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TFL - Next Bus - Mobile

TfL - Next Bus - Mobile

what a great idea - a mobile site where you can put your street,bus stop id, postcode and find out when the next bus is coming!

Well it is here - Transport for London (TfL) have created this site.

Live Bus Departures

You can filter the routes or store as 'My Stops' for future reference.

Routes for Regent Street

http://countdown.tfl.gov.uk/#|searchTerm=regent%20street|stopCode=50997

http://countdown.tfl.gov.uk/#/

mobile (testing) version with map
http://m.countdown.tfl.gov.uk/arrivals/50997?showMap=true

source:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/05/transport_for_london_live_bus_data_hits_mobile/

Labels: Bus, Departures, Live, London, Map, TfL

TfL Bus Route Maps (now using Google Maps)

TfL Bus Route Maps (now using Google Maps)

Transport for London (TfL) have launched Bus Maps using Google Maps.
*almost a contender for best UK Map Mashup Ever.

Example route 38 Daytime with all bus stops listed

TfL Bus Routes Google Map Mashup Night Time

Night-time Route 38 - with all stops.

Optional Night or Daytime Routes

Clear Directions and all stops included

Nice 'search for routes near here' feature

TfL Bus Routes Google Map Mashup Routes Near Here

Search other nearby routes or plan your journey - or check for planned disruption.

Timetables and Bus frequency is available for all bus stops making it much easier to find your best routes.

If this were in 'real-time' - similar to Real-Time Buses on Google Maps 'University of Michigan Magic Bus' then this would be one of the best Google Map UK Mashups ever >> Met Office Invent still leads that in @mapperz opinion. Still a very good update to what was on offer before.

View the Map with Bus Routes
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/default.aspx

old maps [pdf's still exist]
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/busdiagrams.asp

found blogged by Mapperz

Labels: Bus, Day, Frequency, London, Nearby, Night, Routes, TfL, Transport

Network West Midlands - Live Bus, Train and Metro Map

Interactive Travel Map - this is information overlaid on to Google Maps showing live information from http://www.networkwestmidlands.co.uk/

The Interactive Live Map shows:

Bus stops (real time bus timetables, where available) rail stations (train departure and arrival times) and Metro stops.
See forthcoming departures (live for rail and bus)
Link through to full timetables relevant for each station and stop
See the 8-letter bus stop code for a particular bus stop.

The map functions:

Search box Type a road, town or village, postcode, bus stop name or bus stop code list matching bus stop results in the left panel.
Map top strip Tick/untick a checkbox to show/hide those map icons.
Map & markers You can pan, zoom and scroll using your mouse and the Google map controls (and the small map view in the bottom right-hand corner).
Left side links Select Rail or Metro to list local rail or metro stops
Left panel Bus stops matching your search are displayed as lists of links.
Quicklist Moves the map to an locality on the drop-down list.

View the Live Interactive Map
http://netwmtravelmap.com/

Labels: Bus, Feeds, Interactive, Live, Map, Metro, Train, Transit, Transport