Tuesday 5 March 2019

‘Scene’ working for ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd’. part 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I was on a PSV Circle organised to visit round some operators in East Yorkshire.

 

‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’ based at Salt End, Hull has a history going back over 30 years.

 

The name coming from the original owners grandaughter.

 

A mixed fleet which works mainly on contract and private hire services.

 

For earlier ‘Ellie Rose’ blogs see blog posted on 12/04/2018 and 01/03/2019.

 

W672 CWX ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ as its No. 672.

 

W672 CWX ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

W669 CWX  ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ as its No. 669.

 

W669 CWX  ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

R315 WVR ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties Palatlne 2

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

 

New to ‘Merseyside’ as its No. 0315. Then to ‘ARRIVA’ Northwest’.


R315 WVR ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties Palatlne 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

R324 WVR  ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties Palatlne 2

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

 

New to ‘Merseyside’ as its No. 0324. Then to ‘ARRIVA’ Northwest’.


R324 WVR  ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties Palatlne 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

ICZ 3519 ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B10M / Plaxton Excalibur

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

 

New to ‘Shearings’ in 1998 registered R926 YBA as its No. 926.

 

ICZ 3519 ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B10M / Plaxton Excalibur on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

GCN 225 ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B10M / Plaxton Premiere

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

 

New to ‘Cheltenham District’ in ‘National Express’ livery, registered R551 JDF as its No. 551. 

 

Then to ‘Stagecoach’ as its No. 52451.

 

GCN 225 ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B10M / Plaxton Premiere on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

B628 DWF ‘, ‘Ellie Rose UK’., ‘Ellie Rose Racing’. Leyland Tiger / Alexander ‘P’ type

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

 

New to ‘East Midland Motor Services’ as its No. 628.

 

I thought that this bus was long gone. I knew it when it worked in and around Chesterfield.

 

Alexander’s ‘P’ type was one of the ugliest buses I have ever seen !

 

B628 DWF ‘, ‘Ellie Rose UK’., ‘Ellie Rose Racing’. Leyland Tiger / Alexander ‘P’ type on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



‘The Wall of Memories’, ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’

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

 

One end of a building on the ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’ site has been covered with the registration plates recovered from buses that once served the company.

 

G600 NRC came off a ‘Trent’ Optare Delta.

 

The POG’s came off ‘West Midlands PTE’ MCW Metrobuses.

 

N218 VRC came off a ‘Trent’ Optare MetroRider.

 

How many can you identify ?

 

‘The Wall of Memories’, ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

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