What is Spirit of London?
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Spirit of London''}} {{Infobox automobile | name = 19000 ''Spirit of London'' | image = Stagecoach London LX55HGC 19000 Spirit of London.jpg | caption = 19000 ''Spirit of London'' photographed in 2019 | manufacturer = [[Alexander Dennis]] | aka = 18500 ''Spirit of London'' <small>(2005–2010)</small> | production = <small>delivered</small> 3 October 2005 | model_years = <small>registration</small> [[Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom|LX55 HGC]] | assembly = [[Falkirk]], [[Scotland]] | designer = | class = [[Double-decker bus]] | body_style = [[Low-floor bus|Low-floor]], dual door city bus | layout = [[Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|Transverse rear-engine, rear-wheel drive]] | platform = | related = | engine = [[Cummins C Series engine|Cummins ISCe]] | transmission = [[Voith DIWA]] | wheelbase = | length = {{convert|11.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|2.55|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|4.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|11|t|1}} | predecessor = | successor = | sp = uk }} '''19000 ''Spirit of London''''' is an [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]] [[double-decker bus|double-decker]] [[bus]] which was [[London bus|first used]] in [[London]] in October 2005. Originally using fleet number 18500, ''Spirit of London'' was built as the replacement for the bus destroyed in [[Tavistock Square]] during the [[7 July 2005 London bombings]], killing 13 passengers. ''Spirit of London'' was also the first production Enviro400 built by Alexander Dennis. Throughout its time in service, ''Spirit of London'' has served as a tribute to the victims of the [[7 July 2005 London bombings|7/7 attacks]]. == Background == {{Main article|7 July 2005 London bombings}} On 7 July 2005, there were 4 bombings across [[public transport]] in London. One of them was in Tavistock Square on a bus, the two-year-old [[TransBus ALX400]]-bodied [[TransBus Trident]] double-decker bus, registration LX03 BUF and fleet number 17758, operated by [[Stagecoach London]]. It would be scrapped after the atta