Request ID: FOI-3231-2324 Date published: 27 December 2023
You asked
Can I please ask that you supply me with this information from bus 121 and 491 the speeds they pass my property (REDACTED), I appreciate this is a lot as so many buses pass, but I am now completely fed up with this activity and I require evidence of speed for the police.
I require information From Newbury ave/Tysoe ave to bridle close in ordnance road between hours of 8 pm till midnight every night for last 6 months.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-3231-2324
Thank you for your request which we received on 30 November 2023, asking for information about bus speeds at Ordnance Road.
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 some of the information you require.
According to the speed limit map on the TfL website, there is 30mph speed limit at Ordnance Road.
Please find the attached spreadsheets which show mean run times and bus speeds by trip, between bus stops over the last six periods from 24/06/2023 to 08/12/2023. The run times and bus speeds include dwell times at railway crossing and at the second stop of each stop segment. The data shows that buses on average travel under 15mph and only two trips are recorded to have exceeded the legal limit of 30mph.
Attached are also maps which show average weekly bus speeds between 7pm and midnight. The speed maps are currently available for the last three periods, starting from 16 September 2023.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
