On 17th Aug 2012, First's YK05CDN starts its journey back to Penzance on route 6 from a damp Mousehole harbour

On 18th Aug 2012, First's Y1EDN stands at St Just waiting to depart on route 10A to Penzance

Maneouvring a bus through Mousehole isn't all that easy. YK04KWR emerges from the narrowest section...

...and succeeds

20th August 2012, and YK05CDN with its wonky destination display is arriving back at Mousehole harbour on route 5A.

Having disgorged beach-equipped passengers, the driver has reset the destination and is about to make a 3-point turn before returning to Penzance

It's a blazing hot 9th August 2012 as Bristol VR VPR491S sets off on its steep climb out of Woolacombe

Wessex Connect's KP54BYX on route 622 is within a few hundred yards of its desintation in Chipping Sodbury, 9th June 2012

A few minutes later, Wessex Connect's KU52YJY passes through Chipping Sodubury on route 620 to Old Sodbury with a defective destination display

A few more minutes, and First's W806PAE begins its journey to Bristol on route 342

The previous day, sister W812PAE sits in the rain at Wickwar Road, Chipping Sodbury waiting to leave on route 342

National Travel West Midlands' Dennis Trident BX02AVL negotiates the turn from Stephenson Street into Pinfold St, due to a diversion, 31.5.12

National Travel West Midlands' BX12DDJ in Broad St, Birmingham by Symphony Hall, 31.5.12

National Travel West Midlands' BX61LHH, a hybrid Enviro 400 on route 23 in Broad St, Birmingham, 31.5.12

Later the same day in Broad St, BU04BKG heads for the city centre on route 126

National Travel West Midlands' W116DOP in Navigation St, Birmingham, outside New St Station, 31.5.12

In the same location, Black Diamond's Optare KS03EXP pulls in to the stop

BV52OAS on route 6 to Solihull turns from Stephenson St into Pinfold St avoiding the closed section of Navigation St, Birmingham, 31.5.12

Followed shortly afterwards by BU53UNN heading for Dudley on route 87...

...and V57MOA heading for Cofton Hackett on route 47

BX10AEL squeezes past a cement mixer in Pinfold St, Birmingham, 31.5.12 on route 37E to Solihull

..followed by Y785TOH on the 3E to Yardley Wood

Wessex Connect's Dennis Dart Y251KNB in Chipping Sodbury High St, 22.5.12 heads for Wotton-Under-Edge on route 84

Wessex Connect's Dennis Dart SN05HDD in Chipping Sodbury High St, 22.5.12 on its way to Kingswood on route 86

Wessex Connect's Dennis Dart KX03HZJ in Chipping Sodbury High St, 22.5.12 about to terminate after a journey on the little-used route 88

Stagecoach VU06JDX in Brunswick Rd, Gloucester, 12.5.12 waiting to leave on route 10 to Cheltenham

Stagecoach Dennis Dart X511ADF in Eastgate St, Gloucester, 12.5.12 on route 4 to Brockworth

Stagecoach Dennis Dart V944DFH stands outside Primark, Clarence St, Gloucester 12.5.12.

Stagecoach Dennis Trident MX55KSJ in Clarence St, Gloucester, 12.5.12 on route 10, heading for Lower Tuffley

Stagecoach Scania Enviro 400, VX09NBL at Gloucester Bus Station, 12.5.12, on route 94 to Cheltenham...

...and again

Stagecoach Dennis Trident VU06JCY pauses at Clarence St, Gloucester on its way to Brockworth on route 10, 12.5.12

Stagecoach VX09BCY waits for a driver in Clarence St, Gloucester, 12.5.12, on its way to Finlay Rd on route 7

Stagecoach Scania Enviro 400, MX08GHY, in Brunswick Rd, Gloucester 12.5.12 on its way to Cheltenham on route 10

Hatts Coaches Salisbury Park & Ride bus SN11FFU, 5th May 2012

Wilts & Dorset Optare Solo, YJ06FYC in Salisbury, heading for Devizes on route 2, 5.5.12.

