#AYearOfBuses 132: Connector Oxford – Wantage
It’s day 132 here on #AYearOfBuses, and following on from yesterday, we’re sticking with the Go-Ahead Group for a look at Thames Travel’s Connector. Connector is a network of interurban routes centred around Didcot and Oxford, linking the two towns with Abingdon, Harwell Campus Oxford, Chilton and Wantage. A fleet of smartly-presented two-tone silver and […]
East Yorkshire launches THREE new brands in one day
Go-Ahead owned East Yorkshire has launched not one, not two, but THREE new brands for Scarborough, and a new ticket deal with Transdev’s Coastliner to boot. Celebrating an investment in the seaside town’s summer bus network worth £450,000, East Yorkshire has launched new brands for its coastal open-top tourist buses, a key route linking the […]
#AYearOfBuses 104: Chiltern Hundreds High Wycombe – Slough
Go-Ahead owned bus company Carousel’s Chiltern Hundreds are today’s winners here on #AYearOfBuses. Named after the ancient traditional division of the English counties, Carousel’s Chiltern Hundreds form a network of routes centred on High Wycombe, radiating to Beaconsfield, Slough, Uxbridge, Amersham, Watford and Hemel Hempstead. Previously called the ‘Link’, the network was rebranded in 2018. […]
#AYearOfBuses 87: Aldwych – Wandsworth
We’re heading back to London once again for day 87 here on #AYearOfBuses. Go-Ahead London General’s route 87 is a Central London bus route, through and through. It runs from Aldwych, in the heart of the capital, along the Strand to Charing Cross, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Westminster, Vauxhall Bridge, Clapham Junction and Wandsworth. It’s a […]
Go-Ahead unveils the new look for East Yorkshire
Go-Ahead has unveiled its new look for East Yorkshire Motor Services. The Go North East-owned subsidiary unveiled the first two buses to feature the new branding, an ex-demonstrator ADL Enviro400 and an MCV-bodied Volvo B7RLE single decker, outside Hull’s KCOM stadium earlier today (5 March). It’s a radical departure from the EYMS of old – gone […]
Go-Ahead buys First Manchester bus depot; soon to rebrand as Go North West
The Go-Ahead Group has announced that it has agreed terms with FirstGroup to buy Manchester’s Queen’s Road bus depot. The sale, which is worth a reported £12m, is due to complete in the next few months, and will take Go-Ahead into Manchester, Britain’s second-largest urban area, for the first time. The deal includes the Queen’s Road […]
#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 […]
Go-Ahead Ireland Passenger launch introduces revenue protection tools and GTFS input support as standard
Passenger’s first non-UK deployment for Go-Ahead Ireland introduces new revenue protection tools and General Transit Feed Specification input as standard, further expanding Passenger’s ecosystem to overseas operators and authorities who do not employ the TransXChange format. We are pleased to announce that Passenger has added a new subsidiary of the Go-Ahead brand to its roster […]