‘Scene’ outside Nottingham Broadmarsh bus station on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Friend Peter Rose and I were off to Newark to record the closing days of ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ operating Service 90 from Newark into Nottingham. 

 

See blog posted 16/04/2023.

 

Always being willing to support public transport, we went into Nottingham by train.

 

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

 

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

 

The new Broadmarsh bus station in Nottingham replaced an older facility on much the same site which was no longer fit for purpose.

 

A process that took something approaching five years to achieve.

 

YX63 GXW ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 392.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro200

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

BN09 FWY ‘Kinchbus’ No. 905

Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

New to fellow ‘Wellglade’ group member ‘trentbarton’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FJ09 BXH ‘trentbarton’ No. 709, the keyworth.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

YX67 VFF ‘trentbarton’ No. 128, skylink, Nottingham-East Midlands Airport.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

BV22 VTZ ‘Clarkes of London’, national express.

Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 3 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

FN54 AEZ ‘trentbarton’ No. 662, skylink, Nottingham-East Midlands Airport.

Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

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

 

Now in its 19th. year.

 

 

‘Scene’ in Leicester, Other Operators on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I had not been to Leicester for some years but I had read that the rebuilding of St. Margaret’s Bus Station had been completed so I thought another visit was due.

 

The new bus station has been rebuilt virtually following the original’s footprint.

 

The building is new and it would appear to be equipped with all the facilities  I would expect.

 

The only major change, as far as I could see, is that buses can now leave the bus station directly onto the A594 Burleys Way.

 

A significant saving of both time and fuel.

 

Friend Peter Rose joined me for the day and whilst we were attracted initially by the new St. Margaret’s, we spent most of our time at the nearby Haymarket Bus Station.

 

YD21 NFP ‘Roberts’ Hugglescote, Leics. Leicester park&ride.

Yutong E12 / Yutong

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

 

 

 

 

SN67 XCY ‘Stagecoach Midlands’ No. 26206, 48 stagecoachgold.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Midland Red (South)’.

 

Pictured in Haymarket prior to working a service to Coventry.

 

 

 

 

KX12 AKZ ‘Stagecoach Midlands’ No. 28622.

Scania K230UB / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 300

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

 

 

 

 

YX20 OHB ‘Kinchbus’ No. 147 ‘skylink’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

Pictured leaving St. Margaret’s Bus Station with a service to Derby via the East Midlands Airport at Castle Donington.

 

 

 

 

BF21 DBX ‘National Express West Midlands No. 335. national express.

Volvo B11RT / Caetano Levante 3

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

 

Pictured turning into Abbey Street from Belgrave Gate on its way to St. Margarets Bus Station.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘Skills’ 3’ 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.

 

‘Skills’ was the provider of our transport for the day and their base at Bulwell in Nottingham was to be our first visit of this the third day.

 

BV69 KRE ‘SKILLS MOTOR COACHES’ ‘national express’.

Volvo B11R(T) / Caetano Levante 3

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

 

 

 

 

BX16 CHD ‘SKILLS MOTOR COACHES’ ‘national express’.

Volvo B11R(T) / Caetano Levante 2

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

 

 

 

 

YN18 AUP ‘SKILLS MOTOR COACHES’

Scania K410EB6 / Higer

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

 

 

 

 

YN18 AUT ‘SKILLS MOTOR COACHES’

Scania K410EB6 / Higer

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

 

 

 

 

JFZ 8616 MCEWEN COACHES LTD.

Volvo B12B / Caetano Enigma

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

 

New registered FJ04 SNZ to ‘Silverdale’, Nottingham who are part of the ‘Skills’ group.

 

 

 

 

YN14 NOU ‘Owner unknown’.

Irizar i6 / Irizar

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

 

Present on the day but new to ‘Centurion Travel’, Welton, Radstock, Avon.

 

‘Scene’ in Manchester. ‘redEXPRESS’ meets ‘national express’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

‘redEXPRESS X41’ is a bus service run by the ‘Blackburn Bus Company’ which is in turn part of the ‘Transdev’ group.