Wilts & Dorset Mercedes Benz Citaro HF55JZA on route r1 in Salisbury, 5.5.12

Wilts & Dorset DAF, W161RFX arrives in Salisbury on route X3, 5.5.12

Wilts & Dorset Dennis Dart HW52EPX in Salisbury on route r4, 5.5.12

Wilts & Dorset Mercedes Benz Citaro, HF55JZJ in Salisbury, 5.5.12

Wilts & Dorset Dennis Dart HF54BTX on route r3 in Salisbury, 5.5.12

Hatts Coaches Salisbury Park & Ride bus, SN11FFW, on route 502 to Wilton, 5.5.12...

.. and sister SN11FFL waiting to leave on route 501 the same day

WIlts & Dorset Optare Solo YJ06FYE loads in Salisbury on 5.5.12

Hatts Coaches SN11FFK on Park & Ride route 502 in Salisbury, 5.5.12

Wilts & Dorset DAF/Optare R156NPR Stonehenge tour bus arrives at Stonehenge 6.5.12....

... and passengers wait for the return journey

Wessex Connect's T876HGT waits to leave Chipping Sodbury church on route 482 to Cribbs Causeway on 24th April 2012

Buses Bristol City Centre, 30th November 2009

First Group's Park & Ride liveried FJ57CZC in Rupert St, Bristol

First's P256PAE in Victoria St, Bristol on route 178 to Radstock

A Bus R222AJP on route 349 in Victoria St, Bristol

Bath Road Park & Ride liveried W702PHT in Bond St, Bristol

First's W814PFB heads for Rookery Farm on route 51, in Victoria St, Bristol...

...while W823PFB on route 51 heads along Victoria St towards the centre

First's W824PAE in Bond St on route 40

Also in Bond St, WX06OMK heads towards the centre on the circular route 9 from Temple Meads

WX09KBM on route 49 has nearly reached its destination as it travels along Bond St, Bristol....

...and WX09KBU has prematurely changed its destination display, not having reached its terminus on the centre yet

WX54XCN travels down Victoria St on route X39 to Bath

Airport Flyer coach WX54ZHM loads passengers and baggage at Temple Meads

In the gloomy November afternoon WX58BZL is on route 8 on Temple Way

WX55VHO stops beneath the trees in the Haymarket en route for Hartcliffe on route 75

Rupert St is surpisingly lacking in traffic as WX57HLR reaches its destination at the centre

WX57HLW travels down Victoria St on route 1 to Broomhill...

while colleague WX58JYE stops in Rupert St heading for the other end of route 1 at Cribbs Causeway

WX59BYR travels along Temple Way, coming towards the end of its long journey from Wells on route 376

In Victoria St, Y538CSF heads for Keynsham on route 349

Park & Ride FJ57CZB in Bond St, Bristol 21.1.10

V738FAE stops in Union St en route for Hengrove Depot on route 90

W812PFB travels inbound on Victoria St on route 51

WX57BZM stands at Temple Meads awaiting its turn on routes 8 and 9

WX57HLZ in the Horsefair on route 1 to Broomhill

Andybus AJ05BUS squeezes through the narrow streets of Malmesbury on route 31 to Swindon, 10.4.10

Andybus R502SJW is about to pass the famous Malmesbury Abbey, 10.4.10

Andybus' Optare YJ05WCC in Malmesbury High Street, 10.4.10

National Express West Midlands' BV52OBA heads along the tree-lined Blossomfield Rd in Solihull on route 76, 9.6.10

Sister bus BV52OBG is also in Blossomfield Rd on route 49E, 9.6.10

Travel Coventry-liveried BV52OCM departs Solihull Station on route 82 to Coventry, 9.6.10

BX59NTL displays the new National Express West Midlands livery as it departs Solihull on route 6 towards Birmingham city centre, 9.6.10

...while P536EJW wears the older Travel West Midlands livery.

Claribels' YD02RCY awaits departure from Solihull Station on route 72 to Birmingham city centre, 9.6.10

Prague tram 9091 on the scenic route 22 near Karluv most (Charles Bridge), August 2010

Prague tram 8053 emerges from beneath buildings next to Karluv most heading for Petriny on route 18

Prague tram 8500 on route 12 stops at Malostranska

All-over advertising liveried Prague tram 9014 approaches the Malostranska stop on route 18

Prague tram 9157 arrives at Malostranska...

