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@RandomBusNerd

A Random Bus Nerd from Bedfordshire Often found around bus stations or enjoying a bus ride, I often find myself taking photos.

शामिल हुए Temmuz 2020
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Today I visited Lincoln, it was a very nice city which featured a variety of interesting buses. Here are some photos taken from Scott's Bridge, which crosses over Broadgate in Central Lincoln. #Lincoln #Buses #Stagecoach
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The end of March has come around very quickly, the days are finally getting lighter and there has been some lovely weather. I felt like I could share a selection of photos that I have taken over the last month. #England #Bedford #Travel
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
Herberts Travel operate a very interesting and well kept fleet of buses from their depot in Blunham, Bedfordshire, with Olympians, B7TLs and many other great vehicles still in regular use. I am very grateful to the staff who kindly allowed me to have a look around recently.
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
@armand_b2002 They have quite a few former London buses which is nice. Stagecoach claimed that operating those routes around Biggleswade was unsustainable for them, so they ceased operations there in late 2022
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Armand@armand_b2002·
@RandomBusNerd Grant Palmer are amazing they have many former London buses. Need to ride them at some point man! But that’s a shame what caused Stagecoach to cease their operations at Biggleswade
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
Earlier, I took a journey on the fairly new X75 service between Biggleswade and Cambridge. It was a very enjoyable scenic trip. The service was surprisingly well used towards Cambridge, with BU75 WNC being an absolutely brilliant Volvo/MCV Evora, a great example of a modern bus.
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
@Kieran0502 Wow, that is quite expensive for a bus considering the average is a £3 single these days. It's likely worth the extra cost for those who use it regularly due to the time saving
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Kieran@Kieran0502·
@RandomBusNerd Yeah, the X1 is £14 for a return. At that point you may as well get the train.
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
@armand_b2002 It's a nice town, I always enjoy visiting, Stagecoach operated there up until 2022 but all of their routes are now thankfully operated by Grant Palmer, they even own the old Stagecoach depot in the south of Biggleswade which they run the buses from.
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Armand@armand_b2002·
@RandomBusNerd Not been to Biggleswade in years! Nice place my late dad used to have a property there does Stagecoach still serve there as I haven’t been a in long time
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
@Kieran0502 The X75 has only been around since the start of the month so not many people seem to know about it yet. The Whippet X1 is apparently quite expensive but it's likely quite useful due to it being much quicker than the alternatives
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Kieran@Kieran0502·
@RandomBusNerd I had no idea this service even existed, apparently there’s also a new X1 service between Cambridge and Peterborough operated by Whippet using coaches.
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
For my final trip of 2025 I decided to take a quick journey over to Worcester in the West Midlands It is always nice to travel somewhere different. I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year 🎉 #Worcester #England #Travel
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
Several buses around Bedford have been appearing in a new blue colour over the past couple of months. They certainly look different, with many more expected to be repainted into this colour fairly soon. I'm still unsure what to think of it.
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
@CBGbusUsers 'Lakes Connection' is much nicer than the new Stagecoach 'Boring Blue' as I call it. I don't even know if it classes as a livery due to the simplicity. Localised branding is always much better, smaller companies can often achieve this
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
This evening I was lucky enough to travel on LX56 EAE (36308) on the 25 to Rushden. The other E200 Darts at Bedford have now sadly been withdrawn, with this one facing withdrawal at any time from now. These were very nice buses, so it's a shame to see them go.
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@armand_b2002 That looks like a great walk, there are some very nice views there. I also enjoy walking in the countryside
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Armand@armand_b2002·
So today I went for a walk around my local area and decided to snap some countryside shots. British countryside is possibly the best for open fresh breath of air that i certainly caught great glimpses of what the great county is!
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
@armand_b2002 They definitely deserve recognition for maintaining the vehicles to such a high standard, they've proved that with the right maintenance, a bus can go on for a very long time
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Armand@armand_b2002·
@RandomBusNerd I got to really big up grant Palmer where it is due man because that’s the key! When you maintain a bus it can go on forever and ever. And hell I think even the last remaining darts could have gone for many years
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
The time is sadly nearly up for the remaining E200 Darts at Bedford Depot, with replacements due relatively soon. Some of them started their lives in London nearly 20 years ago, these have been great vehicles which have lasted very well.
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
@armand_b2002 It doesn't feel that long since they went at all, it's definitely nice that they lived on for a while. They were maintained to a very high standard which helped some of them reach 20
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Armand@armand_b2002·
@RandomBusNerd Wow so they both went not too long ago and they lived a life lived. See you know a bus that has lived a long life where it reaches 20 or more so years.
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
@armand_b2002 It's great that you can upgrade Grok if you need to, I use the free version as it does the job for me.
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Armand@armand_b2002·
@RandomBusNerd But here’s a beautiful truth if you upgrade to premium which frankly is a lot of money you can actually advance grok a lot more than what it is
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
I've just been notified that its now been 5 years since I started this account, it was still officially known as Twitter back then. A lot has changed in that time, but my passion remains the same I would like to thank everyone who follows my account. #MyXAnniversary
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RandomBusNerd@RandomBusNerd·
@armand_b2002 It wasn't too long ago, the final Dart was retired at the start of this year, that was CA05 GHA (210). The last Ex London Dart was SN06 JPX (206) which was retired in late 2023.
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Armand@armand_b2002·
@RandomBusNerd When did grant Palmer retried the last of their darts, not to long ago was it
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