Guides

First BusOne of the "big five" — from Aberdeen to Cornwall, under a dozen local names ArrivaAquamarine buses across the North, the Midlands, the South East and Wales StagecoachThe UK's biggest bus operator by fleet, from Devon to the Highlands Go-AheadA federation of strong local brands rather than one national identity National ExpressLong-distance coaches nationwide, plus the West Midlands bus network Transdev BlazefieldNorthern England's most distinctively branded bus company Lothian BusesEdinburgh's municipally owned network — madder and white since 1919 McGill'sScotland's largest independent bus operator

TfL — London BusesThe most used bus network in Britain, and the model everywhere else is copying Bee Network — Greater ManchesterThe first English region outside London to take back control of its buses WY Metro — West YorkshireLeeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Halifax, Huddersfield and Keighley Transport for West MidlandsBirmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry and the Black Country Travel South YorkshireSheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley Merseytravel — Liverpool City RegionLiverpool, Wirral, St Helens, Knowsley, Sefton and Halton Nexus — Tyne and WearNewcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North and South Tyneside SPT — StrathclydeGlasgow and the west of Scotland Transport for WalesBuses, trains and the TrawsCymru long-distance network Translink — Northern IrelandPublicly owned buses, coaches and trains across Northern Ireland West of EnglandBristol, Bath and the surrounding area Transport North EastThe wider North East region beyond Tyne and Wear

LondonThe biggest bus network in Europe, one fare, one red bus South East EnglandCoast, downs and commuter towns from Kent to Oxfordshire South West EnglandFrom Bristol's metrobus to Cornwall's coastal routes East of EnglandCambridge, Norwich, Essex and the guided busway East Midlandstrentbarton, Nottingham City Transport and the Peak District West MidlandsBirmingham, the Black Country, Coventry and Shakespeare country Yorkshire and the HumberFrom York's park and ride to the Dales and the coast North West EnglandThe Bee Network, Merseyside, Lancashire and the Lakes North East EnglandGo North East, Arriva and Stagecoach under Transport North East ScotlandFree travel for under-22s and over-60s, from Lothian to the Highlands WalesTrawsCymru, Cardiff Bus and the move to franchising Northern IrelandOne public operator: Translink's Metro, Glider and Ulsterbus