‘Scene’ at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’ (SBR) Buses 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

For those who do not know the ‘SBR,’ it is located near Tamworth in Staffordshire. 

 

A privately owned, multi gauge railway system which was operating at least seven locomotives and a tram on the day we were there.

 

There is also an extensive museum devoted to narrow gauge railway locomotives and artefacts.

 

Usually holding three running days per year (Spring, Summer and Autumn); buses, cars, Land Rovers, lorries, military vehicles and steam engines also featured.

 

Both friend Peter Rose and I found it to be an excellent day out.

 

NEA 101F ‘West Bromwich Corporation’ No.101.

Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline / Metro Cammell Weymann

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

 

 

 

 

MXX 23 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RF 381.

AEC Regal lV / Metro Cammell

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

 

 

 

 

RC 4615 ‘Trent Motor Traction Ltd.’ No.714.

AEC Regal / Willowbrook 

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

 

New in 1937.

 

This is the second Willowbrook body that this bus has carried being re-bodied in1950.

 

 

 

 

KAD 359V ‘NATIONAL EXPRESS’ No. 359, BLACK & WHITE.

Leyland Leopard /  Plaxton Supreme

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

 

New to ‘National Travel (South West)’.

 

 

 

 

UHA 956H ‘Midland Red’ No. 5956, Wendaway.

BMMO S23 / BMMO

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

 

 

 

 

CCF 648 ‘MERVYNS COACHES’, Winchester.

Bedford OB / Duple

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

 

New in 1950 to ‘Theobald’, Long Melford.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit

‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ 1

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 fifth and final visit of this second day was to the two premises of ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’, an operator I have long admired but always found elusive.

 

Before that however, we had a lunch break in Worksop where most of my fellow enthusiasts settled for perching on the wall opposite the bus station to watch the comings and goings, mainly of ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’.

 

At the first ‘Marshalls’ site we were welcomed by Mr. John Marshall with this beautiful Duple bodied Daimler.

 

The Daimler, accompanied by Mr. Marshall then took us to Marshalls second site.

 

LNN 353 ‘W. Gash & Sons’, Elston, Newark.

Daimler CVD6 / Duple Lowbridge /1

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

 

Mr. Marshall is the gentleman with the walking stick at the rear of the bus.

 

‘Duple Motor Bodies’ went out of business in the late 1980s and will probably be best remembered for the large number of cheap and cheerful coach bodies produced in the later years, mainly on Bedford chassis.

 

They were however easily capable of producing high quality, durable buses such as this which at the time of writing is almost 72 years old.

 

 

 

 

 

LNN 353 ‘W. Gash & Sons’, Elston, Newark.

Daimler CVD6 / Duple lowbridge /2

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

 

 

 

 

LNN 353 ‘W. Gash & Sons’, Elston, Newark.

Daimler CVD6 / Duple lowbridge /3

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

 

 

 

 

LNN 353 ‘W. Gash & Sons’, Elston, Newark.

Daimler CVD6 / Duple lowbridge /4

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

 

‘Scene’ at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre. Work in Progress 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.

 

We are all used to seeing immaculately restored veteran and vintage vehicles but

it’s not often we get to see what the restorers have to work on.

 

Here is just a sample.

 

WAL 782 ‘Barton Transport’ No. 782. 

Leyland Tiger PS1/B / Willowbrook 

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

 

New registered CWH 262 new in 1948 as a Leyland Tiger PS1 with a Strachans coach body to ‘Knowles’, Bolton.

 

Rebuilt by Willowbrook in 1957 with this lowbridge body.

 

Coming towards the end of what looks to be an excellent re-paint.

 

 

 

 

KNN 254 ‘Barton Transport’ No. 580.

Leyland PD1A / Duple /1 of 2

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

 

 

 

 

KNN 254 ‘Barton Transport’ No. 580.

Leyland PD1A / Duple /2 of 2

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

 

 

 

 

VVO 735 ‘Barton Transport’ No. 735.

Leyland Tiger BTS/1 / Willowbrook

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

 

New registered KAL 380 a Leyland PS1/1 with a Duple coach body.

 

Rebuilt by Willowbrook in 1957 with this lowbridge body.

 

 

 

 

VO 8846 ‘South Notts’ No. 17.

Leyland Lion LT5 / Willowbrook

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

 

New in 1932.

 

 

 

 

MAL 310 ‘South Notts’ No. 310.

Leyland Royal Tiger / Duple Roadmaster

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

 

New in 1951. 

 

I wonder how many of us had one or more of the Dinky Toys model in our collections back in the 1950’s?

 

I have still got 3 in a variety of liveries.

 

 

‘Scene’ in Sutton in Ashfield (SiA), Notts on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A brief visit to ‘SiA’ produced this little gem serving as a mobile advertisement for its owners holiday program.

 

If I could book a holiday with this as my transport, I would be delighted too.

 

GDL 667 ‘Vallances Coaches’, Kirkby in Ashfield. 

Bedford OB / Duple /1

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

 

New to ‘Paul’, Ryde, Isle of Wight in March 1950.

