‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. Manchester City Centre on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

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.

 

Our lunch break was taken in Manchester City Centre where for a few minutes, it was fine and sunny.

 

For the rest of the hour it poured with rain so we sat in Chorlton Street Coach Station and watched the rain run down the windows.

 

SX70 BVZ ‘Burnley & Pendle’ No. 2004, Witchway, SKY CLASS.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

‘Burnley & Pendle’ are part of the ‘Transdev’ group.

 

 

 

 

BF21 DBU ‘National Express West Midlands’ No. 333.

Volvo B11RT / Caetano Levante 3

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

 

Turning into Chorlton Street Coach Station.

 

 

 

 

MX58 UTP ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 19476, itvX.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400

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

 

New to ‘Greater Manchester South’.

 

 

 

 

YJ60 KDN ‘Transport for Greater Manchester’ No. 49108.

Optare V790H Versa

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

 

New to ‘First Manchester’ No. 49108.

 

 

 

 

SL63 FZK ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 12229, magicbus.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40H / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

New to ‘Greater Manchester South’.

 

The rain started!

 

 

 

 

LF69 UYM ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 14020, 100% ELECTRIC, ZERO EMISSIONS

BYD DD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400EV

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

 

New to ‘Greater Manchester South’.

 

The rain continued!

 

 

‘Scene’ in Birmingham Moor Street Railway Station on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

A day out train and tram riding in the West Midlands took friend Peter Rose and myself into pastures new recently when the transport delights of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and West Bromwich were explored.

 

As we have done before, we have combined all the images we gathered on the day. 

 

The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.

 

I had never heard of ‘Moor Street Railway Station’ until I was stood outside it taking photographs of buses.

 

Curiosity called.

 

What I discovered was a little gem.

 

Birmingham ‘Moor Street Railway Station’ station sign.

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

Birmingham ‘Moor Street Railway Station’ information details.

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

43274 ‘COLAS RAIL’. 

BREL built HST Power Car

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

 

This last appeared in my blog in April 2021 when I saw and photographed it at Clay Cross junction in Derbyshire when it was working for ‘East Midland Railway’.

 

Pictured working a ‘Network Rail’ test train.

 

 

 

 

165027 ‘Chiltern Railways’, Chilternrailways.

BREL York built Networker Turbo Diesel Multiple Unit

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

 

 

 

 

Advertisement at Birmingham ‘Moor Street Railway Station’.

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

 

The very first time I visited Birmingham to see the buses was almost 60 years ago and most of the buses I saw were wearing either of these two liveries. 

 

They were, though, newer buses than these ‘Birmingham Corporation Transport’ and ‘Midland Red’ classics.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Premises of ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., Walkden, Manchester on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

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.

 

3 LXE ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Trident / Optare Olympus /1

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New registered RX58 HVJ to ‘Courtney’, Bracknell, Berks.

 

 

 

 

3 LXE ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Trident / Optare Olympus /2

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

6 CCX ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

Scania 270UD / Scania OmniCity /1

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

 

New registered YT09 YHR to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 963.

 

 

 

 

6 CCX ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

Scania 270UD / Scania OmniCity /2

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

 

 

 

 

60 CCX ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., www.Wrigley’s coaches.com.

Scania 270UD / Scania OmniCity

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

 

New registered YT09 YHS to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 964.

 

 

 

 

5 HDC ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

SETRA S416GT-HD / SETRA

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

 

New registered BN09 FXJ to ‘Shearings’, Cheshire No. 119.

 

 

 

 

3 HDC ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

SETRA S416GT-HD / SETRA

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

 

New registered BU13 ZUA to ‘Talisman’, Great Bromley, Suffolk but acquired from ‘Angus’, Needham Market, Suffolk.

 

‘Scene’ in Burton-on-Trent (BoT) again on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

It is now just over a year (August 3rd. 2022) since the takeover of ‘Midland Classic’ was completed by the ‘ROTALA’ group, rebranding the company ‘Diamond Bus (East Midlands) Ltd’.

 

On 09/08/2023 I posted a blog built around friend Peter Rose’s images of the fleet additions since that time.

 

All of course in ‘ROTALA’ blue.

 

This blog illustrates a return to BoT by both of us to look at some of what is left of the ‘Midland Classic’ fleet.

