‘Scene’ at ’Transpire’s Bus and Coach Rally at Rowsley 2017 part 1 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A glorious day on what was the hottest weekend of the year so far.

 

The only down side to the conditions was that being located on a non hard surfaced site there was a lot of dust being thrown up.

 

None the less, plenty to admire and enjoy.

 

 

UHA 225H ‘West Midlands PTE’ No. 6225. Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB / Alexander ‘J’ type

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

 

New to ‘BMMO’ (Midland Red) and taken over when the PTE was established retaining its ‘BMMO’ fleet number.

 

Classifield in ‘BMMO’s vehicle identification system as a DD13.

 

 

 

USS 416L  ‘Ian Glass’, Haddington. Bedford VAS / Plaxton Panorama 4

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

 

A very pretty little coach.

 

 

 

CHE 536K ‘Yorkshire Traction’ (YT) No. 536. Leyland Leopard / Marshall

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New to (YT) and subsequently becoming part of the ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ group in 2005. 

 

Unusual for the time in only being 30 feet long (or whatever the metric equivalent is).

 

On withdrawal from service it was converted to a recovery vehicle and is now restored to this very stylish (YT) livery.

 

 

 

RWU 534R ‘Metro’ No. 8334. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Derwent

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

 

‘Metro’ being the operating name of ‘West Yorkshire PTE’.

 

 

 

ESC 847S ‘Eastern Scottish’ No. S847A. Seddon Pennine 7 / Alexander ‘Y’ type

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

 

New to ‘Scottish Omnibuses’.

 

 

 

PFN 865 ‘East Kent’. AEC Regent 5 2LD3RA/ Park Royal

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New in 1959 as a  double deck service bus but subsequently cut down and used as a recovery vehicle.

 

B503 FFW ‘Lincolnshire’ No. LO603. Leyland Olympian / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

New to ‘Lincolnshire Road Car Co’. with the fleet number 1503.

 

 

 

TMS 405X ‘Midland Scottish’ No. MPE 405. Leyland Leopard / Alexander ‘Y’ type

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

 

New to ‘Alexander Midland’.

 

 

 

CRC 911 ‘Derby Corporation Transport’ No. 111. Crossley DD42/8A / Brush

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

 

 

 

HNE 641N ‘GM Buses’ No. 81BY. Leyland Leopard / Eastern Coach Works

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‘GM Buses’ being an operating name for ‘Greater Manchester PTE’.

 

 

‘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

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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

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Dating from 1950.

 

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

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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

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‘Scene’ at The Greater Manchester Museum of Transport.

Located on Boyle Street adjacent to one of ‘First Manchester’s garages. It is easily visited by catching the tram heading for Bury as far as Queens Road, leaving the station, turn left and walk until Boyle St. appears on you right hand side.

 

A useful bonus is that if you hold a current Greater Manchester Wayfarer day ticket, entrance is free.

 

Everything is packed cheek by jowl but it really is a wonderland particularly for bus enthusiasts.

 

L2

 

Dating back to Victorian times, this Horse Bus was operated by Manchester Carriage & Tramways Company and dates back to 1890.

 

MJA 897G

A Leyland PD3 with East Lancs bodywork dating from 1969. Built for ‘Stockport Corporation’ as its No.97.

 

It is interesting to note that the rear engined Leyland Atlantean had been introduced nearly 10 years earlier. 

 

This must have been one of the last half cab buses built.

 

HTF 586

A Bedford OB with Duple designed bodywork but constructed by Scottish Motor Traction. Once owned by ‘Warburton Brothers’ of Bury.

 

BND 874C

 

A Leyland Panther Cub with Park Royal dual doored bodywork  seen in the livery of ‘Manchester Corporation Transport’ (MCT).

 

Not the most successful of Leyland products with only 94 being built.

 

HTB 656

 A Leyland PS1 with Leeds produced bodywork by Charles H. Roe. Built for ‘Ramsbottom Urban District Council in 1947 as its No. 17.

 

VR 5742

 

A Leyland Tiger TS1 with Vulcan bodywork that was finished off by ‘MCT’ its operator. New in 1930 as No. 28.

 

DBA 214C

 

A Leyland Atlantean PDR 1with Metro-Cammell bodywork new in 1965 to ‘Salford City Transport’ as is No. 214.

 

Before being preserved in its original colours, it had a spell with a company called ‘Ashtree Coaches’.

TNA 496

 

Another bus from the fleet of ‘MCT’ is this Leyland PD2/40 with Burlingham bodywork being No. 3496 in ‘MCT’ service.

 

One of the features of double deckers in the fleet was the distinctive layout of the destination blinds. A layout that was the same on generations of buses.

 

Like many other local buses it went on to serve in the combined fleets in Manchester in the SELNEC (South East Lancs. North East Cheshire) fleet which preceded todays ‘Greater Manchester’ operation.

 

CDB 224

 

A Leyland PD2/1 with Leyland low bridge bodywork new in 1947 as No. 224 to the ‘North Western Road Car Company’.

 

I remember low bridge bodies as being difficult to access upstairs having to climb over other passengers to get to a seat and then in all probability banging your head in the process.

 

 

NDK 980

 

An AEC Regent 5 with Weymann bodywork in the livery of ‘Rochdale Corporation Transport’.

 

JVU 755

 

An all Crossley produced trolleybus for use on ‘MCT’s  small trolley network.