Slough’s Bath Road gets a plug
Thursday 29th October 2020 This week sees the start of a trial of BYD’s electric EMV200 single deck demonstrator bus in Slough. But this isn’t one of those short visit … Continue Reading Slough’s Bath Road gets a plug
Tour Hidden London from home
Tuesday 25th August 2020 The London Transport Museum has been running a series of Hidden London branded tours for a number of years. There’s even a book recently published which … Continue Reading Tour Hidden London from home
Book my bus ride in Bath and Bristol
Monday 10th August 2020 When First West of England managing director James Freeman announced a few weeks ago he was going to trial the idea of allowing passengers to pre-book … Continue Reading Book my bus ride in Bath and Bristol
A Tease on Tees
Friday 21st February 2020 (updaated Saturday 22nd February) The latest Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) scheme gets going on Monday so I thought I’d prepare travel plans and be ready to … Continue Reading A Tease on Tees
Revolutionising the Harrogate experience
Friday 17th Janurary 2020 Last month’s timetable change saw a greatly improved train service for Harrogate with LNER introducing direct trains to and from London Kings Cross every two hours; … Continue Reading Revolutionising the Harrogate experience
By Tandem to Rushden Lakes
Monday 13th January 2020 Ride sharing’s been around since the first horse bus began plying it’s way but the modern incarnation envisages using a website or app to book a … Continue Reading By Tandem to Rushden Lakes
Tapping into confustion
Tuesday 26th November 2019 It’s good to see more and more bus companies playing payment systems catch-up by accepting contactless cards as an alternative to cash. I’m not convinced the … Continue Reading Tapping into confustion
Go-Coach trailblazing in Sevenoaks
Wednesday 23rd October 2019 Small independently owned bus companies are a vital part of the industry. They serve small size towns and rural areas which other plc group companies cannot … Continue Reading Go-Coach trailblazing in Sevenoaks
Only Connect in Kent
Monday 16th September 2019 Back in July I took a ride on Nu-Venture’s route 58 between Maidstone, East and West Malling and villages and hamlets close to Wrotham Heath in … Continue Reading Only Connect in Kent
Pods in the Park
Tuesday 10th September 2019 Readers will know of my scepticism concerning Demand Responsive Transport; I’ve made enough journeys to conclude there’s no way such schemes will ever be commercially viable … Continue Reading Pods in the Park
zeelo lands at Gatwick Airport
Wednesday 21st August 2019 I sampled zeelo’s new commuter coach service between Newport and Bristol back in the Spring and wrote about the company and my travel experience on 24th May. … Continue Reading zeelo lands at Gatwick Airport
Hard and soft launches in Edinburgh
Thursday 1st August 2019 LNER know all about high profile launches. I guess it helps being in the public sector with a generous marketing budget rather than being a cash … Continue Reading Hard and soft launches in Edinburgh
Another rural pilot in Kent
Friday 12th July 2019 Kent County Council’s fourth ‘Rural Transport Initiative’ gets underway on Monday next week so earlier today I took a ride on the last weekday operation of … Continue Reading Another rural pilot in Kent
Rural pilots take off in Kent
Tuesday 18th June 2019 Kent County Council’s ‘Rural Transport Initiative’ using ‘Taxi Buses’ has begun so I thought I’d take a look to see how it’s going. It’s early days … Continue Reading Rural pilots take off in Kent
293 and 294 bow out in Kent
Tuesday 11th June 2019 Yesterday was the final time routes 293 and 294 connected various Kent villages with Tenterden. The routes’ withdrawal are a consequence of Kent County Council’s slimmed … Continue Reading 293 and 294 bow out in Kent
Commuting with Zeelo
Friday 24th May 2019 There was a time if you fancied running a coach travel business you’d get yourself a coach or two (probably decent second-hand stock to begin with), … Continue Reading Commuting with Zeelo
Three month Meridian countdown
Saturday 16th February 2019 There’s another rail construction project approaching its deadline for completion – the opening of a brand new train station in London. Meridian Water is due to … Continue Reading Three month Meridian countdown
railair & you’re there
Thursday 24th January 2019 The recent launch of First Bus’s nine brand new Scania Irizar i6 bodied K-series coaches for its prestigous RailAir nonstop service linking Reading Station with Heathrow … Continue Reading railair & you’re there
The m1 arrives in Bristol
Sunday 6th January 2019 Today saw the launch of the third route in Bristol’s metrobus trilogy: the m1. And this is the biggy. Route m3 was first out of the … Continue Reading The m1 arrives in Bristol
Switched on Harrogate
Friday 23rd November Hats off to Transdev Blazefield owned Harrogate Bus Company for getting their brand new fleet of electric buses for the town’s network of local bus routes on … Continue Reading Switched on Harrogate
Top 10 Show offs
Tuesday 30th October 2018 The Euro Bus Expo show opened at Birmingham’s NEC today for its biennial showcase of what’s hot in the bus and coach industry. I popped along … Continue Reading Top 10 Show offs
10 years from now
Wednesday 24th October 2018 Last week’s conference for Young Bus Managers in Bristol was another great success. A hundred people attended from across all five of the UK’s big bus … Continue Reading 10 years from now
Gliding on Glider
Ever wondered what around £100 million will buy in the way of Bus Rapid Transit? I popped over to Belfast today to find out. The idea of creating a metro … Continue Reading Gliding on Glider
Seven steps to simpler rail fares. Sorted.
Tomorrow is the last day to give feedback for the Rail Delivery Group’s review of rail fares with the aim of making them much easier to understand. They’ve produced a … Continue Reading Seven steps to simpler rail fares. Sorted.
Bristol’s latest metrobus m2 begins
The second of the three new metrobus routes began operating in Bristol yesterday. The m2 links the Long Ashton Park & Ride site (south west of the city) via some … Continue Reading Bristol’s latest metrobus m2 begins
