#AYearOfBuses 26: X26 Heathrow Central – West Croydon
Day 26 on #AYearOfBuses takes us back to the capital, for London’s longest bus route. At a distance of almost 24 miles, the X26 has the honour of being crowned London’s longest bus route. On its way from Heathrow to West Croydon, it takes in suburbs of south London including Teddington (home of the world […]
#AYearOfBuses 25: Hove – Brighton – Universities
We’re heading back to Brighton for day 25 on #AYearOfBuses, for one of the only routes in Britain where you’ll still find articulated buses. Brighton & Hoves’ network of 25 routes are relatively short routes, taking students from the University of Sussex just to the north of the city centre, along Lewes Road into the […]
#AYearOfBuses 24: Pimlico – Hampstead Heath
The 24 is, quite simply, a central London institution. And it’s day 24 on #AYearOfBuses. Dating back over 100 years to its birth in 1910 and current route in 1912, the 24 has the honour of wearing the crown as London’s oldest unchanged bus route. Not that it hasn’t undergone changes in ways other than […]
#AYearOfBuses 23: Warminster – Imber
Now, time for something a little different! It’s day 23 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re heading across the Salisbury Plain to the lost village of Imber. A quintessentially British phenomenon, the 23A runs for one day each year, connecting Warminster to the ‘lost’ village of Imber across the Salisbury Plain. The village of Imber is no […]
#AYearOfBuses 22: Valleyline Blackburn – Clitheroe
Day 22 on #AYearOfBuses takes us into East Lancashire for the first time – Transdev’s scenic Valleyline is our winner today. Connecting Blackburn with Whalley and Clitheroe in the heart of the Ribble Valley, Valleyline 22 passes some of Lancashire’s most spectacular landmarks, including the imposing Whalley Arches and Clitheroe Castle. A fleet of five […]
#AYearOfBuses 21: Red Arrow Waterloo – London Bridge
For day 21 on #AYearOfBuses, we’re heading back to London for route 521 – one of the capital’s ‘Red Arrow’ routes. Running between Waterloo and Victoria stations, Red Arrow 521 is run by London General with a fleet of battery-electric BYD K9s, and is one of two Red Arrow routes remaining (the other being the 507). […]
#AYearOfBuses 20: The Bard’s Bus Stratford – Birmingham
From the Bard’s Town of Stratford to the Bullring, Johnsons X20 is our entry for today on #AYearOfBuses. The X20, from Stratford to Birmingham, was started by Johnsons a hundred years ago with a horse and cart moving goods. In the 1920s, Johnsons began moving fare paying passengers and at its height, the route was […]
#AYearOfBuses 19: Finsbury Park – Battersea Bridge
Today’s entry on #AYearOfBuses is a century-old central London bus route, and it’s one which has some significance for the type – and colour – of its buses over the years… The history of route 19 can be traced back over 110 years, to 1906 when it was set up to run between Highbury and […]
#AYearOfBuses 18: Millbrook – Southampton – Thornhill
Shining across the city of Southampton, Bluestar’s recently-upgraded 18 is our winner for today’s entry on #AYearOfBuses. Go-Ahead Group owned Bluestar unveiled a new fleet of 19 stunning new buses dual-door for the 18 in November 2018, investing £4 million on kitting the route out with Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 City double deckers. The new buses, which sport […]
#AYearOfBuses 17: X17 Matlock – Chesterfield – Sheffield – Barnsley
Now on its second generation of glitzy Gold-specification buses, Stagecoach Yorkshire’s X17 is today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses. Stagecoach Yorkshire’s X17 is home to a brand new fleet of Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs, its second generation of Gold buses for the route. Buses run every 30 mins between Chesterfield and Sheffield, with extensions to Matlock, Meadowhall and Barnsley, […]