Thursday 6 December 2018

‘Scene’ in ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ (EYMS) service on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A trip with the PSV Circle to ‘EYMS’ Anlaby Road depot in Hull produced some interesting images.

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

Built as a demonstrator for Volvo and then moved to ‘Lothian Buses’ as its No 286.

 

As a demonstrator, It worked briefly for ‘Brighton & Hove’ as its No. 296 in 2014.

 

With ‘Transdev Yorkshire Coastliner’, ‘Buses of Somerset’ and probably others.

 

My first reaction to seeing it was that the body was a ‘Streetdeck’ (the glazed staircase, the rear glazing etc).

 

However I am led to believe that it only becomes a ‘Streetdeck’ when powered by a Daimler engine.

 

It moved to ‘EYMS’ in December 2015.

 

Should anyone out there be able to add to, subtract from or qualify any or all of the above I would be pleased to receive your comments !

 

Your reward for doing so will be a public thank you on my next blog!

 

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /1

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /2

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /3

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /4

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /4 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

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