I have started a list of employee and work buses. I have got a good amount of routes so far and hopefully people here can assist in filling the list.
It is linked on Google Sheets purely because this thread would be never ending if I posted the tables here. I have split the routes into 4 categories.
Home - Workplace - Routes here specifically contracted work buses which generally have more stops and at least 1 stop is not a Park and Ride, Bus Station or Train Station.
Interchange - Workplace - Routes here are specifically contracted work buses which only call at a Park & Ride site, Bus Station or Train Station
Local Bus Services - Routes here are registered as a local bus route. Unless otherwise stated, all of the routes in this category can be used by the public to make their a journey.
Internal Work Shuttle - This is for buses which don't pick up anywhere except the companies sites or just does a loop of the site if it is a large site. This can include park and rides just outside if it is part of a normal service.
Where the information is known, I have put the operator. If applicable and again, if known, the contractor is put (Zeelo and National Express Transport Services (NETS) for example contract out the buses to an operator and don't run their own buses. The contractor, at least with NETS and Zeelo, is the person to contact with regards to the service and and booking seats. The operator is purely put in for enthusiasts.
I am thinking about maybe including some regular work buses which run all day but where would the line be drawn in terms of whether it is a works bus or a local service (ie Nottingham Boots).
If anyone can fill any gaps, it would be greatly appreciated and hopefully this helps a few people who want to spot buses in obscure places and job seekers to spot where an unadvertised bus may run. That said, I take not responsibility for any wrong information and do not rely upon this list for a job or bus spotting, please do some of your own research as well.
RULES:
There must be some evidence online that the service runs recently (so within the past few months) and believed to still run (Buses currently Covid suspended are not included. These can be included as/when these routes restart).
Any services must have a return run. No 'only to work' links, must be able to get people home.
For local bus services, if the bus runs quite regularly, the primary use for the bus has to be for the workplaces. The route/route group should not be a normal bus providing local travel for local people but happens to pass through an industrial estate. That said, diversions at certain times to specifically to serve an industrial estate (for example) do count. Perhaps use some common sense on this.
Bus operator staff routes (home to the depot) are only included if they are open to the public. I say this because each operator will have too many potential shuttles and it will be difficult to draw the line between a home - work bus and a changeover shuttle.
For some example, D1/D2/D3 Deeside Shuttles count because they are specific shuttles which exist to serve the industrial estate. Stagecoach X10 to Moulton Park is a good example of a diversion run. It goes out of it's way, off the core route, just to serve the area at peak times.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14Dd7R3skLrvS4EiaAGuwBsQeY04j9WlzT2bgmCeaaZ4/edit?usp=sharing
It is linked on Google Sheets purely because this thread would be never ending if I posted the tables here. I have split the routes into 4 categories.
Home - Workplace - Routes here specifically contracted work buses which generally have more stops and at least 1 stop is not a Park and Ride, Bus Station or Train Station.
Interchange - Workplace - Routes here are specifically contracted work buses which only call at a Park & Ride site, Bus Station or Train Station
Local Bus Services - Routes here are registered as a local bus route. Unless otherwise stated, all of the routes in this category can be used by the public to make their a journey.
Internal Work Shuttle - This is for buses which don't pick up anywhere except the companies sites or just does a loop of the site if it is a large site. This can include park and rides just outside if it is part of a normal service.
Where the information is known, I have put the operator. If applicable and again, if known, the contractor is put (Zeelo and National Express Transport Services (NETS) for example contract out the buses to an operator and don't run their own buses. The contractor, at least with NETS and Zeelo, is the person to contact with regards to the service and and booking seats. The operator is purely put in for enthusiasts.
I am thinking about maybe including some regular work buses which run all day but where would the line be drawn in terms of whether it is a works bus or a local service (ie Nottingham Boots).
If anyone can fill any gaps, it would be greatly appreciated and hopefully this helps a few people who want to spot buses in obscure places and job seekers to spot where an unadvertised bus may run. That said, I take not responsibility for any wrong information and do not rely upon this list for a job or bus spotting, please do some of your own research as well.
RULES:
There must be some evidence online that the service runs recently (so within the past few months) and believed to still run (Buses currently Covid suspended are not included. These can be included as/when these routes restart).
Any services must have a return run. No 'only to work' links, must be able to get people home.
For local bus services, if the bus runs quite regularly, the primary use for the bus has to be for the workplaces. The route/route group should not be a normal bus providing local travel for local people but happens to pass through an industrial estate. That said, diversions at certain times to specifically to serve an industrial estate (for example) do count. Perhaps use some common sense on this.
Bus operator staff routes (home to the depot) are only included if they are open to the public. I say this because each operator will have too many potential shuttles and it will be difficult to draw the line between a home - work bus and a changeover shuttle.
For some example, D1/D2/D3 Deeside Shuttles count because they are specific shuttles which exist to serve the industrial estate. Stagecoach X10 to Moulton Park is a good example of a diversion run. It goes out of it's way, off the core route, just to serve the area at peak times.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14Dd7R3skLrvS4EiaAGuwBsQeY04j9WlzT2bgmCeaaZ4/edit?usp=sharing