As readers of this forum are probably aware, London is famous for having a frequent, regular, all-hours bus service
except when it comes to Christmas Day, when no TfL buses run at all. To be precise, the shutdown period encompasses the daytime plus the two nights either side. I therefore wondered, out of purely idle curiosity, which location in London sees the shortest gap without a passenger service at Christmas? I know there's been a thread before discussing buses which start early or finish late, but the best answer to this trivia question might actually rely on a pair of different buses (e.g. one that has a late-finishing weekday service with another that starts early on bank holidays), and/or rely on special Boxing Day timetables that are sometimes instituted for certain routes.
Just to be clear, a couple of definitions:
Location in London: a point (not necessarily a bus stop) on any road, or a junction of two/more roads, where London buses travel. I don't mind if this is outside London actually, although I'd be surprised if the answer weren't within TfL's territory.
Passenger service: a bus which can either be accepting passengers at the beginning of its route, travelling with passengers on board, or letting passengers alight at a terminus.
A couple of ideas I had in areas I know (click the links to see the precise locations):
Chingford Mount: The last 158 would roll in at 0141 Christmas Eve night whilst the first southbound 97 would pass at about 0440 Boxing Day, so just under 27 hours with no service.
Enfield Wash: The final 121 to Enfield Island Village would turn in to Ordnance Road at 0215, then at 0504 Boxing Day morning a 279 would be on its way southbound, so 26h 49m.
Over to you!
Just to be clear, a couple of definitions:
Location in London: a point (not necessarily a bus stop) on any road, or a junction of two/more roads, where London buses travel. I don't mind if this is outside London actually, although I'd be surprised if the answer weren't within TfL's territory.
Passenger service: a bus which can either be accepting passengers at the beginning of its route, travelling with passengers on board, or letting passengers alight at a terminus.
A couple of ideas I had in areas I know (click the links to see the precise locations):
Chingford Mount: The last 158 would roll in at 0141 Christmas Eve night whilst the first southbound 97 would pass at about 0440 Boxing Day, so just under 27 hours with no service.
Enfield Wash: The final 121 to Enfield Island Village would turn in to Ordnance Road at 0215, then at 0504 Boxing Day morning a 279 would be on its way southbound, so 26h 49m.
Over to you!
