Sunday 30 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Manchester Trains 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Friend Peter Rose and I recently had a joint day out rediscovering the delights of both rail and road transport in this great city.

 

Being more rail oriented than road, Peter settled for a spell at Heaton Chapel railway station.

 

The station used to be called Heaton Chapel & Heaton Moor as seen on the running in board which I believe to be a replica.

 

The station is now just called Heaton Chapel.

 

The station is on the mainline to the South of Manchester but to the North of Stockport.

 

His images are reproduced here with Peter’s permission and my thanks. As usual, they have not been edited by me.

 

390002 Pendolino ‘Avanti Rail West Coast’. Alstolm built Electric Multiple Unit

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

 

Working 1A37 the 13-15 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston.

 

390002 Pendolino ‘Avanti Rail West Coast’. Alstolm built Electric Multiple Unit on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

68021 ‘Trans Pennine Express’ ‘Tireless’. Stadler Rail (formerly Vossloh) Electric Locomotive

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


68021 ‘Trans Pennine Express’ ‘Tireless’. Stadler Rail (formerly Vossloh) Electric Locomotive on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

175003 ‘TRANSPORT FOR WALES’. Alstolm built Diesel Electric Multiple Unit

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

 

I have not seen this livery before. 

 

Whilst I think it very attractive and that it is much better than the livery that preceded it. 

 

It is a pity that something green (the doors for example) could not have been included which would then have meant that the livery reflected the colours on the Welsh flag.

 

Working 1V44 the 13-31 Manchester Piccadilly to Carmarthen.

 

175003 ‘TRANSPORT FOR WALES’. Alstolm built Diesel Electric Multiple Unit on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

319386 ‘Northern Rail’. BREL York built dual voltage Electric Multiple Unit

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


 

Interesting units. 

 

 

 

Built in two batches in the late 1980s and early 1990s for use on electric services from Bedford into London then going on South of the River Thames where I know one place they reached was Brighton.

 

 

 

The Bedford-London line was known at that time as the BED-PAN line. Why I can’t imagine.

 

 

 

Branded as ‘Thameslink’

 

 

 

I used to ride on them regularly between Luton and St. Pancras. 

 

 

 

With the arrival of new rolling stock on those services in 2015 onwards they were cascaded to other areas.

 

 

 

A number have been converted to Bi-mode Class769 with the addition of a MAN D2876 diesel engine under each power car. 



319386 ‘Northern Rail’. BREL York built dual voltage Electric Multiple Unit on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Friday 28 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Sheffield Transport Interchange1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘First South Yorkshire’ (FSY) has recently started to re-paint its fleet in an approximation of the liveries of the major operators that made up the fleet when South Yorkshire PTE (which eventually became ‘FSY’) was launched in 1974.

 

These were the Corporation Transport Departments of Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

 

For those not familiar with the previous liveries they were,

 

Doncaster, mainly dark red with a purple trim, Rotherham, dark blue and cream and Sheffield azure blue and cream.

 

Sheffield’s old azure blue and cream livery has appeared many times before on my blog but anyone in doubt should refer to the last image in this blog.

 

Whilst I grew up with the azure blue and cream livery which I still think was one of the most attractive liveries ever devised, I think that the new livery is a good effort and is in keeping with many other modern liveries.

 

YN08 NLR ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37476 ‘STRONG  & NORTHERN BUSES FOR Sheffield. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini /1

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

 

I think the strap line STRONG etc. is a bit odd considering the chassis is Swedish and the body was built in Northern Ireland.

 

 

YN08 NLR ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37476 ‘STRONG  & NORTHERN BUSES FOR Sheffield. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

YN08 NLY ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37481 ‘STRONG  & NORTHERN BUSES FOR Sheffield. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini

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

 

YN08 NLY ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37481 ‘STRONG  & NORTHERN BUSES FOR Sheffield. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

YN08 NLR ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37476 ‘STRONG  & NORTHERN BUSES FOR Sheffield. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini /2

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

 

YN08 NLR ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37476 ‘STRONG  & NORTHERN BUSES FOR Sheffield. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

YN08 LCJ ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37229. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini

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

 

Temporarily re-registered 3910 WE so that the registration was in keeping with the livery.

