#AYearOfBuses 260: MAX Aylesbury – Milton Keynes
We’re taking another trip through rural Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire today here on #AYearOfBuses – it’s Arriva’s MAX X60. We featured one of two MAX routes linking Aylesbury with Milton Keynes back on day 150 of #AYearOfBuses! Whereas the 150 runs east out of Aylesbury via Leighton Buzzard, the X60 heads due north to Buckingham on […]
#AYearOfBuses 229: #Heckspress Huddersfield – Leeds
It’s day 229 here on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re taking a look at a grand Yorkshire connection which recently received a publicity boost. Arriva Yorkshire’s 229 links Huddersfield with Heckmondwike, Birstall and Leeds. Although officially a ‘MAX’ route, it gained a boost in frequency early in 2019, with some buses running only as far as ‘Hecky’, […]
#AYearOfBuses 212: MAX Newcastle – Middlesbrough
Ten days after our last Arriva MAX route featured, we’re taking a look at another! It’s MAX X12, linking Newcastle with Middlesbrough. Launched in 2015, Arriva’s Max X15 runs from Newcastle’s Eldon Square bus station, through nearby Gateshead, and then down to Chester-le-Street, Durham, Stockton and Middlesbrough. Along the way, MAX X12 stops in Sedgefield, […]
#AYearOfBuses 202: MAX Leeds – Huddersfield
Today’s day 202 on #AYearOfBuses, and today, we’re taking a look at another of Arriva’s MAX routes in Yorkshire. Arriva’s MAX 202 connects West Yorkshire’s biggest city – Leeds – with the famous White Rose shopping centre, and nearby Dewsbury and Huddersfield, in the district of Kirklees. Built on the site of the former Morley […]
#AYearOfBuses 167: MAX Darlington – Middlesbrough
It’s day 167 on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re taking a look at another of Arriva’s MAX routes today. MAX X67, alongside its sister route, the X66, runs every 15 mins between Darlington, Stockton and Middlesbrough, with buses featuring free WiFi, eLeather seats, next stop announcements and the MAX money back guarantee. Journey time is around 40 […]
#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 150: MAX Aylesbury – Milton Keynes
We’re taking a trip through rural Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire today here on #AYearOfBuses – it’s Arriva’s MAX 150. And it’s a good one. At the western end, the 150 starts from the lovely central England town of Aylesbury, with its quintessentially English Georgian, Jacobean and Tudor buildings. From there, it strolls on through the delightful […]
#AYearOfBuses 138: Ribblehead Dalesbus Hawes – Settle
We’re taking another scenic stroll around the Dalesbus network today here on #AYearOfBuses! Those familiar with the world-famous Settle and Carlisle rail line will know all about the Ribblehead Viaduct – the spectacular 400-metre long Midland Railway viaduct on the Carlisle and North Yorkshire border. The Ribblehead Dalesbus 831 runs on Summer Sundays, running from […]
#AYearOfBuses 133: Braintree – Stansted Airport
Day 133 on #AYearOfBuses takes us to Essex, for a look at Arriva Kent Thameside’s recently-upgraded link to Stansted Airport. Previously part of the ‘sxconnect’ network (Essex Connect), the core of the 133 links the town of Braintree with Great Dunmow and Stansted, with a couple of buses a day running to and from Colchester […]
#AYearOfBuses 130: Macclesfield – Manchester
One of Manchester and Cheshire’s longest and well-established cross-boundary bus routes is our focus today here on #AYearOfBuses – the 130. Established in 1928 as a joint venture between Manchester Corporation and North Western Road Car, it previously ran from the centre of Manchester, through South Manchester and East Didsbury, and into Cheshire via Handforth, […]