Every route 99. 9 of 25.

Thursday 21st May 2026 This one will be over in a flash. I thought route 99 in Thurrock was a short route involving just 13 wheel turning minutes to complete a circuit (coupled with 17 minutes layover time across three locations on the route to make for a half hourly frequency), but as a reader pointed out at the time, this latest route 99 being featured today holds the prize for the shortest journey of all 25 bus routes numbered 99, as well as being the only bus route numbered 99 in Wales. It’s Pontypridd’s Town Circular, operated by Stagecoach, with a 12 minute journey time for a complete anti-clockwise circuit of the route with three minutes layover in Pontypridd bus station making for a 15 minute frequency. As you can see, the bus is on the road from 09:15 to 17:22 with a half hour break at lunch time and a widened 20 minute frequency during the late afternoon to keep the bus running to time with busier roads. But my recent experience when travelling on the route the other week…