#AYearOfBuses 181: CastleLine York – Malton
Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at a bus route with a difference – a stately home! Coastliner’s 181 – or CastleLine, as it’ll become from 7 July – links the walled city of York with the market town of Malton, and the spectacular stately home sandwiched between them – Castle Howard. It’s one […]
#AYearOfBuses 180: X80 Chafford Hundred – Bluewater
Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re heading back to Thurrock for a nosey at one of Ensignbus’ flagship routes. Running north-south across the River Thames, the X80 is unusual in that it connects two huge shopping centres – Lakeside and Bluewater – and for the fact that its route sees it using the Dartford Crossing and QE […]
#AYearOfBuses 179: Dumfries – Carlisle
Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancs’ cross-border route 79 is our winner today on #AYearOfBuses. From the traditional market town of Dumfries, in Galloway, Scotland, the 79 takes a picturesque stride down to Annan and across the border to the city of Carlisle. From Dumfries, it takes the B724, a stunning route lined with Scottish Pine […]
#AYearOfBuses 178: X78 Sheffield – Doncaster
We’re taking a look at one of First South Yorkshire’s interurban express routes today on #AYearOfBuses – the X78. Since Sheffield Supertram’s tram-train link opened between the city and nearby Rotherham, First South Yorkshire’s X78 – along with the more frequent SteelLink X1 and X10 – has been locked in battle. First are attempting to […]
#AYearOfBuses 177: Newton Abbot – Totnes
Today on #AYearOfBuses, it’s another of Country Bus Devon’s scenic bus routes across South Devon. Country Bus Devon run a small network of routes in south Devon, centered on the towns of Totnes and Newton Abbot. We featured another of Country Bus Devon’s routes back on day 165 on #AYearOfBuses, which runs from Totnes to […]
#AYearOfBuses 176: Tottenham Court Road – Penge
Today on #AYearOfBuses we’re heading back to the capital, for a look at one of the city’s most well-established bus routes. Today in the hands of Go-Ahead London Central, the 176 is a 24 hour trunk route running through the heart of south London, connecting Penge, Forest Hill, Dulwich, Camberwell Green, Elephant & Castle and […]
#AYearOfBuses 175: Citywest – UCD Belfield
Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a break from the norm, and heading over the water to one of our closest neighbours. Dublin’s route 175 was the first route to be introduced by British bus group, Go-Ahead, after it won contracts to operate around 10% of the city’s bus network courtesy of Transport for Ireland. Go-Ahead […]
#AYearOfBuses 174: High Wycombe – Slough
It’s day 174 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re taking a look at First Berkshire’s fast bus to Slough – the X74. The X74 links High Wycombe with Slough, home of Ricky Gervais’ smash hit comedy, The Office, in just 50 mins. From High Wycombe, it takes the A40 and M40 to Beaconsfield, before dropping down through […]
Abellio’s new identity for East Midlands Railway
Abellio is bringing a touch of purple to the East Midlands with its new look for East Midlands Railway. Owned by the Dutch state-owned rail company, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), Abellio has won the franchise from Stagecoach, and will take the reins from August 2019. Abellio will completely replace the existing intercity fleet, which is currently […]
#AYearOfBuses 173: Castleton – Bakewell
We’re taking a trip to the Peak District today on #AYearOfBuses! Local independent, Hulleys of Baslow, run a small network of routes centered around the Peak District towns of Castleton and Bakewell. One such route is the 173, a route which snakes its way through the Peaks, passing through picturesque villages on its way from […]