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Bus enthusiast who runs the website. Deliberately anonymous.

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NEW ARTICLE:
Picture Gallery: Route 213 Heritage Day
A fabulous day out in South West London as heritage buses - old and not so old - take over the 213!
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Couple more from the 213 Running Day...

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Route 213 Running Day today has brought out the unique front-entrance Routemaster FRM 1.

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NEW ARTICLE:
"On my way into Manchester"
A picture gallery of a Sunday afternoon bus ride from The Trafford Centre to Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens, featuring a variety of mainly new buses operating the Bee Network.
https://t.co/37mP3okN9m

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"A Tale of Two Setbacks - Setback Two"
Continuing my travels in Norfolk, where another setback sends me on an unexpected exploration of the Norfolk Broads... Meet the Coast Hoppers, Sir Douglas Bader and a very successful young footballer...
https://t.co/LLUsqhfXBM

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NEW ARTICLE:
'Scenic Bus Rides: To Whitby in a Heartbeat'
Marketed as "Britain's Most Scenic Bus Route", via the Food Capital of Yorkshire, passing the station for Hogwart's and calling into the village they filmed Heartbeat in. I'm on the 840 to Whitby!
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NEW ARTICLE:
100 British Bus Routes - Route 17
A cross-Reading bus, route 17 has been upgraded to electric bus operation. Join me as I travel from Tilehurst, west of the town centre, to the very eastern edge of the town, on Reading Buses' flagship route.
https://t.co/EcIONbsG7f

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@nationalrailenq X26 became the SL7 in 2023, 25 was cut back from Oxford Circus to City Thameslink, 427 never served Shepherds Bush (or Paddington), 10 was axed years ago...

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@nationalrailenq You might like to check some of the bus information you have published, as a lot of it is wrong - eg, references to routes 10 & X26, 205 to Paddington, 427 to Shepherds Bush, 25 to Oxford Circus...

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NEW ARTICLE
"A Tale of Two Setbacks - Setback One"
On my travels in Norfolk, a broken down bus pushes me in a different direction which proves to be absolutely delightful. And this is just the first of two setbacks that I will experience today...
https://t.co/hygUGlXaon

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Very enjoyable time at the Windsor Running Day today. Great selection of vehicles. Well done Amersham & District Motorbus Society.

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NEW ARTICLE:
"A Bus Ride to New York and Boston"

No I haven't left the country! This is a trip through rural Lincolnshire, from Lincoln itself to Boston, via the hamlet of New York!

https://t.co/Azr6Xfl7cp

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NEW ARTICLE:
Lincolnshire's Last Bus

A very short piece considering the very early finish times of buses on some routes in Lincolnshire.

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NEW ARTICLE:
"Finding the 1 ... in East Devon"

My continuing search for the route 1 to qualify for my 100 British Bus Routes series takes me to Exeter, for a ride to Cullompton. I even find a Grade-II listed bus shelter, but am I on the 1 or the 1A?
https://t.co/4aiyFx4bcj

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NEW ARTICLE:
100 British Bus Routes - Route 69
Following in the steps of William the Conqueror (possibly), through the Hampshire countryside to the former Roman town of Venta Belgarum. This is route 69 from Fareham to Winchester - and it's very scenic...
https://t.co/vr4gV1g9df

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NEW ARTICLE
"Sunday Travels in the Lake District"
Sunday. The day of rest after a hard week's bus riding! So a bit of meandering around the Lake District is exactly what's needed. Just stick to the plan...
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@Jamiec1233 Small world - same here!

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NEW ARTICLE: On "This Day" Last Year
Good Friday 2025, and I'm on a trip through South East London and North Kent, via an old chalk pit that now attracts 28 million visitors every year...
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NEW ARTICLE: "Quarter One Snippets"
Stories, pictures and opinions from the last three months that don't merit a full article of their own... Including an incredibly uncomfortable bus, some curious AI maps and an error message that makes no sense.
https://t.co/UA8IkNAIDn

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NEW ARTICLE:
"A Ride on the M40 - and Other Stories"
Bus wars have broken out in Bucks and Berks. Join me as I try a new route that First has launched - with impossible timings quoted in its press release and Cornish-liveried buses on the road!
https://t.co/bT2OPVn5zV