..where it passes 8344 en route for Palmovka on route 12

Prague tram 5521 - an engineer's vehicle, approaches Malostranska

On route 20 to Sidliste Barrandov, Prague tram 8356 approaches Malostranska wearing advertising livery for Samsung

Tram 8320 stops at Malostranska en route to Malovanka on route 20. Next it will negotiate a steep hill and a hairpin bend before passing the castle

Modern tram 8151 on a segregated section of track near Prazny hrad (Prague Castle) descends towards the city centre on route 8

..followed by 9150 on route 20

Prague tram 9165 climbs the hill past the castle en route for Bila Hora on route 20

Tram 8450 on route 8 to Vypich is chased by another on route 18 near the castle.

Prague tram 8714 near the castle heads for Sidliste Barrendov

Tram 8220 approaches the Prague Castle stop on route 20.

Tram 8346 crosses Manesuv most (bridge) on its way to Petriny on route 18

Tram 9120 has just left the Ujez stop near Malostranke namesti at the foot of Petrin hill

Preserved tram 351 works a special tourist service complete with crew in period uniform

One of the very few bus routes in central Prague which is otherwise dominated by trams, is the 291 hotel link route, seen at its IP Pavolva terminus

East Yorkshire 720 VolvoB9TL-Wright Eclipse body at Scarborough railway station 8 April 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

Scarborough & District 333 Dennis Dart-Plaxton Pointer in Castle Road, Scarborough, 8 April 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

Scarborough & District 333 Dennis Dart-Plaxton Pointer in St Thomas Street, Scarborough, 8 April 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

Scarborough & District 360 Dennis Dart Enviro-ADL body in St Thomas street, Scarborough, 8 April 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

Scarborough & District 363 Volvo B7RLE - Plaxton Centro body in St Thomas Street, Scarborough, 8 April 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

First 31528, URX318X, at Glasgow Museum of Transport, 3 September 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

First 31528, URX318X, at Glasgow Museum of Transport, Glasgow Exhibition Cente in background, 3.9.11. Photo: Roger Newport

First 37272, SN57 JBV, Volvo B7TL, Wright Eclipse body, in George Street, Edinburgh, 2 September 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

First 42886, SF05 KXK, Dennis Dart SLF, Alexander body, at Glasgow Museum of Transport, 3 Sept 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 124, SN04 NHU, Volvo B7RLE, Wright Eclipse body, in Princes Street, Edinburgh, 2.9.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 141, SK07 CFO, Volvo B7RLE, Wright Eclipse body, in Princes Street by the Scott monument. Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 141, SK07 CFO, Volvo B7RLE, Wright Eclipse body, in Princes Street, Edinburgh, 2.9.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 304, SN09 CTV, Volvo B9TL, Wright Eclipse body, in Princes Street, Edinburgh, 2.9.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 395, brand new Volvo B9TL, Wright Eclipse body, in Princes Street, Edinburgh, 2.9.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 672, SN04 ABK, Dennis Trident SLF, Plaxton body, at Cameron Toll, Edinburgh, 2.9.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 740, SN55 BNY, Volvo B7TL, Wright Eclipse body, in Princes Street, Edinburgh 2.9.11, Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 740, SN55 BNY, Volvo B7TL, Wright Eclipse body, in Princes Street, Edinburgh, by the Scott monument. Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 824, SN56 AHK, Volvo B9TL, Wright Eclipse body,at Cameron Toll, Edinburgh, 2.9.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 932, SN09 CVT, Volvo B9TL, Wright Eclipse body, at Cameron Toll, Edinburgh, 2.9.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Lothian Buses 942, SN10 DKO, Volvo B9TL, Wright Eclipse body, in Princes Street, Edinburgh, 2.9.11. Photo: Roger Newport

MacTours 10, ex-ERM 281, on Waverley Bridge, Edinburgh, 2 September 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

MacTours 7, ex ERM143, in George Street, Edinburgh, Melville monument in background, 2.9.11. Photo: Roger Newport

