Dennis Basford's Rails, Roads and Runways: ‘Scene’ at the age of 100. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Monday 5 April 2021

‘Scene’ at the age of 100. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

For ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /1, see blog posted 01/04/2021.

April 2021 sees the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of what has become ‘Hulleys of Baslow’, the well known Derbyshire based independent bus operator.

To celebrate the occasion, a gathering of some of ‘Hulleys’ past and present fleet is being planned to take place in Chatsworth Park, Derbyshire on Sunday the 25th. of April 2021.

Founded by Henry Hulley, the ownership of the company has changed hands more than once but the name of its founder has survived all the changes.

I have known the company for over 60 years and during that time the buses initially painted (in my time at least) in shades of red and red and grey have been a fixture in Rutland Square in Bakewell.

These days, the livery has changed to cream and dark blue.

A combination that ‘Hulleys’ inherited from ‘South Notts’ when buses were bought from that fleet and the livery adopted.

Although Hulleys ‘main line’ is probably its service number 170 from Bakewell to Chesterfield via Baslow.

The company operates widely across North Derbyshire, to Sheffield and in the past year to Manchester.

The earliest images I have are in black and white and were acquired over the years from a variety of sources which today are unknown.

So the best I can claim is that they are part of my collection.

I have included them for completeness sake and thank the unknown photographers who at that time had the foresight to capture the images for posterity.

Buses (and coaches) are listed in order of their first date of registration when new.

LHN 574 ‘Hulleys’ No. 27. Guy Arab / Burlingham

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

New in 1949 as No. 074 to ‘Darlington Triumph’.