BusAndTrainUser
@busandtrainuser.bsky.social
After a long career running buses, retirement involves enjoying the delights of bus and train travel around Britain and blogging about the experiences.
More PR activity at KGX this morning. Any ideas what it’s 100 days since?
August 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
More PR activity at KGX this morning. Any ideas what it’s 100 days since?
Interesting to see the autonomous bus getting ready for its trial in Sunderland at the @StagecoachNE depot.
February 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Interesting to see the autonomous bus getting ready for its trial in Sunderland at the @StagecoachNE depot.
In more restored bus route news - it’s good to see Carousel reintroducing a long lost weekday hourly link between Reading and Maidenhead this week.
February 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In more restored bus route news - it’s good to see Carousel reintroducing a long lost weekday hourly link between Reading and Maidenhead this week.
Good to see more hydrogen powered buses finally entering service from Crawley.
February 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good to see more hydrogen powered buses finally entering service from Crawley.
Interesting livery variation.
February 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Interesting livery variation.
Trying new bus route X48 complimenting the northern end of the Heart of Wales railway line.
February 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Trying new bus route X48 complimenting the northern end of the Heart of Wales railway line.
Changing colours doesn’t make buses more reliable as four buses arrive and depart Piccadilly together on route 192 just now.
January 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Changing colours doesn’t make buses more reliable as four buses arrive and depart Piccadilly together on route 192 just now.
The lucky residents of Bottesford, Leicestershire now have two different DRTs to choose from: Nottsbus on Demand and FoxConnect.
The joy of being a border village.
The joy of being a border village.
January 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The lucky residents of Bottesford, Leicestershire now have two different DRTs to choose from: Nottsbus on Demand and FoxConnect.
The joy of being a border village.
The joy of being a border village.
Arriva’s new Sightseeing Tour of Milton Keynes.
January 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Arriva’s new Sightseeing Tour of Milton Keynes.
Yay. Another retail unit taken out at EUS.
January 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Yay. Another retail unit taken out at EUS.
All change on the 242 today.
January 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
All change on the 242 today.
As it’s the festive season here’s an easy one….
Where is this station.
Where is this station.
December 27, 2024 at 12:27 PM
As it’s the festive season here’s an easy one….
Where is this station.
Where is this station.
West Huntingdonshire’s DRT has morphed from Ting to Tiger.
Nice bus.
Nice bus.
December 19, 2024 at 11:56 AM
West Huntingdonshire’s DRT has morphed from Ting to Tiger.
Nice bus.
Nice bus.
Always like to try out the alternative.
December 16, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Always like to try out the alternative.
Intrigued to see how many commuting passengers would be on the very first time a train has left Ashington at 08:00 this morning after 60 years without a rail service.
Read tomorrow’s blog to find out.
Read tomorrow’s blog to find out.
December 16, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Intrigued to see how many commuting passengers would be on the very first time a train has left Ashington at 08:00 this morning after 60 years without a rail service.
Read tomorrow’s blog to find out.
Read tomorrow’s blog to find out.
Saturday morning steam train spotting.
35028 Clan Line
1Z86 Three Bridges to Bristol Temple Meads.
I feel sorry for all those with cameras and tripods set up on platform 1😌
35028 Clan Line
1Z86 Three Bridges to Bristol Temple Meads.
I feel sorry for all those with cameras and tripods set up on platform 1😌
December 14, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Saturday morning steam train spotting.
35028 Clan Line
1Z86 Three Bridges to Bristol Temple Meads.
I feel sorry for all those with cameras and tripods set up on platform 1😌
35028 Clan Line
1Z86 Three Bridges to Bristol Temple Meads.
I feel sorry for all those with cameras and tripods set up on platform 1😌
Saturday morning g steam train spotting.
35028 Clans Line
1Z86 Three Bridges to Bristol Temple Meads.
Sad for all those with cameras and tripods waiting on platform 1.
35028 Clans Line
1Z86 Three Bridges to Bristol Temple Meads.
Sad for all those with cameras and tripods waiting on platform 1.
December 14, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Saturday morning g steam train spotting.
35028 Clans Line
1Z86 Three Bridges to Bristol Temple Meads.
Sad for all those with cameras and tripods waiting on platform 1.
35028 Clans Line
1Z86 Three Bridges to Bristol Temple Meads.
Sad for all those with cameras and tripods waiting on platform 1.
That’s much better.
Once it works … remove the ones in the middle of the concourse….
…. and we’ll all be happy again.
Wonder what happened to the manager whose bright idea (literally) for the advert it was in the first place.
Once it works … remove the ones in the middle of the concourse….
…. and we’ll all be happy again.
Wonder what happened to the manager whose bright idea (literally) for the advert it was in the first place.
December 13, 2024 at 3:30 PM
That’s much better.
Once it works … remove the ones in the middle of the concourse….
…. and we’ll all be happy again.
Wonder what happened to the manager whose bright idea (literally) for the advert it was in the first place.
Once it works … remove the ones in the middle of the concourse….
…. and we’ll all be happy again.
Wonder what happened to the manager whose bright idea (literally) for the advert it was in the first place.
Thank goodness the advertisement’s been turned off.
December 6, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Thank goodness the advertisement’s been turned off.
Platform 16 is one to avoid this lunch time.
December 6, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Platform 16 is one to avoid this lunch time.
Meanwhile in the quiet sanctuary of platform 13 lurks one of Avanti West Coast’s brand new Class 807 Evero trains.
December 6, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Meanwhile in the quiet sanctuary of platform 13 lurks one of Avanti West Coast’s brand new Class 807 Evero trains.
As it’s nearly Christmas; an easy one…..
Guess the station.
Guess the station.
December 6, 2024 at 1:18 PM
As it’s nearly Christmas; an easy one…..
Guess the station.
Guess the station.
It gets very busy here at CLJ at peak times so let’s reinstate lots of retail units on the footbridge.
December 6, 2024 at 8:47 AM
It gets very busy here at CLJ at peak times so let’s reinstate lots of retail units on the footbridge.
Porthcawl.
It’s not a bus station.
It’s a Metrolink.
Winner of the BusAndTrainUser Most Bizarre New Transport Infrastructure Award for 2024.
It’s not a bus station.
It’s a Metrolink.
Winner of the BusAndTrainUser Most Bizarre New Transport Infrastructure Award for 2024.
December 5, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Porthcawl.
It’s not a bus station.
It’s a Metrolink.
Winner of the BusAndTrainUser Most Bizarre New Transport Infrastructure Award for 2024.
It’s not a bus station.
It’s a Metrolink.
Winner of the BusAndTrainUser Most Bizarre New Transport Infrastructure Award for 2024.
Interesting things you see in Taffs Well: 3.
A new car park being constructed at the station.
But this is no ordinary car park.
This is a P&R car park.
A new car park being constructed at the station.
But this is no ordinary car park.
This is a P&R car park.
December 4, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Interesting things you see in Taffs Well: 3.
A new car park being constructed at the station.
But this is no ordinary car park.
This is a P&R car park.
A new car park being constructed at the station.
But this is no ordinary car park.
This is a P&R car park.