Disruptions are organised by defining causes and effects, these help provide more contextual information about the type of disruption.

Causes 

Accident

 

Bus issue

 

Congestion

Unexpected traffic or an increase in traffic where a timetable has not yet been updated.

Construction

 

Demonstration

A gathering of protesters (rather than a system demo)

Event

 

Holiday

 

Level crossing failure

 

Maintenance

 

Medical emergency

 

Other cause

 

Police activity

 

Roadworks

 

Road blocked

 

Road closure

 

Strike

 

Technical problem

 

Traffic light failure

 

Unknown cause

 

Vandalism

 

Weather

 

 

Effects 

Additional service

 

Diversion

 

Modified service

 

No service

A service is not running for a period. Passengers should use a different service.

Other effect

 

Reduced service

Some journeys are not running or do not run their full length. Passengers should wait for a later journey or use a different service.

Significant delays

1 or more journeys are delayed a significant amount. Insignificant delays should be reported by a real time (SIRI-SM) system.

Stop moved

 

Stop not in use

 

Unknown effect