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The rear platform remains closed at all times except for when the bus is at bus stops. [ 4 ] On 15 July 2017 route 137 was permanently curtailed to Marble Arch and no longer serves Oxford Street.
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.
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.
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 .
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 route 358 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Crystal Palace bus station and Orpington station , it is operated by Go-Ahead London . The route is one of the longest in London, at around 15 miles (24 km) in length.
In July 2016, Transport for London opened a public consultation on proposals for the route to be extended from West Hampstead to Golders Green as part of the Inner North West London Buses review. [7] This took effect on 1 April 2017 with the route being extended to Golders Green and at the same was transferred from Metroline to London Sovereign ...
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]