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Route numbers from 900 to 999 represent mobility buses; these mostly provide a once-a-week return journey to a local shopping centre from relatively low-density neighbourhoods where there is no alternative route in the main bus network. The number of mobility buses routes has declined over the past few years because low-floor and wheelchair ...
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.
London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL) that manages most bus services in London, England. It was formed following the Greater London Authority Act 1999 that transferred control of London Regional Transport (LRT) bus services to TfL, controlled by the Mayor of London .
Each bus contains a Microsoft Windows-based computer that has the details of all 19,000 bus stops in London. [10] The system has over 30,000 announcements for 700 bus routes. Alongside route information, iBus can also play ‘operational’ pre-recorded announcements to passengers on board the bus.
Liverpool Street bus station [21] Broadgate: City of London London Bridge bus station [22] London Bridge: Southwark North Finchley bus station [23] North Finchley: Barnet North Greenwich bus station: Greenwich Peninsula: Greenwich Orpington bus station [24] Orpington: Bromley Peckham bus station [25] Peckham: Southwark Four buses standing at ...
The Daily Telegraph called the route one of the "best routes for sightseeing on a shoestring". [30] There is an e-book tour guide indicating the points of interest along the number 11 bus route and detailing connecting buses to other London tourist attractions. [31]
Upon being re-tendered in 2011, route 89 was retained by Go-Ahead London. [3] Passenger numbers on route 89 fell from 3.94 million in 2012-13 to 3.62 million in 2016-17. In November 2017 the frequency of the service was cut from every 10 minutes to every 12 minutes and the night service N89 was cut from every 20 minutes to every half hour. [4]
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited, [4] trading as Metrobus, is a bus operator with routes in parts of Surrey, Kent, Sussex, and Greater London.Formed through a management buyout in 1983, Metrobus was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group in September 1999 and is now under the control of Brighton & Hove, part of the Go-Ahead Group.