#AYearOfBuses 346: St Bart’s – Lancaster Gate
Welcome to day 346 on #AYearOfBuses – and a London bus route which well and truly defines ‘around the houses’! Metroline’s 46 runs from Lancaster Gate, close to Hyde Park and Paddington, across to St Bart’s Hospital, close to the City of London and St Paul’s. These days, it’s home to a fleet of ADL […]
#AYearOfBuses 345: Peckham – South Kensington
From rags to riches, it’s day 345 on #AYearOfBuses! London’s route 345 takes you from Peckham, the home of Only Fools and Horses, to South Kensington – home to the V&A, the Natural History Museum, the Royal College of Music, and many, many more British institutions. Courtesy of Abellio, it’s home to a fleet of […]
#AYearOfBuses 344: Manchester – Stockport
It’s day 344 on #AYearOfBuses – and we’re taking a look at a lesser-known bus route between Manchester and Stockport. Manchester Community Transport’s 44 takes the ‘scenic’ route between Manchester and Stockport through Fallowfield, Burnage and the Heatons, rather than the more direct route along Stockport Road. One of those seemingly ever-changing bus routes supported […]
#AYearOfBuses 343: Friern Barnet – London Bridge
Today’s day 343 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re taking a look at the 43 – London’s first all-electric double decker bus route. Courtesy of Metroline, the 43 became London’s first all-electric double deck bus route back in July 2019, when the operator launched a fleet of ADL Enviro400City-bodied BYD electric ‘deckers running from its Holloway garage. […]
#AYearOfBuses 342: Liverpool Street – East Dulwich
Welcome to day 342 on #AYearOfBuses – and London’s long-established route 42! Tracing its history all the way back to 1912, when it ran between Finsbury Park and Clapton Pond via Seven Sisters, the 42 is one of the capital’s longest-established routes – though it’s been through its fair number of changes in that time! […]
#AYearOfBuses 341: Sale – Middleton
Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is a long-established bus route, now operated by a newcomer to Greater Manchester! Manchester’s route 41 has a long and distinguished history, though in recent years has been changed, extended and re-routed beyond almost all recognition – save for the stalwart section between Sale and Manchester city centre. A one-time Finglands […]
#AYearOfBuses 340: Leeds – Seacroft
We’re up to day 340 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re heading back to the city of Leeds. We haven’t been to Leeds for a while! First’s route 40, once known as Indigo Line 40 as part of the now-forgotten Overground network in Leeds, runs east out of the city towards Cross Gates and Seacroft. When combined […]
#AYearOfBuses 339: Mile Cross – Lakenham
It’s day 339 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re taking a peek at Norwich’s Purple Line 39. Purple Line 39 is part of a network of routes running from the north of Norwich to the south. They are the 36, 37, 38 and 39 – and the 39 is the shortest of the lot, running from just […]
#AYearOfBuses 338: Victoria – Clapton Pond
Can you believe it? We haven’t managed to feature London’s most frequent bus route yet on #AYearOfBuses. Well today, we’re putting that right. The 38 is London’s most frequent bus route, with a bus scheduled up to every 2 minutes during the peaks. It links Clapton Pond with Islington Angel, Holborn, Piccadilly and Victoria, right […]
#AYearOfBuses 337: Penicuik – Silverknowes
Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at one of Lothian’s cross-city express routes – the 37. Along with bedfellows X37 and N37, the 37 forms part of a trio of routes linking Silverknowes, in the north west of Edinburgh, with Penicuik to the south. It runs across the city, and via the Cameron Toll […]