#AYearOfBuses 194: Piccadilly Circus – Acton Green
Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is a relative newcomer to the scene, but it’s soon to become one of the capital’s most high profile bus routes. The 94 began its life in September 1990, when it was introduced to replace part of the 88 between Acton Green and Oxford Circus. One of London’s 24 hour bus […]
#AYearOfBuses 193: Little Oranges Reading – Lower Earley
From yesterday’s behemoth, the 192, we’re taking the pace down a notch – today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is Reading Buses’ Little Oranges. Little Oranges are the smaller sister of the Orange routes, which we featured all the way back on day 13 of #AYearOfBuses! There are three routes, the 19a, 19b and 19c, which connect […]
#AYearOfBuses 192: Manchester – Hazel Grove
Today, it’s a big one. On day 192 of #AYearOfBuses, there could only be one winner. A stalwart of Manchester’s bus scene, the 192 has a long and distinguished history, which began with horse-drawn trams at the Hazel Grove end of the route in 1889. Fast forward over 130 years, and – along with the […]
#AYearOfBuses 191: Cardiff – Penarth Pier
One of the shortest routes we’ve featured to date on #AYearOfBuses, today we’re taking a look at the seasonal 91, from Cardiff Bus. On Summer Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays, Cardiff Bus run a special bus connecting the city centre with Cardiff Bay and Penarth, the small but beautiful town just a few miles southwest […]
#AYearOfBuses 190: X90 Oxford – London
It’s one of the UK bus industry’s heavyweights today on #AYearOfBuses – we’re taking a look at the X90, from the Oxford Bus Company. In the battle for the Oxford-London commuter market, there are two operators engaged in one of the industry’s longest-running bus-based ding-dongs. In the silver corner stands the Oxford Bus Company, with […]
#AYearOfBuses 189: Lancaster – Knott End
Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at a route we didn’t get to feature on day 89 – it’s Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire’s 89 to Knott End. Ignore our photo – that’s a Stagecoach bus. There aren’t many bus routes in the British Isles you’ll find which start or finish at ferry terminals, but […]
#AYearOfBuses 188: North Greenwich – Russell Square
Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is an iconic London bus route, connecting the Greenwich peninsula with the South Bank and London’s West End. Go-Ahead London Central’s 188 has to be one of London’s most feature-packed bus routes. Starting from North Greenwich, by the O2 and Emirates Air Line, it winds its way alongside the Thames past […]
#AYearOfBuses 187: Xpress Glasgow – Waterside
Scotland, we’re back! Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a trip to Glasgow for a peek at one of the city’s many express bus routes. First Glasgow’s Xpress X87, along with its sister, the X85, connect Kirkintilloch, just northeast of Glasgow on the Forth & Clyde Canal, with Buchanan bus station fast via the M80 motorway. […]
#AYearOfBuses 186: Manchester – Chorlton
Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at a great northern bus route we didn’t get chance to feature back on day 86! Stagecoach Manchester’s 86 is a long-standing bus route in the city, linking the well-to-do suburb of Chorlton in the south of the city with Hulme and the city centre. Now a Stagecoach […]
#AYearOfBuses 185: AD122 Hadrian’s Wall Country Bus
Granted, today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is a bit of a shoehorn – but we’ve included AD122, the Hadrian’s Wall Country Bus here for good reason… Run by Go North East, the AD122 Hadrian’s Wall Country Bus links Hexham with Haltwhistle, connecting with the 185 (it’s day 185 on #AYearOfBuses, today) at Haltwhistle to create a […]