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I've noted the current discussion about the trials and tribulations of Elgin bus station. It's a town I've only ever visited once, and it seems to have a relatively small and basic facility. Not brilliant and there's many towns that size that don't have any bus station. One such is Stratford...

I will be posting details of my trials and tribulations with this ticket on the Trip Reports. However, I was wondering if other people have used this ticket and experienced any issues? For the uninitiated, it's a multi-operator ticket as this extract from the Essex County Council website...

Didn’t look like an appropriate thread existed so added this one. Apparently Dewsbury bus station is to refurbished https://www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/dewsbury Whilst I welcome investment in public transport, does it really need £14m spending on it? It’s pretty decent and I’d contend...

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We've not had too many trivia threads recently so thought I'd add one and, despite the title, it doesn't relate to the power output of engines! There are always strong views on vehicles that are (rightly) regarded as classic bus designs - the Wright Eclipse, the Bristol RE, the Olympian, and...

There was a bit of discussion on other threads about Park and Rides. It got me thinking... What are the best and worst Park and Ride schemes? What makes them good or bad, and what lessons can be learned? Also, aside from the wishlists in various Bus Service Improvement Plans, are there any...

Seeing as there isn't a thread for BSIPs (Bus Service Improvement Plans), I thought it would be a good idea for people to highlight what is being proposed in various counties, or indeed, anything else of interest found within their BSIPs. For instance, one of the many nuggets from the Somerset...

We all know that First Bus gained the moniker "Worst Bus" but there have been some other firms that have attracted unfortunate and unwanted alternative names. Not wishing to offend anyone but Go OK Travel was an unfortunate portmaneau/corruption. However, more in the nickname stakes were...

I had the privilege of being in East Kent yesterday, and whilst speeding towards Canterbury, was passed by several Stagecoach vehicles running out of service. This is because a number of local routes are operated by the Dover, Herne Bay and Westwood depots, a consequence of East Kent's...

A couple of threads recently have mentioned pubs being located in or adjacent to bus stations, where passengers could slake their thirst before or after their journey. Edinburgh's old bus station had one pub at the exit (Travellers Tryst) and one actually inside a building located in the...

Apart from the obvious stuff like destination blinds (except London) and passengers (leave the Covid or franchising/renationalisation utterances to those threads), what don't you see on buses these days that we did 10, 20, 30 or more years ago?

We are now entering 2021 after an extremely challenging year. Whilst the first few months of 2021 will continue to be a challenge for us all, let's look forward to a more positive year than the one we've just left behind. Things are dark now, both metaphorically and literally. However, the...

Just a quick note to wish you all a very Merry Christmas to everyone. It's definitely been a challenging year for us all. 2021 will be a better year. We are aware that these are difficult times anyway, and perhaps trickier at Christmas. If you're finding it tough, for whatever reason...

This forum's members span a wide range of ages and geographies, from younger folk in Scotland to more senior members on the South Coast and everything in between. Rather than a specific vehicle, what is the type of bus that is synonymous with your childhood in terms of type, livery etc? Just a...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/could-we-see-a-head-out-to-help-out-scheme.208165/ The idea of encouraging mass public transport during a pandemic and likely second wave just will not happen. The media outcry would be horrendous; folks may disagree with the...

With an enforced weeks' holiday and not much to do, I thought I'd have a twin activity day of blending some mountain biking and some bus travel. Actually, I went on some buses and then had a couple of hours on the bike as, the other way round, would have offended fellow passengers' noses...

The posting of a c.1987 North Western picture got me thinking.... we have seen the introduction of the big 3 corporate liveries (though First are rowing back on that in many locations) and people often get misty eyed at stuff like traditional lined out municipal liveries of the 1950s. However...

** Mod note ** This thread has been spun off from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/firstgroup-restructuring-and-survival.65668/ Fish rots from the head down.... It's not just the obvious examples of Northampton or SMT that make you realise how bad First got. I had a spell of travelling...

Don't think this has been reported on here, but I'm led to believe that as of 31st March, RATP sold Selwyns back to its management. Plenty of changes to the directors etc on Companies House with Selwyn Jones returning to be one of three directors with Derek Lott (MD) and 3 other RATP...

Aside from all the virus stuff, another trivia thread to hopefully get the assembled minds going. I was looking at something else non transport related that referred to Leek in Staffordshire. It got me thinking though about Leek bus station - a place seemingly caught in a timewarp so you could...