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A temporary route introduced on 13 July 2013 and operated by Stagecoach London. Was the first bus route to operate through the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. [197] 607: Uxbridge tube station: White City bus station: 15 July 2023 Renumbered SL8. [198] 609 The Harrodian School: Hammersmith bus station: 18 May 2019 [199]
Rather than attempting to cover the entire city, these maps are centred on a particular locality or bus station, and convey the route information in the schematic style of Harry Beck's influential Tube map, capitalising on TfL's iconic style of information design. The arachnoid form of bus routes radiating from a centre earned them the nickname ...
This is a list of the past, present, planned or abandoned guided bus systems or bus rapid transit schemes in the United Kingdom, including segregated busways.Not included are bus priority schemes, bus lanes or local authority bus company quality contracts that do not involve guidance, significant segregation from the public highway or other bus rapid transit features.
The London transport system is one of the oldest and largest public transport systems in the world. Many components of its transport system, such as the double-decker bus, the Hackney Carriage black taxi and the London Underground, are internationally recognised symbols of London.
A "spider map" showing routes from a London bus stop. A spider map is a schematic diagram of bus services serving a particular locality, as used by Transport for London since 2002. [1] The maps were designed by T-Kartor. Generally mounted on the vertical surfaces of bus shelters it enables potential
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.
iBus is an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system to improve London Buses using technology installed by Siemens. [1] [2] The system tracks all London's buses, providing passengers with audio-visual announcements and improved information on bus arrivals, [1] [3] as well as triggering bus priority at traffic lights. [4] [5]
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 ...