Ryan's World of Nonsense

Go Ahead Blue Triangle BYD BD11 at Canary Wharf Welcome back ladies and gents. In this post, you're joining me at Canary Wharf, London’s gleaming financial district, where skyscrapers tower over the Thames and people smelling like bank notes. This bustling hub isn’t just the heart of global finance (or the symbol of capitalism), it’s also the starting point for the SL4, one of the newest routes in London's Superloop bus network. Superloop Map, 2026 (Source: https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/images/superloop-map-large-all-routes.png) Introduced by TfL (Transport for London) in 2023, the Superloop is a network of limited-stop express bus routes expected to make travelling around outer London faster and easier. Rather than having passengers travel through central London, the network links major town centres, transport hubs, hospitals and shopping areas with fewer stops than regular bus routes. While some services were created specifically for the Superloop, others were existing ex...

Plymouth Citybus' New Wright StreetDeck Electroliner Plymouth is in the progress of electrifying its buses with the complete rollout of its 50 brand-new, zero-emission battery electric buses. These second-generation Wright StreetDeck Electroliners have been rolling out across various routes in and out of the city since May 2025. These buses feature a facelifted front design (which personally, I'm not a big fan of...) and the latest battery technology which extends its range up to around 275 miles (compared to around 150–200 miles of the first-generation StreetDeck BEV). These buses have been running on Plymouth’s streets for roughly six months now, marking the retirement of the older diesel-powered Enviro 400 models (They'll likely be cascaded to serve Cornwall or someplace else). The entire project, which cost around £32 million, was made possible through a funding partnership. between the DfT's Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) 2 scheme, financial support from t...