‘Scene’ at Showbus 2022 London Deckers Across the Years /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I have attended a number of SHOWBUS events over the years but this was the first time I had attended one at the Hertfordshire County Showgound.

 

The 50th. show and if we are to believe what we read, the last.

 

It would be a great pity if the reputation the SHOWBUS name has built up over the years were to be lost but we shall have to wait and see.

 

GYE 394W ‘London Buses Ltd’. No. M394.

MCW Metrobus DR101/12

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New in 1980.

 

 

 

 

R101 GNW ‘ARRIVA LONDON’ No. DLA 1, ARRIVA serving London.   

DAF DB250 /Alexander ALX400

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New to ‘Arriva London North Ltd’.

 

New in 1998.

 

 

 

 

LK04 UWW ‘Metroline’ No. VP614.

Volvo B7TL / Transbus President

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LJ16 EZN ‘uno’ No. BYD 1472, a breath of fresh air for London

BYD K8SR / BYD

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New to ‘Metroline’.

 

 

 

LK67 ELV ‘Metroline’ No. VWH 2390, ZERO EMISSION.

Volvo B5LH / Wright Gemini 3

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LG71 DXZ  ‘RATP GROUP’ No. BCE 47061.

BYD D8UR DD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400EV

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‘Scene’ at Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.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. (Covid permitting).

 

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 was in my part of the world, the East Midlands.

 

The second visit of the second day was to ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’ who work out of a large modern depot at Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts. 

 

Redfern Travel’s site at Mansfield Woodhouse is extensive. 

 

There are however other premises, that I don’t know the ownership of in the immediate area that service the bus sector.

 

So, ‘at Mansfield Woodhouse’ seems a reasonable compromise.

 

YN55 NGJ ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No. 1015.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as No. 694.

 

 

 

 

K40 CTN ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No. 1006.

Optare Versa V1110

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New registered YJ60 LTN to ‘Webberbus’, Bridgewater.

 

Missing part of the panelling above the registration plate.

 

 

 

 

J19 CTN ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No. 1014.

Optare Tempo X1200

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New to ‘trentbarton’ as YJ07 VSP No. 318.

 

 

 

 

LJ16 NMV ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No. 981 ‘medilink’.

BYD K9UR / BYD

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BR21 OCX Operator not known but from its colour I would suggest ‘FLiXBUS’.

Van Hool EX16

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KCG 627L ‘Trent Motor Traction No. 419.

Leyland National

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I last saw this bus at Transpire’s Peak Park Preserved Bus Gathering 2016 at Rowsley, Derbyshire.

 

At the time I wrote, 

       

   “New to ‘Alder Valley’ as No. 127 in 1972. 

 

    It replaced a previous Leyland National in the fleet (XRB 419L) which also carried 419 as its fleet number.

 

    If memory serves me correctly, the earlier bus fell out of favour because it had 2 doors and the norm had become single doors”.

 

I must admit, It brought a smile to my face to see that this ‘old timer’ was still around at the age of 50.

 

 

‘Scene’ at Euro Bus Expo 2018 /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

The first of a small number of blogs featuring buses that caught my eye appearing at the NEC at ‘Euro Bus Expo 2018’.

 

More tomorrow!

 

 

 

BYD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. ENVIRO200EV /2

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

 

 

 

BYD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. ENVIRO200EV /3

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

 

Shown together with its charging equipment.

 

 

 

BYD / Alexander Dennis Ltd.ENVIRO200EV /4

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The interior.