‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity (NHVC) 2’ 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 first visit was to the ‘NHVC’ which is based in what was the ‘Trent Motor Traction’ depot in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.

 

The group have an excellent website which I would recommend to anyone requiring further details.

 

I have previously posted blogs featuring the ‘NHVC’ on 29/04/2019, 21/01/2020, 26/01/2020, 05/02/2020 and 17/03/2020 so I feel I have pretty well covered the main exhibits.

 

However, the ‘NHVC’ has a reserve collection of buses that are awaiting preservation work.

 

These are located on an industrial estate nearby.

 

No doubt that in time and with further funding, some of these will buses will move to Hucknall.

 

G335 PAL ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity’, ‘Paul S. Winson Coaches’, Loughborough.

Volvo B10M / Alexander RV

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

 

New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as No. 335.

 

 

 

 

ONN 571P ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity’, ’Trent Buses’ No. 571.

Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Willowbrook

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

 

Delivered with an Eastern Coach Works body that was damaged in the Meadow Road depot fire in July 1976.

 

Re-bodied by Willowbrook in 1977.

 

 

 

 

MTV 755P ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity’, ‘Nottingham City Transport’ (NCT) No. 755.

Leyland Leopard / Duple Dominant E

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

 

In the mid 1970’s, ‘NCT’ took delivery of a batch of buses for use on park & ride services from a number of sites around the city.

 

Unusual at the time, being Duple Dominant coach bodies fitted with standard bus seats.

 

As supplied, they were painted lilac and marketed as ‘Lilac Leopards’.

 

The intention was to phase traffic lights into the city to give these services priority, so speeding the journey.

 

Park & ride was a new concept at that time and it became obvious that the citizens of Nottingham did not want it so the scheme was abandoned.

 

 

 

 

YN04 ANF ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity’, ’Nottingham City Transport’ No. 204.

Scania N94UB / East Lancs

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

 

 

 

 

C724 MRC ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity’, ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 724.

Leyland National 2

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

 

 

 

 

FJ03 VWK ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity’, ‘trentbarton’ No. 620.

Scania L94UB / Wright Eclipse

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

 

 

 

 

FRB 208H ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity’, ‘Trent Buses No. 356.

Bristol RE / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

New to ‘Midland General Omnibus Co’ as No. 146.

 

Fitted with dual doors.

 

 

‘Scene’ at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Visitors for the Day 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Located at Ruddington, which lies five miles to the South of Nottingham.

 

It is also home to the ‘Great Central Railway-Nottingham’.

 

A large site which houses an extensive collection of vintage buses as well as standard gauge and miniature railway vehicles and artefacts.

 

Originally a station on the ‘Great Central Railway’  extension line that linked Sheffield with London via Nottingham and Leicester.

 

DTL 489D ‘The Delaine’ No. 60. Leyland Atlantean PDR1/12 / Willowbrook /1 of 2

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

 

It has appeared before in my blog when it was at ‘Showbus’ in 2016.

 

Here is what I wrote at the time and I have not changed my opinion since.

 

‘The Delaine’ working out of Bourne in Lincolnshire has been an independent bus operator going back over a century.

 

‘Buses Illustrated’ for May 1966 drew attention to a new double decker having been delivered to ‘The Delaine’ registered DTL 489D.

 

This was the first rear engined double decker to join the fleet.

 

It was further recorded in the magazine that,

 

   “the superb finish” (of the Willowbrook bodywork) “has to be seen to be believed.”

 

It went on, 

 

    “Surely this must be the most beautifully painted and trimmed Atlantean in the country.”

 

 

It doesn’t look bad now, 55 years later.

 

So here it is, enjoy !

 

 

 

 

DTL 489D ‘The Delaine’ No. 60. Leyland Atlantean PDR1/12 / Willowbrook /2 of 2

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

 

 

GKV 94 ‘Coventry Transport’ No. 94. Daimler CVA6 / Metro Cammell /1 of 2

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

 

New in 1950.

 

Superbly restored both inside and out.

 

I was fortunate enough to get a ride on this bus.

 

My ‘Star of the Show’.

 

 

 

 

GKV 94 ‘Coventry Transport’ No. 94. Daimler CVA6 / Metro Cammell /2 of 2

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

 

 

 

 

NNU 447J ‘Midland General Omnibus Co. Ltd.’ Bristol RE / Eastern Coach Works /1 of 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

 

 

 

NNU 447J ‘Midland General Omnibus Co. Ltd.’ Bristol RE / Eastern Coach Works /2 of 2

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

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ at ‘Transpire’s 2019 Bus Rally at Rowsley in Derbyshire /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Transpire’ being the name of ‘The Chesterfield Bus Society’.

