Why do some London bus routes have letters?
What do the letters on top of bus stops mean? Answer: The letters on bus stops are a map reference for the public and emergency services, used particularly in busy parts of London. They are allocated randomly.
For example, the current Route 51 Galway - Cork regional bus timetable has a stop at GMIT / ATU on the Dublin Road, which is labelled "P" on all services. This means that the stop is "pick-up only", that is, people can get on the bus here, but cannot(*) get off.
The W Code (e.g. W2 - W10) just refers to Wood Green; other higher Ws are Waltham Forest.
Ten years ago, the Transport for London introduced a programme for the installation of white panels atop the capital's trademark red buses in the framework of further climate-adaptation plans. More specifically, white panels reflect the rays of the summer sun, thus keeping the vehicles cooler.
Why don't you need seat belts in buses? According to transportation officials, the most important feature of the bus that nullifies the need to have seat belts installed is compartmentalization. Seats are installed equidistant with respect to each other, segregating passengers in small 'compartments' of sorts.
T — Terminating
Historically, SBS Transit used a 'T' sign at the front of the bus, while SMRT Buses used the E suffix on the electronic display signs of their buses.
London Buses route 1 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Canada Water and Tottenham Court Road station, it is operated by London Central.
- 11) Ominously, there are 666 bus routes in London. ...
- 12) Despite all this, the numbers run all the way up to 969. ...
- 13) The London bus route with the least stops is the 609. ...
- 14) The London bus route with the most stops is the N199.
The design for the new double-decker bus was inspired by the original AEC Routemaster, and features three doors and two staircases to allow accessible boarding.
Why do London buses have two doors?
TfL generally operates two door buses as this speeds boarding and alighting, particularly at busy stops. However due to physical constraints such as tight corners, some routes can only be operated with buses of less than 9m in length.
The reason behind their colour dates to the early 1900s, when the transport system was operated by different rival companies. London General Omnibus Company (or L.G.O.C.) owned most of the buses and in 1907 painted its entire fleet red to stand out from competitors.
For readability, pure and simple. A bus blind is front-illuminated during the day (by the sun) and read-illuminated at night by LLEDs. The LEDs are designed not to dazzle.
Even when you're looking forward, it's easier to see yellow in your peripheral vision. Scientists say that lateral peripheral vision for detecting the color yellow is 1.24 greater than that of the color red. But even though most school buses are yellow, they're not required to be yellow.
Where you touch in and out tells us where you've travelled from and to, so we can charge you the right fare for your completed journey. This is for all Tube, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line, National Rail, River Bus and IFS Cloud Cable Car journeys.
For the US, the answer is straightforward: Yes. While federal law TEA-21 prohibits open containers in any motor vehicle, there is no federal law regarding passengers drinking on minibuses, charter buses, or other vehicles that transport people for compensation.
No standing on the upper deck. Do not smoke, eat, drink or litter in the bus. Report any unusual incidents to the Bus Captain. If there's a need to change seat, wait for the bus to stop first before doing so.
M-Bus or Meter-Bus is a European standard (EN 13757-2 physical and link layer, EN 13757-3 application layer) for the remote reading of water, gas or electricity meters. M-Bus is also usable for other types of consumption meters, such as heating systems or water meters.
Reading Buses' 'Bus Hound' (pictured right) was officially recorded by the UK Timing Association doing an average lap speed of 76.785mph around Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedford, though the bus unofficially topped 80mph.
Sometimes the country nature of the 246 can also have unintended consequences - as well as being the fastest route, it's also reaches the highest natural point in Greater London just after it stops at Graham Hall Coachworks on Westerham Hill.
What is the oldest bus route in London?
Route 24 dates back to 1910, when it ran between Hampstead Heath and Victoria station. In August 1912 it was extended to Pimlico and has continued in that form until the present day, making this the oldest unchanged bus route in London.
I have safely driven a London double decker bus at the effective Motorway speed limit of 100 kph (62.2 mph) on many occasions. This maximum speed s set by a road speed limiter fitted to the engine.
Transport for London passenger income 2015-2022
Overall, TfL generated revenue worth 3.2 billion British pounds from all the services in the financial year 2021/22.
Route 847. This bus route is the actual shortest bus route in London, taking 14 minutes to do the loop from HereEast to Stratford International then Stratford City and back to HereEast (the 389 is 22 and 718 is 15).
This route is also known as the Hippie Route. According to the reports, it took about 50 days for the bus to reach Calcutta from London. The voyage was over 10,000 miles (16,100 km) one way and 32669 km (20300 miles) for the round trip. It was in service until 1976.
It's Scottish Citylink's route 915 (or 916) from Glasgow's Buchanan Bus Station all the way to Uig Pier on the Isle of Skye via Fort William and Kyle of Lochalsh.
According to TfL's latest data, the least reliable route in its network is the 549 between South Woodford and Loughton, where 1 in 3 buses were late between September and January. Just 65.1 per cent of buses were on time, with 15 per cent never arriving at all.
The main reason for their continued popularity was because the single-level buses simply couldn't hold enough people, and the longer accordion version couldn't handle London's narrow streets. People also liked the viewing capacity and having open tops.
A pilot program in North Carolina in the early 1990s tested the theory that a school bus with a white roof would make for a cooler experience for the passengers. The results were profound. The program found white-topped buses had internal temperatures an average of 10 degrees cooler than yellow topped buses.
The theory goes that when there's been a delay, the first bus picks up all the waiting passengers: those who have been waiting for some time, and those who have only been there a few minutes and had planned to get a slightly later bus.
Can a double-decker bus tip over?
Although under abnormal driving conditions, eg hurricane force winds, double decker buses can topple over, vigorous testing is conducted to ensure that under normal driving conditions the vehicle will not topple over. This is compulsory for all vehicles not just buses.
There are two main reasons double decker transit buses are almost non-existent here in the US: one, low overpasses are very common here, and two, until recently there were no double decker transit buses even available here in the US.
Although the 549 was generally the least reliable timetabled route in the recent data period, route 110 (Hammersmith-Hounslow via Twickenham) was a very close second with just 66.3 per cent of buses on time (50.8 when rugby matches are on at Twickenham).
Each road is given a single letter (which represents the road's category) and a subsequent number (between 1 and 4 digits). Introduced to arrange funding allocations, the numbers soon became used on maps and as a method of navigation. Two sub-schemes exist: one for motorways, and another for non-motorway roads.
1. How many buses are there in London? There are 8,600 buses in the whole fleet, operating on 700 routes, serving 19,000 bus stops.
London Buses route 1 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Canada Water and Tottenham Court Road station, it is operated by London Central.
London is a city that never sleeps and the main bus lines run 24 hours a day. Besides the lines that run 24 hours a day, many buses run at night and can be identified by the letter N in front of their normal number, so for example, bus 15 will become N15 at nighttime.
It's to stop people gaming the system. If you tap in at a station, you can't pass your oyster card back to your mate behind, the system won't accept two consecutive tap ins. However, it WILL accept them if the two are broken up by a tap out.
TfL generally operates two door buses as this speeds boarding and alighting, particularly at busy stops. However due to physical constraints such as tight corners, some routes can only be operated with buses of less than 9m in length. These only have one door.
The reason behind their colour dates to the early 1900s, when the transport system was operated by different rival companies. London General Omnibus Company (or L.G.O.C.) owned most of the buses and in 1907 painted its entire fleet red to stand out from competitors.
