a small bus company launched a service to reconnect communities after public transport routes were cut. today, the mountain goat minibus is still a familiar sight and the firm has marked its golden anniversary with a nostalgicjourney. 0ur reporterjudy hobson was on board. a day to celebrate a lake district icon. the mountain goat buses have been guiding tourists around this spectacular countryside for half a century. and today the fleet is recreating their first ever mountain goat route. it s the highest metalled road in the lake district. jim is our driver as we make our way over kirkstone pass to ullswater. i seem to be able to regurgitate odd facts which i didn t even know i knew. not put a lot of work in, really, i m just interested in it, so it s not work. for the past eight years, the mountain goat company has run this pioneering service, carrying holiday makers where the other bus services don t go. the buses were first launched
northern parts. next week, temperatures rise a bit but we will keep you posted on that. thank you, 0wain. half a century ago, on a wet friday in the lake district, a small bus company launched a service to reconnect communities after public transport routes were cut. today, the mountain goat minibus is still a familiar sight and the firm has marked its golden anniversary with a nostalgicjourney. i love that name! judy hobson was one of the passengers. a day to celebrate a lake district icon. the mountain goat buses have been riding tourists around this spectacular countryside for half a century. and today the fleet is recreating their first ever mountain goat route. it s the highest bit of road in the lake district. jim is our driver as we make our way over kirkstone pass to ullswater. i seem to be able to regurgitate odd facts which i didn t even know i knew.
with a nostalgicjourney. our reporterjudy hobson was on board. a day to celebrate a lake district icon. the mountain goat buses have been guiding tourists around this spectacular countryside for half a century. and today the fleet is recreating their first ever mountain goat route. it s the highest metalled road in the lake district. jim is our driver as we make our way over kirkstone pass to ullswater. i seem to be able to regurgitate odd facts which i didn t even know i knew. not put a lot of work in, really, i m just interested in it, so it s not work. for the past eight years, the mountain goat company has run this pioneering service, carrying holiday makers where the other bus services don t go. the buses were first launched to link rural communities isolated by cuts in services, but it soon became apparent that there was a big market for tourists. this was the most famous bus,