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November 12th 03, 09:08 PM
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Bus route numbering
"Robert Woolley" wrote in message ... On 12 Nov 2003 01:45:14 -0800, (Boltar) wrote: Ok , this is a hopeless anoraky question but something I suddenly wondered last night... How come most bus routes have a simple number (eg 13, 221) but some have a letter in them , eg W6. Why do some routes have letters too? Its not like they've used up all the numbers in the universe so do these letters denote something special (ok , I know what the N in the night bus routes mean , I'm talking about daytime routes)? B2003 Ok, anorak on: a) Routes numbered in the 600 series are school routes. With the exception of the 607, which is a limited stop version of the 207. b) Route numbered in the 800/900 series are Mobility Bus Routes. Before the introduction of low-floor buses the Mobility Bus Routes provided a limited bus network accessible to disabled people. The network is being slowly withdrawn as the mainstream network becomes accessible. c) Routes with a prefix (e.g. W7, E3) have two origins: i) They were originally flat fare routes in the 1970s under the Bus Re-shaping plan. ii) They were introduced as part of a network review in the 1980s/1990s iii) They're specially branded (e.g. PR1/PR2) d) The 300/400 number space was originally used by routes operated by the Country Department of London Transport. Recently, the numberspace has being used as an 'over flow' by TfL. e) Routes prefixed with 'N' are Night Buses. Historically these didn't follow day routes. Most now do, but a few don't. f) Suffixed routes are being withdrawn (e.g. 207A). These are related to the Bassom system of route numbering. I think I've got the above right, but I'm sure an expert will be along shortly.... I think 3 will probably come along together :-) |
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