Transdev’s Amazing Award winners are the Pride of the North
Transdev Blazefield saluted its inspiring individuals and talented teams at their annual awards ceremony on Thursday 17 January. They deliver five-star VIP service every day for thousands of customers on buses across the North of England – and today, they’re enjoying that winning feeling! After staff from six Transdev bus companies across the North of […]
#AYearOfBuses 19: Finsbury Park – Battersea Bridge
Today’s entry on #AYearOfBuses is a century-old central London bus route, and it’s one which has some significance for the type – and colour – of its buses over the years… The history of route 19 can be traced back over 110 years, to 1906 when it was set up to run between Highbury and […]
Happy first birthday, Brightline!
Brightline, with their cheerful, bold and distinctive multicoloured trains, are turning 1 year old. Brightline are the only privately-owned intercity passenger rail service in the US, and they’ve become something of a sensation, having carried 600,00 customers in their first year. That, we’re reliably informed, is enough people to fill nine SuperBowl stadiums! Designed by […]
#AYearOfBuses 18: Millbrook – Southampton – Thornhill
Shining across the city of Southampton, Bluestar’s recently-upgraded 18 is our winner for today’s entry on #AYearOfBuses. Go-Ahead Group owned Bluestar unveiled a new fleet of 19 stunning new buses dual-door for the 18 in November 2018, investing £4 million on kitting the route out with Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 City double deckers. The new buses, which sport […]
#AYearOfBuses 17: X17 Matlock – Chesterfield – Sheffield – Barnsley
Now on its second generation of glitzy Gold-specification buses, Stagecoach Yorkshire’s X17 is today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses. Stagecoach Yorkshire’s X17 is home to a brand new fleet of Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs, its second generation of Gold buses for the route. Buses run every 30 mins between Chesterfield and Sheffield, with extensions to Matlock, Meadowhall and Barnsley, […]
Voice technology is integral to the future of bus travel – here’s why
Smart speakers are one of the fastest-growing consumer technologies on the market today. If you’re undecided whether they are a gimmick or present an opportunity, read on to find out why it’s the latter. In the coming years, smart speakers and voice assistants will change the way we live our lives. Smart speaker technology and […]
#AYearOfBuses 16: Pudsey – Leeds – Whinmoor
Leeds is famous for its array of cross-city metro routes – and the 16 is one of the longest of them all. Running East-West, right across the city, the 16 connects Pudsey and Bramley in the West with the city centre, before heading over to Gipton, Seacroft and Whinmoor in the East. In 2001, the […]
#AYearOfBuses 15: Tower Hill – Trafalgar Square
There could realistically only be one winner for day 15 on #AYearOfBuses, and it’s home to a true British icon. Transport for London’s heritage route 15 is the only route in the capital running the type of bus you’ll still see on all of the postcards: the vintage AEC Routemaster. A shortened version of the actual […]
The Poster Prize for Illustration 2019 exhibition opens 8 February
London Transport Museum in partnership with the AOI will soon throw open the doors to their Poster Prize for Illustration exhibition: London Stories. Opening on Friday 8 February 2019, the top 100 entries into this year’s Poster Prize for Illustration will be displayed at the London Transport Museum, running from February all the way through to […]
#AYearOfBuses 14: Blackpool to Fleetwood
Steeped in history, Blackpool Transport’s long-standing route 14 is today’s entry on #AYearOfBuses. Largely unchanged since it began running in 1929, the 14 is one of the oldest routes running along the Fylde Coast – if not the whole country. It connects Blackpool with Layton and Fleetwood, running up to every 12 mins, using high-spec […]