xephos Data State
showing how up to date our information is at:-
1st Jan 2005

shown in alpabetical order by county

colour coding explained

GREEN (excellent) - VERY reliable information from this source usualy derived from bus serice registrations
BLUE (O.K.) - USUALLY up-to-date, but there may delays in receiving and processing information
ORANGE (weak) - WARNING : information may well be several MONTHS out-of-date
RED (BAD) - we receive NO information from this source
GREY - data in the journey planner (usually frequent urban-type routes) that has a lower priority for updating

Users of the chart below should bear in mind that a good set of COUNTY information (e.g. DERBYSHIRE) can override poor operator data. and, similarly, good operators (e.g. ARRIVA the Shires) can improve an otherwise weak county (e.g.BUCKINGHAMSHIRE). On xephos internet, an individual timetable will AUTOMATICALLY turn ORANGE if it is 13 MONTHS out-of-date and RED if it is TWO years out-of-date.

IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME FOR THESE COLOURS TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE WEB SITE

Also in the chart below, here will be times when the CURRENT STATE box appears to be better than the other columns would suggest. This is simply because we have received data from an independent source which has allowed us to improve what we show.

information from COUNTY	information from OPERATORS	current state
A
Argyll & Bute leaflets twice-yearly	All Operators - but see County	O.K.
Aberdeen see Grampian
B
Bedfordshire no information	Arriva - REGISTRATIONS Stagecoach - leaflets as printed	weak
Berkshire no information	Arriva - REGISTRATIONS First Reading City We are now receiving info from SLOUGH and, from time to time READING from a user, NOT the operator	weak
Borders booklets as printed	First	O.K.
Bristol Area Bristol City, N E Somerset and South Gloucestershire	Bristol City - no information N E Somerset - booklets as printed S Gloucestershire - booklets as printed First - sporadic leaflets	O.K.
Buckinghamshire no information	Arriva - REGISTRATIONS Other Operators	weak
C
Cambridgeshire no information recently	Stagecoach - occasional leaflets Huntingdon & District - occasional leaflets Other Operators	BAD
Cheshire area books - published erratically	All Operators	weak
Cornwall book produced twice yearly	First - books twice yearly Truronian Western Greyhound Information from the Cornwall books	O.K.
Cumbria frequent mailings but can arrive well after a change	Stagecoach	O.K.
D
Derbyshire area books twice yearly PLUS amendments as required	Trent - but see County Arriva - but see County Stagecoach - but see County Other Operators - but see County	O.K.
Devon area books twice yearly NOT including Exeter or Plymouth	First - leaflets twice yearly Stagecoach Plymouth City	O.K.
Dorset area books twice yearly	Southern National - leaflets as required Bournemouth Transport - book twice yearly Wilts & Dorset - leaflets as printed	O.K.
Dumfries leaflets - "as required" but not routinely sent	Stagecoach Other Operators	weak
Durham booklet updates suspended	Arriva - REGISTRATIONS Go Ahead - booklets as required	O.K.
E
East Sussex area books twice yearly	Arriva - leaflets as printed Brighton & Hove - REGISTRATIONS Eastbourne Metrobus - leaflets as printed Stagecoach - REGISTRATIONS Other Operators	O.K.
East Yorkshire timetable book twice yearly	East Yorkshire - leaflets as printed Other Operators	O.K.
Edinburgh see Lothians
Essex are books - 4 times a year plus monthly update notes	Arriva Shires & Essex - REGISTRATIONS Arriva Southend/Colchester - leaflets First Hedingham Omnibuses	O.K.
F
Fife no information	Stagecoach - REGISTRATIONS	O.K.
G
Galloway leaflets but not mailed routinely	Stagecoach	O.K.
Glamorgan Councils listed on RIGHT	All Operators Bridgend - no information Neath Port Talbot - no information Swansea City - no information Vale of Glamorgan - no information	BAD
Glasgow area see "Strathclyde"
Gloucestershire loose leaf file with monthly updates	Stagecoach - leaflets as printed	O.K.
Grampian no information and Moray - occasional booklets	Stagecoach - REGISTRATIONS the supply of registrations has recently re-started but there are still some out-of-date tables Other Operators inc Grampian (City)	O.K.
H
Hampshire REGISTRATIONS	all information via the County	good
Herefordshire booklets twice yearly plus supplements	no dominant operator	good
Hertfordshire books as required	Arriva - REGISTRATIONS all other operators - but see county	O.K.
Highland and Orkney booklets twice yearly but often published late	Rapsons Group - REGISTRATIONS Stagecoach - REGISTRATIONS Other Operators	O.K.
I
Isle of Wight no information	Southern Vectis - REGISTRATIONS other operators - included in SV timetable	good
Isle of Man see operator	IoM Transport - booklet twice yearly	weak
K
Kent sending a selection of printed leaflets	Arriva - leaflets as printed Stagecoach	O.K.
L
Lancashire rouine leaflet mailing but can arrive after the change	All Operators	O.K.
Leicestershire	Arriva - leaflets as printed Other Operators Recent mailing from a user, with more promised should help here.	O.K.
