George Psarabakis, 41, driver of the No. 30 bus blown apart in Tavistock Place
In a statement on Friday, Psarabakis said he was still in great shock and "many terrible things" were coming back to him about what he saw after the explosion.
However, he pledged that he and other London bus drivers would not be cowed by the terrorists: "I am just relieved to be here and to be able to see my wife and children. Many other people have not been so fortunate. I feel for the people who have perished and for their families."
In a statement released by his bus company, Stagecoach, he added: "Myself and the other drivers in London have an important job and we are going to continue to do that as best we can."
"We are going to continue our normal lives. We are not going to be intimidated," he said.
Bernie Scranney, 33, of Shepherd's Bush, west London; at Edgware Road blast
"I got on a Circle line tube at Notting Hill and was heading towards the Guardian newspaper, where I work in the advertising department. The train was full and I stood immediately behind the driver's cab in the first carriage. We set off and another tube began to pass in the opposite direction.
"Almost immediately there was a huge bang and flash. I knew it was a bomb. Our train came to a halt and there were clouds of black smoke. A second later and the explosion would have punched a hole in our carriage. The emergency lighting came on and we heard screaming from under the other train. We could hear a guy shouting `Help me, help me.' Some people tried to get out but the doors wouldn't open.
"We didn't know if our driver was OK and I started banging on the cab door. At first there was no answer. Eventually he opened it. He was quite dazed, perhaps concussed. His windows had shattered but not blown in.
"He opened the outer door and looked at the track ahead. There were huge pieces of metal which had been ripped out of their rivets lying about. The driver warned it would not be safe to get out if the track was live. The guy under the train was still screaming.
"The driver must have taken the brunt of the blast but he got it together very quickly and made an announcement that there had been an accident. No one was hurt on our train and after a while he walked down the track and met transport officials who had come down from Edgware station.
"We were down there for about 20 minutes. Eventually they led us out along the rails. The guy under the train had stopped screaming. I think he'd died.
"There were passengers coming out of the other trains with cuts and lacerations to their faces. I had smoke black all over my face and hands. I went out and had a cup of tea in a cafe. My hands were shaking."
Paul Dadge, 28, a former firefighter who helped victims from the Edgware Road explosion
"As we passed Edgware Road injured people were starting to come out of the station. They were told to go to Marks & Spencer. We went in there and they set up a casualty area but police found a suspect package so we were evacuated.
"Everybody rushed across the road to the Metropole hotel where lots of medical teams came in."
He was pictured in many papers escorting a young woman, whose face was swathed in a burns mask, across the road.
"All I know is her name is Davinia and she had a boyfriend.
"She was one of many brought into Marks & Spencer. Then we got evacuated and it was at that point I was running across the road and the picture was taken. I filled out the triage card for her, checking that she was not allergic to anything. It was just a case of `Are you OK? We'll get help to you as soon as we can.'
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