#AYearOfBuses 166: X66 Metrocentre – Gateshead
Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses comes with its own family of colourful gnomes! Go North East’s Metrocentre shuttle, the X66, runs every few minutes between Gateshead Interchange and the intu Metrocentre. It’s currently home to a fleet of navy blue branded Wright Streetlites, which feature their own array of colourful characters. Herbert, Sherbet, Maggot and Rusty […]
#AYearOfBuses 165: Totnes – Broadhempston
We’re taking a look at another country bus route today on #AYearOfBuses – from erm, Country Bus! Country Bus Devon’s rural route 165 links the market town of Totnes, at the head of the estuary of the River Dart, with the village parishes of Landscove and Broadhempston, around 4 miles north of Totnes. To get […]
#AYearOfBuses 164: Rochdale – Accrington
We’re using some creative license today on #AYearOfBuses – but it’s allowed, seeing as we’re using it to feature a cracker of a route! In 2018, Transdev Blazefield bought the former council-owned bus company, Rosso. A series of swift improvements starting with a host of revitalised buses and new brands followed soon after the takeover, […]
#AYearOfBuses 163: Sapphire Castleford – Leeds
It’s another Sapphire route today on #AYearOfBuses! We’re taking a look at Arriva’s 163, linking Leeds with Kippax, Garforth and Castleford. A former ‘Elite’ route using Leeds’ extensive network of guided busways, the 163 – along with its sister route, the 166 – links the suburbs east of Leeds with the city centre. It’s home […]
#AYearOfBuses 162: Larne – Carnlough – Ballycastle
Today, it’s a first for us here on #AYearOfBuses – we’re heading over the water to Northern Ireland, where there’s a particularly scenic coastal bus route. Translink’s route 162 runs from the industrial seaport town of Larne, on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to Carnlough, with its picturesque harbour on the shores […]
#AYearOfBuses 161: Frankley – Birmingham
Today on #AYearOfBuses we’re taking a look at a key city route serving one of Birmingham’s main corridors. It’s pretty rare these days to find a route which has actually been downgraded from a premium route, rather than upgraded, as is the trend in 2019. But that’s exactly what’s happened with the 61. A former […]
#AYearOfBuses 160: South Downs Chichester – Midhurst
Stagecoach’s leisurely route through the South Downs National Park is today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses. Starting from the small market town of Midhurst, nestled in the South Downs National Park, the 60 sets off on a scenic 12-mile stroll towards Chichester. After leaving Midhurst, it runs through the tiny village of Singleton, with Weald & Downland, the […]
#AYearOfBuses 159: Streatham – Marble Arch
Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is a very special route – and one particular award has sealed its place in history. The 159 (Streatham – Marble Arch) was the last ‘proper’ bus route in London to be worked by a British cultural icon – the AEC Routemaster. After putting in over 50 years of outstanding service on […]
#AYearOfBuses 158: Edinburgh – St Andrews
Stagecoach East Scotland’s express route linking St Andrews with the Scottish capital is our winner today on #AYearOfBuses! Upon leaving Edinburgh, the X58 crosses the Firth of Forth at Queensferry, before heading to the coastal towns of Kirkcaldy, Leven, and on to St Andrews. Express X58 is home to a fleet of route branded, high-spec […]
#AYearOfBuses 157: Exmouth – Sidmouth
It’s back to the south coast for our winner today on #AYearOfBuses! Previously branded as Coasthopper 157 using a fleet of step-entrance Plaxton Pointer-bodied Dennis Darts, Stagecoach’s 157 takes a leisurely stroll along the Jurassic Coast between Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth. From Exmouth, it runs east towards Budleigh Salterton on the edge of the […]