GTFS Schedule Validation Report

This report was generated by the Canonical GTFS Schedule validator, version 7.1.0 at 2026-01-17T04:02:56Z,
for the dataset file:///shared/essex.zip. No country code was provided.

Summary

Agencies included

Stephensons
- website: http://stephensonsofessex.com/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
C G Myall & Son
- website: https://www.traveline.info
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Harwich Connexions
- website: http://www.harwichconnexions.co.uk
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
First Essex
- website: https://www.firstbus.co.uk/essex
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Epping Forest CT
- website: http://www.efcommunitytransport.co.uk/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Stansted Airport Shuttle
- website: https://www.stanstedparking.com/shuttle-buses
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Fourways
- website: https://www.traveline.info
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Brentwood CT
- website: http://www.brentwoodct.co.uk/pages/contact.html
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Konectbuses
- website: https://www.konectbuses.co.uk/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Central Connect
- website: https://vectare.co.uk/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Stagecoach London
- website: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/london
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
NIBSbuses
- website: http://www.nibsbuses.com/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Tendring CT
- website: https://dial-a-ride.org/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Ipswich Buses
- website: https://www.ipswichbuses.co.uk/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Star Travel
- website: https://www.startraveluk.com
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Fords Coaches
- website: http://www.fordscoaches.co.uk/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Braintree CT
- website: https://www.braintree.gov.uk/info/200300/community_transport
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Arriva
- website: https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/herts-and-essex/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Ugobus
- website: https://www.essexhighways.org/getting-around/bus/ugobus.aspx
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Flagfinders
- website: http://www.flagfinders.com/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Go-Ahead London
- website: https://www.goaheadlondon.com/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Ensignbus
- website: https://www.ensignbus.com
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Arriva London (PF)
- website: https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/london/contact-arriva-london/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
The London Bus Company
- website: http://www.thelondonbuscompany.co.uk
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Arriva London (PK)
- website: https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/london/contact-arriva-london/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Coggeshall Community Bus
- website: http://www.coggeshallbus.co.uk/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Stagecoach in Cambridge
- website: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
A2B Travel
- website: https://www.a2bbusandcoach.com/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
JW Lodge & Sons
- website: https://www.lodgecoaches.co.uk/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided
Basildon CT
- website: https://www.basildoncts.co.uk/transport/
- phone number:
- email: Not provided

Feed Info

Publisher Name:
N/A: Publisher URL:
N/A: Feed Email:
N/A: Feed Language:
N/A: Service Window:
2014-06-05 to 2027-01-10 (?) The range of service dates covered by the feed, based on trips with an associated service_id in calendar.txt and/or calendar_dates.txt

Files included

agency.txt
calendar.txt
calendar_dates.txt
feed_info.txt
routes.txt
shapes.txt
stop_times.txt
stops.txt
trips.txt

Counts

Agencies: 30
Blocks: 0
Routes: 442
Shapes: 2096
Stops: 9822
Trips: 28543

GTFS Features included (?) GTFS features provide a standardized vocabulary to define and describe features that are officially adopted in GTFS.

Shapes Headsigns Stops Wheelchair Accessibility Trips Wheelchair Accessibility

Specification Compliance report

389 notices reported (127 errors, 261 warnings, 1 infos)

Notice Code

Severity

Total

decreasing_or_equal_stop_time_distance

ERROR

126

decreasing_or_equal_stop_time_distance

Decreasing or equal shape_dist_traveled in stop_times.txt.

When sorted by stop_times.stop_sequence, two consecutive entries in stop_times.txt should have increasing distance, based on the field shape_dist_traveled. If the values are equal, this is considered as an error.

You can see more about this notice here.

