#AYearOfBuses 336: Lewisham – Battersea Park
Today’s day 336 on #AYearOfBuses – and we’re taking a look at one of only two routes to be operated by bendybuses from their birth. At least, we believe that’s the case! The 436 was introduced in 2003 (alongside the other ‘bendy’ route, the 453) to replace a section of route 36 between New Cross […]
#AYearOfBuses 335: Clapham Junction – Shoreditch
Hello and welcome to day 335 on #AYearOfBuses! We’ve got just 30 days left to go of our miniseries – and what an epic journey it’s been. Today we’re taking a look at a London bus route which links south London with the heart of the East End of London – Shoreditch. A 90 minute […]
#AYearOfBuses 334: Lambton Worm
Welcome to day 334 on #AYearOfBuses – and perhaps the route with the quirkiest branding we’ve ever featured! Go North East’s Lambton Worm buses 34 and 34A provide convenient links and connections in and around Chester-le-Street Town Centre. Buses run up to every 15 minutes between Waldridge Park, Chester-le-Street, Ouston and Urpeth Grange. Lambton Worm […]
#AYearOfBuses 333: Elephant & Castle – Tooting Broadway
It’s all the threes! Welcome to day 333 on #AYearOfBuses – and London’s route 333. And the 333 started life in…2003! Running around every 10-12 mins, Arriva London’s 333 links Elephant & Castle with Kennington, Brixton, Streatham and Tooting Broadway. It was introduced to replace part of the 133 between Streatham and Tooting, and was […]
#AYearOfBuses 332: BlueLine Warrington – Widnes Market
It’s day 332 on #AYearOfBuses, and guess what – we’re heading back to Warrington! For only the second time in our series, that is. Today’s winner is the 32, recently rebranded as Warrington’s Own Buses ‘Blueline’, using a fleet of smartly revitalised Optare Versa hybrids. It runs up to every 15 mins between Warrington, Penketh […]
#AYearOfBuses 331: Lincoln – Sleaford
Welcome to day 331 on #AYearOfBuses, and to a place we haven’t visited very often in this series – Lincoln. Stagecoach’s 31 runs from the small, historic city of Lincoln – home of Lincoln Castle and Steep Hill, one of the steepest streets in England – to Sleaford via a winding, scenic route through the […]
#AYearOfBuses 330: Stockport – Manchester Airport
It’s day 330 on #AYearOfBuses! Today’s winner is a recently refreshed bus route linking Stockport with Manchester Airport. Stagecoach Manchester’s X30 runs from Stockport, in Greater Manchester, fast and direct to Manchester Airport via the M60 and M56 motorways. There are other buses running between the two places, but with a typical journey time of […]
#AYearOfBuses 329: Wood Green – Trafalgar Square
Day 329 on #AYearOfBuses takes us back to London, to look at a route we haven’t managed to feature yet – the 29. Today’s route 29, run by Arriva London, can trace its history all the way back to 1911, when it started running from Victoria to Wood Green via Whitehall, Charing Cross Road, Camden […]
#AYearOfBuses 328: Taunton – Minehead
Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is a scenic Somerset bus route which comes complete with its own real ale guide! First Buses of Somerset’s route 28 runs from the seaside resort of Minehead, Somerset, to Washford, Bishops Lydeard and Taunton, just a little further inland. It follows a route closely parallel to that of the West […]
#AYearOfBuses 327: Waltham Cross – Elsinge Estate
We’re sticking with short bus routes today on #AYearOfBuses – and today’s winner is quite possibly one of the shortest in London! At a mere two miles long and with a peak vehicle requirement of just one bus, the 327 runs from Waltham Cross bus station to the Elsinge Estate, just on the opposite side […]