Which councils still publish PDF bus maps? Also are there any that still do paper ones too?
I am talking about bus maps of the entire county or council area. Ones that show all bus operators and all bus services.
I specifically like PDF ones as you can download them to your phone and view them offline or print out a copy to keep. They are so much clearer than those annoying interactive ones that some councils use.
East Sussex County Council are the best one i can think of. They have a county wide PDF map and local town PDF maps. To their credit they are always kept very up to date. They publish a new PDF map almost instantly every time that a little change happens. The only dissapointing thing is that they make their maps very hard to find and the main page on their website only links to the interactive map rather than the PDF ones. They no longer do paper ones (they stopped those about ten years ago) but their online PDF ones are excellent quality.
Surrey County Council still publish PDF maps but rarely update them. The current county wide one is almoat four years out of date. They only seem to publish a new one about once every five years.
Hampshire County Council still publish a county wide bus map and seem to update it once a year. They also still do paper versions. Unfortunately it seems that they are stopping both paper and online versions later this year.
West Sussex County Council used to publish a PDF map on their website that got updated about once every five years. So it was always very out of date. But they completely removed the map about six months ago and it seems they no longer produce one.
Kent County Council, Wiltshire County Council, Dorset County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Northamptonshire County Council, all got rid of their PDF maps at least ten years ago.
Essex County Council and Buckinghamshire County Council still appear to do interactive maps but not proper PDF maps any more. These are not as clear or easy to read or understand as a traditional PDF network map.
These are links to ones that are still available that i can find:
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• East Sussex County Council:
Click on "PDFs of the county map and town maps" and then click on the "Main County Map" file or any of the other town maps available.
• Devon County Council:
www.cartogold.co.uk
Click on "menu" and then "map PDFs" and then click on the "Devon County Map" file or any of the town maps.
• Hampshire County Council:
Scroll to the bottom and click on the "Hampshire Bus Train Ferry Travel Guide" file.
• Surrey County Council:
www.surreycc.gov.uk
Click on the "Countywide Bus Map" file or any of the other local town maps.
• Herefordshire County Council:
www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Click on the "Herefordshire County Bus Map" file or any of the town maps.
• Hertfordshire County Council:
www.intalink.org.uk
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "Hertfordshire County Bus Map" file or any of the town maps.
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If you go back twenty years then every single council used to produce a county bus map. It is a shame they have gotten so rare.
Does anyone know of any other councils that still make network wide PDF maps and have them hidden on their sites? Or even better any that still do paper maps?
I am trying to create a list of all of them that are still available. They are extremely useful when it comes to planning bus journeys so it is a shame that they are not more widespread.
I am talking about bus maps of the entire county or council area. Ones that show all bus operators and all bus services.
I specifically like PDF ones as you can download them to your phone and view them offline or print out a copy to keep. They are so much clearer than those annoying interactive ones that some councils use.
East Sussex County Council are the best one i can think of. They have a county wide PDF map and local town PDF maps. To their credit they are always kept very up to date. They publish a new PDF map almost instantly every time that a little change happens. The only dissapointing thing is that they make their maps very hard to find and the main page on their website only links to the interactive map rather than the PDF ones. They no longer do paper ones (they stopped those about ten years ago) but their online PDF ones are excellent quality.
Surrey County Council still publish PDF maps but rarely update them. The current county wide one is almoat four years out of date. They only seem to publish a new one about once every five years.
Hampshire County Council still publish a county wide bus map and seem to update it once a year. They also still do paper versions. Unfortunately it seems that they are stopping both paper and online versions later this year.
West Sussex County Council used to publish a PDF map on their website that got updated about once every five years. So it was always very out of date. But they completely removed the map about six months ago and it seems they no longer produce one.
Kent County Council, Wiltshire County Council, Dorset County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Northamptonshire County Council, all got rid of their PDF maps at least ten years ago.
Essex County Council and Buckinghamshire County Council still appear to do interactive maps but not proper PDF maps any more. These are not as clear or easy to read or understand as a traditional PDF network map.
These are links to ones that are still available that i can find:
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• East Sussex County Council:
Click on "PDFs of the county map and town maps" and then click on the "Main County Map" file or any of the other town maps available.
• Devon County Council:
Devon Public Transport Map
www.cartogold.co.uk
Click on "menu" and then "map PDFs" and then click on the "Devon County Map" file or any of the town maps.
• Hampshire County Council:
Scroll to the bottom and click on the "Hampshire Bus Train Ferry Travel Guide" file.
• Surrey County Council:
Maps of bus routes and stops
A list of maps showing bus routes throughout the county and where to board your bus in specific towns or villages.
Click on the "Countywide Bus Map" file or any of the other local town maps.
• Herefordshire County Council:
Bus maps – Herefordshire Council
Herefordshire Council provides local authority services, including Council Tax, planning applications, bin collections, libraries, roads and parking
www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Click on the "Herefordshire County Bus Map" file or any of the town maps.
• Hertfordshire County Council:
Routes, timetables & maps
Routes, timetables and maps for Hertfordshire bus services.
www.intalink.org.uk
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "Hertfordshire County Bus Map" file or any of the town maps.
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If you go back twenty years then every single council used to produce a county bus map. It is a shame they have gotten so rare.
Does anyone know of any other councils that still make network wide PDF maps and have them hidden on their sites? Or even better any that still do paper maps?
I am trying to create a list of all of them that are still available. They are extremely useful when it comes to planning bus journeys so it is a shame that they are not more widespread.