 

Will any of them ever be painted blue??

 

As we have done before, we have combined all the images we gathered on the day. 

 

The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.

 

YN08 MKO ‘Diamond Bus (East Midlands) Ltd’ No. 40520.

Scania N270D / Scania Omnidekka

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New to ‘Reading Transport’ No. 1102.

 

 

 

 

YN64 FWZ ‘Diamond Bus (East Midlands) Ltd’ No. 30985.

Scania K230UB / Irizar i3

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

 

New to ‘Menzies’, Heathrow.

 

 

 

 

SN11 BNL ‘Diamond Bus (East Midlands) Ltd’ No. 40521.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

New to ‘First Capital’ No. 33623.

 

 

 

 

YJ66 AOY ‘Diamond Bus (East Midlands) Ltd’ No. 30996 

Optare MetroCity V1080MC / Optare

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

 

New to ‘Midland Classic’ No. 6.

 

 

 

JB14 MCL ‘Diamond Bus (East Midlands) Ltd’ No. 31429, X12 Burton upon Trent Lichfield.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro200

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

 

New to ‘Midland Classic’ No. 1.

 

 

 

YN05 GXL ‘Diamond Bus (East Midlands) Ltd’ No. 30901.

Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

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

 

New to ‘Reading Transport’ No. 1012.

 

 

 

 

YN57 FWG ‘Diamond Bus (East Midlands) Ltd’ No. 30908, the tutbury jinny.

Scania K230UB / Wright Solar

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

 

New to ‘Reading Transport’ No. 1031.

 

 

 

 

YJ16 DXT ‘Diamond Bus (East Midlands) Ltd’ No. 30992.

Optare MetroCity V1010MC / Optare

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

 

New to ‘Midland Classic’ No. 4.

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Various Premises of R.S. Tyrer Ltd., Farnworth, Bolton 8 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

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.

 

‘Tyrers’ has a history stretching back to 1972 when Bob Tyrer at the age of 58 started his own business with a single, Leyland engined, Plaxton bodied Bedford coach.

 

Today, the company operates over 100 vehicles out of three separate bases in the area.

 

‘Tyrers’ provided the transport for our second morning until lunchtime, which was taken in Manchester.

 

TYR 15R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

VDL FHD2-129 / VDL

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New registered YK15 OJR.

 

 

 

 

TYR 34R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI / Ferqui 

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

 

 

 

 

YN56 FAM ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Scania CN230UB / OmniCity /1

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

 

New to ‘Reading Transport’ No. 10 but acquired from ‘Nottingham City Transport'.

 

 

 

YN56 FAM ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Scania CN230UB / OmniCity /2

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

 

 

 

 

YJ07 JWE ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

VDL SB200 / Plaxton Centro

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

 

The VOR notice behind the windscreen does not bode well.

 

New to ‘Fishwick’, Leyland, Lancs.

 

At one time, ‘Fishwick’ buying anything other than a Leyland would have been unthinkable.

 

Acquired from ‘Pulham’, Bourton-on-the-Water.

 

‘Scene’ in Derby Bus Station on Monday 21st August 2023. New To Me on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A bonus blog seeing as it is only three images.

 

I was waiting for my bus home when this turned up, loaded and went. 

 

All in ten minutes.

 

YK20 YTD ‘BM Coaches’ Your Partner in Travel, national express.

Yutong GT12 / Yutong /1

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

 

Note that the branding most obvious to the boarding passenger on the nearside is different to the offside and rear of the coach.

 

 

 

 

YK20 YTD ‘BM Coaches’ Your Partner in Travel, national express.

Yutong GT12 / Yutong /2

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

 

 

 

 

YK20 YTD ‘BM Coaches’ Your Partner in Travel, national express.

Yutong GT12 / Yutong 3

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

 

‘Scene’ in Switzerland, In Aigle, Canton Vaud 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Part 1 was posted on 31/07/2023

 

Switzerland is split into regional administrative districts called Cantons which are similar to states in the USA being part of the federation that is Switzerland.

 

There was a time in the later years of the last century and the early years of this that friend Peter Rose and I both focussed our railway attentions on Switzerland.

 

The UK scene at the time was a bit drab and unexciting whilst Switzerland was different, varied and mainly sunny.