 

Originating in Accrington and serving Haslingden, Ramsbottom, Prestwich, Harpurhay and Collhyurst on its journey into Manchester.

 

FJ58 LTN ‘Lancashire United’ No. 1868 ‘redEXPRESS’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse /1 of 3 

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

 

 

 

 

FJ58 LTN ‘Lancashire United’ No. 1868 ‘redEXPRESS’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse  /2 of 3 

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

 

 

 

 

FJ58 LTN ‘Lancashire United’ No. 1868 ‘redEXPRESS’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse /3 of 3 

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

 

 

 

 

BV19 XSF ‘Selwyns Travel, Runcorn’ No. 336 ‘national express’. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante III

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

 

I have been an admirer of the Portuguese built Caetano Levante coach body which over three versions has been produced exclusively for ‘national express’ contractors.

 

 

 

 

BV19 XRY ‘Selwyns Travel, Runcorn’ No. 333 ‘national express’. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante III

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

 

 

 

 

BV19 XRP ‘Edwards Coaches’, Bristol. Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante III

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

 

Parked at Shudehill Transport Interchange.

 

From its grubby appearance, no ‘national express’ (ne) branding and a 17 sticker in the windscreen. 

 

It looks to me that it has been withdrawn from ‘ne’ work and its owner is seeking a living for it wherever it can be found.

 

 

 

‘Scene’ In Sheffield. ‘Stagecoach’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

As is now well known, ‘Stagecoach’ group has adopted a variety of new liveries.

 

My blog dated 17th. of July 2020 covered the the local bus livery in Chesterfield.

 

I hoped my visit to Sheffield might produce the other liveries but it was not to be. 

 

I only saw a few buses in the local livery plus of course some in the earlier ones.

 

SN18 XXD ‘Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No. 39116 ‘Buses for Sheffield’. Wright Streetlite MAX  D/F

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

 

I was surprised that a bus only 2 years old had been repainted and was carrying the new livery but I thought it looked very smart.

 

 

 

 

SN18 XWZ ‘Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No. 39112 ‘Buses for Sheffield’. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

 

 

YX69 NWU ‘Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No. 37602 ‘Buses for Sheffield’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro200MMC

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

 

 

 

 

BV19 XPJ ‘Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No. 54406 ‘national express’. Volvo B11RT / Caetano Levante 3

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

 

From the first time I saw this body at the NEC a few years ago, I have thought what a superb design it is.

 

 

 

 

YN12 GYO ‘Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No. 15824. Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

 

 

 

YN60 CKP ‘‘Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No. 15718 ‘YOUR X2 Barnsley to Sheffield’. Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

New to ‘Andrews’. 

 

A Sheffield based company that became part of ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’.

 

 

 

YN62 BXX ‘Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No. 12173 ‘Stagecoach in Sheffield’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40H / ‘ADL’. Enviro400

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

 

'Scene' at ‘Coach & Bus UK17’ part 3 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The annual pilgrimage to the NEC seems to come round quicker every year.

 

This years offerings were a bit disappointing because out of the major UK bus manufacturers neither Optare nor the Wright group attended.

 

However there was still plenty of interest.

 

Caetano the Portuguese coachbuilder has done well in the UK in recent years with some hundreds of the ‘Levante’ coach body for ‘National Express’ and its contractors.

 

They chose this years show to launch the ‘Levante III’.

 

‘Coach & Bus UK17’ ‘National Express’ Volvo B11R / Caetano Levante III /1 

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

 

 

 

 

‘Coach & Bus UK17’ ‘National Express’ Volvo B11R / Caetano Levante III /2 

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

 

 

 

 

‘Coach & Bus UK17’ ‘Translink Goldline’ Scania DC13 115SCR / Caetano Invictus 

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

 

 

This Northern Ireland operator has recently taken delivery of 12 of these superb vehicles to use primarily on service 212 from Belfast to Londonderry.

 

 

 

‘Coach & Bus UK17’ ‘Caetano Alpha’

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

 

Looking a bit forlorn outside was this what I think is an IVECO based midi bus.