#AYearOfBuses 116: Ayr – Kilmarnock

X16

Stagecoach West Scotland are simply making our job too easy here on #AYearOfBuses – today, we’re taking a look at another of their scenic bus routes. The X16 connects the charming coastal town of Ayr with Kilmarnock, skirting around the side of Glasgow Prestwick Airport before flying down the A77, complete with stunning views over […]

#AYearOfBuses 114: Preston – Chorley

Preston Bus 114

From South Wales to South Lancashire! Day 114 on #AYearOfBuses takes us once more to Preston. From Preston’s iconic Grade II listed bus station leaves Preston Bus 114, bound for a long, winding, ‘around the houses’ trek to the nearby Lancashire town of Chorley, as made famous by comedian Peter Kay. It’s a (sort of, […]

#AYearOfBuses 111: Preston – Leyland

111

Once the staple of long-standing independent, Fishwicks of Leyland, today on #AYearOfBuses we’re taking a look at Preston’s 111. John Fishwick & Sons started a motor bus route, ferrying customers from their newly-adopted hometown of Leyland to nearby Preston in 1910. It was the birth of a long-standing independent, and the 111 stayed with Fishwick […]

#AYearOfBuses 103: Manchester – World Freight Terminal

Stagecoach 103

Today’s winner on #AYearOfBuses is one of two core bus routes linking Manchester with its Airport. To be honest, we’ve chosen Stagecoach Manchester’s 103 for today because ‘World Freight Terminal’, the official endpoint for the 103 from 28 April, sounds absolutely epic. The 103 is one of two core routes linking the city centre with Manchester […]

#AYearOfBuses 99: Wave Eastbourne – Hastings

Wave 99

Wave, from Stagecoach in East Sussex, is our winner today for day 99 here on #AYearOfBuses. In 2018, Stagecoach invested in 12 brand new, route branded double deckers for the route, which runs along the scenic South Coast linking Hastings with Bexhill and Eastbourne. The buses feature a splashingly-adapted version of Stagecoach’s corporate livery, reflecting […]

Here’s what experts think coaches will be like in the future

Megabus coach

Robot staff, virtual reality, and autonomous technology – here’s what megabus.com thinks your ‘coach of the future’ will look like. Customer health monitors, robot waiters, and AI-powered tour guides are just three features we’re likely to see in coach travel in 2040, experts have revealed in a research project for megabus.com. The inter-city coach provider […]

#AYearOfBuses 94: Cheltenham – Gloucester

Stagecoach Gold 94

Fancy sitting next to a secret agent? Stagecoach’s Gold 94 links the twin cities of Cheltenham and Gloucester, with a brief stop at the GCHQ headquarters…and it’s our winner today here on #AYearOfBuses. Interestingly, Stagecoach Gold 94 runs 24hrs a day, 6 days a week, and up to every 10 mins during the daytime – […]

#AYearOfBuses 92: Hazel Grove – Manchester

x92

Today’s route on #AYearOfBuses runs only in only direction, only on a weekday morning – because it was too confusing for customers to catch on the way home! Stagecoach Manchester’s X92 is a non-stop, express version of its popular 192 – one of the busiest bus corridors in Europe (and a route which we’ll come […]

#AYearOfBuses 86: Liverpool – Penny Lane

Liverpool 86

It’s day 86 here on #AYearOfBuses, and we’re heading back to Liverpool to take a look at one of the city’s former key battlegrounds – Penny Lane’s 86. The 86 is actually a collection of routes, all of which start at Liverpool ONE shopping centre and head out of the city centre through Toxteth, along […]

#AYearOfBuses 80: Sandwich – Dover

Stagecoach 80

We’re taking a trip within spitting distance of mainland Europe today on #AYearOfBuses – hop aboard Stagecoach East Kent’s route 80 to Dover. Combined with its sister route, the 81, Stagecoach’s 80 runs every 30 mins between Sandwich and Dover. It takes a scenic route along the coast, dipping into the former fishing, mining and […]

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