#AYearOfBuses 176: Tottenham Court Road – Penge
Today on #AYearOfBuses we’re heading back to the capital, for a look at one of the city’s most well-established bus routes. Today in the hands of Go-Ahead London Central, the 176 is a 24 hour trunk route running through the heart of south London, connecting Penge, Forest Hill, Dulwich, Camberwell Green, Elephant & Castle and […]
#AYearOfBuses 175: Citywest – UCD Belfield
Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a break from the norm, and heading over the water to one of our closest neighbours. Dublin’s route 175 was the first route to be introduced by British bus group, Go-Ahead, after it won contracts to operate around 10% of the city’s bus network courtesy of Transport for Ireland. Go-Ahead […]
#AYearOfBuses 174: High Wycombe – Slough
It’s day 174 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re taking a look at First Berkshire’s fast bus to Slough – the X74. The X74 links High Wycombe with Slough, home of Ricky Gervais’ smash hit comedy, The Office, in just 50 mins. From High Wycombe, it takes the A40 and M40 to Beaconsfield, before dropping down through […]
#AYearOfBuses 173: Castleton – Bakewell
We’re taking a trip to the Peak District today on #AYearOfBuses! Local independent, Hulleys of Baslow, run a small network of routes centered around the Peak District towns of Castleton and Bakewell. One such route is the 173, a route which snakes its way through the Peaks, passing through picturesque villages on its way from […]
#AYearOfBuses 172: Mendip Xplorer Paulton – Bath
It’s day 172 on #AYearOfBuses! We’re taking another look at First’s Mendip Xplorers in the south west. Back on day 126, we took a look at another of the Mendip Xplorers, the 126. Whilst the 126 connects Wells with the coast, the 172 links the town with the city of Bath, alongside the 173 and […]
#AYearOfBuses 171: Withington Hospital – Newton Heath
One of Manchester’s longest, most winding bus routes is our winner for day 171 on #AYearOfBuses. It’s the bus route which arguably defines ’round the houses’. Previously running from Withington Hospital (but now shortened slightly, to East Didsbury), the one-time Mayne’s 171 takes a snaking, winding route through Burnage, Levenshulme, Gorton, Openshaw, Clayton, Droylsden, and […]
#AYearOfBuses 170: Roehampton – Victoria
We’re taking a trip back to the capital today on #AYearOfBuses! The 170 is one of only a handful of single decker bus routes running in central London, the vast majority of course being double decker routes. But recently, it turned out that even single deckers were too tall for the 170! In December 2017, […]
#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 168: Southend Pier – Leigh-on-Sea
Fancy a trip to the seaside? Today on #AYearOfBuses, that’s exactly where we’re heading! Go-Ahead London’s open top bus route in Southend traces a seafront route once ran by Southend Transport as their 68. It runs from Southend’s famous Pier, to nearby Leigh-on-Sea, boasting fantastic views of the promenade and estuary from a fleet of […]
#AYearOfBuses 167: MAX Darlington – Middlesbrough
It’s day 167 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re taking a look at another of Arriva’s MAX routes today. MAX X67, alongside its sister route, the X66, runs every 15 mins between Darlington, Stockton and Middlesbrough, with buses featuring free WiFi, eLeather seats, next stop announcements and the MAX money back guarantee. Journey time is around 40 […]