Inspiro-ing the Piccadilly Line – a look at TfL’s new trains

Piccadilly Line Inspiro

Transport for London (TfL) and Siemens Mobility have unveiled the detailed design of the new generation Tube trains for the Piccadilly line, which will soon be in production to replace the existing 1970s fleet. 94 new Siemens Inspiro ‘2024 Stock’ trains are due for delivery starting in 2025. The state-of-the-art Tube trains will significantly improve […]

#AYearOfBuses 214: Highgate Village – Liverpool Street

London bus 214

Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is one of London’s next routes to go fully-electric. London’s route 214 began life in 1961 as a replacement for trolleybus route 615, running between Moorgate and Parliament Hill Fields via City Road, Angel and King’s Cross. It’s one of central London’s relatively rare single-deck routes, having been run with varying […]

#AYearOfBuses 211: Hammersmith – Waterloo

Travel London 211

Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re bringing you some hardcore bus pornography courtesy of Travel London. London’s route 211 links the rather well-to-do areas of Hammersmith, Fulham and Sloane Square with Victoria, Westminster and Waterloo. It began life in 1993 with a batch of Plaxton Pointer-bodied Dennis Darts, which were replaced in 1998 by a batch of […]

#AYearOfBuses 208: Lewisham – Orpington

London bus 208

Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is – or was – a London bus route with a difference! Go-Ahead London General’s 208 began life in 1982, in the hands of a fleet of crew-operated AEC Routemasters replacing part of the discontinued route 94. The RMs were replaced two years later by crew-operated Leyland Titans, before it was […]

#AYearOfBuses 207: Greenline London – Legoland Windsor

Reading buses 702

Using a little more poetic licence, today is day 207 on #AYearOfBuses – so we’re taking a look at Greenline 702. Greenline 702 is one of the last bastions of the once-extensive Greenline network of express bus routes into London. Up until recently it was ran by First Beeline, until they pulled out (and indeed, […]

#AYearOfBuses 190: X90 Oxford – London

Oxford X90

It’s one of the UK bus industry’s heavyweights today on #AYearOfBuses – we’re taking a look at the X90, from the Oxford Bus Company. In the battle for the Oxford-London commuter market, there are two operators engaged in one of the industry’s longest-running bus-based ding-dongs. In the silver corner stands the Oxford Bus Company, with […]

#AYearOfBuses 188: North Greenwich – Russell Square

London bus 188

Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is an iconic London bus route, connecting the Greenwich peninsula with the South Bank and London’s West End. Go-Ahead London Central’s 188 has to be one of London’s most feature-packed bus routes. Starting from North Greenwich, by the O2 and Emirates Air Line, it winds its way alongside the Thames past […]

#AYearOfBuses 180: X80 Chafford Hundred – Bluewater

Ensignbus X80

Today on #AYearOfBuses, we’re heading back to Thurrock for a nosey at one of Ensignbus’ flagship routes. Running north-south across the River Thames, the X80 is unusual in that it connects two huge shopping centres – Lakeside and Bluewater – and for the fact that its route sees it using the Dartford Crossing and QE […]

#AYearOfBuses 176: Tottenham Court Road – Penge

London bus 176

Today on #AYearOfBuses we’re heading back to the capital, for a look at one of the city’s most well-established bus routes. Today in the hands of Go-Ahead London Central, the 176 is a 24 hour trunk route running through the heart of south London, connecting Penge, Forest Hill, Dulwich, Camberwell Green, Elephant & Castle and […]

#AYearOfBuses 170: Roehampton – Victoria

London bus 170

We’re taking a trip back to the capital today on #AYearOfBuses! The 170 is one of only a handful of single decker bus routes running in central London, the vast majority of course being double decker routes. But recently, it turned out that even single deckers were too tall for the 170! In December 2017, […]

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