 

YN08 LCJ ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37229. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Wednesday 26 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Manchester 2. ‘Transdev’s Witchway’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The current X43 Witchway service runs from Chorlton Street in Manchester to Burnley.

 

Until 2020, the service extended beyond Burnley to terminate over the Pennines in Skipton.

 

The connection is still available but it means a change of bus in Burnley.

 

SK70 BWA ‘Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd No. 2005.’ ‘Witchway’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /1 

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

 

SK70 BWA ‘Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd No. 2005.’ ‘Witchway’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /1  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

SK70 BVW ‘Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd No. 2001.’ ‘Witchway’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC 

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

 

SK70 BVW ‘Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd No. 2001.’ ‘Witchway’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

SK70 BWA ‘Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd No. 2005.’ ‘Witchway’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /2 

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

 

SK70 BWA ‘Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd No. 2005.’ ‘Witchway’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /2  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

SK70 BWA ‘Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd No. 2005.’ ‘Witchway’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /3

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

 

SK70 BWA ‘Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd No. 2005.’ ‘Witchway’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Saturday 22 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Manchester 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Buses’ Magazine dated June 2021 features one of these all electric buses on its front cover.

 

Here is one of my ‘4 corner spreads’ giving an all round view.

 

LF69 UYM ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 14020 ‘100% ELECTRIC ZERO EMISSIONS’.’ BYD DD / ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ Enviro400EV

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

 

LF69 UYM ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 14020 ‘100% ELECTRIC ZERO EMISSIONS’.’ BYD DD / ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ Enviro400EV on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

LF69 UYT ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 14026 ‘100% ELECTRIC ZERO EMISSIONS’.’ BYD DD / ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ Enviro400EV

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

 

LF69 UYT ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 14026 ‘100% ELECTRIC ZERO EMISSIONS’.’ BYD DD / ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ Enviro400EV on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

LF69 UXT ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 14003 ‘100% ELECTRIC ZERO EMISSIONS’.’ BYD DD / ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ Enviro400EV /1

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

 

LF69 UXT ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 14003 ‘100% ELECTRIC ZERO EMISSIONS’.’ BYD DD / ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ Enviro400EV /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 






LF69 UXT ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 14003 ‘100% ELECTRIC ZERO EMISSIONS’.’ BYD DD / ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ Enviro400EV /2

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

 

LF69 UXT ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 14003 ‘100% ELECTRIC ZERO EMISSIONS’.’ BYD DD / ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ Enviro400EV /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Thursday 20 May 2021

‘Scene’at Trowell Junction. ‘East Midland Railway’ HST’s on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Anticipating the withdraw of HSTs in mid May by ‘East Midland Railway’, friend Peter Rose has been out and about again with his camera to see what he could find.

 

As usual with Peter’s work, the images are unedited by me and produced with his permission for which I thank him.

 

 

43274 ‘East Midland Railway’ with 43102 in tow. BREL built HST

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

 

43274 ‘East Midland Railway’ with 43102 in tow. BREL built HST on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

43102 ‘East Midland Railway’ (EMR) ’Intercity Swallow, The Journey Shrinker.’ BREL Crewe built HST 

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

 

Originally numbered 43102, but later re-numbered to 43302.

 

This power car formed one part of the set which set set a new World speed record for Rail Diesel Traction in 1987.

 

The record being 148.5 mph.

 

The re-paint and re-numbering into the current livery was done to mark the anniversary of the event which took place between Northallerton and York on the East coast main line.

 

The other power car being No. 43159.

