#AYearOfBuses 233: Woodstock – Burford
Which end of the 233 will you visit? From charming Woodstock (no,not that one) through to Burford, Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’s 233 has something for everybody. It’s day 233 on #AYearOfBuses! Woodstock in Oxfordshire is the starting point for Stagecoach’s scenic 233, and straight away you’re in for a treat. Woodstock is home to UNESCO World […]
#AYearOfBuses 232: Hanley – Uttoxeter
We are 232 days in on #AYearOfBuses…and it’s the first time we’ve featured a route from the Potteries! The city of Stoke-on-Trent is a sort of hybrid super-town made up of six towns – Hanley, Burslem, Fenton, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent and Tunstall. It’s centred on Hanley, which is generally accepted as the city centre – and […]
#AYearOfBuses 231: Huddersfield – Wakefield
We haven’t featured a Yorkshire Tiger route for quite a while on #AYearOfBuses, so for day 231, we’re taking a look at their erm…231! The 231 links Huddersfield with the nearby cathedral city of Wakefield, on the eastern edge of the Pennines in the heart of West Yorkshire. It takes a scenic route through Kirklees […]
#AYearOfBuses 230: Hammersmith – Westbourne Park
It’s day 230 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re taking a look at a London bus route which we never got the chance to feature all the way back on day 23! It’s a tale of two halves for central London route 23. Until 2018, the 23 ran from Westbourne Park to Aldwych (and just a year […]
#AYearOfBuses 229: #Heckspress Huddersfield – Leeds
It’s day 229 here on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re taking a look at a grand Yorkshire connection which recently received a publicity boost. Arriva Yorkshire’s 229 links Huddersfield with Heckmondwike, Birstall and Leeds. Although officially a ‘MAX’ route, it gained a boost in frequency early in 2019, with some buses running only as far as ‘Hecky’, […]
#AYearOfBuses 228: Tunbridge Wells – Crowborough
It’s been quite a while since we featured a bus route from Kent here on #AYearOfBuses – so today, we’re putting things right! The 228, from West Sussex-based independent Compass Bus, connects picturesque Royal Tunbridge Wells with the town of Crowborough, situated at the edge of Ashdown Forest in the High Weald Area of Outstanding […]
#AYearOfBuses 227: Bromley North – Crystal Palace
Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is a London bus route which was, up until recently, home to a fleet of rare Stagecoach Citaros. Tracing its roots all the way back to 1934, the 227 of today links Crystal Palace, in south London, with Penge, Beckenham and Bromley. It’s played host to many different bus types over […]
#AYearOfBuses 226: Merry Hill – Dudley
Today, we’re heading back to the West Midlands on #AYearOfBuses, to take a look at one of many bus routes connecting surrounding towns with Merry Hill. Merry Hill is a gargantuan shopping centre located in Dudley, just west of Birmingham. Built on the site of the former Round Oak Steelworks, Merry Hill is the site […]
#AYearOfBuses 225: Blackburn – Bolton
Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is a long-established scenic bus route linking Lancashire with Greater Manchester. The 1, from The Blackburn Bus Company, is the southern half of the one-time Ribble route 225, which ran from Clitheroe to Whalley, Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton. In 2012, the 225 was split, with the northern section between Clitheroe and […]
#AYearOfBuses 224: Fowey – Mevagissey
First Kernow has the honour of serving one of the most beautiful parts of Great Britatin – Cornwall – and today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is one of many scenic bus routes they operate. The 24 links the village and fishing port of Mevagissey with one of Cornwall’s largest towns – St Austell – and Fowey, […]