The 22nd. of August 2021 saw the 60th. anniversary of the opening of Olive Grove Garage in Sheffield.
To celebrate ‘FSY’ put on a ‘Family Fun Day’.
As might be expected, ‘FSY’ was well represented with buses from the present fleet with others either from the past or representing something from the past.
RWB 87 ‘Sheffield Transport’ No. 687. Leyland PD2 / Weymann
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
This bus has appeared in my blog before but I make no apology for including this magnificent vehicle again.
It looks better every time I see it.
I can remember this bus when it was new and it didn’t look as good then as it does now.
Congratulations to the owner/s who keep this 67 year old bus in this condition.
CWG 696V ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ No. 1696. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Alexander AL
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
This was the PTE’s second attempt at a livery which did not include either blue or red which were the major colours in the liveries of Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield, the PTE’s constituent companies.
The first attempt featured a much paler coffee colour which to say the least looked wishy washy.
This stronger version was soon introduced to the same layout as before and looked much better.
KWA 22W ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ No. 22. Leyland National 2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YN58 ETY ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37529, ‘South Yorkshire’s Transport’ No. 1529 ‘Wilf Duke’. Volvo 9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Another of ‘FSY’s heritage liveries.
The addition of the ’s in the company title was interesting at the time.
‘South Yorkshire’ (the civil authority, not the bus company) for some time, as a social measure charged uneconomic fares to which the government of the time objected and tried to force a fares increase.
The company added the ’s as a reminder to the government who the buses actually belonged too and that they were not the government’s.
An attractive livery though!
BD11 CFA ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 69525 ‘Sheffield’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘First Manchester’.
Right up to date with this being the first single decker to be painted in the revised ‘FSY’ livery.
