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The first contraflow bus lane in the UK was introduced in King's Road, Reading as a temporary measure when the road was made one-way (eastwards to Cemetery Junction) on 16 June 1968. The initial reason was to save the expense of rerouting the trolleybus , which was due to be scrapped on 3 November of that year.
The UK's first contra-flow bus lane was instigated along Kings Road, when that road was made one-way in the early 1960s. The trolleybuses continued to operate two-way, as it was considered uneconomic to erect wiring on the new inbound route, London Road.
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 concept of the contra-flow bus lane proved successful, and was adopted in other places for motor buses. [5] The extended main line from the Three Tuns to the Bear still exists today as Reading Buses route 17, the town's busiest and most frequent route, [12] and the first to be designated a premier route. This was a scheme to upgrade the ...
1 mile (2 km) of guided busway and a further 0.6 miles (1 km) of unguided bus lanes on Manchester Road to the city centre.----No [1] Bristol: MetroBus: The bus rapid transit network which is a section of guided busway in Ashton Gate and a bus-only exit and bridge on the M32 motorway: 29 May 2018: 5-50 km (31 mi) No [1] Cambridgeshire: Guided Busway
First South Yorkshire vehicles operate from two depots. These are Olive Grove in Sheffield, and Leger Way in Doncaster. Sheffield's Olive Grove depot is the second biggest bus depot in the UK after First Glasgow's Caledonia depot, which can hold 450 buses. [citation needed] As of May 2017, 318 buses are based at Olive Grove depot. [17] [needs ...
An RAC poll suggested 36% of drivers have accidentally driven in a bus lane. ... Councils urged not to issue bus lane fines for first time offences ... – The survey of 1,763 UK drivers was ...
Bristol was one of the first cities in the United Kingdom to permit bus lane use, following a campaign by the local branch of the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG). Motorcycles are also permitted to use the high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV) on the A370 Long Ashton bypass and the HOV lane on the A4174 ring road. [29]