The code to bustimes.org is "open source", that is anyone is allowed to look at the source code that runs the site (available at GitHub, for those who understand Python and Django coding). You can also fork the program and run it hosted locally, and modify it as you wish so long as you also make the derived program open source as well, per the licence terms that bustimes.org code was released under. (Notably, I struggle to find the derived open source code for timesbus, other than an unmodified dev branch that does not have any of the updated code)
after speaking with members of the Timesbus team, the site is still in development, you yourself as a developer would realise how long development can take.
As a developer, to be perfectly honest, I would not publish to the public an incomplete and unstable program, that by releasing it arguably breaks the terms of the bustimes.org licence (as timesbus.org, via kofi, is at the present time financially benefiting from bustimes.org's code which it is not legally compliant with), without at the very least making it very clear to all users of the site is still very much in development!
they have made it clear!
11 buses? I thought 13 had been ordered?The Airport Express electric buses have been launched.
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First Bus will operate the Glasgow Airport Express for five more yearsnews.firstbus.co.uk
provided I can count, theres 11 currently in service.
I thought it was down to phone signal if no buses were on the map.
It would show the location of the last received co-ordinates, not vanish!
I’d suggest it is an issue with the third party sites, if First are managing to track them okay from what will be the same data source.
I imagine this should see the end of the E400City’s in Glasgow. Was at the airport the other day and didn’t see any of the new buses.
This morning should hopefully see the Streetdecks in full operation
The 57 is one that doesn't seem to track at all on that timesbus.org, not half skewed.
It isn't specific routes that don't track - what I suspect is that they are overloading the First API with too many requests for data, so it does not send back all buses location. Either that, or incompetence in the request header or processing of First data at timesbus' end.
Unsure of the technicalities of it, but the 57 is not tracking on the first bus app map too.
Seen an E400 on the 3 yesterday around 4pm near kelvingrove
Ticketers must have some part to play in that, They're not the best for tracking it seems
33923 was the bus. Weirdly it did one morning peak 6A service before becoming a 3.
yes this is common now. there’s a lot of weird workings at Scotstoun
They seem to be having buses go back on-loan to Caledonia again, not the Geminis BTW, but an E400 & and E200EV are at Caledonia again for some reason.
67052, 67058 and 44673 are all at Caledonia from Overtown. Not sure if loans or now transferred
67718 & 67732 are probably staying at Caledonia as they got transferred after the Dumbarton service changes happened back in March. Possible chance they might get sent to Aberdeen? Not sure.
