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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Tom Ambrose

London bus operator withdraws electric fleet after Wimbledon bus fire

Firefighters tackle the bus fire on Thursday.
Firefighters tackle the bus fire on Thursday. Photograph: INSTAGRAM/@STANDUPBEN/Reuters

A fleet of electric buses has been taken out of service after a doubledecker caught fire in south London this week.

Transport for London (TfL) said the electric buses had been “temporarily withdrawn” by operator GoAhead.

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