Only the first 50 of 126 affected records are displayed below.

tripId (?) The id of the faulty trip.	stopId (?) The id of the faulty stop.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number from `stop_times.txt`.	stopSequence (?) The faulty record's `stop_times.stop_sequence`.	prevCsvRowNumber (?) The row number from `stop_times.txt` of the previous stop time.	prevStopSequence (?) The previous record's `stop_times.stop_sequence`.
"4148_10"	"10545"	59051	2	59050	1
"4148_10"	"283364"	59052	3	59051	2
"4148_10"	"3899"	59053	4	59052	3
"4148_10"	"275884"	59054	5	59053	4
"4148_10"	"275883"	59055	6	59054	5
"4148_21"	"275884"	58979	2	58978	1
"4148_21"	"3899"	58980	3	58979	2
"4148_21"	"10545"	58981	4	58980	3
"4148_21"	"283364"	58982	5	58981	4
"4148_21"	"275882"	58983	6	58982	5
"4148_20"	"10545"	59057	2	59056	1
"4148_20"	"283364"	59058	3	59057	2
"4148_20"	"3899"	59059	4	59058	3
"4148_20"	"275884"	59060	5	59059	4
"4148_20"	"275883"	59061	6	59060	5
"4148_23"	"10545"	59027	2	59026	1
"4148_23"	"283364"	59028	3	59027	2
"4148_23"	"3899"	59029	4	59028	3
"4148_23"	"275884"	59030	5	59029	4
"4148_23"	"275883"	59031	6	59030	5
"4148_22"	"275884"	58997	2	58996	1
"4148_22"	"3899"	58998	3	58997	2
"4148_22"	"10545"	58999	4	58998	3
"4148_22"	"283364"	59000	5	58999	4
"4148_22"	"275882"	59001	6	59000	5
"4148_14"	"275884"	58991	2	58990	1
"4148_14"	"3899"	58992	3	58991	2
"4148_14"	"10545"	58993	4	58992	3
"4148_14"	"283364"	58994	5	58993	4
"4148_14"	"275882"	58995	6	58994	5
"4148_13"	"275884"	58973	2	58972	1
"4148_13"	"3899"	58974	3	58973	2
"4148_13"	"10545"	58975	4	58974	3
"4148_13"	"283364"	58976	5	58975	4
"4148_13"	"275882"	58977	6	58976	5
"4148_16"	"10545"	59021	2	59020	1
"4148_16"	"283364"	59022	3	59021	2
"4148_16"	"3899"	59023	4	59022	3
"4148_16"	"275884"	59024	5	59023	4
"4148_16"	"275883"	59025	6	59024	5
"4148_15"	"275884"	59009	2	59008	1
"4148_15"	"3899"	59010	3	59009	2
"4148_15"	"10545"	59011	4	59010	3
"4148_15"	"283364"	59012	5	59011	4
"4148_15"	"275882"	59013	6	59012	5
"4148_17"	"10545"	59039	2	59038	1
"4148_17"	"283364"	59040	3	59039	2
"4148_17"	"3899"	59041	4	59040	3
"4148_17"	"275884"	59042	5	59041	4
"4148_17"	"275883"	59043	6	59042	5

invalid_url

ERROR

invalid_url

A field contains a malformed URL.

Definitions for valid URLs are quite vague. We perform strict validation using the Apache Commons UrlValidator.

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) The name of the faulty file.	csvRowNumber (?) The row of the faulty record.	fieldName (?) Faulty record's field name.	fieldValue (?) Faulty value.
"feed_info.txt"	2	"feed_publisher_url"	"essex.gov.uk"

expired_calendar

WARNING

202

expired_calendar

Dataset should not contain date ranges for services that have already expired.

This warning takes into account the calendar_dates.txt file as well as the calendar.txt file.

You can see more about this notice here.

Only the first 50 of 202 affected records are displayed below.

csvRowNumber (?) The row of the faulty record.	serviceId (?) The service id of the faulty record.
30	"29"
57	"56"
71	"70"
132	"131"
140	"139"
142	"141"
144	"143"
200	"199"
201	"200"
209	"208"
246	"245"
274	"273"
280	"279"
289	"288"
290	"289"
308	"307"
339	"338"
347	"346"
348	"347"
363	"362"
365	"364"
367	"366"
368	"367"
369	"368"
372	"371"
373	"372"
374	"373"
375	"374"
384	"383"
386	"385"
390	"389"
391	"390"
392	"391"
393	"392"
397	"396"
398	"397"
399	"398"
400	"399"
408	"407"
411	"410"
444	"443"
450	"449"
457	"456"
458	"457"
459	"458"
460	"459"
461	"460"
462	"461"
463	"462"
464	"463"

fast_travel_between_consecutive_stops

WARNING

fast_travel_between_consecutive_stops

A transit vehicle moves too fast between two consecutive stops.

