#AYearOfBuses 127: MAX Dewsbury – Wakefield
We’re taking a look at another of Arriva’s MAX routes for day 127 on #AYearOfBuses! This time, it’s MAX 127, from Dewsbury to Wakefield. MAX 127, along with sister route, the 126, links the West Yorkshire towns of Dewsbury with Wakefield, via Ossett and Horbury. Through the daytime, Arriva’s high-spec, double deck buses link the […]
#AYearOfBuses 123: Ilford – Wood Green
We haven’t been to London for a while here on #AYearOfBuses! So today, we’re taking a look at another of the capital’s routes. Now in the hands of Arriva London, the 123 runs across the top of North London between Wood Green, Walthamstow and Ilford. The 123 can trace its history back almost 60 years, […]
#AYearOfBuses 118: MAX Newcastle – Berwick-upon-Tweed
One of Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland’s most scenic bus routes is our focus today here on #AYearOfBuses. The second of Arriva’s MAX routes to feature in this series, MAX X18 takes a sweeping stroll along the Northumberland Coast, with fantastic views out towards the North Sea. The X18 takes in a good chunk of […]
#AYearOfBuses 110: Sapphire Wakefield – Leeds
Arriva’s Sapphire brand is alive and well in West Yorkshire – and it’s day 110 on #AYearOfBuses. It’s Sapphire…but not as we know it. As Arriva’s refreshed brand has rolled out across the UK like a slow-motion tsunami, so too has it swept away what was at the time, a real mark of Best Impressions-created […]
#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 79: Liverpool ONE – Halewood – Widnes
From yesterday’s rural wander around the Lake District, we’re heading to the opposite end of the spectrum for day 79 on #AYearOfBuses – inner city Liverpool. Arriva North West’s 79, 79C and 79D (the 79A and 79B are no longer with us) connect Liverpool’s half-indoor, half-outdoor shopping centre hybrid with the innermost suburbs of Wavertree, […]
#AYearOfBuses 73: Stoke Newington – Oxford Circus
Day 73 on #AYearOfBuses brings with it a look at a route which was once described by the Daily Telegraph as one of the best routes for ‘sightseeing on a shoestring’! TfL’s route 73 – having been recently shortened (again) – now runs between Stoke Newington and Oxford Circus in the heart of London’s West […]
#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 38: X38 Burton – Derby
For day 38 on #AYearOfBuses, we’re heading to the Midlands! Trent Barton and Arriva jointly run the X38, connecting the city of Derby with nearby Burton-upon-Trent. Both operators run similarly-liveried buses – Trent Barton’s refreshed Volvo B7RLEs wearing a two-tone turquoise livery with a large stylised ‘X’, with Arriva’s carrying some slightly more subtle branding. […]
#AYearOfBuses 32: 432 Liverpool – New Brighton
Welcome to February! For day 32 on #AYearOfBuses, we’re going underground. Arriva Merseyside’s route 432 links New Brighton on the Wirral peninsula with Liverpool, through the Wallasey Tunnel under the River Mersey. It’s home to a batch of ‘crossriver’ branded Volvo B5LHs with lowheight Wright double-decker bodywork, for maximum capacity whilst simultaneously avoiding becoming wedged in […]