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"Puffin Shuttle" - St David's - Marloes operated by Richard's Bros in West Wales.

Stretches of line that used to be through open countryside that is now a modern housing estate. The void left when former industrial buildings are demolished, even if they have been derelict for some time.

Shotton & Queensferry but that's another country.

Today I have seen the helpful "Rail Replacement Service Ask driver for details" and "Sorry. I'm hungry" on an out of service rail replacement.

This thread reminds me of when I made my first trip to Northern Ireland getting around on Ulsterbus. As I was using a weekly pass I was not stating my destination. Unfortunately I cannot remember the towns but one evening instead of catching a direct bus back from where I was to Belfast, I saw...

When Shearings operated bus services one of their destinations was "Fairyland". Not a sylvan glen but a housing estate in Neath. A photo online of a Shearings coach displaying this is titled 'Spoof Destination'.

“Shadow Factory“

Trains and planes operate in controlled environments so to match the aviation and rail industries lorries will have their own dedicated highways with controllers dictating movements.

It was an enjoyable day. Good to actually do a route with stops instead of a run to a photo stop and straight back. Interesting to see an RT can maintain current schedules being on the tail of a service bus at origin and terminus. Rather unfortunate location for a service bus to break down...

Kings Cross Coach Station, as mentioned above now the site of the British Library. It made Gloucester Road Coach station seem positively palatial.

This should probably be in a different thread but a quick search didn't bring anything up. Mail trains are distant memory at Bristol Temple Meads but passing through over the weekend I noticed the boards on platform 6 showing the destinations were still in place.

A coach firm I drove for had a contract to take oxygen cylinders delivered to the station by RedStar to the local Boots chemist. I don't recall returning any to the station.

A problem that existed a while ago was Journey Planning systems showing them as 2 separate journeys. One I was aware of was the Stagecoach 172/72 Aberdare - Porthcawl which changed number at Bridgend. Traveline Cymru would show the 2 routes with a 3 minute connection at Bridgend. Not...

Not if involves passing through a bus gate. The bus gate enforecement specifies "Local buses" which would be those on routes registered with the traffic commissioner.

All the routes quoted appear to be Arriva Midlands. From their Conditions of Carriage https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/about-us/conditions-of-carriage/

I think it is least worst with limited resources. The RRBs can be more productive well on their way back to Newmarket for the next load of passengers instead of sat in traffic in and out of the city centre. Depending on the service at the station being used as an interchange it may offer a...

I would contend that the demand for data has caused extended times at bus stops. Setright ticket machine, most transactions in under ten seconds including change. A bit longer if the fare had to be looked up. Returns punched. Dayriders/season tickets/Explorers, visual inspection. I grew up...

The last inspector I recall checking my ticket was on the First operated X95 Edinburgh - Carlisle a few years ago. I had visited Edinburgh for a solar eclipse so possibly 2015. He was waiting in the middle of nowhere and got off in the middle of nowhere to cross the road for one heading north...

And the 1962 Transport Act removing the railway's obligation as a "Common Carrier" forced more freight onto the roads.

And if they're not the same price they can still choose, not necessarily solely on cost grounds as your example shows.