 

43102 ‘East Midland Railway’ (EMR) ’Intercity Swallow, The Journey Shrinker.’ BREL Crewe built HST  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

43320 ‘East Midland Railway’ with 43238 in tow. BREL built HST

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

 

43320 ‘East Midland Railway’ with 43238 in tow. BREL built HST on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

43272 ‘East Midland Railway’ with 43309 in tow. BREL built HST

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

 

43272 ‘East Midland Railway’ with 43309 in tow. BREL built HST on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Tuesday 18 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Derby Today, 18/05/2021 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

You may remember last weeks blogs regarding the ‘Whippet Coaches’ Scania/ Caetano bodied coach in an ex ‘national express’  plain white livery working for ‘FLiXBUS’.

 

Well this week I am treating you to the real thing.

 

BV67 JZN ‘Whippet Coaches Ltd’, ‘FLiXBUS No. FX28’. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 /1 

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

 

BV67 JZN ‘Whippet Coaches Ltd’, ‘FLiXBUS No. FX28’.  Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 /1  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

BV67 JZN ‘Whippet Coaches Ltd’, ‘FLiXBUS No. FX28’. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 /2 

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

 

BV67 JZN ‘Whippet Coaches Ltd’, ‘FLiXBUS No. FX28’.  Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 /2  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

BV67 JZN ‘Whippet Coaches Ltd’, ‘FLiXBUS No. FX28’. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 /3 

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

 

BV67 JZN ‘Whippet Coaches Ltd’, ‘FLiXBUS No. FX28’.  Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 /3  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

BV67 JZN ‘Whippet Coaches Ltd’, ‘FLiXBUS No. FX28’. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 /4

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

 

BV67 JZN ‘Whippet Coaches Ltd’, ‘FLiXBUS No. FX28’.  Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 /4 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Monday 17 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Derby yet again.’ ‘Glovers of Ashbourne’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

AIG 4114 ‘Glovers of Ashbourne’. Volvo B10M / Alexander (Belfast) ‘Q’ type /1

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

 

This particular vehicle has appeared on my blog before albeit in a slightly different livery.

 

New to ‘trentbarton’ registered M54 PRA in November 1994.

 

One of a batch of 5 coaches that were purchased for use on the ‘Transpeak’ service which for many years linked Derby with Manchester.

 

A link that was broken in 2019.

 

Correspondant Oliver Spencer at the time advised that they had spent eleven years on that service.

 

The story doing the rounds was that ‘Alexanders’ were very keen to get the work so concluded a deal that was ‘buy four, get one free’.

 

Whatever the truth, Trent got 5 magnificent vehicles which served the company well.

 

I travelled on them many times and they seemed indestructible.

 

The fact that one is still earning its keep today 25 years later means that this one probably is!

 

After service with ‘Trent’, it worked for ‘South Lancs Travel’ before coming back to Derbyshire in 2015.

 

AIG 4114 ‘Glovers of Ashbourne’. Volvo B10M / Alexander (Belfast) ‘Q’ type /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

AIG 4114 ‘Glovers of Ashbourne’. Volvo B10M / Alexander (Belfast) ‘Q’ type /2

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


AIG 4114 ‘Glovers of Ashbourne’. Volvo B10M / Alexander (Belfast) ‘Q’ type /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

AIG 4114 ‘Glovers of Ashbourne’. Volvo B10M / Alexander (Belfast) ‘Q’ type /3

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


AIG 4114 ‘Glovers of Ashbourne’. Volvo B10M / Alexander (Belfast) ‘Q’ type /3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Saturday 15 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Derby yet again. Other Operators 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’.

BV67 JZM ‘Whippet Coaches’, Cambridge ’27'. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2

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

 

On Thursday last the 13th. of May I posted  the following image complete with my comments.

 

Today  Saturday 15th. I have received the following Email from ‘Shieldsman’ whom I thank.

 

The Whippet coach is on a Flixbus working from London.

Whippet's fleetlist shows their whole coach fleet renumbered from NX (for National Express) to FX prefixes.


BV67 JZM ‘Whippet Coaches’, Cambridge ’27'. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friday 14 May 2021

‘Scene’ newly delivered to ‘Lothian Buses’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Stuart Montgomery, one of  ‘Lothian Buses’ volunteer photographers has just forwarded a selection of images of new buses in Edinburgh his home city which I am delighted to post.

