#AYearOfBuses 51: Rhyl – Denbigh & Wrexham

Arriva MAX 51

One of North Wales most scenic bus routes, Arriva’s 51 & X51 is today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses. Starting in the blustery coastal town of Rhyl, MAX 51 runs through the Vale of Clywyd, down to the picturesque market town of Denbigh, where it connects with the X51 to Wrexham. From Denbigh, the X51 passes through […]

Go-Ahead buys First Manchester bus depot; soon to rebrand as Go North West

First Manchester

The Go-Ahead Group has announced that it has agreed terms with FirstGroup to buy Manchester’s Queen’s Road bus depot. The sale, which is worth a reported £12m, is due to complete in the next few months, and will take Go-Ahead into Manchester, Britain’s second-largest urban area, for the first time. The deal includes the Queen’s Road […]

#AYearOfBuses 50: Purbeck Breezer Bournemouth – Swanage

Purbeck Breezer

Day 50 on #AYearOfBuses takes us back to the south coast – and it’s for another of the UK’s most scenic bus routes. Go-Ahead’s Purbeck Breezers are, quite simply, a collection of bus journeys you’ll never forget. Purbeck Breezer 50 runs between Bournemouth and Swanage, through the stunning Sandbanks, on board the Sandbanks ferry and […]

BOAC to the future: heritage 747 lands at Heathrow

BOAC 747

British Airways’ BOAC-liveried Boeing 747 has landed. Large crowds gathered at London’s Heathrow airport this morning (Monday 18 February) to welcome the British Airways Boeing 747 painted in the iconic design of its predecessor, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Fresh out of the paintshop in Dublin, G-BYGC will now re-enter the flying schedule in its new […]

#AYearOfBuses49: TransWilts Express Trowbridge – Devizes – Swindon

stagecoach 49

It’s day 49, and we’re taking a trip into deepest Wiltshire today on #AYearOfBuses.  Stagecoach in Swindon’s TransWilts Express 49 links the county town of Trowbridge with Devizes and Swindon, making its way through some of England’s most beautiful scenery, including Fyfield Down nature reserve. Running every hour and with an end-to-end journey time of around 1hr 20mins, […]

Airbus Beluga XL completes its first loaded test flight

Beluga XL

Airbus’ mammoth cargo plane, the Beluga XL, has been spotted over the UK this week. It’s just completed its inaugural flight test, carrying a set of A350 wings from Bremen to Toulouse for the first time. Based on an A330 fuselage with a bulbous extension on top, the Beluga XL is the successor to the […]

#AYearOfBuses 48: Bristol – UWE Frenchay Campus

First Enviro400VE

Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re checking out a revolutionary trial of ‘virtual electric’ buses in Bristol. Two Alexander Dennis Enviro400VE (Virtual Electrics) are now in service with First West of England in Bristol, running on route 48A between the City Centre and UWE’s Frenchay Campus to the north of the city. These buses are particularly unique […]

#AYearOfBuses 47: Lincoln – Newark

PC Coaches

No, that’s not a Stagecoach hybrid you’re looking at. It’s today’s winner – day 47 – on #AYearOfBuses. In 2013, PC Coaches of Lincoln received Green Bus funding from the UK government to buy two Alexander Dennis Enviro400 hybrids for its small network of routes running out of the city. They regularly appear on the […]

#AYearOfBuses 46: X46 Hull – Beverley – York

X46

East Yorkshire’s X46, connecting Hull with Beverley and the City of York, is today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses. With a journey time of around two hours, the X46 is one of East Yorkshire’s flagship routes, run by a fleet of MCV EvoSeti-bodied Volvo B5TL double deckers connecting two of Yorkshire’s biggest cities every hour, every day. The […]

#AYearOfBuses 45: Guildford – Park Barn

Guildford 5

Day 45 on #AYearOfBuses takes us to Guildford, where there’s a war quietly raging. Safeguard of Guildford have been running buses in and around the town for over 90 years, and the long-established circulars 4 & 5 (Guildford – Aldershot Road – Park Barn) are their flagship routes. Running every 10-15 mins through the daytime, the […]

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