MacTours 7, ex-ERM 143, on Waverley Bridge, Edinburgh, 2 September 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 15328, (J828HMC), a Scania N113DRB, with Alexander body, at Exmouth Bus Station on 14.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 36221 (WA60HLN), a Dennis Dart SLF4, with Alexander body, in Exeter on 14 October 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 36229 (WA60HLY), a Dennis Dart SLF4, with Alexander body, in Exeter on 14 October 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 36234 (WA11BXZ), a Dennis Dart SLF4, with Alexander body, in Exeter on 14 October 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

Arriva 5438 (SN58EOK), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400, in New Road, Oxford, on 20 October 2011. Photo: Roger Newport

Oxford Bus Co 106 (T106DBW), a 1999 Dennis Trident 2 with Alexander body, at Oxford Station on 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Oxford Bus Co 301(HY11BRD), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 hybrid vehicle, enters Magdalen Street, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Oxford Bus Co 314 (HP11OXF),an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 hybrid vehicle, outside County Hall, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Oxford Bus Co 822 (MA52OXF), a 2002 Mercedes 0530 with Citaro body, in New Road, Oxford, on 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Oxford Bus Co 824 (MC52OXF), a 2002 Mercedes 0530 with Citaro body, outside Nuffield College, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Oxford Bus Co 855 (TF56OXF), a 2006 Mercedes 0530 with Citaro body, outside Nuffield College, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 12005 (OU10GGK), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 hybrid vehicle, in the pedestrianised Queen St, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 12021 (OU10GFK), an Aelxander Dennis Enviro400 hybrid vehicle, in Magdalen Street, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 15535 (VX59JCZ), a Scania N230UD, with Alexander Enviro400 body, crosses Broad Street, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 15611 (OU10BHE), a Scania N230UD with Alaxander Enviro400 body, in George Street, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 15619 (OU10BGY),a Scania N230UD with Alexander Enviro400 body, in George Street, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 18198 (KN54ZXO), a Dennis Trident with Alexander ALX400 body, in Magdalen Street, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 19659 (OU60CVA), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400, outside Nuffield College, Oxford, on 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 22765 (OU58GKF),a MAN18.240LF with Dennis Enviro300 body, in the pedestrianised Queen St, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

Stagecoach 22765 (OU58GKF), a MAN18.240LF with Dennis Enviro300 body, approaches Carfax, Oxford, 20.10.11. Photo: Roger Newport

MCW Metrobus Mk 2 A646BCN with Cambridge Blue

Ensignbus 252, WLT752 (originally a Routemaster registration, of course), in Cambridge

Huntingdon & District 4203, Leyland Olympian with Northern Counties body.

Huntingdon & District 5308, Volvo B10BLE, R121HNK

Brand-new National Express Scania with Caetano body, built in Portugal. Still unregistered when the photo was taken

Quantock Motor Services' L507TKA, May 2011

First Western National's S825WYD in the station yard at Bishops Lydeard heading for Taunton. May 2011

First Western National's YG02DKV in Bishops Lydeard station yard, heading for Minehead on route 28, May 2011

YG02DLY passes through Bishops Lydeard station yard as it heads for Butlins, Minehead, May 2011

RM1204 heads for Trafalgar Square on heritage route 9, May 2011

RM1218 enters Piccadilly Circus, May 2011

RM735 heads along Piccadilly en route to Trafalgar Square, May 2011

Freebus W366ABD at Temple Meads Station, July 2011. Photo: David Cullimore

Freebus A366ABD at Temple Meads, July 2011. Photo: David Cullimore

London Bus Bristol's G370OCK in traditional Bristol Omnibus Livery, Broadmead, August 2011. Photo: David Cullimore

...and again, resting on the Downs. Photo: David Cullimore

Abellio's KU02YBP is outside St Thomas' Hospital, August 2011 on route 211 to Hammersmith.

