#AYearOfBuses 203: Manchester – Stockport
We’re heading back to Manchester for day 203 on #AYearOfBuses – today’s winner is the 203, linking the city with Reddish and Stockport. Stagecoach Manchester’s 203 is one of the company’s ‘Hyde Road’ routes, which along with its siblings the 201, 204 and 205 come together to offer a bus every few minutes from Gorton […]
#AYearOfBuses 202: MAX Leeds – Huddersfield
Today’s day 202 on #AYearOfBuses, and today, we’re taking a look at another of Arriva’s MAX routes in Yorkshire. Arriva’s MAX 202 connects West Yorkshire’s biggest city – Leeds – with the famous White Rose shopping centre, and nearby Dewsbury and Huddersfield, in the district of Kirklees. Built on the site of the former Morley […]
#AYearOfBuses 201: Bourne – Peterborough
We’re heading back to Bourne today on #AYearOfBuses – it’s day 201! We featured Delaine’s route 101 exactly 100 days ago here on #AYearOfBuses. Whilst the 101 takes a scenic route between Bourne and Peterborough through the Deepings, the 201 takes an equally picturesque route through Lincolnshire via the beautiful walled town of Stamford. In […]
#AYearOfBuses 200: Skylink Edinburgh Airport – Ocean Terminal
From Skyline 199 yesterday, to Skylink 200 today – Lothian’s route from Edinburgh Airport into the north of Edinburgh is our winner today on #AYearOfBuses. Lothian have invested heavily in their routes to the Airport over the last few years, creating a comprehensive network of four routes featuring high-spec buses covering pretty much the whole […]
Alexa Voice Assistant is the latest Passenger product to be deployed by Nottingham City Transport
The Passenger team announced that the first Passenger-deployed Alexa skill has been released, for Nottingham City Transport. The ‘skill’ is designed to enhance bus user experience in Nottingham for anyone with an Alexa device. Nottingham City Transport and the Passenger team have a history of working collaboratively, sharing insights and endorsing equality for all when it comes […]
#AYearOfBuses 199: Skyline Buxton – Manchester Airport
There was only ever going to be one winner for day 199 on #AYearOfBuses – it’s the famous 199, connecting the Peak District with Stockport and Manchester Airport. Formerly a Trent Barton standard-bearer, Skyline 199 is one of the Peak District’s many hidden gems. For years, it’s plied its trade silently and efficiently, connecting the […]
#AYearOfBuses 198: Minehead – Dulverton
Here at Transport Designed, we love a quirky rural bus route – and today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses fits the bill perfectly. Accessible travel charity Atwest recently stepped in to take over the 198, which was previously a ‘big bus’ route, but is now in the hands of Atwest’s fleet of accessible minibuses. Three buses a […]
#AYearOfBuses 197: Llanelli – Carmarthen
Today’s winner on day 197 of #AYearOfBuses is another picturesque bus route through the stunning Welsh countryside. First Cymru’s 197 links Carmarthen with Lllanelli, via the very mid-Welsh-sounding villages of Trimsaran, Carwe, Pontiets, Ponthenri and Meinciau. Along the way, it stops by Ffos Las Racecourse, set in 600 acres of beautiful Carmarthenshire countryside, built at […]
#AYearOfBuses 196: Piccadilly – Manchester Airport
We don’t often feature ‘lost’ bus routes here on #AYearOfBuses, but today we’re making an exception. Manchester’s route 196 is – or was – one of those bus routes that are so ludicrous, it’s hard to believe anybody ever actually signed them off and said ‘yes, that’s a good idea, let’s do that’. It went […]
#AYearOfBuses 195: Brentford – Charville Lane Estate
We’re staying in TfL-land for today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses. The 195 runs between Brentford, Southall, Hayes and the Charville Lane Estate. It’s of particular interest because it’s one of a select number of London bus routes to receive TfL’s experimental route branding. The 195, along with other routes in and around Hayes, has received ‘version […]