#AYearOfBuses 96: Woolwich – Bluewater
We’re taking a look at a London bus route which can trace its history to the days of trolleybuses today on #AYearOfBuses. Now in the capable hands of Stagecoach London, the 96 originally began in 1959 as a direct replacement for trolleybus route 696, as part of London Transport’s trolleybus conversion scheme. It runs between […]
#AYearOfBuses 95: Edinburgh – Carlisle
Day 95 on #AYearOfBuses takes us to the Borders for a ride along the famous ‘Waverley route’. Borders Buses, part of the West Coast Motors family, run the X95, which crosses the Anglo-Scottish border on its scenic route from Carlisle, in the North of England, to Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital. It passes through several towns along […]
#AYearOfBuses 94: Cheltenham – Gloucester
Fancy sitting next to a secret agent? Stagecoach’s Gold 94 links the twin cities of Cheltenham and Gloucester, with a brief stop at the GCHQ headquarters…and it’s our winner today here on #AYearOfBuses. Interestingly, Stagecoach Gold 94 runs 24hrs a day, 6 days a week, and up to every 10 mins during the daytime – […]
#AYearOfBuses 93: MAX Middlesbrough – Whitby – Scarborough
Day 93 here on #AYearOfBuses takes us once again to the east coast for a trip on Arriva’s scenic X93. Max X93 links the Teesside town of Middlesbrough, with Whitby, Robin Hood’s Bay and Scarborough, with double decker buses offering splendid views along the North Yorkshire coast every 30 mins through the day. Highlights along […]
#AYearOfBuses 92: Hazel Grove – Manchester
Today’s route on #AYearOfBuses runs only in only direction, only on a weekday morning – because it was too confusing for customers to catch on the way home! Stagecoach Manchester’s X92 is a non-stop, express version of its popular 192 – one of the busiest bus corridors in Europe (and a route which we’ll come […]
#AYearOfBuses 91: the nines Derby – Mansfield
It’s another route with a quirky numbering scheme courtesy of Trent Barton for today on #AYearOfBuses – welcome to the nines. Trent Barton invested £2.5m in a fleet of new, British-built Alexander Dennis Enviro200MMCs for the Mickleover and nines routes in 2017. Numbered 9.1 and 9.3, the nines link Derby and Mansfield, with Ripley, Alfreton […]
#AYearOfBuses 90: Fosseway Flyer Newark – Nottingham
Founded in 1989, Marshall’s of Sutton-on-Trent are a small, family-run independent bus and coach company, and today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at their Fosseway Flyer. The Marshall family have lived in Sutton on Trent for over 200 years, and by tradition were basket makers. It’s a little known fact, reflected in their company […]
#AYearOfBuses 89: Calder Connect Rochdale – Burnley
First West Yorkshire’s ‘Calder Connect’ 589 is our focus for today on #AYearOfBuses. A trio of routes centred on Todmorden in the Calder Valley come together to create ‘Calder Connect’. It’s a brand which has its own liveried buses, complete with green-fronted Volvo B7RLEs, but one which is seen hardly anywhere else – you’ll struggle […]
#AYearOfBuses 88: Camden Town – Clapham Common
All aboard the Clapham Omnibus! We’re staying in London for day 88 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re picking up where we left off in the story from yesterday. Affectionately known as ‘the Clapham Omnibus’, London General’s route 88 runs out of their Stockwell Garage, from Clapham, South London, up into the heart of the West End. […]
#AYearOfBuses 87: Aldwych – Wandsworth
We’re heading back to London once again for day 87 here on #AYearOfBuses. Go-Ahead London General’s route 87 is a Central London bus route, through and through. It runs from Aldwych, in the heart of the capital, along the Strand to Charing Cross, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Westminster, Vauxhall Bridge, Clapham Junction and Wandsworth. It’s a […]