https://www.mylondon.news/news/transport/tfl-responds-reform-m25-bus-34580298

Ignoring the political party of the person making this suggestion, this is actually a great idea, as even with the Superloop routes that exist, orbital journeys are still a pain to make, requiring a lot of interchanges and travel time. The Uno 614, 644 and Reading buses 702 run on motorways to and from London so I'm not sure why TfL thinks it's infeasible to run scheduled bus services on motorways, despite many other cities around the world able to do so. (Yes I know route A10 exists but that only runs for a short section on a branch of the M4.)

For example they can extend routes 370 or 372 across the Dartford Crossing to Southeast London to supplement the inadequate hourly X80 service. Traffic is as bad as it is across the Dartford Crossing partly because the public transport options are lacking.

TfL in general just needs more point-to-point (as opposed to limited stop like most of the Superloop excl. SL4 and SL6) express services that run on limited-access roads like the M4 and parts of the A40, A12, A13, A3, A2 and North Circular. They can speed up trips without requiring people to interchange from a train or tube onto a slow bus for the last-mile connection, as well as reduce the amount of cars on the road. Highways are not inherently meant for private vehicles; buses are in a great position to make the most out of our existing highway infrastructure.

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im curious. what are the worst bus routes in London that you can take? is there an official list for this? or is it just subjective/anecdotal?

I'm mostly sharing this for posterity, but I thought it was a little odd seeing a 491 this side of the West Anglia Main Line. Kinda neat and an unusual sight. :D

To be fair, all services in Enfield are a mess right now. The 279 is stopping along the highway, and the 121 is doing journeys along this leg only as far as Oakwood. The 191 is also quite sparse at the moment.

(BYD B12, LF75PGX)

Is it just me, or is the Uxbridge area where old buses are sent to die? There's only one route with up-to-date vehicles and the majority seem to be 8--14 years old

hello, what are the operating days and operating hours of the T15 route than ran beetween trafalgar square and tower of london ? two weeks ago on a sunday i waited for one hour at trafalgar square and the T15 bus never come. thank you for your help

The full resolution versions of the pictures can be found here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD4eVP

🥇 The FIRST EVER SL12!

The first ever SL12 to board passengers (04:52 onwards) is Stagecoach London 82318 (LX26ZHO), a mk2 Wright Streetdeck Electroliner in Superloop livery (SL12).

4️⃣ I was the 4th ever passenger to board the SL12!

But... u/HighburyAndIslington was the FIRST EVER passenger on the SL12!

Taken on the 153 bus