Showing posts with label East Lancs Olympus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label East Lancs Olympus. Show all posts

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Premises of ‘Vision Buses’ Ltd. (VB) 2, Blackrod, Bolton on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.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.

 

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 being in the North West of England centred on the Holiday Inn Express, Preston.

 

Friend Peter Rose joined me for what turned out to be a sometimes wet, but very enjoyable weekend.

 

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

 

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

 

YN57 FXE ‘VISION BUS LTD’.

Scania N230UD / East Lancs Olympus

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

 

New to and acquired from ‘Reading Transport’ No. 845.

 

YN57 FXE ‘VISION BUS LTD’. Scania N230UD / East Lancs Olympus on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

LX09 AFV and friends,’VISION BUS LTD’.

Scania N230UD / Scania OmniCity 

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Selkent’ No.15084 but acquired from ‘Stagecoach East London’ where it carried the same fleet number.

 

LX09 AFV and friends,’VISION BUS LTD’. Scania N230UD / Scania OmniCity  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

SN16 OVJ ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City /1

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

 

’VISION BUS LTD’ bought a batch of these buses from ‘Blackpool Transport’ in 2022.

 

Comprising SN16 OVC/D/F/G/H/J/K and L, fleet numbers 402-410.

 

They still wear most of the ‘PALLADIUM’ livery that is the current Blackpool standard.

 

SN16 OVJ ’VISION BUS LTD’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

SN16 OVK ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City

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


SN16 OVK ’VISION BUS LTD’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

SN16 OVJ and friends, ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City /2

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

 

SN16 OVJ and friends, ’VISION BUS LTD’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

SN64 CTV ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Wright / Daimler OM934 Streetdeck / Wright Gemini 3 /1

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

 

New to ‘Go-Ahead London’ No. WSD1.

 

SN64 CTV ’VISION BUS LTD’. Wright / Daimler OM934 Streetdeck / Wright Gemini 3 /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

SN64 CTV ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Wright / Daimler OM934 Streetdeck / Wright Gemini 3 /2

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

 

SN64 CTV ’VISION BUS LTD’. Wright / Daimler OM934 Streetdeck / Wright Gemini 3 /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Thursday, 2 September 2021

‘Scene’ in Sheffield Transport Interchange. ’hct group’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

P3 WTL ‘ct plus’ No. 2912. Scania N230UD / East Lancs Olympus

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

 

I believe the bus is being operated by ‘powells’ part of the ‘hct’ group which took over ‘Powells of Hellaby’ in 2018.

 

‘hct’ group having its roots in the London based ‘Hackney Community Transport’ although they have come a long way since those days. 

 

‘ct plus’ also being a part of ‘hct’.

 

New to ‘Reading Transport’ registered YN08 HYW and numbered 859 by them.

 

Sold on to ’Wheelers’ of North Baddesley, Southampton. 

 

I understand that the P3 WTL might be a heritage registration of Wheelers ie ‘Wheelers Travel Ltd’??

 

By coincidence, I took a photograph of this bus in Reading in full Reading livery in 2016.

 

It appears in my blog dated 20/08/2016.

 

P3 WTL ‘ct plus’ No. 2912. Scania N230UD / East Lancs Olympus on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

SN55 BMU ‘powells’ No. 1948. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

Taken at later date at Meadowhall Interchange and Included for completeness sake.

 

New to ‘Lothian’ as No. 724.

 

SN55 BMU ‘powells’ No. 1948. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

KX14 FJC ‘powells’ No.1812. Optare Solo SR 

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

 

KX14 FJC ‘powells’ No.1812. Optare Solo SR  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

MX14 FUT ’hct group’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘Coastal & Country’, Whitby.

 

MX14 FUT ’hct group’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Sunday, 10 November 2019

‘Scene’ in Stamford, a ‘Delaine’ Double Decker on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Stamford in Lincolnshire is a beautiful town. The golden stone of many of its elegant buildings gives it an almost Cotswold-ish feel.

 

The bus station is well situated in the town centre being almost circular which gives the photographer a variety of vantage points depending on where the sun is.

 

The Delaine’ has long been one of my favourite operators. 

 

The elegant livery in shades of blue and cream is always immaculately presented.

 

AD58 DBL ‘Delaine Buses’ No. 144. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus /1

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


AD58 DBL ‘Delaine Buses’ No. 144. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

AD58 DBL ‘Delaine Buses’ No. 144. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus /2

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


AD58 DBL ‘Delaine Buses’ No. 144. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

AD58 DBL ‘Delaine Buses’ No. 144. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus /3

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


AD58 DBL ‘Delaine Buses’ No. 144. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus /3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

AD58 DBL ‘Delaine Buses’ No. 144. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus /4

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


AD58 DBL ‘Delaine Buses’ No. 144. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus /4 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Thursday, 27 December 2018

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

AS PROMISED, THE FOURTH ONE OF ‘A BLOG A DAY’ GOING THROUGH TO NEW YEARS DAY.

