‘Scene’ by Peter Rose in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland /2 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose has been North of the border once more and has forwarded these images which are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

SF10 CAA ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 15621.

Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

Peter is known for his liking for ‘images in the environment’ and I suspect he chose this location more for the location than the bus.

 

The building in the background is typically Scottish.

 

The dormer windows, The weathervane topped spire and all those chimney pots!

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Western Buses’.

 

 

 

SP55 EEA ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 47240.

Optare Solo M850

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

 

The bus is spotlessly clean and looks far younger than the 18 years old that the registration indicates.

 

However, I suspect that the beautiful plate tracery window in Hope Park & Martyrs Parish Church might have influenced the location.

 

 

 

 

PN57 CUX ‘A1 Minibus & Coach Services Ltd’. St. Andrews. 

Irisbus 397E / Marcopolo Viaggio

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

 

New to ‘Holmeswood Coaches’, Holmeswood, Lancashire.

 

 

 

 

LX58 CBY ‘Moffat & Williamson’, St. Fort, Fife.

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

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

 

New to ‘Selkent’ No. 36020 and still wearing most of its previous owners livery.

 

More Scottish stonework and dormer windows and look at the road surface!

 

Setts no less and, in all probability, granite.

 

 

 

 

LM18 DZC ‘Moffat & Williamson’, St. Fort, Fife.

Mercedes-Benz  MB516CDI Sprinter / Mellor Strata

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

 

Look at all those chimney pots!

 

It was a good job that Fife at one time had its own coalfield.

 

 

 

 

MX56 FSG ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 19057.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Greater Manchester South’.

 

 

 

 

MX57 KXR ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 27599.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E300 / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 300

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

 

Of all the different frontal styling applied to ADL’s single deckers in recent years, I think that this is the most attractive.

 

New to ‘Dunstan’ (Blue Bus), Middleton, Manchester No. 62.

 

‘Scene’ at the age of 100. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ 12 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

As this series of ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ blogs comes towards the end of its run (but not quite yet). 

 

It is interesting to look back over the past 12 months.

 

Fleet additions that I know of have seen a further Optare Tempo, Optare Solo’s, another Optare Versa. 

 

Two double deckers with both Wright and Alexander Dennis bodies and the first Wright Streetlite.

 

MK63 XAU has also gained a ‘Heritage’ livery.

 

I have seen none of them as yet mainly due to Covid restrictions.

 

I have not taken any images of ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ buses since July 2020.

 

There is a lot of catching up to do. 

 

So, keep watching this space!! 

 

 

For ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /1, see blog posted 01/04/2021. For part 2 see blog posted 05/04/2021. 

 

This series will now run almost daily until I run out of images to post. 

 

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.

 

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.

 

YJ06 LDF ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 6. VDL SB4000 / Marco Polo Viaggio 330 /1

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

 

New to ‘Arriva’, Gomersal.

 

Pictured in Chesterfield coach station.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YJ06 LDF ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 6. VDL SB4000 / Marco Polo Viaggio 330 /2

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

 

Pictured in Sheffield.

 

 

 

 

 

RR57 BLU ‘Hulleys of Baslow’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200 / MCV Evolution

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

 

New as No, 92 to ‘Dunstan’ Manchester. 

 

Better known as ‘Bluebird’ who became part of the ‘Stagecoach’ group.

 

Pictured in Chesterfield coach station.

 

 

 

 

 

TT57 BLU ‘hulleys of Baslow’ No.2. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro 200 / MCV Evolution 

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

 

New as No, 94 to ‘Dunstan’ Manchester. 

 

Better known as ‘Bluebird’ who became part of the ‘Stagecoach’ group.

 

Pictured at Rowsley railway station where it was being used as a control vehicle for ‘Transpire’s 2018 bus rally.

 

 

 

 

 

VV08 BLU ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 2. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro 200 / MCV Evolution  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New as No, 96 to ‘Dunstan’ Manchester. 

 

Better known as ‘Bluebird’ who became part of the ‘Stagecoach’ group.

 

Pictured in Chesterfield picking up passengers.

