Consecutively numbered bus routes furthest apart

[va59]

Sadly, I find it fascinating how London bus routes are spread far and wide across Greater London, namely, route numbers.  So for instance, the 150 runs as far out as Chigwell Row whereas the next number up, the 151 is all the way out through Sutton into Wallington.

Furthermore, the 127 and 151 run parallel at one point as does the 128 and 150.  

Just for fun, and not expecting anyone to get out a metre stick, what other 'next numbered' bus routes are miles apart from each other?

[enviroPB]

The 371 and 372 are worlds apart, the closest ends being Richmond and Hornchurch. I'll take a punt and say the total journey time of both routes is probably shorter than travelling between both points on the train!

[randomy]

245 and 246
Bromley North to Golders Green is about 23km
Westerham to Alperton is about 40km away and Chartwell is about 42

[kmkcheng]

313 is up in Chingford and Potters Bar whilst 312 and 314 are both in S and SE London respectively

427 in West London between Uxbridge and Southall whilst 428 and the Eastern side of London between Bluewater and Erith

[omsar]

If we restrict this to route numbers below 100,
then I think the top 2 pairs would be 79/80 (Stonebridge Park and Morden) or 89/90 (Lewisham and Feltham).

[DE20106]

293 and 294? Both terminate right in opposite extremities, the former even outside the London boundary

[Green Kitten]

95/96
166/167
215/216
279/280
292/293
397/398
491/492

[vjaska]

Not as long as the others but the 345 & 346 (and 347 too) are nowhere near each other and are wildly different routes altogether when looking at loadings, frequency, types of bus, etc

[mb171]

Very interesting thread.

I have some suggestions-

215/216 (Staines - Lee Valley Campsite)
371/372 (Richmond - Lakeside)
422/423 (Heathrow - Bexleyheath)
469/470 (Sutton - Erith)
491/492 (Waltham Cross - Bluewater)


Lower numbers are more difficult as they are more localised in the central area but -

33/34 (Richmond - Walthamstow)
89/90 (Slade Green - Feltham)
51/52 (Orpington - Willesden)

[mb171]

As for numbered routes closest to each other in tfl numbered order I'd say - 403, 404, 405, 406, 407 - are the closest to each other. Furthermore they all are routes that cross the London-Surrey boundary.

496, 497 (when it existed), 498, 499 can also be contenders for routes that ran closest to each other within that number range.

[randomy]

182 and 181
Brent Cross to Lewisham approx 20km

[mrhk]

Aug 9, 2024 14:54:46 GMT randomy said:

182 and 181
Brent Cross to Lewisham approx 20km

Could carry it on and do 183 and 184. Same story as the 181/182

[Deleted]

64, 65 and 66 are all miles apart from each other with the closest points being Thornton Heath Pond, Kingston & Leytonstone.

[vjaska]

The 34 runs no where near the 33 as already mentioned but also no where near the 35 - the 35 in comparison actually connects to both the 36 & 37

[towerman]

I’m old enough to remember when 34 & 35 both ran through Walthamstow and Leyton meeting at Bakers Arms.