#AYearOfBuses 263: Sapphire Manchester – Altrincham
We’re heading back to Manchester today on #AYearOfBuses for a look at another of the city’s core bus routes. Arriva’s 263 is a long-established route linking the city centre with Hulme, Stretford, Sale and Altrincham. Now upgraded to Sapphire spec, it runs every 15 mins through the daytime, directly competing with the parallel Metrolink line […]
#AYearOfBuses 262: X62 Melrose – Edinburgh
Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is a bus route with a difference – you can take your bike on board! Borders Buses X62 is the bus you can take your bike on! Running from Edinburgh to Peebles, Galasheils, Tweedbank and Melrose, three ‘bike friendly’ Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs were added to the fleet earlier in 2019, with […]
#AYearOfBuses 261: Goldline Express Belfast – Enniskillen
In only our second venture over to Northern Ireland on #AYearOfBuses, we’re off to the capital to check out one of the city’s Goldine routes. Translink’s Goldline 261 links the picturesque riverside town of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, with Dungannon and Belfast’s Europa Buscentre. Enniskillen, on the banks of the River Erne, is home to the […]
#AYearOfBuses 260: MAX Aylesbury – Milton Keynes
We’re taking another trip through rural Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire today here on #AYearOfBuses – it’s Arriva’s MAX X60. We featured one of two MAX routes linking Aylesbury with Milton Keynes back on day 150 of #AYearOfBuses! Whereas the 150 runs east out of Aylesbury via Leighton Buzzard, the X60 heads due north to Buckingham on […]
#AYearOfBuses 259: X59 Cardiff Gate – Cardiff
We haven’t been to Wales for a while on #AYearOfBuses – so today, we’re headed to Cardiff! Or Cardiff Gate, to be exact. Cardiff Bus’ X59 links the business park just off the M4 and A48(M) motorways with Pontprennau, Pentwyn, the Park & Ride at Cardiff East, and Cardiff city centre. The X59 does exactly […]
#AYearOfBuses 258: X58 Rochdale – Halifax
It’s time for a scenic stroll over the Moors today on #AYearOfBuses! Yorkshire Tiger’s X58 runs from Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, over the Rishworth Moors to Halifax, West Yorkshire, via Littleborough, Ripponden and Sowerby Bridge. Running roughly every hour through most of the day, the route passes through some of Britain’s most dramatic scenery and […]
#AYearOfBuses 257: Stratford – Walthamstow Central
We’re taking another trip to London today on #AYearOfBuses! Stagecoach London’s route 257 runs between Stratford, Leytonstone, Whipps Cross, Leyton and Walthamstow Central, with a fleet of ADL Enviro400s in various configurations from their Leyton garage. It’s of particular note for the number of times it’s changed hands, and back into former hands in its […]
#AYearOfBuses 256: Manchester – Flixton
One of Manchester’s most important bus routes is our winner today on #AYearOfBuses – the 256. Stagecoach Manchester’s 256 runs from Flixton, in Trafford, with Stretford, Old Trafford, Hulme and the city centre. With a bus better than every 10 mins through the daytime, it’s one of the city’s most frequent bus routes, running along […]
#AYearOfBuses 255: Hamilton – Glasgow
We’re staying in Scotland for day 255 on #AYearOfBuses – it’s over to Glasgow for a look at First’s 255. First’s 255 is another mammoth route. It runs every 15 mins between Hamilton and the small south Lanarkshire town of Uddingston, with alternate buses venturing all the way to Tollcross, Parkhead and Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus […]
#AYearOfBuses 254: X54 Dundee – Glenrothes
We haven’t featured a Scottish interurban coach route on #AYearOfBuses for a while, so today, we’re taking a look at the X54. Stagecoach East Scotland’s X54 links the coastal city of Dundee with Cupar and Glenrothes. It previously ran all the way to Dunfermline and Edinburgh; the route has since split, with the X59 now […]