 

 

 

 

GDL 667 ‘Vallances Coaches’. Kirkby in Ashfield.

Bedford OB / Duple /2

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

 

 

 

 

GDL 667 ‘Vallances Coaches’. Kirkby in Ashfield. 

Bedford OB / Duple /3

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

 

The coat of arms displayed on the side of the coach.

 

 

‘Scene’ at the GCR’s Bus & Train Spectacular 3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ Co. (BMMO) was one of the great bus companies which spread right across the midlands both east and west and even into Wales.

 

‘Midland Red’ as it was better known is no longer with us having been broken up when the ‘National Bus Company’ was sold off. 

 

Now long gone, some of the buses that served the company survive.

 

For many years the company built its own buses. 

 

Some of which were:

 

PHA 505G ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 5905. 

BMMO S22 / BMMO /1 

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

 

 

 

PHA 505G ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 5905. 

BMMO S22 / BMMO /2 

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

 

 

 

 

RHA 919G ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 5919. 

BMMO S23 / BMMO 

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

 

 

 

KHA 301 ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 3301. 

BMMO C1 / Duple 

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

 

New in 1948, the first post war coach .

 

Not obvious from the image but a centre door is fitted.

 

Being a sliding door, it must have kept the driver very busy attending to his 30 passengers.

 

 

 

 

KHA 311 ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 3311. 

BMMO C1 / Duple 

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

 

New in 1949.

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre ‘Barton Transport’ Double Deckers 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.

 

JNN 384 ‘Barton Transport’ No. 467. 

Leyland PD1 / Duple Lowbridge

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

 

One of a batch of 40 new in 1947-49.

 

 

 

 

JVO 230 ‘Barton Transport’ No. 507. 

Leyland PD1 / Duple Lowbridge /1

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

 

 

 

 

JVO 230 ‘Barton Transport’ No. 507. 

Leyland PD1 / Duple Lowbridge /2

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

 

 

 

 

AAL 522A ‘Barton Transport’ No. 854. 

AEC Regent V / Northern Counties

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

 

New registered 854 FNN when new in 1960, one of a batch of five and withdrawn in 1973.

 

‘Scene’ at the Buses Festival 2021 /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The annual ‘Buses Festival’ this year was held at the ‘East of England Showground’ which is near Peterborough.

 

It is the first time I have attended the show and considering the amount of national publicity that has been lavished on it I was disappointed with the number of vehicles in attendance.

 

Whilst most of the attendees were preserved vehicles, there were some current buses and coaches on display.

 

The quality of vehicles that did attend was good particularly on a day which was interrupted by rain and dark clouds on a regular basis.

 

I think that an event held in the East Midlands will always have difficulties in attracting large numbers of participants.

 

The problem being that the venue is so far from most major centres of population.

 

Time will tell.

 

The first time in 8 years of blogging that a lorry, truck, wagon, machine, call it what you like has appeared on my blog and what a way to start.

 

The magnificent Volvo FH16.

 

F56 BEN ‘Bus & Coach Repairs', Yaxley, Cambridgeshire. Volvo FH16

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

 

 

 

 

 

MYB 33 ‘Sun Stream’. Bedford OB / Duple

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

 

‘Scene’ at the age of 100. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

For ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /1, see blog posted 01/04/2021.  

 

April 2021 sees the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of what has become ‘Hulleys of Baslow’, the well known Derbyshire based independent bus operator.

 

To celebrate the occasion, a gathering of some of ‘Hulleys’ past and present fleet is being planned to take place in Chatsworth Park, Derbyshire on Sunday the 25th. of April 2021.

 

Founded by Henry Hulley, the ownership of the company has changed hands more than once but the name of its founder has survived all the changes.

 

I have known the company for over 60 years and during that time the buses initially painted (in my time at least) in shades of red and red and grey have been a fixture in Rutland Square in Bakewell.

 

These days, the livery has changed to cream and dark blue. 

 

A combination that ‘Hulleys’ inherited from ‘South Notts’ when buses were bought from that fleet and the livery adopted.

 

Although Hulleys ‘main line’ is probably its service number 170 from Bakewell to Chesterfield via Baslow.

 

The company operates widely across North Derbyshire, to Sheffield and in the past year to Manchester.

 

The earliest images I have are in black and white and were acquired over the years from a variety of sources which today are unknown. 

 

So the best I can claim is that they are part of my collection.

 

I have included them for completeness sake and thank the unknown photographers who at that time had the foresight to capture the images for posterity.

 

Buses (and coaches) are listed in order of their first date of registration when new.

 

LHN 574 ‘Hulleys’ No. 27. Guy Arab / Burlingham

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

 

New in 1949 as No. 074 to ‘Darlington Triumph’.

 

 

 

 

LHA 400 ‘Hulleys’. BMMO S9 / Brush

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

 

New as No. 3400 to ‘Midland Red’ in 1949.

 

At the time, it was unusual for ‘Midland Red’ buses to be sold on the second hand market. They usually went straight for scrap.

