US bus driver Leon Batchelor poses on one of the new Greyhound buses at the launch of the service near Tower Bridge, in central London, on August 19, 2009. The Greyhound bus, the iconic symbol of long distance travel in the United States, launched services in Britain on Wednesday. Travel company FirstGroup has brought the American bus company to the UK and will begin a service from London to Portsmouth and Southampton from September 14. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)