#AYearOfBuses 127: MAX Dewsbury – Wakefield
We’re taking a look at another of Arriva’s MAX routes for day 127 on #AYearOfBuses! This time, it’s MAX 127, from Dewsbury to Wakefield. MAX 127, along with sister route, the 126, links the West Yorkshire towns of Dewsbury with Wakefield, via Ossett and Horbury. Through the daytime, Arriva’s high-spec, double deck buses link the […]
East Yorkshire launches THREE new brands in one day
Go-Ahead owned East Yorkshire has launched not one, not two, but THREE new brands for Scarborough, and a new ticket deal with Transdev’s Coastliner to boot. Celebrating an investment in the seaside town’s summer bus network worth £450,000, East Yorkshire has launched new brands for its coastal open-top tourist buses, a key route linking the […]
#AYearOfBuses 126: Mendip Xplorer Wells – Weston-Super-Mare
It’s day 126 on #AYearOfBuses! We’re taking a trip to the seaside town of Weston-Super-Mare for a look at another of the country’s most attraction-packed bus routes. As if Weston-Super-Mare wasn’t splendid enough already, with its awesome Helicopter Museum, Grand Pier and SeaQuarium, First West of England’s Mendip Xplorer links the town with the nearby […]
#AYearOfBuses 125: Preston – Bolton
It’s back to Preston’s iconic Grade II-listed bus station for day 125 on #AYearOfBuses! Stagecoach Merseyside and Lancashire’s flagship Gold 125 links the northern city of Preston with the large southern-Lancashire towns of Chorley and Bolton using those signature luxurious, high-spec double-deck Scanias. We mentioned the 125 back on day 114 of #AYearOfBuses, adding that […]
#AYearOfBuses 124: Edinburgh – North Berwick
From London to Edinburgh, we’re heading back to East Lothian for day 124 on #AYearOfBuses. In 2012, Lothian Buses launched their new subsidiary, East Coast Buses, and since then, the brand has gone from strength to strength. One of their crowning glories is the 124, running from Edinburgh, along a gloriously scenic the east coast […]
#AYearOfBuses 123: Ilford – Wood Green
We haven’t been to London for a while here on #AYearOfBuses! So today, we’re taking a look at another of the capital’s routes. Now in the hands of Arriva London, the 123 runs across the top of North London between Wood Green, Walthamstow and Ilford. The 123 can trace its history back almost 60 years, […]
#AYearOfBuses 122: Hop122 St Marychurch – Paignton Zoo
Hop up top with the Bus Hoppers! Stagecoach’s Hop122 is today’s feature here on #AYearOfBuses. Strongly marketed towards families and children, Stagecoach South West’s Golden Hop122 open-top buses feature a range of friendly characters – the Bus Hoppers! Led by Gary the Rabbit, they travel a scenic route around Torbay between Babbacombe, St Marychurch, Torquay […]
#AYearOfBuses 121: Hull – Bridlington
We’re taking another trip to the east coast today here on #AYearOfBuses, for a look at one of East Yorkshire’s most well-established routes. Previously running all the way up the east coast from Hull to Bridlington and Scarborough, the long-established, long-distance 121 was recently shortened to finish in Bridlington to help with reliability, with the […]