‘Scene’ in Sheffield part 2 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

My blogs posted on 09/02/17, 12/02/17 and 15/09/17 also relate to Sheffield.

 

 

YG52 DHC ‘TM Travel’ No. 1161 Optare Solo M920

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New to ‘Powell of Ledbury’ and seen working on SHEFFIELD’S Line 4.

 

 

 

 

SM65 EFD ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 35117 Daimler OM 934 / Wright Streetdeck

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Wearing the livery it carried when working service X78 between Sheffield and Doncaster. 

 

It has now been transferred to service X1 working between Sheffield and Maltby but without the full X1 livery. (See blog dated 12/02/2017).

 

 

 

 

KJZ 4434 ‘Anderson Coaches’, Brinsworth, Rotherham, Dennis Javelin / Berkhof Axial

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The short 10 metre version.

 

 

 

 

MW52 PZD ‘TM Travel’ No. 1160 Optare Solo 920

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New to ‘Go West’, Kings Lynn.

 

 

 

 

YN08 JWE ’TMTravel’ No. 1200 MAN 12.240 / Plaxton Centro 

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YJ65 EPE ’TM Travel’ No. 508 Optare Solo SR M9900SR

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Seen working on SHEFFIELD’S LINE 6

 

 

 

 

YU 52 VYF ‘First South Yorkshire’ Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400

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I am pleased to see that ‘First’s ‘Barbie’ livery is still with us even if she is a bit battered !

 

 

 

 

SCZ 3854 ‘Sheffield Community Transport’ Optare Solo M850

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New to ‘Ulsterbus’ as No.1854 in 2003 and still wearing part of that livery.

 

 

 

 

SCZ 3850 ‘Sheffield Community Transport’ Optare Solo M850

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New to ‘Ulsterbus’ as No.1850 in 2003 and still wearing part of that livery.

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Sheffield on the X1 on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

On March 22nd. 2016 I posted a blog on which I featured the then new up market Daimler OM 934 / Wright Streetdeck  on ‘First South Yorkshire’s (FSY) service X78 from Sheffield to Rotherham and Doncaster.

 

Visiting recently, I saw some of the same buses now branded for ‘FSY’s service X1 from Sheffield to Rotherham and Maltby as the ‘STEELLINK’.

 

The X1 STEELLINK service runs on a new Tinsley link road which is part of the new 29 Million pound ‘Bus Rapid Transport North’ scheme which  is to provide a more direct route for buses to Rotherham and Maltby and reduce congestion.

 

The STEELLINK branding has been added to the previous livery used on the X78.

 

The X78 incidentally has been downgraded and reverted to standard buses wearing normal ‘FSY’ fleet livery.

 

Not all of Doncaster’s population appreciates the move !

 

 

SM65 LMX ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 35134 Daimler OM 934 / Wright Streetdeck

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SM65 GFX ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 35127 Daimler OM 934 / Wright Streetdeck

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SM65 GFZ ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 35129 Daimler OM 934 / Wright Streetdeck

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For whatever reason, not all the buses carry the full branding. Some are still in the livery carried in the X78 days.

 

SM65 EFD ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 35117 Daimler OM 934 / Wright Streetdeck

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