‘Scene’ at the RAF Cosford Air Show & Museum 3 On the road on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A Father’s Day outing courtesy of son Andrew saw us both at the Show and Museum for the first time in many years.

 

Apart from aeroplanes, airshows also attract buses and coaches!

 

PFR 727 ‘Leach Classic Collection’.

Commer/Karrier BFD / Plaxton Venturer /1

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

 

Whether it was in the air or on the ground, this was my pick of the day, lovely.

 

A 14 seater, new to ‘Abbott’, Blackpool in 1959 making it 64 years old.

 

 

 

 

PFR 727 ‘Leach Classic Collection’.

Commer/Karrier BFD / Plaxton Venturer /2

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

 

 

9155 VC ‘Voel Coaches’, Dyserth, N.Wales.

Scania K410EB6 / Irizar i6

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

LE68 EON ‘LEONS’ Coaches, Stafford.

VDL FHD2-129/370 / VDL

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

CR13 RAM ‘RAMBLER’, Hastings, East Sussex.

Irizar i6 / Irizar

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

 

New registered EN13 EHD to ‘Clarke’, Lower Sydenham. SE London.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YT19 DYB ‘JOHNSONS’ QUALITY COACH TRAVEL’, JOHNSONS, Henley-in-Arden

Scania K410EB4 / Scania

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

YP23 NCO ‘Amport & District’, Thruxton, Hampshire.

Irizar i6s / Irizar

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ In York once more 2 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The City of York is very much on the ‘Tourist Trail’ both nationally and internationally.

 

A dedicated coaches only coach park is located a couple of hundred yards behind the Minster which in my experience is alway busy.

 

One of the things that has struck me in recent months is the number of coaches that are appearing in all over white with just a vinyl or two showing the operators details.

 

I presume that it is brought about by the vehicles being on lease which maybe of short duration. 

 

Thus requiring that the current vinyls to be quickly removed and new ones added.

 

To be fair, most of the operators seem to accept that the use of white as a colour requires an added effort to keep it clean.

 

PO19 CXA ‘John Shaw trading as ‘The Travellers Choice’ Carnforth, Lancs.

Irizari6 / Irizar

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

 

 

 

 

K10 KCL ‘Keiths Coaches’, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

VDL FHD2-129 / VDL

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

 

A cherished registration that has been carried by at least one previous coach.

 

 

 

 

KP51 UET ‘BEEWISE Executive Travel’, Sheffield.

Dennis R / Plaxton Paragon

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

 

New to ‘Lex Transfleet’, Aldershot, Hampshire.

 

Unusual in that a coach now over 20 years old is still operating under its original registration.

 

 

 

 

YJ17 CXU ‘Caledonian Travel’.

Temsa Safari HD 12 RHD / Temsa

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

 

New to ‘Durham City’, Brandon, County Durham.

 

 

 

 

YD18 WYS ‘London Travel’, London.

VDL FHD2-122 / VDL

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

 

At last, a coloured livery, even if it is an uninspiring Grey!

 

‘Scene’ in Chesterfield again on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

One of my favourite spots for bus watching where something interesting always seems to turn up.

 

Chesterfield is very much on the tourist trail and visiting coaches are often booked into the parking bays in Beckingham Way, Coach Station.

 

FJ09 MWL ‘trentbarton’ No. 483.

Optare Solo M950

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

 

Working a ‘comet’ branded service from Derby, usually the duty of a Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse.

 

More of a shooting star than a comet perhaps?

 

The brighter red livery is slowly spreading across the non-branded fleet.

 

All it needs now is the addition of cream to restore it back to the ‘Trent’ livery of sixty years ago.

 

 

 

 

YT16 SOH ‘National Holidays’.

Irizar i6 / Irizar

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

 

New to ‘Woods’ Coaches’, Tillicoultry, Scotland.

 

 

 

 

TH67 RBT ‘r. b. travel.

MAN 19.420 / Beulas Cygnus

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

 

New to ‘Bull Coaches’, Pytchley, Kettering.

 

 

 

 

YJ57 XWN ‘Hulleys of Baslow’, £2.

Optare Solo M950SL

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

 

New to ‘Courtney’, Bracknell, Berkshire.

 

The £2 sign at the front was the maximum fare payable that was applicable at the time.

 

 

 

 

SN56 AYF ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 36071.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Dart / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

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

 

What, I hear you ask, is interesting about this?

 

Well, it is a short bodied 8.9 metre long bus seating only 29 passengers and unusual in a ‘Stagecoach’ fleet.

 

New to ‘Shuttle Buses’, Kilwinning, Scotland.

 

 

 

 

YJ57 XWP ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 25.

Optare Solo M950SL

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

 

I think that the addition of blue around the destination box is something that I have not seen before.

 

New to ‘Courtney’, Bracknell, Berkshire.

 

 

 

 

MM70 UCE ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’

Ford Transit

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

 

Service buses sometimes need the support of service vans!