I Rode The Whole Superloop

The SL2 bus was recently introduced, thus making it possible to spend a lot of times travelling around London in a loop, on all the seven routes ... which is what I did, to see how long it took and discover more about the Superloop Network ...

CORRECTIONS:
5:20 The map says "Kington" even though in the previous slide it was correct!, should be "Kingston"
9:455 Should be "Acocks Green" not 'Alcocks' An extra letter snuck in!

[geofftech]

tonight the Super Looper bus is gonna blind me
but I won't feel blue, like I always do
'cause somewhere in the crowd there's you ...

[toyotaprius]

The "I'm a pensioner and the extortionate bills to heat my home are too expensive so I keep warm and socialise on the bus" experience.

[quadders]

I live in Walthamstow and my little five year old girl loves shouting out SUPERLOOP every time we see one so TFL have definitely got the branding right, my little one approves!

[leecarter]

It was a great pleasure meeting you Geoff in thamesmead a few weeks ago. Sorry there wasn’t anything great to show you about thamesmead other than a burned out bin.

[Peter_S_]

The notification abbreviated the title to "I Rode The Whole Superloo...", and I wondered if Geoff was expanding the site types he covers.

[OfficialTrainboy]

the fact you mentioned the 90 made me feel really happy cuz it made me feel like "my local bus route was mentioned!" and yea, note that route takes between 2hrs and 2hrs 30mins and also you can make it a loop cuz not only the 90 but the 77 connects the 2 bus routes together so remember Geoff that there is a loop in Glasgow (77 + 90)

[jules_]

I applaud your commitment Geoff. That’s an awfully long loop around London!

[peterclucas]

The things you do for your art, Geoff! A martyr to motion. Keep going!

[strangerist]

This brings back happy memories of my school days in the late 1970s, when my friend and I did this trip on regular bus services one summer holiday, using a 35p Red Bus Rover ticket. I even recall doing the same interchange in Walthamstow in the dark as I waited for the number 69 to get me back to North Woolwich. It took a lot longer than 9 hours that day, and was a real eye-opener for a kid who had grown up in the outer suburbs of south east London. Thank you!

[GoooObama]

Thanks for this summary. The Super loop bus network is fantastic, and a great addition to the transport network. Well done TFL.

[LRG]

Not only have I been waiting to do this, been disappointed no youtuber has.
Geoff Marshall, a man after my Bus heart ❤

[GojiMet]

Geoff: I rode the whole Superloop in 9 hours!
SL4, SL6, SL8: we took that personally.

[MRTransportVideos]

Hello, Geoff - absolutely fascinating video, and you've give me something to do next time I'm down in London!

Just a minor quibble about your Birmingham Outer Circle map; the 11A/11C are still operated as two complete circuits, composed of two overlapping sections (Acock's Green<>Perry Barr & Acock's Green<>Erdington Six Ways) instead of the Western/Eastern orbitals you've shown - every Anticlockwise bus is an 11A & every clockwise one is an 11C.

[Busoccultation]

9:56 With the Birmingham Outer Circle route, the 11A runs in the anticlockwise direction throughout the circle while the 11C does the same in the clockwise direction. The route is split into two routes with the same numbers and in both directions, one does the part between Acocks Green & Erdington via the South and West of the city such as King's Heath, Selly Oak and Handsworth and the other runs between Acocks Green & via Perry Barr via the East of the City such as Yardley, Washwood Heath and Erdington.

From what I know of, the split was meant to be only temporary while the road works were taking place in the Perry Barr area a few years ago, but it does look like National Express has opted to keep this arrangement permanent.

[juliesmith]

Wow so many, sl buses around and where they went that's a great journey to go on 😊

[BristolRE]

You're spoiling us with yet another superb bus video! Keep them coming!

[SimnTrains]

Nice video Geoff, some of the maps and diagrams were great in the video but riding the entire Superloop that is a hell of a journey.

[romorobloxkalubi]

I don't care if other people did the superloop, it's way more understandable when you do it

[joieman]

I think it would be nice to have another circular route closer to the centre of London.
Nottingham has a number of curious services that go out of the city and then make an arc around the suburbs:
Navy Line 3 to Clifton via Wilford and Ruddington
Orange Line 35 - City Centre to Bulwell via Beeston and Bilborough
Turquoise Line 79 - City Centre to Arnold via Cinderhill, Bulwell and Top Valley
Lilac Line 25 - City Centre to Arnold via Carlton, Gedling, Mapperley, Woodthorpe and Daybrook
Blue Line 40/40X to City Hospital via St. Ann's, Porchester and Sherwood
Then there's the Grey Line 53 which arcs around Nottingham from Clifton in the south to Arnold in the north via Queen's Medical Centre, Beechdale, Nuthall, Basford and Daybrook.

[vincentcalvelli]

Thank you Geoff for taking us along on your TFL's Super-loop adventure .