The speed threshold depends on route type:

Route type	Description	Threshold, km/h
0	Light rail	100
1	Subway	150
2	Rail	500
3	Bus	150
4	Ferry	80
5	Cable tram	30
6	Aerial lift	50
7	Funicular	50
11	Trolleybus	150
12	Monorail	150
-	Unknown	200

You can see more about this notice here.

tripCsvRowNumber (?) The row number of the problematic trip.	tripId (?) `trip_id` of the problematic trip.	routeId (?) `route_id` of the problematic trip.	speedKph (?) Travel speed (km/h).	distanceKm (?) Distance between stops (km).	csvRowNumber1 (?) The row number of the first stop time.	stopSequence1 (?) `stop_sequence` of the first stop.	stopId1 (?) `stop_id` of the first stop.	stopName1 (?) `stop_name` of the first stop.	departureTime1 (?) `departure_time` of the first stop.	csvRowNumber2 (?) The row number of the second stop time.	stopSequence2 (?) `stop_sequence` of the second stop.	stopId2 (?) `stop_id` of the second stop.	stopName2 (?) `stop_name` of the second stop.	arrivalTime2 (?) `arrival_time` of the second stop.
2013	"4210_3"	"1185"	1048.1056421035607	0.291140456139878	59694	30	"398820"	"Cemetery"	"11:47:59"	59695	31	"11378"	"Hospital"	"11:48:00"
3782	"4564_2"	"1388"	339.51401718237804	1.6975700859118903	131565	14	"135958"	"High Street"	"08:20:00"	131566	15	"136696"	"St Mary's Church"	"08:20:18"
3782	"4564_2"	"1388"	165.74177058908822	0.18415752287676468	131568	17	"3124"	"Whitensmere Farm"	"08:32:16"	131569	18	"3117"	"Over Hall Lane"	"08:32:20"
3782	"4564_2"	"1388"	181.19126060848308	0.20132362289831454	131570	19	"3116"	"Waltons Park"	"08:32:33"	131571	20	"3115"	"Mill Lane"	"08:32:37"
7272	"5865_12"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244130	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"10:55:00"	244131	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"10:55:19"
21066	"5658_59"	"357"	150.49318075022472	0.8778768877096442	794894	23	"857"	"Black Chapel Lane"	"06:30:45"	794895	24	"8809"	"Onslow Green"	"06:31:06"
7278	"5865_18"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244220	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"12:55:00"	244221	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"12:55:19"
1572	"4080_4"	"795"	1320.3275644756916	0.36675765679880323	41934	5	"6153"	"Middleborough"	"19:40:59"	41935	6	"9197"	"High Street"	"19:41:00"
2012	"4210_2"	"1185"	1048.1056421035607	0.291140456139878	59658	30	"398820"	"Cemetery"	"09:47:59"	59659	31	"11378"	"Hospital"	"09:48:00"
3781	"4564_1"	"1388"	339.51401718237804	1.6975700859118903	131529	14	"135958"	"High Street"	"06:34:00"	131530	15	"136696"	"St Mary's Church"	"06:34:18"
3781	"4564_1"	"1388"	165.74177058908822	0.18415752287676468	131532	17	"3124"	"Whitensmere Farm"	"06:46:16"	131533	18	"3117"	"Over Hall Lane"	"06:46:20"
3781	"4564_1"	"1388"	181.19126060848308	0.20132362289831454	131534	19	"3116"	"Waltons Park"	"06:46:33"	131535	20	"3115"	"Mill Lane"	"06:46:37"
11589	"5240_119"	"1515"	1251.8836902689854	0.34774546951916263	398868	9	"6181"	"Abbot's Rd"	"19:42:59"	398869	10	"9999"	"Old Heath Post Office"	"19:43:00"
7267	"5865_41"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244055	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"09:25:00"	244056	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"09:25:19"
25261	"5641_6"	"1563"	183.56574570276183	2.600514730789126	1028488	29	"85032"	"Shoulder Of Mutton"	"09:19:00"	1028489	30	"85085"	"Airey Close"	"09:19:51"
25261	"5641_6"	"1563"	229.14735133734362	0.5728683783433591	1028489	30	"85085"	"Airey Close"	"09:19:51"	1028490	31	"83982"	"Saracens Head"	"09:20:00"
3785	"4564_5"	"1388"	339.51401718237804	1.6975700859118903	131694	21	"135958"	"High Street"	"14:40:00"	131695	22	"136696"	"St Mary's Church"	"14:40:18"
3785	"4564_5"	"1388"	165.74177058908822	0.18415752287676468	131697	24	"3124"	"Whitensmere Farm"	"14:52:16"	131698	25	"3117"	"Over Hall Lane"	"14:52:20"
3785	"4564_5"	"1388"	181.19126060848308	0.20132362289831454	131699	26	"3116"	"Waltons Park"	"14:52:33"	131700	27	"3115"	"Mill Lane"	"14:52:37"
2015	"4210_5"	"1185"	1048.1056421035607	0.291140456139878	59766	30	"398820"	"Cemetery"	"15:47:59"	59767	31	"11378"	"Hospital"	"15:48:00"
