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Bustimes.org is a transportation information website created to take advantage of Bus Services Act 2017 requirement for bus operators in England to provide bus timetables, fares and vehicle locations in an open data format, which can be utilised by app and website developers. [2] This DfT service is called the Bus Open Data Service.
Two double-decker buses on routes 8 and 205 at Bishopsgate in 2022 A single-decker bus on route 309 in Aberfeldy Village in 2022. This is a list of Transport for London (TfL) contracted bus routes in London, England, as well as commercial services that enter the Greater London area (except coaches).
Following the introduction of the Bus Open Data, there have been a number of uses for the system. The website Bustimes.org utilises data from BODS to supply information such as timetable, fares, and vehicle location information [6] via an API link, with the vehicle location information displaying on a map. This reliance does have a drawback ...
The summer-season X43 express route follows a similar route to the 843, but only calls at Seacroft Green and regular Coastliner bus stops in the areas of York and Malton. [ 24 ] Historically, there was a route 842 which ran from Leeds to Thornton-le-Dale, [ 32 ] and a route 844 which ran from Leeds to York, [ 33 ] however both of these routes ...
Bus transport was licensed, with regulations focussing on the weight of vehicles and staff being "fit and proper persons" and minimal route regulations - anyone with a licensed vehicle and staff could enter the market and provide a bus service, with no requirements for a fixed route, route number, or timetable although in practice, this ...
Buses have been used on the streets of London since 1829, when George Shillibeer started operating his horse-drawn omnibus service from Paddington to the City.In 1850, Thomas Tilling started horse bus services, [6] and in 1855 the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) was founded to amalgamate and regulate the horse-drawn omnibus services then operating in London.
Coaster is the brand name given to a series of bus routes operated by the Brighton & Hove bus company, running between Brighton and Eastbourne in East Sussex, England.. The service has been praised for its scenic route, which takes riders along the Sussex coast atop the Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs, with Richard Coles declaring it "the best bus in the world" in 2022.
It is currently the longest route in London Buses' network. Transport UK London Bus Fully-electric Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV on route 63 at Ludgate Circus in December 2023. Transport for London's key areas of direct responsibility through London Buses are the following: planning new bus routes, and revising existing ones; specifying service ...