Past Systems
- Birmingham. Tracline 65 was an upgraded route with the first guided busway in the UK, as part of an experiment in bus improvement measures by the West Midlands PTE. There was a 600-metre section of guideway on Streetly Road in the Erdington area of the city, at the northern end of the 65 bus route. It opened in 1984 and closed in 1987. A small number of MCW Metrobus Mark IIs were acquired and fitted with guide-wheels. After the trial ended these buses remained in normal service, with the last one withdrawn on 26 April 2008.
- Edinburgh, Edinburgh Fastlink operated by Lothian Buses. Originally called WEBS, the West Edinburgh Bus Scheme, a group of bus priority improvements that include a 1.5-km section of guided busway.
- Stenhouse - Broomhouse, opened in December 2004. From the outset, the guideway was designed to be utilised for Line 2 of the Edinburgh Tram Network. In January 2009 it closed to enable conversion, with the two services using the guideway being re-routed to regular roads.
Read more about this topic: List Of Guided Busways And BRT Systems In The United Kingdom
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