#AYearOfBuses 56: CONNexIONS Exeter – Exeter Airport
For day 56 on #AYearOfBuses, we’re checking out CONNexIONS, from Stagecoach. Upgraded in 2018, CONNexIONS 56 links Exeter St David’s with the city centre, the East Devon Enterprise Zone, Sky Park and Exeter Airport. Developed as a result of an innovative new partnership alongside East Devon District Council and Devon County Council, CONNexIONS aims to […]
#AYearOfBuses 55: Upminster – Gravesend
Time for something a little different! On day 55 of #AYearOfBuses, we’re taking a look at the annual heritage running day held by Ensignbus. Self-styled omnibus suppliers to the world, Ensignbus of Purfleet, Essex hold their annual heritage bus running day each December. Formed in 1972, Ensign hit the big time initially as a second-hand […]
#AYearOfBuses 54: Goodwood – Leicester – Beaumont Leys
Day 54 on #AYearOfBuses takes us to Leicester for the first time, where there’s another bus war quietly bubbling away. First’s 54 is one of the few cross-city routes in Leicester, running from the large housing estate at Beaumont Leys in the west, through the city centre and over to Goodwood in the east. It […]
#AYearOfBuses 53: Jurassic Coaster Axminster – Bridport – Weymouth
We’re sticking with the South Coast for day 53 on #AYearOfBuses, but a little further along – it’s First’s Jurassic Coaster. The X53 runs from Axminster to Weymouth along the stunning Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. It glides though idyllic towns and villages, including Lyme Regis, Abbotsbury, and West Bay – the setting for popular […]
#AYearOfBuses 52: Woodlingdean – Brighton
Day 52 on #AYearOfBuses takes us back to Brighton, but this time it’s not for the route as such – today, we’re looking at the operator. The Big Lemon is a community interest company bus and coach operator in Brighton, which runs a small network in and around the city. They use a small, well-presented […]
#AYearOfBuses 51: Rhyl – Denbigh & Wrexham
One of North Wales most scenic bus routes, Arriva’s 51 & X51 is today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses. Starting in the blustery coastal town of Rhyl, MAX 51 runs through the Vale of Clywyd, down to the picturesque market town of Denbigh, where it connects with the X51 to Wrexham. From Denbigh, the X51 passes through […]
#AYearOfBuses 50: Purbeck Breezer Bournemouth – Swanage
Day 50 on #AYearOfBuses takes us back to the south coast – and it’s for another of the UK’s most scenic bus routes. Go-Ahead’s Purbeck Breezers are, quite simply, a collection of bus journeys you’ll never forget. Purbeck Breezer 50 runs between Bournemouth and Swanage, through the stunning Sandbanks, on board the Sandbanks ferry and […]
#AYearOfBuses49: TransWilts Express Trowbridge – Devizes – Swindon
It’s day 49, and we’re taking a trip into deepest Wiltshire today on #AYearOfBuses. Stagecoach in Swindon’s TransWilts Express 49 links the county town of Trowbridge with Devizes and Swindon, making its way through some of England’s most beautiful scenery, including Fyfield Down nature reserve. Running every hour and with an end-to-end journey time of around 1hr 20mins, […]
#AYearOfBuses 48: Bristol – UWE Frenchay Campus
Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re checking out a revolutionary trial of ‘virtual electric’ buses in Bristol. Two Alexander Dennis Enviro400VE (Virtual Electrics) are now in service with First West of England in Bristol, running on route 48A between the City Centre and UWE’s Frenchay Campus to the north of the city. These buses are particularly unique […]
#AYearOfBuses 47: Lincoln – Newark
No, that’s not a Stagecoach hybrid you’re looking at. It’s today’s winner – day 47 – on #AYearOfBuses. In 2013, PC Coaches of Lincoln received Green Bus funding from the UK government to buy two Alexander Dennis Enviro400 hybrids for its small network of routes running out of the city. They regularly appear on the […]