 

My first ever visit to the City.

 

AD65 DBL ‘Delaine’ No. 159 ‘1890 Delaine 2015’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

AD65 DBL ‘Delaine’ No. 159 ‘1890 Delaine 2015’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

AD62 DBL ‘Delaine’ No. 153. Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

AD62 DBL ‘Delaine’ No. 153. Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

AD07 DBL ‘Delaine’ No. 142. ‘Thomas Arthur Smith. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus

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


AD07 DBL ‘Delaine’ No. 142. ‘Thomas Arthur Smith. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 


YX63 LKD ‘First Eastern Counties’ No.  33815 ‘excel’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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


YX63 LKD ‘First Eastern Counties’ No.  33815 ‘excel’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 


YN17 ONC ‘Stagecoach East’ No. 15293 ‘the busway’. Scania N250UD / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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


YN17 ONC ‘Stagecoach East’ No. 15293 ‘the busway’. Scania N250UD / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

AE55 DKO ‘Stagecoach East’ No. 18346. Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX400

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

 

AE55 DKO ‘Stagecoach East’ No. 18346. Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX400 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Wednesday, 26 December 2018

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

AS PROMISED, THE THIRD ONE OF ‘A BLOG A DAY’ GOING THROUGH TO NEW YEARS DAY.

 

This busy Lincolnshire town lies 20 miles or so to the South of Lincoln and sits on the ‘East Coast Main Line’ railway line.

 

Its bus services are mainly provided by ‘Centrebus’ who operate a very mixed fleet many of which have had previous owners.

 

 

W30 PJC ‘Centrebus’No. 887. Dennis Trident / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

New as LX04 FYY ‘Stagecoach East London’ as its No.18254.

 

W30 PJC ‘Centrebus’No. 887. Dennis Trident / Alexander ALX 400 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 


YN53 CFO ‘Centrebus’ No. 908. Scania N94UD / East Lancs.

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

 

New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as its No. 723.

 

YN53 CHF ‘Centrebus’ No. 905. Scania N94UD / East Lancs. on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 


YN07 LHT ‘Centrebus’ No. 904. Scania N230UD / East Lancs. Olympus

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

 

New to ‘London Unitted’ as its No. SO3.

 

YN07 LHT ‘Centrebus’ No. 904. Scania N230UD / East Lancs. Olympus on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 


YN53 CHF ‘Centrebus’ No. 905. Scania N94UD / East Lancs.

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

 

New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as its No. 720.

 

YN53 CFO ‘Centrebus’ No. 908. Scania N94UD / East Lancs. on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Wednesday, 3 October 2018

‘Scene’ in Leeds, ‘ARRIVA’ & ‘Transdev’ Deckers on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

SN15 LLV ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1927 ‘MAX’ 202/203. Alexander Dennis Ltd’ (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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




SN15 LLV ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1927 ‘MAX’. Alexander Dennis Ltd’ (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 


YJ61 OBM ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1537 ‘MAX 229’. Wrightbus 2DL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2

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

 

I feel that the lower roofline of the buses of this type produced for ‘ARRIVA’ spoils the look of the Gemini body.

 

The comparison between the ‘ARRIVA’ style roofline  and the original is clear to see with the ‘CityZap’ bus behind.

 

YJ61 OBM ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1537 ‘MAX 229’. Wrightbus 2DL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



YJ06 WLX ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1600. VDL DB250 / East Lancs Lowlander

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

 

YJ06 WLX ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1600. VDL DB250 / East Lancs Lowlander on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



YX17 NLT ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1980 ‘254/255.  ‘ADL’ E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC 

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

 

YX17 NLT ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1980 ‘254/255.  ‘ADL’ E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



YJ08 EES ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1812. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus

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

 

YJ08 EES ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1812. Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



SN15 LPF ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1946 ‘Sapphire’. ‘ADL’ E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400 

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

 

SN15 LPF ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1946 ‘Sapphire’. ‘ADL’ E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



YX17 NKN ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1963 ‘ARRIVASapphire 163/166’. ‘ADL’ E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

YX17 NKN ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1963 ‘ARRIVASapphire 163/166’. ‘ADL’ E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



YX17 NGE ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1957 ‘189’. ‘ADL’ E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC 

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

 

YX17 NGE ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1957 ‘189’. ‘ADL’ E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 


‘Transdev’ uses local identities in Blackburn, Burnley, Harrogate and Keighley together with ‘Coastliner’ to engender in the populations of the towns and localities the feeling that these are ‘our’ buses.

 

X14 VTD ‘The Harrogate Bus Company’ No. 3614. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘Lancashire United’ (another part of ‘Transdev’ group) as PO55 PYP.

 

X14 VTD ‘The Harrogate Bus Company’ No. 3614. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



BF62 UXZ ‘The Harrogate Bus Company’ No. 3613. Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 

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

 

BF62 UXZ ‘The Harrogate Bus Company’ No. 3613. Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’