2011	"4210_1"	"1185"	1048.1056421035607	0.291140456139878	59622	30	"398820"	"Cemetery"	"07:47:59"	59623	31	"11378"	"Hospital"	"07:48:00"
2187	"4235_1"	"188"	151.03788101183935	0.4195496694773315	67896	21	"396577"	"Priory Mead"	"15:28:39"	67897	22	"4031"	"Plovers Barron"	"15:28:49"
2017	"4210_7"	"1185"	1048.1056421035607	0.291140456139878	59838	30	"398820"	"Cemetery"	"19:47:59"	59839	31	"11378"	"Hospital"	"19:48:00"
7271	"5865_11"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244115	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"10:25:00"	244116	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"10:25:19"
7269	"5865_9"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244085	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"09:55:00"	244086	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"09:55:19"
7290	"5865_29"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244400	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"16:15:00"	244401	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"16:15:19"
7285	"5865_25"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244325	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"14:55:00"	244326	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"14:55:19"
3784	"4564_4"	"1388"	339.51401718237804	1.6975700859118903	131651	21	"135958"	"High Street"	"12:40:00"	131652	22	"136696"	"St Mary's Church"	"12:40:18"
3784	"4564_4"	"1388"	165.74177058908822	0.18415752287676468	131654	24	"3124"	"Whitensmere Farm"	"12:52:16"	131655	25	"3117"	"Over Hall Lane"	"12:52:20"
3784	"4564_4"	"1388"	181.19126060848308	0.20132362289831454	131656	26	"3116"	"Waltons Park"	"12:52:33"	131657	27	"3115"	"Mill Lane"	"12:52:37"
1083	"3975_3"	"723"	171.38336781902453	0.33324543742588103	22125	62	"10518"	"Mill Ln"	"08:11:53"	22126	63	"334154"	"Plovers Mead"	"08:12:00"
7283	"5865_23"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244295	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"14:25:00"	244296	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"14:25:19"
7281	"5865_21"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244265	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"13:55:00"	244266	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"13:55:19"
3783	"4564_3"	"1388"	339.51401718237804	1.6975700859118903	131608	21	"135958"	"High Street"	"10:40:00"	131609	22	"136696"	"St Mary's Church"	"10:40:18"
3783	"4564_3"	"1388"	165.74177058908822	0.18415752287676468	131611	24	"3124"	"Whitensmere Farm"	"10:52:16"	131612	25	"3117"	"Over Hall Lane"	"10:52:20"
3783	"4564_3"	"1388"	181.19126060848308	0.20132362289831454	131613	26	"3116"	"Waltons Park"	"10:52:33"	131614	27	"3115"	"Mill Lane"	"10:52:37"
7275	"5865_15"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244175	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"11:55:00"	244176	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"11:55:19"
2016	"4210_6"	"1185"	1048.1056421035607	0.291140456139878	59802	30	"398820"	"Cemetery"	"17:47:59"	59803	31	"11378"	"Hospital"	"17:48:00"
26358	"5599_3"	"75"	154.39063255507898	0.3430902945668422	1071964	24	"2025"	"Hillside Avenue"	"07:58:00"	1071965	25	"2027"	"Tudor Way"	"07:58:08"
26358	"5599_3"	"75"	208.69388186460148	0.2318820909606683	1071965	25	"2027"	"Tudor Way"	"07:58:08"	1071966	26	"2029"	"Mount Bovers Lane"	"07:58:12"
26358	"5599_3"	"75"	176.97987272457655	0.34412753029778775	1071968	28	"82743"	"Comet Way"	"07:59:30"	1071969	29	"82745"	"Cockethurst Corner"	"07:59:37"
26358	"5599_3"	"75"	193.7201649058432	0.10762231383657955	1071969	29	"82745"	"Cockethurst Corner"	"07:59:37"	1071970	30	"82773"	"Snakes Lane"	"07:59:39"
26358	"5599_3"	"75"	194.08210369409446	0.21564678188232717	1071970	30	"82773"	"Snakes Lane"	"07:59:39"	1071971	31	"82771"	"David Lloyd"	"07:59:43"
26358	"5599_3"	"75"	171.3726491167875	0.38082810914841664	1071971	31	"82771"	"David Lloyd"	"07:59:43"	1071972	32	"82779"	"Kent Elms Corner North"	"07:59:51"
7288	"5865_27"	"1376"	151.1843386352159	0.7979173427969729	244370	3	"7442"	"Town Railway Station"	"15:35:00"	244371	4	"398824"	"Howard Way"	"15:35:19"
26636	"5604_3"	"68"	154.14474205462835	0.21408991952031714	1078243	20	"83034"	"Temple Sutton Infant and Junior"	"07:12:37"	1078244	21	"83018"	"Fossetts Way"	"07:12:42"

