Guides

Guides for people who plan the buses.

Plain-English guides to bus timetables, open data and scheduling in the UK, from the team that makes Schedulo.

GuideGetting started with Schedulo CoachGet going with Schedulo Coach: activate it, try the example company, set up your coaches, drivers and customers, take a job and drag it onto a driver.Read moreGuideUsing NaPTAN stop data: a guide for UK bus operatorsWhat NaPTAN is and how to read it (ATCO codes, stop types, indicators, bearings, localities), and how to download, search and update stops in Schedulo TXC.Read moreGuideHow to get a BODS API key for Schedulo TXCGet a free API key from the Bus Open Data Service (BODS) and add it to Schedulo TXC, to see live punctuality, import operators' timetables and fetch disruptions.Read moreGuideHow to plan staff cars in Schedulo BusSet up car pools, let Optimise share drivers between cars, change a run by hand and print staff car running boards in Schedulo Bus, step by step with screenshots.Read moreGuideHow to use rotas in Schedulo BusUse the Rota tab in Schedulo Bus: make a rota, fill its lines, check hours and rest, plan Christmas and bank holidays, and print or export it.Read moreGuideBus and driver scheduling explainedA plain-English guide to bus scheduling: vehicle blocks, PVR, interworking, driver duties, drivers' hours and how to measure an efficient schedule.Read moreGuideHow to publish bus timetables to BODSA step-by-step guide to publishing bus timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (BODS): who must publish, TransXChange files, PTI checks and common errors.Read moreGuideWhat is TransXChange? A guide for UK bus operatorsWhat TransXChange is, what a TXC file contains, the difference between versions 2.4 and 2.5, and how to open, edit and check TransXChange files.Read more
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