Witterings category: Buses

  • In response to “Bus Franchising, The Debate Continues”

    I’m writing this article in response to a recent post on Steve’s brilliant ‘Bus and Train’ blog.

  • Exploring the North Norfolk coast on Coasthopper

    During the penultimate week of Stagecoach’s tenure in King’s Lynn, I explored the Coasthopper route all the way through to Wells-next-the-Sea and Cromer.

  • Giving the Green Light to Green Line’s demonstrators

    In preparation for a brand new fleet to enter service later this year, Reading Buses have been trialling all of the latest and greatest vehicles the industry has to offer.

  • Reading’s original premier route has just levelled up

    Reading’s original premier route has just levelled up

    The talented folks at Reading Buses were very busy over the Christmas period – setting up the new Green Line operations; filling in the gaps in First’s Slough network; and adding many new buses to their fleet.

  • Does competition work with buses?

    Are there enough passengers to support long-term, sustainable competition between bus operators? I doubt it. Even if there are enough passengers, is head to head competition beneficial for passengers?

  • My Lake District trip – Glenridding & Aira Force

    The village of Glenridding sits at the southern end of Ullswater, the second largest lake in the Lake District. It’s accessible by Stagecoach’s route 508; the Saturdays only route 208; and the Ullswater Steamer ferry.

  • Exploring the Lake District in all its beauty…

    I began my 7 day extravaganza at the tail end of the hottest June week in over 30 years, hotly anticipating basking sunshine and glorious vistas.

  • Exploring Southampton & North Hampshire by bus

    Highlights from the trip include venturing out to East Stratton & Stoke Charity on Mervyn’s Coaches route 95; and the Stagecoach 16 from Basingstoke to North Waltham and Steventon.

  • Enjoying Basingstoke’s rebranded bus network

    A couple of Wednesday’s ago I went to visit the Stagecoach empire in North Hampshire – including sampling their newly relaunched bus network in Basingstoke, the subject of today’s blog post.

  • #CoastlinerCountry

    A few snapshots from across the #CoastlinerCountry.