The PSV Circle (of which I have been a member for some years) aims to hold an Annual General Meeting in a different location in the UK every year.
Usually held at a weekend, they also include visits to operators and other bus related venues for the attending members to visit and enjoy.
This year, the location being in the North West of England centred on the Holiday Inn Express, Preston.
Friend Peter Rose joined me for what turned out to be a sometimes wet, but very enjoyable weekend.
As we have done before, we have combined all the images we have gathered.
The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.
‘Preston Bus’ which has a history going back to 1904, became part of the ‘ROTALA’ group in 2011.
It isn’t every day that the enthusiast gets a chance to look inside a depot at some of the work going on to keep the buses on the road.
Today, we did.
BD20 ODJ ‘prestonbus’ No. 40719.
Wright Streetdeck
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
On a day when most of the fleet were outside in the pouring rain, this bus managed to keep dry.
HF14 BWO ‘prestonbus’ No. 32249.
Wright Streetlite D/F
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Yellow Buses’ Bournemouth No. SC861.
LM18 UWV ‘prestonbus’ No. 21200.
Mercedes-Benz 516CDI / Mellor Strata /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
LM18 UWV ‘prestonbus’ No. 21200.
Mercedes-Benz 516CDI / Mellor Strata /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
KX14 FJN ‘prestonbus’ No. 20877.
Optare Solo M9000
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Dawson Rentals’, Milton Keynes.
At one time, ‘ARRIVA’ group ran the bus services in Malta under contract to the Maltese government.
An agreement which eventually came to an end.
Some buses sourced from the UK were returned and sold on.
This bus being one of them.
Registered BUS 322 and numbered 322 in the Maltese fleet.
LGO7 AOF ‘prestonbus’.
Volkswagen Crafter
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Of course, service departments need service vans.
BJ71 DXM ‘ROTALA’ passenger transport.
Vauxhall Vivaro van
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