 

As usual with Stuarts work, the images have not been edited by me and are reproduced with his permission.  

 

SJ21 MYB ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 602. Volvo B5TL / Alexander Enviro 400MMC

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

 

SJ21 MYB ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 602. Volvo B5TL / Alexander Enviro 400MMC on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

SJ21 MYH ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 607. Volvo B5TL / Alexander Enviro 400MMC /1

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

 

SJ21 MYH ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 607. Volvo B5TL / Alexander Enviro 400MMC /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

SJ21 MYD ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 604. Volvo B5TL / Alexander Enviro 400MMC

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

 

SJ21 MYD ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 604. Volvo B5TL / Alexander Enviro 400MMC on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

SJ21 MYH ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 607. Volvo B5TL / Alexander Enviro 400MMC /2

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

 

SJ21 MYH ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 607. Volvo B5TL / Alexander Enviro 400MMC /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Thursday 13 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Derby yet again. Other Operators 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’.

BV67 JZM ‘Whippet Coaches’, Cambridge ’27'. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

A bit of a mystery. 

 

I know that since being new to ‘Whippet’, it has been on contract to 

‘national express’ (nx). 

 

My guess is that with ‘nx’ cancelling all of their services during the most recent  Covid-19 lockdown, the coach has had its branding removed and it is employed by ‘Whippet’ on whatever work can be found for it.

 

A good policy, because no coach is earning its keep if it’s sat in the depot.

 

The 27 above and behind the door is  I think a carry over from when it worked on (nx) contracts.

 

The service No. 005 is not one that ‘nx’ uses.

 

So, where has it come from, where is it going to and who for?

 

BV67 JZM ‘Whippet Coaches’, Cambridge ’27'. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

 

FJ09 BXN ‘Kinchbus’, Loughborough No. 733. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

I presume that it is working a ‘skylink’ service via the East Midlands Airport but it doesn’t say so.

 

New to ‘trentbarton’.

 

FJ09 BXN ‘Kinchbus’, Loughborough No. 733. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

 

AGZ 9365 ‘Littles Transport Ltd’ No. B12, Ilkeston. Optare Solo M920

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

 

New to ‘trentbarton’ registered W409 WAL fleet number 409.

 

The first bus in the second batch of Solo’s delivered to ‘tb’ in March 2000.

 

Not many Solo’s make into their 21st. year.

 

AGZ 9365 ‘Littles Transport Ltd’ No. B12, Ilkeston. Optare Solo M920 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

YX65 RGU ‘Bowers Coaches’ t/a ‘High Peak Buses’, Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

‘Bowers Coaches’ part of the ‘Centrebus’ group own ‘High Peak Buses’ in partnership with the ‘Wellglade’ group.

 

YX65 RGU ‘Bowers Coaches’ t/a ‘High Peak Buses’, Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

BX65 WBW Scania K440EB4 / Caetano Levante.

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

 

New to ‘Durbin’ t/a ‘South Gloucestershire’, Patchway.

 

BX65 WBW Scania K440EB4 / Caetano Levante. on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Tuesday 11 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Chesterfield once more. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’.

Regular readers/viewers of my blog will probably remember that during April 2021, I ran a lengthy series of blogs to celebrate the 100 years of operation by ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ the well known Derbyshire operator.

 

This particular bus made an appearance in that series pictured in Sheffield in the all white livery in which it had been delivered.

 

MK63 XAU ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 15. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 /1

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

 

New to ‘Flights Hallmark’.

 

Painted in a ‘Heritage’ livery of ‘Silver Service’ of Darley Dale who at one time owned ‘Hulleys’.

 

Pictured parked in Chesterfield coach station.

 

MK63 XAU ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 15. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

MK63 XAU ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 15. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 /2 

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

 

Pictured parked in Chesterfield coach station.

 

MK63 XAU ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 15. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 /2

 

 

 

 

MK63 XAU ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 15. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 /3 

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

 

Pictured having just left Chesterfield coach station.

