What is the definition of "bus stop closed when works in progress"
Request ID: FOI-1366-2425 Date published: 14 August 2024
You asked
What is the definition of "bus stop closed when works in progress"
Must buses stop at closed bus stops when works are not physically
being carried out
I have been told opposite answers by two different bus drivers.
We answered
TfL Ref: 1366-2425
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 31 July 2024 asking for information about buses stopping at ‘closed’ bus stops.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You specifically asked: What is the definition of "bus stop closed when works in progress".Must buses stop at closed bus stops when works are not physically being carried out. I have been told opposite answers by two different bus drivers
It is stated in the bus driver’s ‘Big Red Book’ pages 24-25 bus drivers should not serve any stop with a bus stop closure hood in place. The current edition of the Big Red Book (5th edition) is available on our website using the following link to a previously answered request for the same information: https://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-2902-2122/PUB19_006%20The%20Big%20Red%20Book%20Update%202019_AW.pdf
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Sara Thomas FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London