Finally exploring the NEW Bee Network!
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Routing Through: Greater Manchester - Episode 4
The next episode of Routing Through sees me travelling around the biggest hub of the brand new Bee Network. Bolton sees a majority of routes under both Diamond and Go North West, so today is the first fully yellow (well, fully Bee) episode of the series! We get to try a whole heap of new intakes for Go North West and Diamond, including one of the lovely ex-Go North East and ex-Demonstrator Volvo B5TLs, which may potentially be joined by a pair from London later down the line.
The fourth episode, travelling around Bolton on plenty of the new Bees, sees us clear;
0:00 Pre-Intro
0:34 Introduction
1:53 What actually is the Bee Network?
6:49 Route 520 (Bee Network - Go North West)
10:20 Westhoughton Town Hall
11:17 Route 521 (Bee Network - Diamond North West)
14:34 Royal Bolton Hospital
16:16 Route 501 (Bee Network - Go North West)
17:53 Route 561 (Bee Network - Go North West)
21:36 Tonge Fold Road
23:23 Route 562 (Bee Network - Go North West)
25:11 Lunch Break @ Bolton Market Place
26:39 Route 507 (Bee Network - Diamond North West)
29:41 Route 541 (Bee Network - Diamond North West)
32:31 Route 572 (Bee Network - Go North West)
34:28 Great Lever, Walker Avenue - Plus a description of both routes.
35:43 Route 571 (Bee Network - Go North West)
37:02 Route 37 (Bee Network - Go North West)
40:05 Outro
Side Note: I will discuss Piccadilly Gardens in a future episode, as it was no longer daylight when I arrived.
• Background Song: "Pineapple Breeze" by Ran the Man.
• Intro/Outro Song: "I Love You" by Panthurr.
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Last rode the Withins and Great Levers routes on the last day of Atlanteans back in 2001!
I do like Bolton, though, with my last visit also seeing me leave on an electric on the 37. They're very nice but the second wheelchair space really restricts capacity downstairs for those who need it.
I take my Bolton lunch breaks at the Olympus Fish Bar, though, which TfGM conveniently built the Interchange next to! Integrated bus, train and chips!
I did initially say where I went on the day, but they're currently in hot water since recording, so cut it out 😂
Excellent enjoyable video again Lucy!
I'm impressed by those bus stairs at 33.55.
I have never seen windows on the stairs on any bus before! 👍🙂
Stagecoach's new Volvo BZL DDs in Cambridge have windows on the stairs too, looks very slick
Awesome video Lucy. Keep it up girl.
i visited Boton 2 weeks before the Bee Network launched & i must admit i was unsure about the Yellow livery at first when i first saw one in the Flesh when i was filming the buses in the town then a few days later the livery has grown on me & i cant wait to do Bolton again next year & see the Bee Network for myself & im looking into riding some Bee Network routes aswell & im loving the new Electric buses & im thinking about riding one to Manchester from Bolton brilliant vlog
I assume you’ll do the bee network wigan services in the future.Otherwise fantastic video as always👍🏻
The series is every bus route in Greater Manchester, but yes an episode there is to be done 2 episodes after this one
Excellent action packed video, Lucy. You did well to cover all those routes in a single day
I like the idea of Bee Network, with integrated bus/train/tram ticketing, so I hope this concept is adopted elsewhere (I'm also glad the London Travelcard has been reprieved for the same reason)
Yep! I know West Yorkshire council now want to look at this for cities like Leeds, that Nottingham is also considering it, and that McGill's has kicked up a fuss in Edinburgh as the council are pushing for it to start by the end of next year.
The ironic fact is, the private companies will complain, because franchising is built to not run for profits, but for passengers. It means its usually bigger companies who will try it, like Stagecoach. But if the largest operator in the UK can do it, why cant you try?
Overall though, Bee Network will be the best thing to happen in Manchester for years
The old Arriva Bolton depot has now passed to Diamond
Wait really? I was confused about that. Is that where they run the routes around Bolton from now then?
Have u done a video of bee network in wigan
This is part of my new series. Wigan is a sepeare episode coming soon