 

MK63 XAU ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 15. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 /3  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Sunday 9 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Chesterfield once more. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Regular readers/viewers of my blog will probably remember that during April 2021, I ran a lengthy series of blogs to celebrate the 100 years of operation by ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ the well known Derbyshire operator.

 

In the last blog of the series I said,

 

   “As I indicated earlier in the series, there are buses out there that I have still to

    see and photograph.

 

    I look forward to doing so and including them in future blogs.”

 

Here then is the first of those ‘missing’ buses that I have caught up with.

 

BX55 XNT ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 2. Volvo B7TL / Wright Gemini /1

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

 

New numbered V64 to ‘Travel London’.

 

It also had a spell on Merseyside with ‘Peoples Bus’.

 

Note that it retains its two door London layout which is a requirement in the capital.

 

Pictured leaving Chesterfield coach station.

 

BX55 XNT ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 2. Volvo B7TL / Wright Gemini /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

BX55 XNT ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 2. Volvo B7TL / Wright Gemini 2

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

 

Pictured having just left Chesterfield coach station.

 

BX55 XNT ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 2. Volvo B7TL / Wright Gemini /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friday 7 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Derby yet again. ARRIVA 4 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’.

A number of my most recent Derby based blogs have focused exclusively on the buses of ‘Trent Motor Traction Ltd’.

 

However, there are other operators who work on the streets of Derby, one of which is ‘ARRIVA Midlands’.

 

The company has its roots in what I knew as ‘Derby Corporation Transport’ which has travelled its own complicated route to become the company it is today.

 

YX17 NLE ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3104. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

The blue and white livery is a leftover from the days when it was employed on car park shuttle duties at the East Midlands Airport at Castle Donington.

 

YX17 NLE ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3104. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

KX54 AVD ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 9551 ‘Driver Training Bus’. VDL SB120 / Wright Cadet

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

 

New as No. 60 to ‘MK’Metro’.


KX54 AVD ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 9551 ‘Driver Training Bus’. VDL SB120 / Wright Cadet on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

FJ13 FYX ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3769. VDL SB200/ Wright Pulsar /1

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

 

FJ13 FYX ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3769. VDL SB200/ Wright Pulsar /1 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

FJ13 FYX ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3769. VDL SB200/ Wright Pulsar /2

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

 

FJ13 FYX ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3769. VDL SB200/ Wright Pulsar /2 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Tuesday 4 May 2021

‘Scene’ in Derby yet again. ARRIVA 3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’.

A number of my most recent Derby based blogs have focused exclusively on the buses of ‘Trent Motor Traction Ltd’.

 

However, there are other operators who work on the streets of Derby, one of which is ‘ARRIVA Midlands’.

 

The company has its roots in what I knew as ‘Derby Corporation Transport’ which has travelled its own complicated route to become the company it is today.

 

In early 2018 ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ took both single deck and double deck demonstrators of Wright buses ‘micro hybrid technology’ into temporary service to evaluate it.

 

The claims for the new technology were that it provided better fuel consumption with lower Carbon Dioxide emissions.

 


SK17 HHL ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 9092 ‘Micro Hybrid technology’. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

The single deck demonstrator pictured in 2018 about to turn right into Derby bus station.

 

For other images of this bus see my blog posted 12/01/2018.

 

SK17 HHL ‘Arriva Midlands’ No. 9092 ‘Micro Hybrid technology’. Wright Streetlite D/F on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

SM68 EPF ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2330. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

The technology trial must have been successful because a total of 19 of these buses were delivered in early 2019.

 

SM68 EPF ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2330. Wright Streetlite D/F on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

SN68 AGM ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2343. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

SN68 AGM ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2343. Wright Streetlite D/F on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

SM68 EPE ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2329. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

The use of the technology enables ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ to carry the wording

 

            “Cleaner air for Derby”

 

On the rear window.

 

SM68 EPE ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2329. Wright Streetlite D/F on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’