Talk:Rail replacement bus service

Etymology
Currently listed as being a portmanteau of "bus" and "prostitution". The link to the source is dead, so I can't confirm that. It seems more likely to be a portmanteau of "bus" and "substitution." Thoughts? nf utvol (talk) 14:45, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

refimprove tag
Although more references would still be welcome I'd like to point out that this article has 3 reasonable references and only 5 short paragraphs (0.6 references per paragraph). Hence I'd like to remove the refimprove tag added in December 2007 (before the references were added). 69.119.27.73 (talk) 15:04, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * The article now has 4 referenes in 5 paragraphs (0.8 references per paragraph). There are currently no fact tags indicating disputed content (despite the subject matter itself being somewhat contentious in places where it is proposed for permanent effect). 69.119.27.73 (talk) 19:28, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * The article now has 6 references in 5 paragraphs (1.2 references per paragraph) comprised of 11 sentences (0.54 references per sentence). Admittedly a couple of the cited references are little more than term usage examples. 69.119.27.73 (talk) 23:42, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * The article now has 11 references in 5 paragraphs (2.2 references per paragraph) comprised of 11 sentences (1 reference per sentence on average). 69.119.27.73 (talk) 04:01, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 14 references (with 15 citations) in 6 paragraphs (2.3 references per paragraph) comprised of 12 sentences (1.1667 references per sentence). 69.119.27.73 (talk) 22:31, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

The refimprove tag has been removed. 24.44.15.150 (talk) 00:37, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

possible external link
The subtleties involved in external links can be difficult to keep up with. A notion posted at Wikipedia talk:External links suggests that an external link may be included in an article if a consensus can be reached on the article's Talk page. Toward that end I would like to point out that someone has made a "video" comprised mostly of a sequence of still shots, albeit with some actual moving video toward the end of the work, on the subject of full vehicle wrapper advertisements on SEPTA buses, trams, and commuter rail vehicles in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The youtube username is "TRANSIT_FREAK" and the work appears on the "bustitution" channel. The external link is bustitution. It may or may not be appropriate to list it in the "External links" section of this article. 69.119.27.73 (talk) 17:18, 20 June 2009 (UTC)


 * No thanks. Only the username is relevant to this article: the wraps don't relate to substitute rail services. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 15:55, 7 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Old thread, but has anybody considered LIRR Road n' Rail from Trains Are Fun? -User:DanTD (talk) 17:44, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Bus bridge
Sometimes I've heard the term "bus bridge" used for this type of service - that might be good to mention somewhere in the article. MakeBelieveMonster (talk) 14:10, 7 July 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Equinox (talk) 22:00, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Disagreement
- As we both disagree with this & it's highly unlikely we're not going to resolve it ourselves I've asked at WP:30, Cheers, – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  16:13, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Fine, I would just like to note that I'm not systematically removing the reflist template, but just occasionally (of course only when no parameter of it is used) when I'm also fixing anything else nearby the References section.    FDMS   4    16:23, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
 * That's fine :) We all have different ways of editing around here and are bound to have disagreements from time to time so no worries :), Cheers, – Davey 2010 •  (talk)

I saw this while it was briefly at WP:3O and I wonder if I can help? , why do you want to change it at all? In this article, Reflist has been in use for over 6 years, ever since it had a References section, and WP:ASL, which you linked to in an edit summary, approves both methods equally. It seems a strange thing to edit war over. --Stfg (talk) 17:49, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, I personally prefer it, and it was never my intention to editwar over it. As far as I know, everyone is allowed to make cosmetic syntax changes as long as they are not the only change the edit causes. If Davey2010 fixed, say, a typo and replaced the  with a , I would not have reverted him/her, but just accepted that there are editors watching this article who prefer the template.     FDMS   4    18:01, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I admit I should've used better edit summaries on both but I assumed "Tidy up" would be fine, I'm not moaning or anything but even if I did put a more explained summary you still may of reverted, Anyway thank you Stfg for lending a helping hand :), Thanks, – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  18:38, 5 September 2014 (UTC)


 * (ec) Thank you for explaining that. Whatever your intention, you did edit war over it, and merely over a personal preference at that. 's restoration of Reflist was a reversion, and it would have been advisable at that point to go to WP:BRD. Telling him to read a content guideline that you appear to have misread was a further discourtesy. I shall restore the Reflist now. I request you to leave it at that. --Stfg (talk) 18:42, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Erm … BRD stands for bold, revert, discuss. I don't really see anything bold here. And, again, you (both) made edits to this article only cosmetically changing the syntax, which isn't allowed as far as I know.    FDMS   4    19:09, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
 * The change from Reflist to references/ is no less a cosmetic change to the syntax because it was embedded in other changes that were useful. The Bold in BRD is a reference to WP:BB which simply says go ahead and do what you think is right. Nothing to do with derring-do. --Stfg (talk) 19:17, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, I was assuming that there is a non-bot equivalent of WP:COSMETICBOT, which says [c]osmetic changes […] should only be applied when there is a substantial change to make at the same time.    FDMS   4    21:04, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

UK examples
Is it worth noting there are still permanent substitutions to Pickering from York, you can search these on National Rail website. I can source a picture of the York Departure Board, it's several times most days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.117.18 (talk) 11:01, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

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United Kingdom
First sentence states: A rail replacement bus service uses buses to replace a passenger train service either on a temporary or permanent basis. Three examples added and then deleted in the UK section are good examples of the latter, so IMO appropriate to include. Huawenx (talk) 06:44, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

Report for UK bustitution
This report, from which I have used selected information to add some examples of successful-ish permanent bustitution in the UK (diff), potentially has lots of other useful information, particularly in chapter 2.0, on the topic as a whole and its history. Hassocks 5489 (Floreat Hova!) 09:48, 21 August 2023 (UTC)