#AYearOfBuses 90: Fosseway Flyer Newark – Nottingham

Marshalls 90

Founded in 1989, Marshall’s of Sutton-on-Trent are a small, family-run independent bus and coach company, and today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at their Fosseway Flyer. The Marshall family have lived in Sutton on Trent for over 200 years, and by tradition were basket makers. It’s a little known fact, reflected in their company […]

#AYearOfBuses 89: Calder Connect Rochdale – Burnley

Calder Connect

First West Yorkshire’s ‘Calder Connect’ 589 is our focus for today on #AYearOfBuses. A trio of routes centred on Todmorden in the Calder Valley come together to create ‘Calder Connect’. It’s a brand which has its own liveried buses, complete with green-fronted Volvo B7RLEs, but one which is seen hardly anywhere else – you’ll struggle […]

#AYearOfBuses 88: Camden Town – Clapham Common

Route 88

All aboard the Clapham Omnibus! We’re staying in London for day 88 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re picking up where we left off in the story from yesterday. Affectionately known as ‘the Clapham Omnibus’, London General’s route 88 runs out of their Stockwell Garage, from Clapham, South London, up into the heart of the West End. […]

#AYearOfBuses 87: Aldwych – Wandsworth

87

We’re heading back to London once again for day 87 here on #AYearOfBuses. Go-Ahead London General’s route 87 is a Central London bus route, through and through. It runs from Aldwych, in the heart of the capital, along the Strand to Charing Cross, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Westminster, Vauxhall Bridge, Clapham Junction and Wandsworth. It’s a […]

#AYearOfBuses 86: Liverpool – Penny Lane

Liverpool 86

It’s day 86 here on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re heading back to Liverpool to take a look at one of the city’s former key battlegrounds – Penny Lane’s 86. The 86 is actually a collection of routes, all of which start at Liverpool ONE shopping centre and head out of the city centre through Toxteth, along […]

#AYearOfBuses 85: Tynedale Express Hexham – Newcastle

X85

From X84 to X85 – day 85 here on #AYearOfBuses takes us back to the North East, where there’s a something bright afoot! Along with its sister route, Go North East’s X85 runs fast from Newcastle’s Eldon Square bus station to Hexham, with a journey time of between 45 mins and an hour. It’s the […]

#AYearOfBuses 84: X84 Skipton – Leeds

First X84

It’s day 84 here on #AYearOfBuses, and today’s focus is on one of First in West Yorkshire’s most high-profile interurban routes. The X84 is First’s limited stop express route connecting Skipton with Otley and Leeds, featuring a fleet of high-spec purply-blue and gold-branded Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs. New in 2016, the bespoke fleet of double deckers […]

#AYearOfBuses 83: intu Lakeside – Chadwell St Mary

Ensign

Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at one of Ensignbus’ routes within its small network centred on Thurrock. Ensign’s 83 runs up to every 20 mins between intu Lakeside, Grays and Chadwell St Mary, provided by the mainstay of their fleet of smart silver and blue-liveried double deckers. It combines with route 73 between […]

#AYearOfBuses 82: Manchester – Waterhead

First 82

Day 82 on #AYearOfBuses takes us back to Manchester, for a look at one of the city’s key trunk routes. First Manchester’s 82, along with its sister route, the 83, runs with a combined frequency of around every 5-7 mins between Manchester, Newton Heath, Failsworth and Oldham, with the 82 continuing to Waterhead and the […]

#AYearOfBuses 81: Irwell Line Bury – Rawtenstall – Blackburn

Rosso 481

Day 81 takes us to Rossendale for the first time for a look at one of Rosso’s recently revitalised routes. We’ve used some poetic license here, but it’s a cracker! Rosso’s Irwell Line 481 runs from Bury to Rawtenstall, every 15 mins along with its sister route, the 483. Every hour, the 481 continues to […]

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