 

We both had railway holidays there although never together or at the same time.

 

I was very much into video at the time so it is Peter’s images that this blog, admittedly historical, is built around for which I thank him.

 

The town of Aigle lies in the valley of the river Rhone on the Swiss mainline linking the area around Lake Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux with Brig to the east and then south through the Simplon Tunnel down into Italy.

 

Part map of Central Switzerland.

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

 

 

What makes Aigle unusual is that, apart from the East-West mainline, it is the centre for three routes that link it with other towns and villages in the area that in other times and places would be served by buses but here are served by trains.

 

The mainline through Aigle was built to standard gauge whilst the three ‘branches’ which start in the road outside the station were all built to narrow (metre) gauge. 

 

Some sections with gradients are equipped for rack and pinion working.

 

At one time all three companies were independent but in 1975 merged to form a single operating company ‘Transportes Publics du Chablais’ (TPduC).

 

This was a move to bring about a greater level of co-operation between the 

three companies which are the ‘Aigle-Leysin’, the ‘Aigle-Ollon-Monthey- Champery’ and the ‘Aigle-Sepey-Diablerets’.

 

All three routes can be traced on the map.

 

At the same time, the ‘Bex-Villars-Bretaye’ railway which provides a similar function (see map) joined ‘TPduC’.

 

Constructors abbreviations used;

 

SLM,   Schweizerishe Lokomotive und Maschinenfabrik, Wintherthur.

ACMV, Atelier de Constructions Mechaniques, Vevey.

SIG,    Schweizerishe Industriegesellschaft, Neuhausen am Rheinfall.

BBC,   AG Brown Boveri & Cie, Baden.

SWP,  Schindler Waggon AG, Pratteln.

 

303 ‘Aigle-Leysin’ (furthest away from camera) named Yvorne.

ACMV/SLM/BBC built electric unit type BDeh4/4 /1

 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New in 1987 and coupled to trailer No. 353 (nearest camera) with ‘ASD’ and ‘AOMC’ units alongside.

 

 

 

 

303 ‘Aigle-Leysin’ (furthest away from camera) named Yvorne.

ACMV/SLM/BBC built electric unit type BDeh4/4 /2

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Showing the relationship between the railway and other road users, quite a common sight in Switzerland.

 

 

 

 

202 ‘Aigle-Leysin’. 

SLM/BBC built electric railcar type BDeh2/4

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

 

 

 

 

203 ‘Aigle-Leysin’. 

SLM/BBC built electric railcar type BDeh2/4

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

 

New in 1946.

 

 

 

 

13 ‘Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champery’.

SWP/BBC built electric unit type BDeh4/4

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

 

New in 1954.

 

 

 

 

Bt31 ‘Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champery’.

ACMV built trailer

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

 

New in 1987.

 

 

 

 

104 ‘Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champery’ named OLLON.

SWP/BBC built electric unit type Be4/4

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

 

New in 1966.

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Various Premises of R.S. Tyrer Ltd., Farnworth, Bolton 7 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

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.

 

‘Tyrers’ has a history stretching back to 1972 when Bob Tyrer at the age of 58 started his own business with a single, Leyland engined, Plaxton bodied Bedford coach.

 

Today, the company operates over 100 vehicles out of three separate bases in the area.

 

‘Tyrers’ provided the transport for our second morning until lunchtime, which was taken in Manchester.

 

TYR 17R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

VDL FHD2-129 Futura / VDL

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New registered YD65 DMX.

 

 

 

 

TYR 19R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

VDL FHD2-129 Futura / VDL

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New registered RGZ 2827 to ‘Richmond Coaches’, Lisburn, NI.

 

At some stage after RGX 2827 it carried registration No. VAZ 8888.

 

 

 

 

TYR 10R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Van Hool EX16 / Van Hool

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

 

New registered YJ19 BBO.

 

 

 

 

TYR 11R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Van Hool EX16 / Van Hool

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

 

New registered YJ19 BBU.

 

 

 

 

TYR 24R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante

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

 

New registered FJ11 MMK to ‘Dunn’, Heanor, Derbyshire No, 4024 trading as ‘yourbus’ who went out of business in October 2019.

 

Acquired from ‘Lothian Coaches’ No. 9062.