Some buses lost their iconic red colour when privatised in 1993.

London Regional Transport (LRT), commonly known as London Transport, was the organisation responsible for the public transport network in Greater London, United Kingdom from 1984-2000. Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ... Her Majestys Government, or when the sovereign is male, His Majestys Government, abbreviated HMG, is the formal title used by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the governments of some other kingdoms where executive authority is theoretically vested in the monarch... The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (1999 c. ... Founded in 1933 by an act of Parliament under Transport Minister Herbert Stanley Morrison, The London Passenger Transport Board generally known London Transport was A public authority appointed under act of Parliament, charged with responsibility for providing an adequate and properly co-ordinated system of passenger transport (Buses including Green... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ...

The organisation was created by the London Regional Transport Act 1984 and was under direct state control, reporting to the Secretary of State for Transport. It took over responsibility from the Greater London Council in 1984, two years before the GLC was formally abolished. The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. ... Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ...

In 1985 London Underground Limited (LUL) was set up to manage the tube network as a wholly-owned subsidiary of London Regional Transport.

In 1993 the operation of some bus services was put out to tender for the first time and, for a number of years, buses bearing a variety of different colour-schemes operated alongside those still operating in the traditional red livery. The variety of liveries was found to be confusing to tourists and non-Londoners expecting to find red-painted buses and, after lobbying from the tourist board, it became a requirement when contracts were retendered that bus liveries must be predominately red.

Upon privatisation of the main line railways, the Waterloo & City Line passed to the London Underground and LRT management in 1994. The Waterloo & City Line is a short underground metro line in London, formally opened on 11 July 1898. ...

LRT remained in control of public transport in London until 2000 when Transport for London, an agency of the newly-created Greater London Authority took over responsibility under the Greater London Authority Act 1999. Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ... The Greater London Authority (GLA) administers the 1579 km² (610 sq. ... The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (1999 c. ...

See also

• History of transport in London (1933-2003)