MaidaVale
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Out of interest a few months ago, I began trawling through operator websites and bustimes data to try and compile a full list of areas outside of London that have proper overnight bus services. Solid up-to-date information on this topic seemed relatively hard to access, even on the websites of operators that run said services during the night.
I've compiled a list that includes routes that operate a 'proper' 24 hour service or dedicated night routes, including services that only operate on weekends. This list does not include "A" variants unless they are notably different. I have included some services that operate very late into the night but don't technically cover the entire 24 hour period, for example a few of Trentbarton's routes that finish at 3am. I'm also not counting long-distance coach services. Coaches such as the RedArrow, OxfordTUBE and RailAir have been included however as they're frequent express bus-style operations run by local operators running over relatively short distances.
The list in quantity order per city is as follows;
Edinburgh - 18
Nottingham - 13
Oxford - 9
Bristol - 9
Manchester - 7
Reading - 6 (+1 HEATHROW)
Brighton - 6
Glasgow - 5
Liverpool - 2
Crawley - 2
Newcastle - 2
Guildford - 1 (+1 HEATHROW)
Bath - 1
Portsmouth - 1
Southampton - 1
THIS INCLUDES MAIN AREAS SERVED ONLY, OTHER TOWNS SERVED SUCH AS WORTHING ON THE 700 ARE COUNTED AS "BRIGHTON" TO SIMPLIFY THINGS
I'd be interested to find out any others that I've missed, or if you're aware that any of these places have more/less services than I've managed to find (for example, if the data I've compiled is outdated).
I've compiled a list that includes routes that operate a 'proper' 24 hour service or dedicated night routes, including services that only operate on weekends. This list does not include "A" variants unless they are notably different. I have included some services that operate very late into the night but don't technically cover the entire 24 hour period, for example a few of Trentbarton's routes that finish at 3am. I'm also not counting long-distance coach services. Coaches such as the RedArrow, OxfordTUBE and RailAir have been included however as they're frequent express bus-style operations run by local operators running over relatively short distances.
The list in quantity order per city is as follows;
Edinburgh - 18
Nottingham - 13
Oxford - 9
Bristol - 9
Manchester - 7
Reading - 6 (+1 HEATHROW)
Brighton - 6
Glasgow - 5
Liverpool - 2
Crawley - 2
Newcastle - 2
Guildford - 1 (+1 HEATHROW)
Bath - 1
Portsmouth - 1
Southampton - 1
THIS INCLUDES MAIN AREAS SERVED ONLY, OTHER TOWNS SERVED SUCH AS WORTHING ON THE 700 ARE COUNTED AS "BRIGHTON" TO SIMPLIFY THINGS
I'd be interested to find out any others that I've missed, or if you're aware that any of these places have more/less services than I've managed to find (for example, if the data I've compiled is outdated).
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