The PSV Circle Annual General meeting this year was held earlier this month at the Menzies Strathallan Hotel at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
In addition to the meeting itself, attending members from around the country were treated to a half and two full days of visits to bus operators and locations where buses might be seen in some numbers.
I was only able to attend on the Saturday and here are a selection of images from that day.
To transport the members then, what better than buses? The first two images are of the two hired in for the event.
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A DAF DB250 with Optare Spectra bodywork which comes from’ Thandi Coaches’ based in Smethwick
New as L123 ELJ, to ‘Wilts & Dorset’ and operated in the Bournemouth area.
The second,
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Is a Dennis Trident with Plaxton President bodywork seen working for the ‘Green Bus’ company based in Hockley.
Previously working in the fleet of ‘Reading Transport’.
The first visit was to the ‘Rotala’ group depot at Aston. Where
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A Wright Gemini bodied Volvo had just been delivered, indeed another of the same turned up whilst we were there.
Although not wearing any vinyl’s yet, it is seen in the livery of ‘Preston Bus’ which has been part of the ‘Rotala’ group since 2011.
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At the same location was this Mercedes-Benz Citaro wearing ‘Signature’ livery which I believe is used by ‘Rotala’ in Solihull.
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Moving on to ‘Central Buses’ saw this Transbus Enviro 300 SLF liveried for the ‘Coleshill Connection’ service.
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The ‘Green Bus’ depot found this former ‘West Midlands Travel’ MCW Metrobus still wearing its former owners livery.
There was also another E989 VUK in a version of the ‘Green Bus’ livery
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A Dennis Trident with Plaxton President bodywork which is another member of the ‘Green Bus’ fleet. Seen wearing this magnificent livery promoting the ‘King Edward VI School’ at Five Ways.
Originally working for ‘Go-North East’ with this registration, it then had a spell as R8 OXF on Park & Ride duties in Oxford working for fellow ‘Go- Ahead’ group member the ‘Oxford Bus Company’.
Moving on to ‘Thandi Coaches’
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A Mercedes-Benz 0816 with Spanish built ‘Ferqui’ 32 seat bodywork which previously carried the registration YX07 AYF.
Ferqui used to have a tie up with Optare who marketed Ferqui production in the UK.
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A Setra S315GT-HD in the livery of associated company ‘Evergreen’. Previously carrying the cherished registration B1 AVY.
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A Scania K124EB4 fitted with Irizar PB bodywork. It was previously registered YN55 PXM when it worked for ‘Veolia’ on ‘National Express’ work.
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A Volvo Olympian with Alexander Royale bodywork that was P278 PSX in an earlier employment when it worked in Scotland for ‘Lothian Regional Transport’.
‘Thandi Coaches’ have taken over the name of the well known holiday tour company of ‘Bowens’ who went out of business a couple of yeas ago.
The livery it carries is a promoting the recently revived ‘Bowens’ operation.
Further photos can be seen on my Flickr
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