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.

Route NumberFormer type of Service1–199"Central Area" red double-decker services200–289"Central Area" red single-decker services290–299"Central Area" night routes300–399"Country Area" north of the River Thames (rural services were operated by London Country Bus Services after 1970)400–499"Country Area" south of the River Thames500–699Trolleybuses701–799Green Line Coaches800–899"Country Area New Towns" routes

Current classification
Route NumberType of Service1–599Day routes, including 24-hour services600–699School services, normally operating only one return journey per day*700–899Regional and national coach services900–999Three mobility services within TfLN-prefixed routesNight routesX-prefixed routesExpress routesOther letter-prefixed routesLocal day routes, including 24-hour services, with the letter(s) denoting a key area the bus travels through.
*Except 607, which is a normal daytime route

† Transport for London services that cross the Greater London boundary.Standard ticketing applies throughout.

References

 Other websites 
 Transport for London website

Category:Local government in London
Category:Transport in London