#AYearOfBuses 86: Liverpool – Penny Lane
It’s day 86 here on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re heading back to Liverpool to take a look at one of the city’s former key battlegrounds – Penny Lane’s 86. The 86 is actually a collection of routes, all of which start at Liverpool ONE shopping centre and head out of the city centre through Toxteth, along […]
#AYearOfBuses 85: Tynedale Express Hexham – Newcastle
From X84 to X85 – day 85 here on #AYearOfBuses takes us back to the North East, where there’s a something bright afoot! Along with its sister route, Go North East’s X85 runs fast from Newcastle’s Eldon Square bus station to Hexham, with a journey time of between 45 mins and an hour. It’s the […]
#AYearOfBuses 84: X84 Skipton – Leeds
It’s day 84 here on #AYearOfBuses, and today’s focus is on one of First in West Yorkshire’s most high-profile interurban routes. The X84 is First’s limited stop express route connecting Skipton with Otley and Leeds, featuring a fleet of high-spec purply-blue and gold-branded Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs. New in 2016, the bespoke fleet of double deckers […]
#AYearOfBuses 83: intu Lakeside – Chadwell St Mary
Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at one of Ensignbus’ routes within its small network centred on Thurrock. Ensign’s 83 runs up to every 20 mins between intu Lakeside, Grays and Chadwell St Mary, provided by the mainstay of their fleet of smart silver and blue-liveried double deckers. It combines with route 73 between […]
#AYearOfBuses 82: Manchester – Waterhead
Day 82 on #AYearOfBuses takes us back to Manchester, for a look at one of the city’s key trunk routes. First Manchester’s 82, along with its sister route, the 83, runs with a combined frequency of around every 5-7 mins between Manchester, Newton Heath, Failsworth and Oldham, with the 82 continuing to Waterhead and the […]
#AYearOfBuses 81: Irwell Line Bury – Rawtenstall – Blackburn
Day 81 takes us to Rossendale for the first time for a look at one of Rosso’s recently revitalised routes. We’ve used some poetic license here, but it’s a cracker! Rosso’s Irwell Line 481 runs from Bury to Rawtenstall, every 15 mins along with its sister route, the 483. Every hour, the 481 continues to […]
#AYearOfBuses 80: Sandwich – Dover
We’re taking a trip within spitting distance of mainland Europe today on #AYearOfBuses – hop aboard Stagecoach East Kent’s route 80 to Dover. Combined with its sister route, the 81, Stagecoach’s 80 runs every 30 mins between Sandwich and Dover. It takes a scenic route along the coast, dipping into the former fishing, mining and […]
#AYearOfBuses 79: Liverpool ONE – Halewood – Widnes
From yesterday’s rural wander around the Lake District, we’re heading to the opposite end of the spectrum for day 79 on #AYearOfBuses – inner city Liverpool. Arriva North West’s 79, 79C and 79D (the 79A and 79B are no longer with us) connect Liverpool’s half-indoor, half-outdoor shopping centre hybrid with the innermost suburbs of Wavertree, […]
#AYearOfBuses 78: Seatoller – Keswick
Located at the foot of the winding Honister Pass, stunning, scenic Seatoller is where we’re headed today on #AYearOfBuses. Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire’s 78 has to be one of the UK’s most scenic bus routes. From Keswick, in the heart of the Lakes, the route skirts around the southern tip of Derwent Water, snaking […]
#AYearOfBuses 77: Palace Pier – Devil’s Dyke
Day 77 on #AYearOfBuses takes us back to Brighton to take a look at what has to be one of the UK’s most stunning hidden gems. Devil’s Dyke is the longest ‘dry’ valley in the UK and home to the ruined ramparts of an Iron Age hill fort and the remains of a Victorian funfair, […]