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SL8 - Woolwich - Bluewater? Since when?
Southern Heights (Light Railwayj | 18.12.25 - 7:05 a.m. | #
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Maybe I am being a it thick or haven't grasped something but if you divide the number of passengers by the number of kilometres the bus travelled you get the number boarding per kilometre. This is not an accurate reflection on crowdedness.
I believe the average number of passengers at any one time is around 10-20. It has gone down a bit over recent times. Most bus passengers travel more than one kilometre.
Pedantic of Purley | 18.12.25 - 7:29 a.m. | #
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228 and 269 lost passengers to the SL3, the W9 was probably the worst Sullivan route - lots of gaps in service before the end - D7 and P12 don't know.
Still Anon | 18.12.25 - 7:32 a.m. | #
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The W7's position at the top of the "mostcrowded" list continues to highlight the stupidity of cancelling the Northern Heights tube extensions.
A lost cause, I know, but a huge waste.
Steve | 18.12.25 - 7:47 a.m. | #
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In the most travelled list, you've put SL8 - Woolwich to Bluewater. Do you mean the 96?
JP | 18.12.25 - 7:47 a.m. | #
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To illustrate my earlier point, I can't believe the 146 and 246 are amongst the ten emptiest buses. Not many people board them during the journey but the passengers tend to be long distance ones. So they provide a much needed service from places like Westerham and Downe to Bromley. Not many passengers board but in the daytime there is generally more than a handful of passengers at any one time. They give the impression of being much busier, though still quite quiet, than the 404 which is also on the emptiest list and used for short distance journeys.
Pedantic of Purley | 18.12.25 - 7:48 a.m. | #
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It wouldn't be Anorak Corner without a cut and paste error and someone complaining about the 'most crowded bus' statistic.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 18.12.25 - 8:10 a.m. | #
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Surprised to see very little showing for south London in these lists.
A G | 18.12.25 - 8:35 a.m. | #
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London's ten least busy double deckers: W9 is a single-decker route (unless that has changed)
dg writes: removed thanks.
Stephen H | 18.12.25 - 8:44 a.m. | #
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I know that you've travelled on all London buses but how many of them have you blogged?
Many of this list are at the extremes, so I guess more likely to have been picked up.
TomH | 18.12.25 - 8:48 a.m. | #
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The W5 isn't a double deck route either.
dg writes: also removed thanks.
Still Anon | 18.12.25 - 8:50 a.m. | #
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I haven’t done the maths, but is there any obvious relationship between the busiest bus stops and the busiest bus routes?
Bryn Davies | 18.12.25 - 9:08 a.m. | #
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If the speed of buses is an underlying issue we may need Mac Bauer to embarrass City Hall and boroughs.
Sprout Eater | 18.12.25 - 9:21 a.m. | #
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Sorry to add to the nitpicking, but I think the S4 was around before 2023. Perhaps the route was a bit different, but I used to see S4 buses when I worked in Sutton in the 2010s.
dg writes: reworded thanks.
Bus rider | 18.12.25 - 9:37 a.m. | #
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My anorak is at the dry cleaners so I can't participate.
Caroline | 18.12.25 - 10:32 a.m. | #
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Congratulations to all buses for their hard work this year.
Ewan James | 18.12.25 - 10:45 a.m. | #
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The 25 is pointless (to me!) now it terminates nowhere near the West End at City Thameslink.
Ronke Chalmers | 18.12.25 - 11:05 a.m. | #
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So many un-ridden buses, but I did contribute to the R5 & R10 numbers a few times this year!
Cornish Cockney | 18.12.25 - 12:00 p.m. | #
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This year's surprise is the rise of several Central London (mostly touristy) routes up the 'most crowded' ranking. The 9, the 24 (which has really climbed the ranks), the 1 to a certain extent and the 14 which is further down but now in the top 30.
matthieu1221 | 18.12.25 - 4:40 p.m. | #
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The W7 and 41 most crowded routes carry the riders that would have taken the Northern Line extension, The Northern Heights scheme abandoned in the 1950's.
BRIAN BERKE | 18.12.25 - 7:08 p.m. | #
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The number 18 was my 'red rover' route as a child into the magical world of London.
Anyoldname | 18.12.25 - 7:37 p.m. | #
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I need this data in map form to help me degign my fantasy train line
Trains | 18.12.25 - 8:12 p.m. | #
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The nearest tube station to Muswell Hill is East Finchley, to which the W8 does not take you.
Owlish | 19.12.25 - 12:09 a.m. | #
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My understanding is buses now have weight sensors and maybe log that data at reasonable frequency and store centrally; it would be interesting to see stats on this too as part of the infodump if that is the case (inferences on busyness)
MilesT | 19.12.25 - 1:13 a.m. | #
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Eight of the top ten have tram-trolleybus heritage. The current mayor is a committed busman, but I live in hope that trams—and a better service—will return to these.
Steve | Homepage | 19.12.25 - 10:41 a.m. | #
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MilesT, TfL was looking to trial (don't know if it's happened yet) sensors at doors like is done in many European cities. Would give them an idea of where people board and alight and what type of passengers board (buggies, children, wheelchairs).
I haven't heard anyone use the weight sensors themselves on buses, but have definitely seen them being used on trains/metros to indicate carriage crowd levels.
matthieu1221 | 19.12.25 - 9:09 p.m. | #
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