OVERHEAR

Bus Pins

Stories that travel with the bus. Follow live vehicles and collect audio as they move through the city.

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How it works

Open OVERHEAR and watch live buses move across the map in selected cities.

Board a bus — audio pins travel with it in real time.

Listen to stories each time you board a bus.

Follow the fleet

Live positions update about every ten seconds, with smooth motion so you can see which bus is carrying a story — and whether you can catch it.

Audio that rides with you

Pins are tied to the vehicle, not the pavement. When the bus moves, the story moves. Collect it as you travel, then keep listening as the city changes around you.

Stories written for the route

Commission local artists to make hyper-local audio for a single route, a neighbourhood, or a whole network — a moving gallery for commuters, visitors, and anyone exploring their own city.

Photo: National Express West Midlands 6124 — Claydermanliang / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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