#AYearOfBuses 285: Bangor – Llanberis
Time for a change of scenery! We’re taking a trip to Snowdonia for day 285 on #AYearOfBuses. Gwynfor Coaches route 85 is a stunning, scenic shuffle through North Wales, taking a winding path from the town of Bangor, to Deiniolen and the tranquil village of Llanberis, at the foot of Snowdon. Llanberis is the gateway […]
#AYearOfBuses 284: red4 Bury – Ramsbottom
It’s day 284 on #AYearOfBuses! We’re taking a look at a recently revitalised route from Rosso. Red 4 (previously known as the 484…which is why we’ve chosen it for day 284 on #AYearOfBuses) is Rosso’s high-spec link between Bury, in Greater Manchester, and the nearby town of Ramsbottom. Unusually for such a short route – […]
#AYearOfBuses 283: 383 Barnet – Woodside Park
Given that #AYearOfBuses is only running until the end of 2019, there won’t be a day 383 – but we couldn’t leave out Uno’s only TfL bus route from this list. Recently given an upgrade in the form of revitalised and route branded buses, Uno’s partnership with TfL and Best Impressions must surely become the […]
#AYearOfBuses 282: X82 Eldon Square – Throckley
We’re heading back to Newcastle for day 282 on #AYearOfBuses! Stagecoach’s X82 runs from the city’s Eldon Square bus station to Throckley, where the main road crossing the village – Hexham Road – marks where Hadrian’s Wall once passed through. Running fast between Eldon Square and Denton Burn, all manner of Volvo, MAN and Scania […]
#AYearOfBuses 281: Hounslow – Tolworth
Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is the holder of a very special award! London United’s 281 runs from Hounslow, in Outer London, heading due south to Tolworth, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. In 2006, the 281 went ’24 hours’, becoming London’s 100th night bus route. As well as this particular accolade, the 281 […]
#AYearOfBuses 280: Preston – Skipton
A recently-saved bus route linking Lancashire with North Yorkshire is today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses. Starting at Preston’s brutalist Grade-II listed bus station, the 280, from Stagecoach (yes, we know it’s a Preston Bus in the pic) takes a scenic saunter across the rolling countryside of Lancashire and the Ribble Valley. Along the way to Skipton, […]
#AYearOfBuses 279: Gunnislake – Okehampton
We’re taking a trip down to Devon for day 279 on #AYearOfBuses, for a look at a scenic summer Sundays-only bus route. After a three year absence, Plymouth Citybus 279 returned for summer Sundays in 2019. It runs from Gunnislake, the Cornish village close to the Devon and Cornwall border, to Okehampton on the northern […]
#AYearOfBuses 278: Ruislip – Heathrow Airport Central
It’s a first for us today on #AYearOfBuses – today’s featured route doesn’t actually exist yet! 6 brand new ‘outer London’ bus routes are coming to London by the end of 2019, one of which will be the 278. It’ll link Ruislip, to the north west of London, with Hillingdon, Hayes, Harlington and Heathrow Airport’s […]
#AYearOfBuses 277: X77 Glasgow – Ayr
It’s another scenic high-spec coach route from Stagecoach West Scotland for day 277 on #AYearOfBuses! Stagecoach’s X77 links the city of Glasgow with Prestwick Airport and Ayr, on the southwest coast of Scotland. It’s home to a fleet of humongous tri-axle Plaxton Elite-bodied Volvo B11Rs, featuring free WiFi, USB power, aircon and eLeather seats. The […]
#AYearOfBuses 276: Tottenham Hale – Waterloo
Today’s day 276 on #AYearOfBuses, and our featured bus route is one of the capital’s most famous. The 76 starts its journey from Tottenham Hale, in North London, and heads due south through East London and the City of London, before crossing the Thames to reach Waterloo, London’s busiest rail terminus. It started life over […]