‘Scene’ In The Sunshine 1 (hopefully) on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

GYE 603W  ‘Guide Friday’ The York Tour.

MCW DR101/14 Metrobus 1 / MCW

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

 

New to ‘London Transport’  No. M603.

 

Rebuilt to part open top in 2011 for ‘Transdev York’ No. 4003 where this image was captured.

 

 

 

 

A517 VKG ‘Guide Friday’, York Citysightseeing.

Leyland Olympian / East Lancs.

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

 

New to ‘Cardiff Bus’ and converted to open top for ‘Transdev York’ in 1999.

 

Pictured in York.

 

 

 

 

HJ16 HSZ ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1704, Purbeck Breezer.

Volvo B5TL / MCV EVOSETI

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

 

One of my favourite bus journeys is aboard this service which operates from Bournemouth, via the Sandbanks Ferry to Swanage.

 

Pictured in Bournemouth.

 

 

 

 

T502 SSG ‘CitySightseeing Bournemouth’, Poole Bay & Sandbanks Explorer.

Dennis Trident / Alexander ALX400

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

 

New to ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 502.

 

Converted to open top in 2007.

 

 

 

 

VFT 189T ‘East Yorkshire’ No. 889, FLAMINGO LAND.

Leyland Atlantean / MCW

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

 

New to ‘Tyne & Wear PTE’ No.189.

 

Converted to open top in 2002.

 

Pictured at the North Bay terminus as was in Scarborough.

 

 

 

 

 

HF05 GGP ‘Wilts & Dorset’ No.1829, New Forest Tour.

Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Myllenium

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

 

New as No. 409.

 

Pictured in Lymington, Hampshire.

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ at the ‘Scottish Vintage Bus Museum’ at Lathalmond on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Edinburgh Corporation Transport’ / ‘Lothian’ 3

 

For ‘Edinburgh Corporation Transport (ECT) / ‘Lothian’ 1’ see blog posted 25/08/2019.

 

For ‘Edinburgh Corporation Transport (ECT)’ / ‘Lothian’ 2 see blog posted 22/01/21.

 

It is hardly surprising that a bus museum located about 30 miles away from Edinburgh should attract so many buses from that great City.

 

ESG 652 ‘Edinburgh Corporation Transport’ No. 739. Guy Arab / Metro Cammell /1

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

 

New in 1948 with the fleet number A 139.

 

I was surprised when researching this bus to discover that it was built in 1948.

 

My first thought when I saw it was that it looks to be pre-war.

 

 

 

 

ESG 652 ‘Edinburgh Corporation Transport’ No. 739. Guy Arab / Metro Cammell /2

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

 

New in 1948 with the fleet number A 139.

 

 

 

 

VSC 86 ‘Edinburgh Corporation Transport’ No. 86. Leyland Tiger Cub / Metro-Cammell Weymann Hermes

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

H188 OSG ‘Lothian Region Transport’ No. 188. Leyland Lynx 2

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YSL 334 ‘Lothian Motorcoaches’ Volvo B12 / Plaxton Panther

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

 

‘Scene’ in Scotland on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

From time to time I post other peoples images on my blog where I think that they would be appreciated by a wider viewing public than they would otherwise get.

 

Of course, I always seek permission to use such images and always credit the photographer accordingly.

 

This selection were taken at the ‘Scottish Vintage Bus Museum’ at Lathalmond in August 2015 by friend Peter M. Rose.

 

BXA 464B ‘W Alexander & Sons Ltd’, No. FRD 199, ‘Fife’. Bristol FS6G Lodekka / ECW 

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

 

 

WSK 509 ‘W. Alexander & Sons Ltd.’ No. PD 177, ‘BLUEBIRD’. Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub / Alexander

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

 

New in 1960.

 

 

 

CDR 679 ‘W. Alexander & Sons Ltd.’ No. RO671. Guy Arab 2 / Roe Lowbridge

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

 

New in October 1942 to ‘Plymouth Corporation Transport’ as its No. 249.

 

A rare surviving example of a body built to the wartime ‘Utility’ specification.

 

 

 

SSX 602V ‘Eastern Scottish’ No. S 602 E. Seddon Pennine 7 / Alexander ‘Y’ type

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

 

New to ‘Scottish Omnibuses Ltd’. as its No. S602.

 

 

 

OFS 777 ‘Edinburgh Corporation Transport’ No. 777. Leyland PD2 / MCW

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

 

 

 

DCK 219 ‘Ribble Motor Services’ No. 1248. Leyland PD2 / East Lancs

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

 

One of the famous ‘Ribble’ ‘White Ladies’ dating from 1951.

 

 

 

 

UCS 659 ‘Western SMT’ No. KN 1795. Albion Lowlander 1 / Alexander

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

 

New in 1963.

 

A lowheight design similar to the Bristol Lodekka (see image 1).

 

They were odd in that the upper deck front windows were raised above the level of the rest of the windows.

 

The reason being that the front upper deck seats (and windows) were raised slightly to give trhe driver a bit more headroom.

 

 

 

DSG 169 ‘SMT’ (Scottish Motor Traction) No. J66A. Leyland TD5 / Leyland

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

 

New in 1942.

 

 

 

BCS 256C ‘Highland Omnibuses’ No. AL41. Albion Lowlander LR7 / Northern Counties Motor Engineers

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

 

New to ‘Western SMT’ as its No. 1923 moving to ‘Highland’ in 1971.