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In the UK, double-decker buses (9.5 to 10.9 metres (31 ft 2 in to 35 ft 9 in)) are a common reference item for describing very large objects; for example, a blue whale is about as long as 'three double-decker buses'. "That monarch of the road", the London bus, even has its very own song, "A Transport of Delight" (1956) by the comic duo Flanders and Swann.
- A Transport of Delight sung by Ian Wallace. YouTube
In one episode of Thomas the Tank Engine, Bulgy is a rude anthropomorphic double decker bus.
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the Knight Bus is a triple-decker bus which can fit under bridges due to magic. It is modeled after double-decker buses.
During the 2012 Summer Olympics Czech artist David Černý presented his moving sculpture named London Booster (a full-sized London double-decker bus permanently doing push-ups with hydraulic-powered human-like arms). This was an accompanying installation outside temporarily Czech Olympic House in London borough of Islington.
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