Bus
Local authorities work in partnership with bus operators and RTI system suppliers to provide real-time information. The development of RTI bus systems has been going on in some areas for many years, one of the biggest examples being London Buses' Countdown system, a new version of which will be rolled out over the next couple of years.
In 2002, the DfT, through the Transport Direct Programme, allocated £20 million to 19 Local Authorities to develop bus real-time information systems. This has acted as a catalyst to further implementations and extensions, as indicated in the annual survey of bus RTI systems, which shows growth in RTI provision each year.
The development of bus real-time systems in the UK - Paper presented at the ITS European Congress, Budapest, May 2004 (PDF, 236kb).
Bus timetables – Information from Transport Direct on bus timetables.