 

A major event in my ‘Bus’ calendar. I have attended most if not all of the events over the years.

 

I am always surprised that although I think that I have seen everything that might turn up that on the day there is always something that I have not seen before and is new to me.

 

HW54 BUV ‘ hulleys of Baslow’ No. 22. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer MPD

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

 

New to ‘Musterphantom’ as No. 314.

 

 

 

 

P915 RYO ‘Owner Unknown’. Volvo Olympian. Northern Counties

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

 

New to ‘London General’ in 1996, It moved to fellow London operator 

‘Blue Triangle’ in 2007.

 

Since then it would appear to have had a varied career with someone taking the trouble to remove the original second door.

 

 

 

 

LED 71P ‘Warrington Borough Council’ No.71 Bristol RE / East Lancs

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

 

 

 

 

F810 YLV ‘Merseybus’ No. 810. MCW Metrobus 2 / MCW

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

 

 

 

 

RGF 231P ‘G. E. SYKES’ Bristol LHS6L / Plaxton Supreme

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

 

New in 1976 to ‘Richmond Coaches’.

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

DAE 511K ‘Bristol. Omnibus Co.’ No. MH1257. Bristol RELL6L / Eastern Coach Works /1

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

 

Delivered as No. C1257 with a dual door body.

 

 

 

 

 

DAE 511K ‘Bristol. Omnibus Co.’ No. MH1257. Bristol RELL6L / Eastern Coach Works /2

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

 

Delivered as No. C1257 with a dual door body.

 

 

 

 

DAE 511K ‘Bristol. Omnibus Co.’ No. MH1257. Bristol RELL6L / Eastern Coach Works /3

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

 

Delivered as No. C1257 with a dual door body.

 

 

 

 

DAE 511K ‘Bristol. Omnibus Co.’ No. MH1257. Bristol RELL6L / Eastern Coach Works /4

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

 

Delivered as No. C1257 with a dual door body.

‘Scene’ in the Sunshine at Showbus 2016 part 1 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

On what is my last blog of 2016, I would like to wish that all my readers have a Happy and Healthy New Year in 2017.

 

I have done some forward planning for next year which at this stage includes Leicestershire, Devon, Hampshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire together with a trip to Holland.

 

No doubt Derby will again figure large with ‘trentbarton’s new Enviro 200MMC’s on my local ‘the nines’ route being due in the next few weeks.

 

Meanwhile ‘Nottingham City Transport’ will be taking delivery of new gas powered double deckers.

 

Plenty to look forward to then.

 

I would also like to finish the year on a bright note and take my readers back to a day where the sun shone and it was pleasantly warm. 

 

Where there were buses a plenty and all seemed well with the world.

 

Where better than ‘Showbus 2016’ at Donington Park.

 

 

HDK 835 ‘Rochdale Corporation Transport’ No. 835 AEC Regent 3 / East Lancs

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

New to ‘London Transport’ as LS 432 was.

BYW 432V ‘Pennine Motor Services’ of Gargrave’ No. LN19 Leyland National

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

Wearing what I think is the old ‘Wolverhampton Corporation Transport’ livery. ‘WCT’ being part of what became ‘TWM’.

 

E989 VUK  ‘Travel West Midlands’ (TWM) No. 2989 MCW Metrobus Mk. 2

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

CDK 172L ‘Yelloway’ AEC Reliance / Plaxton Panorama Elite 3

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

One of the all time great coach body designs is.

PUJ 781 ‘Whittle’s Coaches’ Leyland Tiger Cub / Burlingham Seagull

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

Formerly 22728 having been with both ‘Stagecoach North East’ and ‘Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire’.

 

Now preserved.

 

T728 OEF ‘Stagecoach Kingston Upon Hull’ No. 728 MAN 18.220 / Alexander ALX 300

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

FDB 334C ‘Stockport Corporation’ No. 34 Leyland PD2/40 / East Lancs

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

Seen in ‘National Bus Company’ livery. It later worked for ‘Cumberland Motor Services’.

 

TRN 481V ‘Ribble Motor Services’ No. 1481 Leyland Atlantean AN68/1 / Eastern Coach Works

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

Dating from 1950.

 

JOJ 489 ‘Birmingham City Transport’ No. 2489 Crossley DD42 / Crossley (to BCT design).

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

Seen in ‘National Bus Company’ ‘Dual Purpose’ livery. Originally delivered in overall NBC white coach livery.

TFM 267K ‘Crosville Motor Services’ No. ERL 267 Bristol RELH6L / Eastern Coach Works

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

New to ‘National Express West Midlands’.

 

R2 NEG ‘midland classic’ DAF DB250LF / Optare Spectra

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

An early integral bus where the vehicle was chassisless but incorporated the running units from pre war Leyland TD4 buses.

