On Wed, 11 Sep 2019 at 14:31, Philip Barnes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The description here describes coaches, which are more comfortable than > buses and are used for long distances. In French for example this would be > the difference between Autocar and Autobus. > That's one end of the spectrum. I'm not sure I'd call it a tourist bus (English usage). It's a long-distance, comfortable bus. It's just for getting from A to B, not what you do at B or requiring you to also return. I would have considered a tourist bus, to be the buses that travel around > Central London giving a guided commentary where tourists can get on and off > a certain dedicated bus stops close to tourist attractions. > That's the other end of the spectrum. Tourists turn up in London (somehow) and get one of those things for a guided tour. Another point on the spectrum is day tours from town A to town B or event C, such as https://www.richardsbros.co.uk/day-tours/ They're not daily, or regularly scheduled, and you need to book, so not public buses. Elsewhere on the spectrum is coach holidays, from town A to town B, with a tour of town B (similar to the kind offered by London tourist buses), such as https://www.richardsbros.co.uk/coach-holidays/ Both of those examples are from my local bus operator, who runs public buses in my area: https://www.richardsbros.co.uk/local-bus-services/ -- Paul
_______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
