More on Exmoor Coaster
Sunday 27th June 2021 You can usually pick up the vibes quite quickly whether a new bus venture will be a success when experiencing the service on the road. Despite … Continue Reading More on Exmoor Coaster
Adventures By Bus in Cornwall
Wednesday 26th May 2021 Following my hugely enjoyable ride across Dartmoor on the Dartmoor Explorer last Tuesday I made a return visit to the South West over the last couple … Continue Reading Adventures By Bus in Cornwall
Exploring the Dartmoor Explorer
Tuesday 18th May 2021 First Bus in the South West are launching a number of exciting bus route initiatives this summer with the aim of tapping into the tourist and … Continue Reading Exploring the Dartmoor Explorer
H is for Aberdeen
Wednesday 12th May 2021 After visiting Kintore Station on Monday I stopped off in Aberdeen to catch up on the latest development in the city’s high profile commitment to hydrogen … Continue Reading H is for Aberdeen
Week 8: Irreversible
Saturday 27th February 2021 The Government’s new-look-cautious irreversible-one-way-road approach to unlocking means the ‘stay-at-home’ message will be eased, subject to data, “data not dates”, in four weeks (at the earliest) … Continue Reading Week 8: Irreversible
Leeds leads in West Yorkshire
Tuesday 3rd November 2020 First Bus in Leeds have just introduced a fleet of nine electric buses manufactured by the Chinese company, Yutong. They’re becoming a popular purchase choice with … Continue Reading Leeds leads in West Yorkshire
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
go2 goes to Sevenoaks
Friday 3rd April 2020 A couple of weeks ago I suggested these unprecedented times might be a good opportunity to give Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) a really good try out … Continue Reading go2 goes to Sevenoaks
Dublin Airport’s bus and coach competition hots up
Sunday 8th March 2020 Dublin’s hotly contested airport to city centre public transport market began a new three way contest this week with the arrival of a new Dublin Express … Continue Reading Dublin Airport’s bus and coach competition hots up
Manchester miscellany
Monday 2nd March 2020 Stagecoach rolled out its high profile £16.5 million investment in 32 BYD ADL Enviro400EV double deckers yesterday so I popped up to Manchester today to take … Continue Reading Manchester miscellany
Turned off by turned off touch points in Essex
Thursday 20th February 2020 My travels today once again involved sampling more impressive shiny new buses from First Bus but this time with a few unexpected experiences along the way. … Continue Reading Turned off by turned off touch points in Essex
excel excels
Monday 17th February 2020 It’s ‘take a ride on another high profile brand new fleet of buses’ time again. Another £5.3 million spend. Another whole route conversion. This time nineteen … Continue Reading excel excels
Will Clacton be all at sea?
Wednesday 1st January 2020 Head to head competition between First Essex and Go-Ahead owned Hedingham between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea comes to an end on Saturday. First Essex closed its Clacton-on-Sea … Continue Reading Will Clacton be all at sea?
When a bus route becomes a coach route
Tuesday 31st December 2019 Go-Ahead owned Carousel extended its High Wycombe to Uxbridge route 102 on to Heathrow Airport on Sunday; I took a ride yesterday to try it out. … Continue Reading When a bus route becomes a coach route
Bus battle Southampton style
Sunday 1st December 2019 There was a time when Oxford was the oft quoted example of head-to-head quality competition between two major bus companies as each operator aimed for a … Continue Reading Bus battle Southampton style
43 years later in Cornwall
Sunday 6th October 2019 I picked up an old Western National timetable book for Cornwall when visiting the Isle of Wight Bus Museum last weekend. It’s always fascinating to see … Continue Reading 43 years later in Cornwall
Ninety round Glasgow
Monday 2nd September 2019 I’ve ridden round Birmingham (on both NatEx’s inner and outer circular bus routes); round Leicester with Centrebus; round Coventry before that city’s circular route (neatly numbered … Continue Reading Ninety round Glasgow
A day in Lothian
Wednesday 31st July 2019 Edinburgh’s a great city to visit and for those of us with an interest in public transport it’s always full of interesting developments, whether it be … Continue Reading A day in Lothian
A south Suffolk saunter
Friday 26th July 2019 I incorporated Wednesday’s ride on Buckland Buses’ splendid 1929 Dennis on route 250 between Aldeburgh and Thropeness into an enjoyable couple of days saunter around the … Continue Reading A south Suffolk saunter
Three Staffordshire bus rides
Tuesday 9th July 2019 Welcome to a fourth day of travelling to tick off various ‘to do’ routes, destinations, new buses and trains which began with an early start from … Continue Reading Three Staffordshire bus rides
railair takes off from Guildford
Wednesday 3rd July 2019 Bus and coach routes serving airports have expanded greatly over the last few decades with a seemingly constant stream of new initiatives. I wrote about the … Continue Reading railair takes off from Guildford
Elevated views on the 500
Friday 7th June 2019It’s been a long time waiting but finally First Bus have allocated much needed double deck buses on their high profile Glasgow Airport Express route 500. Ten … Continue Reading Elevated views on the 500
An Anglian Adventure
Thursday 14th March 2019 It began a month ago. A day out to Norwich to travel route 88 via Bungay and Halesworth to Southwold, where I’d catch the four-journey-a-day tendered … Continue Reading An Anglian Adventure
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
The battle for West Lothian
Wednesday 28th November 2018 A right royal bus battle is underway in West Lothian with more salvos being fired this weekend. At the beginning of August First Bus gave their … Continue Reading The battle for West Lothian
Go Gower
I’ve fond memories of living in Swansea, working for South Wales Transport, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It’s a great part of the country and the Gower Peninsular … Continue Reading Go Gower
