London Buses’ iBus system features in ITS UK Review

10th Aug 2010

ITS United Kingdom Review featured an interesting article on London Buses’ iBus system – one of the world’s largest integrated vehicle location and passenger information systems.

Extract:

"Over the last decade, bus patronage in London has increased by 57 per cent. Every weekday 8,500 buses run on almost 700 routes, carrying 6.4 million passengers and well over 2 billion trips are made on London’s buses annually. The transformation of the London bus network in recent years is a great public transport success story!

"As the bus network has grown, so have the demands placed upon it. Passenger expectations have risen – today’s London bus passenger demands reliable, accessible services and effective journey information. The previous London Buses radio communications and vehicle location system, designed for a much smaller bus fleet, could not cope with the continued development and expansion of the network – a new system was needed that provided more effective monitoring of bus services and better radio communication."

You can read about Tait’s solution for London Buses by visiting the Case Studies page.