Transport for London

Transport for London (TfL) is an organisation that runs the public transport network in London. It is held with direct responsibility to the mayor of London. Since the current organisation's creation in 2000 as part of the Greater London Authority (GLA), the organisation has been responsible for operating multiple urban rail networks, including the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway, the London Overground and Elizabeth line services, as well as London's buses, taxis, principal road routes, cycling provision, trams, and river services. Numbering of bus routes Historic numbering Historically, bus routes were grouped by the type of service that they provided. The 1924 London Traffic Act used the Bassom Scheme. It was named after A.E. Bassom of the Metropolitan Police who made it. Changing and short lines used letter suffixes. Also, the numbers were grouped by the company that operated the route. The numbering was changed in 1934 after London Transport was formed. Current classification *Except 607, which is a normal daytime route References Other websites Transport for London website