Night Buses

[Liverpool Street]

Technically no, as your pass has a 'not valid after' date.

For example, my current pass says not valid after 1st November, so if I'm out somewhere on 1st November late at night, if I try to catch a bus at 00:14 the date will be 2nd November so my pass should be invalid.

Management have today confirmed all tickets are valid to board a bus until 0159 next day

So basically end of service.

[Stu]

Technically no, as your pass has a 'not valid after' date.

For example, my current pass says not valid after 1st November, so if I'm out somewhere on 1st November late at night, if I try to catch a bus at 00:14 the date will be 2nd November so my pass should be invalid.

Management have today confirmed all tickets are valid to board a bus until 0159 next day

So basically end of service.

As I said, 'technically' as from a calendar date perspective.

So as far as 'daytime service' goes then, it is still '1st Nov' at 00:15 (or whenever before 01:59) on 2nd Nov. In all honesty, there are not many inspectors checking tickets at 1am on many services though!  ;)

I have in the past though seen drivers refuse to admit passengers after midnight as their Daysavers were from the previous 'day'. That was in the past though.

[Stu]

Another interesting point I've just thought about, with regard to the 24hr service on the 97...

..with the clocks going back an hour in the next couple of weeks, how does that affect the timetable?

As an extra hour is added to 'night-time' (when the clock hits 2am it goes back to 1am) will an extra journey be added?

For example, the 97A is timetabled to leave the Airport at 01:15, will the next journey leave at 01:15 also?  :D

[John]

Another interesting point I've just thought about, with regard to the 24hr service on the 97...

..with the clocks going back an hour in the next couple of weeks, how does that affect the timetable?

As an extra hour is added to 'night-time' (when the clock hits 2am it goes back to 1am) will an extra journey be added?

For example, the 97A is timetabled to leave the Airport at 01:15, will the next journey leave at 01:15 also?  :D

Good point Stu. Maybe an extra journey might be added otherwise there would be a 2 hour gap in the service when the clocks change

[Steveminor]

And what about when the clocks go forward again?

[Liverpool Street]

Another interesting point I've just thought about, with regard to the 24hr service on the 97...

..with the clocks going back an hour in the next couple of weeks, how does that affect the timetable?

As an extra hour is added to 'night-time' (when the clock hits 2am it goes back to 1am) will an extra journey be added?

For example, the 97A is timetabled to leave the Airport at 01:15, will the next journey leave at 01:15 also?  :D

Two ways:

1) Start the duty on BST and then do the times once clocks change and mentally add on an hour.
Or
2) Start the duty on GMT and maintain that time even though its still technically BST.

Number 1 is what the coaches do.

If the journey starts in Summer Time then it'll stick to that until that running card is over.

[nx4737]

How are the night journeys on the 97 doing loading wise since the night bus introduction?