Saturday 25th October 2025 Tomorrow marks the exact day 39 years ago, Sunday 26th October 1986, when Britain’s buses were deregulated outside of London. To mark this anniversary - as by the time we get to the 40th next year, much of the country's buses in the large conurbations will be under a franchised regime... Continue Reading →
Britain’s Top 10 Quirky Bus Routes: 9 Borders Buses route 477
Saturday 15th March 2025 This year's monthly blog series is counting down Britain's quirky bus routes. Following last month's wander through Windsor Great Park using roads out-of-bounds to ordinary traffic on White Bus route 01, this month we're heading north for a ride on a route where the bus timetable is determined by the tide... Continue Reading →
Newcastle to Edinburgh by bus: Part 2
Tuesday 14th March 2023 The bus had recently transferred in to Berwick-upon-Tweed from Borders Buses' parent company West Coast Motors I left you on my journey by bus from Newcastle to Edinburgh in the border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed having travelled there on Arriva's scenic route X18. Before continuing on my way to Edinburgh I wanted... Continue Reading →
