62 and 145 east London routes run vintage buses - photos

The vintage 62 bus headed towards Chadwell Heath on Saturday (Image: Ian Cridland)

The event was held on Saturday (March 23) and allowed people to ride historic buses along the 62 and 145 routes from 10am to 5pm.

The 62 bus operated from Barking town centre to Chadwell Heath, going past Upney and Becontree stations.

The 145 spotted headed towards Redbridge Station (Image: Peter Osborn)

Registered charity the London Bus Museum ran the historic transport from Redbridge station past Barking Bus Garage to Kent Avenue, Dagenham, on the 145 route.

One of the buses used was the last G351 "Guy Arab II" London bus dated from 1945, according to Peter Osborn of the London Bus Museum, who was driving it on Saturday.

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The 145 headed to Barking Bus Garage (Image: Ian Cridland)

The museum's Facebook listing had informed people that riding on the buses was free all day.

The 145 bus headed towards Dagenham (Image: Ian Cridland)Back of the vintage 145 with a conductor (Image: Ian Cridland)

This "special service" was not operated by Transport for London, instead by the museum.

Another model of the vintage 62 in green (Image: Ian Cridland)

"Lovely to see and ride on some old buses around Dagenham today," remarked Ian Cridland on Facebook.