Scene in York once more. Double-deckers on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

S400 YRK ‘Yorkshire Coastliner’ No. 4004 ‘CitySightseeing York’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Trident / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

One of four bought from ‘Metroline’ (London) but new to ‘Centrewest’ (London) registered SN09 CEJ as No. DN33582.

 

The other three registered S100 YRK, S200 YRK and S300 YRK formerly 

SN09 CEJ, CFO and CFL and numbered 4001, 4002 and 4003 all have the same background.

 

 

 

 

BV13 ZDG ‘Golden Tours No. 113 ‘HOP-ON HOP-OFF YORK. 

Volvo B9TL / MCV on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

BF67 GHJ ‘East Yorkshire’ No. 806. Volvo B5TL / MCV EvoSeti

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

 

 

 

 

YL51 ZAP ‘transdev’ No. 3608 ‘CITYZAP’. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘Harrogate & District’ (part of ‘transdev’) registered YC53 MXU then to    X8 VTD.

 

‘CITYZAP’ being an express service from Leeds to York.

 

 

 

 

YC53 MXN ‘transdev’ No. 3602 ‘CITYZAP’. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘Harrogate & District’ (part of ‘transdev’).

 

At one time registered X2 VDT for use on the ‘redexpress’ service from Manchester to Blackburn in the basic livery seen in this image.

 

The ‘blurb’ on the lower panels reads 

“ BRAND NEW BUSES ON CITYZAP COMING SOON”.

 

 

 

 

BT66 MVX ’transdev’ No. 3638 ‘Coastliner’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 3

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

 

‘Scene’, Open toppers in London on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Well here we are then, August Bank Holiday Monday and what a glorious weekend it has been.

 

By contrast, the day I was in London and took the images seen here was dreadful. I left home at 7-30 am and returned at 9-30 pm and it never stopped raining!

 

I once wrote a blog about open top bus operation in London and titled it ‘Topless in London’. The response I got to it was remarkable and most of the feedback I received had little to do with buses.

 

I am not making the same mistake twice!

 

KGJ 118A ‘THE CLASSIC TOUR.com’, RM1398. AEC Routemaster / Park Royal

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

 

New in 1963 registered 398 CLT to ‘London Transport’ as No. RM1398.

 

 

 

 

BD16 YFB ‘Golden Tours’, Victoria No.138. Volvo B5TL / MCV Evoseti

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

 

 

 

 

LO15 OLT ‘THE ORIGINAL TOUR’, No. YLY600. Ayats Bravo 1R City / Ayats

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

 

 

 

 

LJ09 OKH ‘The BIG BUS Company’ London’ No. DA223. Alexander Dennis Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400

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

 

New to ‘Travel London’ as No. 9475.

 

 

 

 

LX05 GDY ‘THE ORIGINAL TOUR’, No. YLY602. Volvo B7L  / Ayats

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

 

 

 

 

 

Y543 UGC ‘THE ORIGINAL TOUR’, No. DLP 243. DAF DB250 / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA London North’ as No. DLP43.

 

 

 

 

PN10 FOD ‘The BIG BUS Company’ London’ No. DA322. Volvo B9TL / Optare Visionaire

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

 

 

 

 

LJ51 DKU ‘THE ORIGINAL TOUR’, No. DLP 263. DAF DB250 / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA London North’ as its No. DLP63.

‘Scene’ in the Sunshine in Dorset & Hampshire on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

AS PROMISED, THE NINTH AND LAST OF ‘A BLOG A DAY’ GOING THROUGH TO NEW YEARS DAY. 

 

I finish this series of blogs with a selection of open toppers that reminds us of 2018’s glorious summer and hopefully looks forward to more of the same in 2019

 

 

HF05 GGP ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1829 ‘New Forest Tour’. Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Myllenium Vyking

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

 

New to ‘Wilts & Dorset’ part of (‘Go South Coast’) as it No. 409.

 

Pictured in Lyndhurst.

 

 

 

T209 XBV ‘yellowbuses’, Bournemouth No. 436. DAF DB250 / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA London North’ as its No. DLP9.

 

Then with ‘Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd.’ as its No. DLP 209.

 

Pictured in Bournemouth Square.

 

 

 

HJ16 HSZ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1704 ‘Purbreck Breezer Route 50’. Volvo B5LH / MCV EvoSeti

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

 

Pictured in Bournemouth Square.

 

 

 

HF54 KXV ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1823 ‘New Forest Tour’. Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Myllenium Vyking

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

 

New to ‘Wilts & Dorset’ part of (‘Go South Coast’) as it No. 403.

Pictured in Lyndhurst.

 

 

HJ16 HTC ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1706 ‘Purbreck Breezer Route 50’. Volvo B5LH / MCV EvoSeti

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

 

Pictured in Westbourne.

 

 

HF09 FVY ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1405 ‘more’. Scania N230UD / Optare Visionaire

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

 

New to ‘Wilts & Dorset’ (part of ‘Go South Coast’) for use on ‘Purbeck Breezer’ services.

Pictured in Sandbanks.

 

 

T502 SSG ‘Discover Dorset Ltd’. ‘City Sightseeing Bournemouth’. Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

New to ‘Lothian Buses’ as its No. 502.

Pictured in Westbourne.

 

 

HF59 DMO ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1406 ‘more’. Scania N230UD / Optare Visionaire

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

 

New to ‘Wilts & Dorset’ (part of ‘Go South Coast’) for use on ‘Purbeck Breezer’ services.

 

Pictured outside Swanage railway station.

 

‘Scene’ in Hull 1. ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ (EYMS) on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Earlier in 2017, ’East Yorkshire Motor Services’ took delivery of a batch of Volvo B5TL double deckers fitted with MCV’s ‘eVoSeti’ bodywork.

 

BP66 VLC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 800 Volvo B5TL / MCV eVoSeti /1

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

 

 

BP66 VLC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 800 Volvo B5TL / MCV eVoSeti /2

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

 

 

BP66 VLE ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 802 Volvo B5TL / MCV eVoSeti

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

 

 

BP66 VLC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 800 Volvo B5TL / MCV eVoSeti /3

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