#AYearOfBuses 7: The Star Portsmouth – Wecock Farm
Plain sailing into day 7 of #AYearOfBuses, we’re heading to the South Coast today for First’s The Star. The Star launched in 2013 with a fleet of 26 new Wright Streetlites, wearing a deep purple livery and a new name reflecting the identity of the city of Portsmouth. In fact, each bus is named after […]
#AYearOfBuses 6: Willesden – Aldwych
It’s our first foray into London on #AYearOfBuses – today we’re heading right into the heart of the capital for Metroline’s route 6. We’re going from one of Britain’s longest bus routes yesterday, to one of London’s shortest today. TfL’s route 6 is run by Metroline and runs from Willesden Bus Garage just northwest of […]
#AYearOfBuses 5: 555 Lancaster – Kendal – Keswick
Get ready to add this one to your bucket list. One of the UK’s longest – and most scenic – bus routes takes today’s spot on #AYearOfBuses. Well, it’d be a little boring to simply rattle through the numbers 1 to 365 for #AYearOfBuses, and we’d be missing out on some cracking routes such as […]
#AYearOfBuses 4: i4 Nottingham – Derby
Born out of pure Trent Barton ‘Rainbow’ pedigree, i4 (Nottingham – Sandiacre – Derby) is 4th on our list for #AYearOfBuses. Of course, it was only natural we’d choose i4 to take the number 4 spot – it was the subject of our very first ever article here on Transport Designed, way back in 2012. The […]
#AYearOfBuses 3: Brontebus B3 Keighley – Haworth – Hebden Bridge
Running through the heart of Brontë Country and across rolling hillsides to scenic Hebden Bridge, The Keighley Bus Company’s Brontëbus B3 is the third entry on our list for #AYearOfBuses. The countryside south of Keighley out towards Haworth, Oxenhope and Hebden Bridge is simply spectacular – and with the first half of the B3 running […]
#AYearOfBuses 2: X2 Preston – Southport – Liverpool
Day two on #AYearOfBuses takes us to Merseyside – it’s Stagecoach’s recently-upgraded X2, running every 30 mins between Preston, Southport and Liverpool. In 2018, Stagecoach Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire splashed out £4 million for a fleet of brand new Enviro400MMCs for the X2, featuring deluxe e-leather seats, tables, LED reading lights, free WiFi and […]
#AYearOfBuses 1: m1 Poole – Bournemouth – Castlepoint
To be honest, there are no shortage of routes with the number 1 around the UK – most of our towns’ and cities’ bus networks start with 1, and there are plenty of interurban routes sharing the number too. But there’s one particular ‘1’ which quite simply stands miles apart from the crowd. Morebus m1 […]