mixed_case_recommended_field

WARNING

mixed_case_recommended_field

This field has customer-facing text and should use Mixed Case (should contain upper and lower case letters).

This field contains customer-facing text and should use Mixed Case (upper and lower case letters) to ensure good readability when displayed to riders. Avoid the use of abbreviations throughout the feed (e.g. St. for Street) unless a location is called by its abbreviated name (e.g. “JFK Airport”). Abbreviations may be problematic for accessibility by screen reader software and voice user interfaces.

Good examples:
`Field Text`	`Dataset`
"Schwerin, Hauptbahnhof"	Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg
"Red Hook/Atlantic Basin"	NYC Ferry
"Campo Grande Norte"	Carris

Bad examples:
`Field Text`
"GALLERIA MALL"
"3427 GG 17"
"21 Clark Rd Est"

You can see more about this notice here.

filename (?) Name of the faulty file.	fieldName (?) Name of the faulty field.	fieldValue (?) Faulty value.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.
"stops.txt"	"stop_name"	"co-operative"	4568

unused_shape

WARNING

unused_shape

Shape is not used in GTFS file trips.txt.

All records defined by GTFS shapes.txt should be used in trips.txt.

You can see more about this notice here.

shapeId (?) The faulty record's id.	csvRowNumber (?) The row number of the faulty record.
"3061_7"	25460
"5079_3"	582000
"5897_3"	586838
"5495_2"	942560
"5521_2"	967810
"5918_9"	1044422
"5657_14"	1568974
"5888_9"	1632915
"5691_2"	1767763
"5645_1"	1997043
"5894_1"	1999689
"5790_8"	2056508

unknown_column

INFO

unknown_column

A column name is unknown.

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filename (?) The name of the faulty file.	fieldName (?) The name of the unknown column.	index (?) The index of the faulty column.
"agency.txt"	"agency_noc"	9