#AYearOfBuses 25: Hove – Brighton – Universities

Brighton and Hove artic

We’re heading back to Brighton for day 25 on #AYearOfBuses, for one of the only routes in Britain where you’ll still find articulated buses. Brighton & Hoves’ network of 25 routes are relatively short routes, taking students from the University of Sussex just to the north of the city centre, along Lewes Road into the […]

Boeing’s Autonomous Passenger Air Vehicle completes its first flight

Boeing Passenger Air Vehicle

Boeing has successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype. Boeing NeXt, which leads the company’s urban air mobility efforts, utilised Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to design and develop the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and will continue testing to advance the safety and reliability of […]

#AYearOfBuses 24: Pimlico – Hampstead Heath

The 24 is, quite simply, a central London institution. And it’s day 24 on #AYearOfBuses. Dating back over 100 years to its birth in 1910 and current route in 1912, the 24 has the honour of wearing the crown as London’s oldest unchanged bus route. Not that it hasn’t undergone changes in ways other than […]

#AYearOfBuses 23: Warminster – Imber

Routemaster escapes Salisbury

Now, time for something a little different! It’s day 23 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re heading across the Salisbury Plain to the lost village of Imber. A quintessentially British phenomenon, the 23A runs for one day each year, connecting Warminster to the ‘lost’ village of Imber across the Salisbury Plain. The village of Imber is no […]

#AYearOfBuses 22: Valleyline Blackburn – Clitheroe

Valleyline

Day 22 on #AYearOfBuses takes us into East Lancashire for the first time – Transdev’s scenic Valleyline is our winner today. Connecting Blackburn with Whalley and Clitheroe in the heart of the Ribble Valley, Valleyline 22 passes some of Lancashire’s most spectacular landmarks, including the imposing Whalley Arches and Clitheroe Castle. A fleet of five […]

British Airways are painting planes with much-loved designs from their history

BOAC

As part of their 100-year birthday celebrations, British Airways are bringing back BOAC. Entering service from Tuesday 19 February, the BOAC-liveried Boing 747 (G-BYGC) will be the first aircraft to receive a popular design from British Airways’ past, with more details of further designs to be revealed later in the year. The livery from the 1964 – 1974 […]

#AYearOfBuses 21: Red Arrow Waterloo – London Bridge

Route 521

For day 21 on #AYearOfBuses, we’re heading back to London for route 521 – one of the capital’s ‘Red Arrow’ routes. Running between Waterloo and Victoria stations, Red Arrow 521 is run by London General with a fleet of battery-electric BYD K9s, and is one of two Red Arrow routes remaining (the other being the 507). […]

Greater Anglia’s Class 755 trains are now being tested

Class 755

Greater Anglia are now testing their Stadler ‘FLIRT’ Class 755 trains ahead of their introduction later this year. They’ve released this video on YouTube, showing one of their new BMUs (Bi-mode Multiple Units) at Diss, featuring some interesting ‘don’t try to get on this train’ barriers protecting the doors. Check it out below – and […]

Introducing the new look for Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus

Smart flies Aer Lingus. At least, that’s the tagline Ireland’s flag carrier presented alongside their brand refresh for 2019, which comes 20 years after their last major rebrand. In addition to the new brand identity and livery, Aer Lingus will also unveil a new uniform later this year, and will welcome additional new Airbus A321LRs to […]

#AYearOfBuses 20: The Bard’s Bus Stratford – Birmingham

Bard's Bus

From the Bard’s Town of Stratford to the Bullring, Johnsons X20 is our entry for today on #AYearOfBuses. The X20, from Stratford to Birmingham, was started by Johnsons a hundred years ago with a horse and cart moving goods. In the 1920s, Johnsons began moving fare paying passengers and at its height, the route was […]

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