transport network and recognise TfL’s impact on the capital’s growth since 2000.

These include the launch of the world-first contactless Oyster card in 2003, buses becoming fully accessible in 2005 and the launch of the Elizabeth line in 2022. The designs reflect the distinctive style of TfL’s year-long anniversary poster campaign and feature the words ‘Making every journey matter for 25 years’ as a nod to TfL’s ethos and the milestone anniversary.

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In a first for TfL, the distinctive new designs will be in place on a number of vehicles across all types of service: the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), Elizabeth line, IFS Cloud Cable Car, London Overground, London Trams and London Underground, as well as on one of London’s more than 2,000 zero-emission buses and a taxi, and the special 25th anniversary roundel will also feature on Santander Cycles. The anniversary roundel is incorporated into the designs, representing the transformation of London’s transport network over the last 25 years, TfL’s role in economic growth and the creation of new jobs and homes, and its work to make the transport system safer, greener and more inclusive and accessible.

The specially designed transport vehicles will stay on the TfL network at least until the end of the year. Throughout 2025 TfL is marking its 25th anniversary with a series of events, competitions and opportunities for the public to get involved, including a ‘then and now’ photography exhibition and poster design competition this autumn at the London Transport Museum for 11-18-year-olds, and a call-out for people to share their favourite memories from the network since 2000.

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Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance, said:

 “I’m really looking forward to seeing these new designs first-hand on our transport services. TfL’s landmark 25th anniversary this year is a great opportunity to reflect on just how much our transport network has evolved and transformed in recent years, serving millions of Londoners and visitors to our city each and every day. The Mayor and I are committed to doing all we can to invest in and improve our network further, so it is fit for future generations and the next 25 years.”

Andy Lord, London’s Transport Commissioner, said:

“London’s transport network has played such an integral part in the city’s growth over the last 25 years, with new services and improvements unlocking new parts of the capital and enabling more people to benefit from public transport, helping the city prosper. We’re excited to launch these special designs across a number of our services for the first time to mark the occasion, whilst also looking ahead to the next 25 years and all the improvements we have in the pipelines, such as those to make our network as accessible and inclusive as possible.”

TfL is committed to making its network as fair, accessible and inclusive as possible and launched last year a customer inclusion strategy, Equity in Motion, which includes more than 80 actions. Step-free access has recently been added to Knightsbridge station as well as to the Bakerloo line entrance at Paddington station, while step-free schemes are in the construction phase at Colindale, Leyton and Northolt stations. Among the other commitments, TfL has established this year the Inclusive Design Centre for Excellence, which will help remove barriers to delivering inclusive design.

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The new designs are also being commemorated in a series of posters on the London transport network throughout 2025. Four more TfL 25th anniversary creative posters will launch at the end of July, commemorating the schools programme TfL Travel for Life, the entire bus fleet becoming fully wheelchair accessible, the first ever air-conditioned Tube train on the Metropolitan line and the Cycle Hire scheme.

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As part of the celebrations for TfL’s 25th anniversary, people are invited to share their photos and special memories relating to TfL from the last 25 years, whether they are a lifelong Londoner, have adopted the city as their home or are a visitor. Stories will be told on TfL's social media channels, TfL's blog and in stations. To submit a memory, contact TfL25Memories@tfl.gov.uk.