BOAC to the future: heritage 747 lands at Heathrow

BOAC 747

British Airways’ BOAC-liveried Boeing 747 has landed. Large crowds gathered at London’s Heathrow airport this morning (Monday 18 February) to welcome the British Airways Boeing 747 painted in the iconic design of its predecessor, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Fresh out of the paintshop in Dublin, G-BYGC will now re-enter the flying schedule in its new […]

#AYearOfBuses49: TransWilts Express Trowbridge – Devizes – Swindon

stagecoach 49

It’s day 49, and we’re taking a trip into deepest Wiltshire today on #AYearOfBuses.  Stagecoach in Swindon’s TransWilts Express 49 links the county town of Trowbridge with Devizes and Swindon, making its way through some of England’s most beautiful scenery, including Fyfield Down nature reserve. Running every hour and with an end-to-end journey time of around 1hr 20mins, […]