Go-Ahead London's LX05EZM makes its way to Putney on route 22, August 2011

Brighton and Hove's T671KPU at Rottingdean on route 27, bound for Saltdean, August 2011

Brighton and Hove's T677KPU approaches the traffic lights at Rottingdean on route 27, August 2011

Brighton and Hove's YN06SZW heads for Newhaven on route 14C at Rottingdean, August 2011

Go Whippet Volvo B6BLE with East Lancs body, FE51RCU

Go Whippet Volvo B10M Citybus G823UMU - an unusual specimen with an under-floor engine

First 42430 Dennis Dart P430ORL enters Woolacombe, August 2006

First WX53UWL on Redcliffe Hill, Bristol, September 2006

Andybus Dennis R30ARJ in Chipping Sodbury en route for Malmesbury

First Dennis Dart N236KAE (46236) arrives at its terminus

Rather an anonymous coach, L60SGB, in Chipping Sodbury on a schools service

South Glos Bus & Coach's Lynx K623VYN arrives in Chipping Sodbury from Wotton Under Edge and Wickwar

South Glos Bus & Coach's Optare Excel R210DKG leaves Chipping Sodbury on the tortuous route 581, driven by an unusually happy driver

...and sister R207DKG is seen on the same route a couple of days later at North Corner, Frampton Cotterell

First's Dennis Dart L211VHU (46211) at Yate Bus Station

South Glos Bus & Coach's Leyland Lynx H544FWM at Yate en route to Chipping Sodbury

South Glos Bus & Coach's Mercedes L779RWW at Yate

South Glos Bus & Coach's T133ARE awaits service at Wotton-Under-Edge, 28th Oct 2006

Bakers Dolphin midibus on route 121 at Weston Super Mare, July 2009

First's R906BOU at Weston Super Mare, July 2009

Coaches in Bakers Dolphin's yard, Weston Super Mare, July 2009

MX08MYS, BeaconBus's Optare at Okehampton en route to Barnstaple, August 2009

First's Olympian G907TWS waits at Newquay Bus Station, August 2009

Western Greyhound's R475RRA waits for its next journey at Newquay Bus Station, August 2009

First's open-top D702GHY pauses for oncoming traffic in Marazion, August 2009

First's TJI4838 begins the descent of Pentreath Lane to Praa Sands on route 2A, August 2009. The lane gets increasingly steep and narrow.....

First's 481FPO heads down Market Jew Street in Penzance on its way in from Perranuthnoe on route 2B, August 2009

First and Western Greyhound buses wait at Penzance bus station, August 2009

First's open-top D702GHY descends Market Jew Street, Penzance, August 2009

First's G905TWS and open top D700GHY wait at Penzance bus station, August 2009

First's S678SNG climbs Market Jew Street, Penzance on route 17A to St Just, August 2009....

....and SN53KKC arrives on the same route....

...and a little later, T470JCV departs on route 17 to St Just...

..appearing again at Penzance bus station....

...and seen parked there with St Michael's Mount in the background

X474SCY arrives on route 17 from St Just, August 2009

Dawlish Coaches' W562RYC at Land's End, August 2009

First open-top D700GHY arrives at Land'e End on route 300, August 2009...

...the passengers don't look as though they're finding it all that warm

D706GHY arrives at Land's End, August 2009

Stagecoach VK07MCH descends from King's Thorn to Much Birch on the venerable route 38 from Hereford to Ross on Wye, July 2009

Luckett's Coaches Scania YT09FLW at Longleat, July 2009

First Midland Red's Dennis Dart N307XAB heads away from Hereford City Centre on route 74 to Newton Farm...

...and their midibus VX53OER waits to turn towards Bobblestock in rush hour traffic

Dated-looking H547MEY works Yeomans' route 81 to College Green in Hereford

Stagecoach's VX54NNK in Hereford on route 38 to Ross on Wye

Yeomans' YG53DGV on the Hereford-Madley circular route 449 in Hereford City centre

Cotswold Green's WX59BWB heads for Yate on its way from Stroud on route 29, despite the number displayed on the blind

First's W803PAE waits in Chipping Sodbury before departing on route X42 to Bristol.

Wessex Connect's PO51UMX stands at Chipping Sodbury. It will depart in a few minutes on route 462 to Cribbs Causeway.

Southern Vectis HW58ASZ in Newport High St, 17th October 2009

Southern Vectis HW09BCK departs Newport Bus Station 18th October 2009

Southern Vectis HW09BCO leaves Newport Bus Station

Southern Vectis HW54BTV in Newport

Southern Vectis HW54BTZ arrives in Newport

Southern Vectis HW54BUO arrives in Newport....

...and leaves again

Southern Vectis HW54BUU leaving Newport bus station

Southern Vectis SN03LDK in Newport