Tuesday 30th September 2025 Another month end so here’s more miscellany I’ve spotted on my travels over the last few weeks but not blogged about. Gatwick Express takes over Eastbourne I’ve featured the mess that is GTR’s train branding in previous roundups, but, noticing Gatwick Express liveried trains out in force in Eastbourne station (above... Continue Reading →| BusAndTrainUser
Saturday 27th September 2025 The London Transport Museum Friends held another country bus route recreating day on Tuesday and I was lucky enough to get a sought after ticket and take a ride on board. It follows the wonderful day in June 2024 when route 386 was recreated between Bishops Stortford and Hitchin and another,... Continue Reading →| BusAndTrainUser
Thursday 25th September 2025 Welcome to another blog about another bus route numbered 11 and where we head to Nottingham. Interesting developments at award winning bus company Nottingham City Transport (NCT) this month saw managing director David Astill warn staff of tough times ahead following disappointing financial results for year ended March 2025. “The company... Continue Reading →| BusAndTrainUser
Tuesday 23rd September 2025 I topped off last week’s epic ride on ember’s route E11 by sampling two very contrasting bus routes also numbered 11. One in the glorious Cotswolds and the other in Nottingham Today’s blog describes the former with Thursday’s featuring the latter. And this is not just any route 11. It’s a... Continue Reading →| BusAndTrainUser
Saturday 20th September 2025 I didn’t originally have Worcester on my list for this series by dint of the 2020 opening of Worcestershire Parkway making it a three station city. However, after lobbying from my Worcester based friend and former bus industry colleague, Iain Macbriar, who quite rightly pointed out Worcestershire Parkway is in Worcestershire... Continue Reading →| BusAndTrainUser
Thursday 18th September 2025 Scotland has two National Parks: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs and The Cairngorms. I enjoyed an absolutely brilliant day on Tuesday sampling two of Britain’s most scenic journeys – one across each National Park. If you enjoy a scenic bus and coach ride, I heartily recommend adding these two to any... Continue Reading →| BusAndTrainUser
Tuesday 16th September 2025 This post was going to be about my journey last Thursday on bus route LC6 which runs four times a day between Coalville and Hinckley Operated by Centrebus with one bus on behalf of Leicestershire County Council, the route was introduced on 26th August providing a north-south link between these communities... Continue Reading →| BusAndTrainUser
Saturday 13th September 2025 Obviously it just had to be in the Top 10 and very much deserves the coveted top three billing as an absolute sure fire example of Britain’s Quirky Bus Routes. It is of course the annual outing for Wiltshire’s very special bus route, the 23A, which has been providing a quirky... Continue Reading →| BusAndTrainUser
Thursday 11th September 2925 Catching up on last week’s developments with a look at three more new bus routes which began on 31st August/1st September…. First up is a new link between Leigh-on-Sea …| BusAndTrainUser
Tuesday 9th September 2025 As mentioned in recent blogs, last week saw a number of changes to bus routes in Powys, not least significant surgery to the TrawsCymru network through the county. Wherea…| BusAndTrainUser
Sunday 7th September 2025 Blog reader Natasha recently got in touch to suggest I visit Chartwell House in Kent and sample the options to travel there by bus. Situated down a country lane (called Ma…| BusAndTrainUser
Saturday 6th September 2025 For this continuing fortnightly exploration of places with two stations I’ve visited Bicester in Oxfordshire famous for one of its two stations unusually being ren…| BusAndTrainUser
Thursday 4th September 2025 Before today’s blog – thanks to blog reader and avid Metro reader, John, here’s a quick “you’re not going to believe this” from TfL a…| BusAndTrainUser
