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Plenty of ammo for the Hornby-bashers there ....

The XX.02 services are the former Ipswich semi-fasts extended to Norwich.

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In Devon: Totnes, Dartmouth, Okehampton, Tavistock. I also like Torquay very much although it does have its rough areas - the Wellswood/Babbacombe/St Marychurch swathe is delightful though.

First could well do a deal with Rotala. Mine was only a suggestion based on the yard being adjacent, with Vantage buses visiting the Arriva depot for servicing and maintenance but being parked up in the adjacent yard. We shall have to wait and see.

GWR is advising that speed restrictions will apply between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway between 12.00 and 20.00 today (Thursday 25th), and also between Didcot Parkway and Banbury. The XX.15 London Paddington - Cardiff Central and the XX.56 Cardiff Central - London Paddington services...

Arriva could be sub-contracted to do all servicing and maintenance for the Vantage buses. First Berkshire already has an arrangement like this, whereby its RailAir coach fleet is garaged at Reading Buses' Great Knollys Street Depot and Reading Transport Ltd. has a full servicing and maintenance...

I can't recall the exact history, but the Oldham-Huddersfield route was operated by Hanson's of Huddersfield until their bus services were taken over by either Huddersfield Corporation or Huddersfield Joint Omnibus Committee in the late 1960s, the route gaining the number 65 at this point...

There are a number of short bus-only roads. The ones on Reading Buses route 26 allows buses to pass between adjacent housing estates at Southcote, Ford's farm and Beansheaf without time-consuming diverts up to the main road and back again. The infrastructure is simple, a one-lane bus gate with a...

Berko - Berkhamsted

The gaelic name for Glasgow is Glaschu, which translates roughly as Green Place.

They do, the RailAir coaches are housed there. Reading Buses (or more accurately, Reading Transport Ltd.) has a full servicing and maintenance contract for the RailAir fleet. (Off-topic) Thames Travel also outstations a few buses there for the X38/X39/X40 and 143.

Pride of the North is a generic livery, surely? Enabling a vehicle to be used across routes as cover when a route-branded bus is not available.

The Reading - Arborfield - Wokingham route was operated under contract to Wokingham Borough Council when operated by Thames Travel as route 144, but is now operated commercially by Reading Buses as route 3. A substantial amount of new housing is being built south of Reading and the route has now...

Although not joint services as such, London Country did start to co-ordinate with Thames Valley during the 1960s with both operators providing cross-town routes in Slough and High Wycombe, into what was previously considered the other company's "territory". The MAP schemes of the 1970s mainly...

I know the original question was about NBC companies, but joint working arrangements were common between municipal operators, especially in the conurbations in the Midlands and North of England (mainly the areas that went on to become the Metropolitan Counties). Manchester and...

Just some comments on what would be your route today: - The X12 still runs between Blandford (Forum) and Weymouth, operated by Damory. - The X53 now terminates at Axminster (Rail Station). For onward travel to Exeter you can catch Stagecoach 9A at Lyme Regis or Stagecoach 4 at Axminster. - The...

Interesting press release, mentioning the franchising in London and also the North-West. It has got me wondering if RATP Dev will make a bid for First's Oldham operations, given the prospect of Transport for Greater Manchester introducing franchising. RATP Dev already has a toehold in the...

Surprised no-one has mentioned Reading, which has two Park & Ride sites. Winnersh Triangle is just off the A329(M) and adjacent to the Station of the same name. It is served by dedicated route 500 which operates every 15 minutes (Monday-Saturday except evenings) to and from Reading Town Centre...

Amazon's Tilbury Depot has dedicated bus routes, that are timed around the starting and finishing times of shifts. As such services are not usually advertised to non-workers there may be more of these services than we realise.