 

 

OKP 980 ‘Maidstone & District’ No. CO 252 Leyland TD4 / Beadle

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ at ‘Transpire’s Peak Park Preserved Bus Gathering 2016 part 2 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I do not attend many bus rallies because I find more than enough in the current scene to keep me busy. 

 

However, once a year ‘Transpire’ the Chesterfield based enthusiasts group holds its own event which for the last few years has been held at the ‘Peak Rail’ site at Rowsley in Derbyshire.

 

I have been a member for many years and have rarely missed so as usual, this year I went along and of course the camera went with me.

 

Part 2 ‘Trent Connection’ (For part 1 see blog posted 23 June 2016)

 

‘trentbarton’, (part of the ‘Wellglade’ group) as it is these days is the modern day successor to a variety of companies that have become what is ‘trentbarton which has a history dating back over 100 years.

 

 

 

YRC 191 ‘Trent Motor Traction’ No. 191 Leyland Tiger Cub / Alexander

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

 

New to ‘Trent’ in 1962. In the traditional red/cream livery.

ONN 571P ‘Trent Motor Traction’ No. 571 Leyland Atlantean / Willowbrook

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

 

Originally bodied by Eastern Coach Works, it was severely damaged in the Meadow Road depot fire in July 1976.

 

it was despatched to Willowbrook at Loughborough who replaced the original body with this one built in 1977.

 

TCH 274L ‘Trent Motor Traction’ No. 274 Bristol RE / Eastern Coach Works 

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

 

Dating from 1973.

 

KCG 627L ‘Trent Motor Traction’ No. 419 Leyland National

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

 

New to ‘Alder Valley’ 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.

 

 

 

The fleet of The ‘Midland General Omnibus Company’ (MGOC) came into the ‘Trent’ fleet in 1972 following the formation of the ‘National Bus Company’ (NBC) in 1969.

 

KRR 275 ‘Midland General Omnibus Company’ No. 175 AEC Regal 3 / Weymann

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

 

New in 1949.

 

 

YNU 351G ‘Midland General Omnibus Company’ No. 313 Bristol FLF Lodekka / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

 

In the early days of the ‘NBC’, the ‘MGOC’ were allowed to keep its blue livery. A different ‘NBC’ shade of blue was eventually introduced.

 

Eventually this was phased out and ‘NBC’s poppy red became the norm. A Shame really.

 

YRC 125M ‘Midland General Omnibus Company’ No. 780 Bristol VRT / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

At the time of the formation of the ‘NBC’, the ‘North Western Road Car Company’ (NWRCC) was broken up and the Matlock and Buxton depots became part of the Trent operation.

This particular bus is shown as being representative of the ‘NWRCC’ at the time although it never served in the ‘Trent’ fleet.

 

LDB 796  ‘North Western Road Car Company’ No. 796 Leyland Tiger Cub / Willowbrook 

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

 

 

 

 

On the 2nd. of July 1989 ‘Trent’ took over ‘Barton Buses’.

 

‘Barton Transport’ was a independent private company with a history as long as ‘Trent’s.

 

At one time famous for the variety of vehicles in the fleet it had become highly standardised on Leyland Leopard’s with a smattering of DAF and Bedford chassis. Largely bodied by Plaxton.

 

 

XRR 615M ‘Barton Buses’ No. 1286 Leyland Leopard PSU3B/4R / Plaxton Elite Express 3

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

 

Which after ‘Barton’ worked for ‘Fen Travel’ before being preserved.

 

AAL 522A ‘Barton Buses’ No. 854 AEC Regent V / Northern Counties

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

 

Originally registered 854 FNN when new in 1960. The last of a batch of 5 and withdrawn in 1973. 

 

After seeing service with other operators before it passed to ‘Redfern Travel’ of Mansfield where its current registration was acquired.

 

 

PRA 109R ‘White’s of Calver’ No. 306 Leyland Leopard PSU3C/4R / Alexander ’T’

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

 

New to ‘Trent’ in 1976. It moved to ‘Lancaster City Transport’, ‘Stagecoach Bluebird’ and ‘Silver Fox’ before eventually passing to ‘Chesterfield Transport’ subsidiary ‘Retford & District’. 

 

Currently preserved in the livery of another ‘Chesterfield Transport ‘ subsidiary ‘White’s of Calver’ ( Calver Sough being a village in the ‘Peak District’) by its current owners ‘Chesterfield 123 Preservation Group’.

C720 NNN ‘notts+derby’ No. 20 Leyland Olympian / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

 

New to ‘Trent’ in 1985. It has worked for fellow ‘Wellglade’ group member ‘TM Travel’ at some point in its career.