 

 

 

DHE 353 ‘Hulleys’ No. 25. Leyland Tiger / Brush

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

 

New in 1951 to 'Yorkshire Traction’ as No. 922.

 

Currently under restoration.

 

 

 

 

KBN 90 ‘Hulleys’. AEC Reliance / Burlingham Seagull

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

 

New in 1956 to ‘Knowles’, Bolton.

 

 

 

 

402 BRB ‘Hulleys’. Bedford SBG / Duple

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

 

New in 1957.

 

Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ at the age of 100. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

April 2021 sees the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of what has become ‘Hulleys of Baslow’, the well known Derbyshire based independent bus operator.

 

To celebrate the occasion, a gathering of some of ‘Hulleys’ past and present fleet is being planned to take place in Chatsworth Park, Derbyshire on Sunday the 25th. of April 2021.

 

Founded by Henry Hulley, the ownership of the company has changed hands more than once but the name of its founder has survived all the changes.

 

I have known the company for over 60 years and during that time the buses initially painted (in my time at least) in shades of red and red and grey have been a fixture in Rutland Square in Bakewell.

 

These days, the livery has changed to cream and dark blue. 

 

A combination that ‘Hulleys’ inherited from ‘South Notts’ when buses were bought from that fleet and the livery adopted.

 

Although Hulleys ‘main line’ is probably its service number 170 from Bakewell to Chesterfield via Baslow.

 

The company operates widely across North Derbyshire, to Sheffield and in the past year to Manchester.

 

The earliest images I have are in black and white and were acquired over the years from a variety of sources which today are unknown. 

 

So the best I can claim is that they are part of my collection.

 

I have included them for completeness sake and thank the unknown photographers who at that time had the foresight to capture the images for posterity.

 

Buses (and coaches) are listed in order of their first date of registration when new.

 

HL 7510 ‘Hulleys’ No,21. Leyland TS7c / Roe

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

 

New in 1936 to ‘West Riding’.

 

 

 

 

EA 9676 ‘Hulleys’ No.29. AEC Regal / Duple

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

 

New in 1938 to ‘Hill’, West Bromwich.

 

 

 

 

RC 9673 ‘Hulleys’ No.14. AEC Regal / Willowbrook

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

 

New in 1947 to ‘Trent’ as No.767. 

 

Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.

 

 

 

 

BRN 61 ‘Hulleys’ No. 8. Bedford OB / Duple

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

 

New in 1947 to ‘Scout’, Preston.

 

 

 

 

 

FEH 812 ‘Hulleys’ No. 23. Leyland TS8 / Burlingham

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

 

New in 1938 to ‘Potteries’ as No. 137 with a Brush body and re-bodied by Burlingham in 1949.

 

Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.

 

‘Scene’ in the Sunshine at Showbus 2016 part 2 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

The weather at last years ‘Showbus’ at Donington Park was the usual mix but there were some extended periods of sunshine to brighten the scene. 

 

Here are some further images images that illustrate the point.

 

Part 1 was published on 28/12/2016.

 

 

SHO 800 ‘Thornes’ AEC Reliance / Duple Britannia

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

 

New to ‘Creamline’ Borden, Hampshire in 1958. 

 

 

 

NML 619E ‘London Transport’ No. RML No. 2619 AEC Routemaster

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

 

 

 

YX63 LJA ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 385  Alexander Dennis Dart 4 /  ADL Enviro 200

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

 

 

 

W667 PTD ‘Fowlers’ Scania N113DRB / East Lancs Cityzen

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

 

Previously with ‘Bullocks’ of Cheadle, Cheshire.

 

 

 

DAZ 3294 ‘National Express’ No. 1309 Leyland Tiger / Plaxton Paramount

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

 

Originally registered E269 KEF with ‘United’ as its 6269.

 

 

 

HHP 755 ‘Greenslades Tours’ AEC Regal 3 / Duple

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

 

Although listed as an AEC, the radiator carries ‘Maudslay’ badging. Maudsley having been taken over by AEC in 1948. 

 

New in 1948.

 

 

 

LDF 833 ‘Bowles of Ford’ Bedford OB / Duple

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

 

Believed to be the last Bedford OB built, it dates from 1952.

 

 

 

C207 GTU ‘Crosville Wales’ No. EOG 207 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R  / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

One of a batch of 10 that were delivered to ‘Crosville’ in 1985.

 

There is a suggestion that this bus was built as a convertible open topper but the roof looks fixed to me. Does anyone know for certain?

 

 

 

NOA 462X ‘West Midlands PTE’ No. 2462 MCW Metrobus DR102/27 / MCW

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

 

 

 

 TRR 814R ‘Black Prince’ No. 814 Volvo Ailsa B55 / Alexander AV

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

 

Unique amongst Ailsa’s being the only low height Ailsa built.

 

Previously in the ‘Derby Transport’ fleet, where I had the pleasure of riding on it.

 

 

 

BUH 240V ’National Welsh’ No. NS 492 Leyland National Mark 2

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

 

 

 

 

KRU 55F ‘Bournemouth Corporation Transport’ Daimler Roadliner SRC6  / Willowbrook

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

 

A very rare bird.