 

 

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

FIRST, I MUST APOLOGISE FOR MY LACK OF POSTINGS AT A TIME OF YEAR WHERE I AM USUALLY VERY BUSY. MY HEALTH HAS BEEN AN ISSUE BUT HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL IMPROVE.

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

 

The first three images owe their presence here to the local entertainment industry and might I think be referred to as ‘Bandbuses’.

 

IRZ 7355 ‘Rockstar Logistics Ltd’. www.crossland.ie. SETRA S431DT

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

 

 

 

 

GIG 666 ‘Sleeper Buses, Portsmouth’. SETRA S431DT /1

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

 

Note the trailer.

 

 

 

 

GIG 666 ‘Sleeper Buses, Portsmouth’. SETRA S431DT /2

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

 

Note the trailer.

 

AIG 8338 ‘Glovers of Ashbourne’. Volvo B10M / Plaxton

 

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

 

 

 

PSV 259 ‘KV & GL Slack’ Matlock, Derbys. Neoplan Tourliner

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YJ06 LDF ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 6. VDL SB4000 / Marcopolo Viaggio 330

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YN11 AXD ‘Andrews’, Tideswell, Derbys. Mercedes-Benz 0816D / Plaxton Cheetah

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

‘Scene’ on the Isle of Wight Once More part 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

REGULAR READERS/VIEWERS MAY RECALL THAT OVER THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD OF 2018/2019 I POSTED A BLOG EVERY DAY. 

 

IT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND SO I HAVE DECIDED TO REPEAT THE SAME POSTING FREQUENCY OVER THE COMING EASTER PERIOD. 

 

SO FROM GOOD FRIDAY THROUGH TO EASTER TUESDAY, ALL BEING WELL I SHALL BE POSTING DAILY. 

 

I have visited the Isle of Wight a number of times over the years and a number of blogs have appeared previously.

 

Since the virtual demise of its railway network, the island like many other holiday destinations is dependent of the motor coach.

 

For part 1 see blog posted 05/04/2019.

 

The first image is of a coach that is based on the island.

 

ODL 678 ‘Seaview Services Ltd.’ Sandown. VDL SB4000 / Berkhof Axial 2

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

 

New as YJ08 EBM to ‘BM Coaches’, Hayes, Middlesex.

 

 

 

 

L600 EDW ‘Edwards’. Llantwit Fardre, Wales. Setra S416GT-HD

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

 

New as BX07 NMA.

 

 

 

 

PO62 GHY ‘Robinsons’, Great Harwood. Volvo B9R / Plaxton Panther

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

 

 

 

 

JK05 JNK ‘Jay & Kay Coach Tours’ (Brazier), Crayford. Scania 420EB6 / Irizar PB

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

 

New as JT57 HOL to ‘Jewels Tours’, Gillingham.

 

 

 

 

KX09 GMO ‘Suffolk Norse’. Volvo B12B / Plaxton Panther

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

 

New to ’Forget-me-not’, Otley.

 

 

 

 

YX15 OUL ‘Suffolk Norse’. Volvo B8R / Plaxton Leopard

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

 

 

 

 

PSU 353 ‘Viceroy of Essex’. Irisbus Eurorider 39E.12.35 / Marcopolo Viaggio

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

 

New as PO56 PCV to ‘Funton’. Royston.

 

 

 

BX06 OAU ‘CL Travel’. BMC 850 Probus

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

 

New to ‘Kent County Council’.

 

At one time registered F20 DGE with ‘Lodge Coaches’ of High Easter, Essex.

 

 

 

 

V9 LLN ‘Vallances’, Kirkby in Ashfield, Notts. Volvo B9R / Jonkheere SHV

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

 

New as BN14 VZT.

 

 

 

 

 

BIG 8835 ‘Ausden Clark’, Leicester. Scania K113TRA / Berkhof Excellence 3000H

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

 

New as M9 SCC to ‘Siesta’ Middlesborough.

 

 

 

YS15 LSX ‘Woods Coaches’, Wigston, Leics. Irizar i6

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