#AYearOfBuses 181: CastleLine York – Malton
Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at a bus route with a difference – a stately home! Coastliner’s 181 – or CastleLine, as it’ll become from 7 July – links the walled city of York with the market town of Malton, and the spectacular stately home sandwiched between them – Castle Howard. It’s one […]
#AYearOfBuses 169: Tottington Line Bury – Tottington
Today’s day 169 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re taking a look at one of Bury’s brightest brands. Tottington Line was the first brand to be refreshed following Transdev Blazefield’s acquisition of former council-owned bus company, Rosso. A fleet of brand new and revitalised Streetlites received bold yellow and green branding soon after the takeover, injecting some […]
#AYearOfBuses 164: Rochdale – Accrington
We’re using some creative license today on #AYearOfBuses – but it’s allowed, seeing as we’re using it to feature a cracker of a route! In 2018, Transdev Blazefield bought the former council-owned bus company, Rosso. A series of swift improvements starting with a host of revitalised buses and new brands followed soon after the takeover, […]
#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 […]
Ride Red4 for free with the Sunday Freeway
Get ready to ride Red4 for free on Sundays! First trialled in Harrogate with the Harrogate Electrics, Transdev are now rolling out their popular #SundayFreeway concept further afield. All through June and July, Red4, from Rosso, will be FREE for all each and every Sunday. Featuring recently-revitalised high-spec Volvo B7RLEs, Red4 links Ramsbottom with the […]
#AYearOfBuses 128: DalesBus 821 Keighley – Scar House
With a touch of creative license, we’re taking a trip on DalesBus 821 today on #AYearOfBuses, into the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The DalesBus network was created to help people get around the breathtaking Yorkshire Dales and surrounding landscape on public transport. One of the most scenic routes of them all is the […]
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 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 62: theSHUTTLE Keighley – Bradford
It’s day 62 on #AYearOfBuses, and once more, we’re taking a trip to West Yorkshire, for theSHUTTLE, from The Keighley Bus Company. TheSHUTTLE 662 runs every 10 mins, from early morning until late in the evening, linking the city of Bradford with Shipley, Bingley and Keighley in the Aire & Worth Valley. In 2015, it […]
#AYearOfBuses 60: Aireline Keighley – Leeds
We’re 60 days in on #AYearOfBuses, and for the first of our routes in March, we’re taking a look at The Keighley Bus Company’s Aireline. With a fleet of shiny new Versas built at Optare’s factory in Yorkshire, Aireline is a proper local route, through and through. The buses hit the road in late 2017, […]