#AYearOfBuses 273: Bolton – Rawtenstall

Rosso bus 273

Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at a scenic bus route from Greater Manchester into the heart of Rossendale. Rosso’s route 273 runs once early in the morning, and twice during the evening rush hours to connect Bolton with Bradshaw, Hawkshaw, Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom, and Edenfield with Ramsbottom, creating a vital link with Greater […]

#AYearOfBuses 272: Sheffield – Castleton

Castleton bus 272

Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is a scenic bus route across Derbyshire…with a rather tight fit along the way! The 272 runs from Sheffield Hathersage, Bamford, Hope and Castleton, along a scenic bus route through the stunning hills of the Peak District. Of particular note is the village of Bradwell, where there’s an incredibly tight fit, […]

#AYearOfBuses 271: Highgate Village – Moorgate

We’re taking another trip to London today on #AYearOfBuses! Changed little since its inception in 1960, London’s route 271 links affluent commuters from Highgate Village with Moorgate, close to the City of London. Introduced to replace trolleybus route 611, it was operated with AEC Routemasters from new, but was an early pioneer of rear-engined, front […]

#AYearOfBuses 270: East Grinstead – Brighton

Metrobus 270

Go-Ahead’s smartly branded 270 is today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses. Metrobus 270 is an attraction-packed route, running from the town of East Grinstead, in Mid Sussex, to Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Hassocks and Brighton. It was recently upgraded with a fleet of tastefully route-branded two-tone blue Alexander Dennis Enviro200s. Along the way, you’ll find […]

#AYearOfBuses 269: Winchester – Fareham

Stagecoach bus 69

What has to be one of Hampshire’s most scenic bus routes is today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses. Stagecoach in Hampshire’s 69 starts its journey in the King’s City – the medieval cathedral city of Winchester, where King Arthur’s round table resides, in the Great Hall of Winchester Castle. From Winchester, it snakes its way through Hampshire […]

#AYearOfBuses 268: MAX Wakefield – Bradford

Arriva MAX 268

It’s day 268 on #AYearOfBuses – and we’re taking a look at another of Arriva’s MAX routes in Yorkshire! MAX 268 is a beast of a route, cutting a large swathe across West Yorkshire to link the cathedral city of Wakefield, and the towns of Ossett, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike and Cleckheaton with Bradford. End to end […]

#AYearOfBuses 267: Discover D2 Bath – Frome

Discover D2

Discover Bath, Wiltshire and Somerset with Discover, from First! It’s day 267 on #AYearOfBuses, and Discover D2 is today’s winner. The D2 is part of First’s Discover network in the west of England, and links Bath with Norton St Philip, Beckington, and the hilly, quirky, beautiful market town of Frome in Somerset. Previously numbered 267, […]

#AYearOfBuses 266: Dalesway Keighley – Skipton

Dalesway 66

We’re taking a trip back to Yorkshire for the first time in a while here on #AYearOfBuses – proper Yorkshire! Dalesway, from The Keighley Bus Company, links the West Yorkshire town of Keighley with the Airedale Hospital, Cross Hills, and the delightful market town of Skipton, North Yorkshire. Skipton is famous for its exceptionally well […]

#AYearOfBuses 265: X65 Lichfield – Tamworth

Arriva Midlands X65

From Cathedral to Castle…Arriva’s X65 has it all! It’s day 265 on #AYearOfBuses. Arriva Midland’s X65 runs from the cathedral city of Lichfield, nestled in the heart of Staffordshire, to the market town of Tamworth, on the banks of the River Tame. Though a particularly short express route, with a journey time of just 30 […]

#AYearOfBuses 264: Totnes – Exeter

Stagecoach X64

It’s time for a look at a recently-lost bus route today on #AYearOfBuses. Stagecoach’s scenic X64 previously ran all the way from the city of Exeter, to the market town of Totnes in Devon via Newton Abbot. Though now renumbered, it’s still possible to take a Stagecoach bus through this stunning part of the world […]

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