#AYearOfBuses 152: Hotline Preston – Burnley
Welcome to June! Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is a route steeped in history, being the first route which Ribble Motor Services ran when they were formed in 1919. Named after the river flowing through Preston, Ribble began in 1919 when three entrepreneurs bought out James Hodson, who’d started a bus service nine years earlier linking […]
Transdev unveils centenary bus to commemorate Ribble 100
Iconic Ribble red and cream colours have returned to Lancashire’s roads to mark 100 years of Ribble. It was a familiar sight across the North West – the gleaming red and cream livery of the once mighty Ribble bus company ruled the roads across the Red Rose County and beyond. The Ribble story began in […]
#AYearOfBuses 59: Preston – Blackburn
It’s a tale of two rivals today, as we take a look at Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’s interurban route connecting the city of Preston with Blackburn on #AYearOfBuses. The 59 is one of two main routes connecting the east Lancashire town of Blackburn with Preston, the other being Transdev’s Hotline 152. The 59 takes […]
#AYearOfBuses 22: Valleyline Blackburn – Clitheroe
Day 22 on #AYearOfBuses takes us into East Lancashire for the first time – Transdev’s scenic Valleyline is our winner today. Connecting Blackburn with Whalley and Clitheroe in the heart of the Ribble Valley, Valleyline 22 passes some of Lancashire’s most spectacular landmarks, including the imposing Whalley Arches and Clitheroe Castle. A fleet of five […]