#AYearOfBuses 40: Coastliner 840 Leeds – York – Whitby

Coastliner

Today on #AYearOfBuses, it’s a biggie. We’re heading back to North Yorkshire for Coastliner’s 840 – officially Britain’s Most Scenic Bus Route. In May 2018, Coastliner’s 840 (Leeds – York – Whitby) took the title amongst hundreds of entries to be crowned with the title of Britain’s Most Scenic Bus Route. And…rightly so. Crossing the […]

#AYearOfBuses 36: Ripon – Harrogate – Leeds

36

There was only ever going to be one winner for day 36 on #AYearOfBuses – it’s The Harrogate Bus Company’s 36, linking the town with Ripon and Leeds using those signature high-spec double deckers. Back in 2003, a bus company from Yorkshire blew apart the UK bus industry when it revealed the first of 12 […]

#AYearOfBuses 16: Pudsey – Leeds – Whinmoor

Claret Line

Leeds is famous for its array of cross-city metro routes – and the 16 is one of the longest of them all. Running East-West, right across the city, the 16 connects Pudsey and Bramley in the West with the city centre, before heading over to Gipton, Seacroft and Whinmoor in the East. In 2001, the […]

Get ready: it’s time to Zap

CityZap YL03 ZAP

Transdev recently launched their hotly-anticipated CityZap service between Leeds and York – we went Zapping for a day to find out what all the fuss is about! First thing’s first: CityZap is a route like no other. At first glance, it’s simply a conventional double-decker bus connecting two large Yorkshire cities every 30 minutes. But, […]

The Pioneer is Back: Riding Redefined in Harrogate

Transdev in Harrogate 36-branded B5TL 3620 (BL65 YYT).

Red or Black? The pioneer is officially back. Back in 2003, a bus company from Yorkshire blew apart the UK bus industry when it revealed the first of 12 brand new ‘twin-deck’ vehicles at Birmingham’s NEC. At a time when even wheelchair-accessible vehicles were a rarity, here was a company who had brazenly specified buses for […]

Live blog: Transdev in Harrogate’s #the36 Launch

Riding. Redefined.

Welcome to our live blog at the VIP event for Transdev in Harrogate’s brand new 36. 19.36 That’s the end of the event, and our live blog for this evening. Follow us over on Twitter (@transportdsn) for more photos, and look out for our full review to follow! 19.33 19.33 Interesting seating arrangement on the lower rear, with tables […]

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