How can we distinguish and contrast between England’s local bus networks?

New database reveals the country’s strongest and weakest networks

If you were to ask senior managers in the bus industry - operators, local authorities and PTEs - where the most successful bus networks are located the answers are likely to include Brighton, Oxford and Cambridge. A follow-up question - “How do you know?” - is more difficult to answer. We are all aware of the success stories, the bus systems that can win awards, the networks that get talked about. However, published data tends to be for the whole area covered by the operator or...