Lincolnshire (inc. North Lincs, N E Lincs) leaflets/books as printed	Road Car - leaflets as printed Other Operators	O.K.
London - incomplete BUSES - panel timetables, area books and leaflets are supplied	All Operators we have tried to persuade both operators and Transport for London to supply us with "working timetables" - but no response London Underground - we use old working TTs areas of LONDON now complete: Harrow Watford Romford Ilford Docklands Woolwich Orpington Croydon Heathrow Kingston Hounslow Archway MOST "outer" areas of London are well covered with only limited BUS info in the CENTRAL area where underground offers excellent coverage.	O.K.
Lothians:- East Lothian Council Edinburgh City West Lothian Council - book & leaflets	First Lothian Transport Other Operators	weak
M
Manchester leaflets as printed	First - but see County Stagecoach - but see County Other Operators - but see County	O.K.
Merseyside no routine mailing (also Halton - see right)	Merseytravel Other Operators Halton (Runcorn) - booklets twice yearly	BAD
Moray see "Grampian"
N
Newcastle see Tyne & Wear
Norfolk supply of data has dried up	First - REGISTRATIONS All Operators	weak
North East Wales Councils listed on RIGHT	All Operators - but see Counties below Denbigh - occasional booklets Flint - no information Wrexham - no information	weak
North West Wales Councils listed on RIGHT	All Operators - but see Counties below Anglesey - booklet twice yearly Conwy - booklet twice yearly Gwynedd - booklet twice yearly	O.K.
North Yorkshire area North Yorks County - booklets as printed Redcar & Claveland York City - REGISTRATIONS	Arriva - REGISTRATIONS Other Operators - but see Counties	O.K.
Northants booklets as printed EXCEPT Kettering, Northampton and Wellingborough	First Northampton Stagecoach - leaflets as printed Other Operators - but see County	O.K.
Northumbria book twice yearly plus amendment sheets	Arriva - REGISTRATIONS Other Operators - but see County	O.K.
Nottinghamshire booklets as printed (yearly) Monthly update reminders but WITHOUT timetables	Trent Stagecoach Nottingham City	O.K.
O
Orkney information via Highland Council booklets	Rapsons Group - REGISTRATIONS Other Operators	O.K.
Oxfordshire no information	City of Oxford Stagecoach Other Operators Correspondents are now helping here	weak
P
Perth & Kinross booklets and leaflets as published	All Operators	O.K.
Powys occasional timetable book	All Operators	O.K.
S
Shetland booklets as printed but not always sent	Rapsons Other Operators	weak
Shropshire loose leaf file with monthly updates	All Operators - but see County	O.K.
Somerset booklets twice yearly	Southern National - REGISTRATIONS First (Bristol) - booklets for some areas	O.K.
South East Wales Councils listed on RIGHT	Stagecoach - leaflets sent sporadically Other Operators Blaenau Gwent - nothing from operator or Town Caerphilly - occasional mailing Cardiff - nothing from operator or City Merthyr - nothing from operators or Town Rhondda Cynon Taff - nothing from operators or Council	weak
South West Wales Councils listed on RIGHT	All Operators - but see Counties below Carmarthenshire - booklets twice yearly plus updates Ceredigion - file plus updates Pembrokeshire - no information	O.K.
South Yorkshire approx monthly mailing of leaflets	All Operators - but see County	O.K.
Staffordshire booklets - twice yearly	All Operators - but see County	O.K.
Strathclyde leaflets for tendered services but not sent to us!	First - nothing despite requests Other Operators	O.K.
Suffolk area books twice yearly	First - leaflets as printed Other Operators - but see County	O.K.
Surrey regular mailing	Arriva - leaflets as printed Metrobus - leaflets as printed Other Operators - but see County Note: "Other Operators" are now the majority service provider in Surrey	O.K.
Sussex see "West Sussex" / "East Sussex"
T
Tyne & Wear weekly mailing with changes as they happen so sometimes slightly delayed on xephos	Arriva - REGISTRATIONS Other Operators - but see County	good
W
Wales see areas and counties:-	North East Wales - Flint, Denbigh & Wrexham North West Wales - Gwynedd, Conwy & Anglesey Powys South East Wales - inc Cardiff, Newport & Monmouth South West Wales - Carmarthen, Pembroke & Ceredigion Glamorgan - inc Swansea,Vale of Glamorgan, Neath, Bridgend
Warwickshire no information	Stagecoach - REGISTRATIONS Other Operators	weak
West Midlands leaflets from County (Centro) but for tendered services ONLY	Travel West Midlands Other Operators	BAD
West Sussex regular mailing	Stagecoach Arriva - leaflets as printed Metrobus - leaflets as printed Compass Travel - leaflets as printed Other Operators - but see County	O.K.
West Yorkshire regular mailing of leaflets but often AFTER the change has happened	All Operators - but see County	O.K.
Wiltshire leaflets - as printed but NOTHING from Swindon	Wilts & Dorset - leaflets as printed Other Operators - but see County	O.K.
Worcestershire no information	First - booklets as printed Other Operators - but see County	weak
Y
Yorkshire see "East Yorkshire", "North Yorkshire" "South Yorkshire" & "West Yorkshire"