‘Scene’ in Bury Transport Interchange, Lancs. ‘Transdev’ on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

An Interchange because of the passenger’s ability to access buses and the tram network that links directly into Manchester.

 

A French owned group which operates widely across Yorkshire and Lancashire using many company names and local route brands.

 

BD11 CEA ‘Transdev’ No. 2421, trax, PRIDE OF THE NORTH.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Coastliner’ No. 421.

 

 

 

 

BD11 CEJ ‘Transdev’ No. 2423, GET THE APP.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Coastliner’ No. 423.

 

 

 

 

YJ07 PBO ‘Transdev’ No. 1727, Irwell line.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

New to ‘Lancashire United’ No.1822.

 

 

 

 

WP21 FVJ ‘Transdev’ No. 79, ROSSO.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI Sprinter / Mellor Strata

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

 

New to ‘Rossendale’.

 

 

 

SK67 FNC ‘ROSSO’ No. 618, Tottingtonline.

Wright Streeteck D/F

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

 

New to ‘Rossendale’.

 

 

 

SN64 CSU ‘Transdev’ No. 601, trax to BURY & ROCHDALE.

Wright Streeteck D/F

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

 

New to ‘Burnley & Pendle’.

 

 

 

WX09 TGU ‘Transdev’ No. 737, Bury Bolts.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E200 / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro200

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

 

New to ‘Jim Stones’ Leigh, Lancs.

 

‘Scene’ In and Around West Bromwich Bus Station ‘Diamond Bus West Midlands’ on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A day out train and tram riding in the West Midlands took friend Peter Rose and myself into pastures new when the transport delights of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and West Bromwich were explored.

 

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

 

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

 

The bus station in West Bromwich is located across the road from a tram stop on the ‘West Midlands Metro’ (Tramway) and is easily accessible from either Birmingham or Wolverhampton.

 

BN23 YSC ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 32261.

Wright Streetlite D/F /1

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

 

 

 

 

BN23 YSC ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 32261.

Wright Streetlite D/F /2

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

 

 

 

 

LS68 FOU ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 21213.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI Mellor Strata

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

 

 

 

 

LS68 FON ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 21210.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI Mellor Strata

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

 

 

 

 

BD20 OCP ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 32318.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

 

 

 

YJ10 EYU ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 20739.

Optare Solo M880 S/L

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

 

New to ‘Webberbus’, Bridgewater, Somerset.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit At the Premises of ‘preston bus’ 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.

 

‘Preston Bus’ which has a history going back to 1904, became part of the ‘ROTALA’ group in 2011.

 

It isn’t every day that the enthusiast gets a chance to look inside a depot at some of the work going on to keep the buses on the road.

 

Today, we did.

 

BD20 ODJ ‘prestonbus’ No. 40719.

Wright Streetdeck

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

 

On a day when most of the fleet were outside in the pouring rain, this bus managed to keep dry.

 

 

 

 

HF14 BWO ‘prestonbus’ No. 32249.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

New to ‘Yellow Buses’ Bournemouth No. SC861.

 

 

 

 

LM18 UWV ‘prestonbus’ No. 21200.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI / Mellor Strata /1

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

 

 

 

 

LM18 UWV ‘prestonbus’ No. 21200.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI / Mellor Strata /2

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

 

 

 

 

KX14 FJN ‘prestonbus’ No. 20877.

Optare Solo M9000

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

 

New to ‘Dawson Rentals’, Milton Keynes.

 

At one time, ‘ARRIVA’ group ran the bus services in Malta under contract to the Maltese government.

 

An agreement which eventually came to an end.

 

Some buses sourced from the UK were returned and sold on.

This bus being one of them.

 

Registered BUS 322 and numbered 322 in the Maltese fleet.

 

 

 

 

LGO7 AOF ‘prestonbus’.

Volkswagen Crafter

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

 

Of course, service departments need service vans.

 

 

 

 

BJ71 DXM ‘ROTALA’ passenger transport.

Vauxhall Vivaro van

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

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit At the Premises of ‘preston bus’ /3 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.

 

‘Preston Bus’, which has a history going back to 1904, became part of the ‘ROTALA’ group in 2011.

 

KY63 VTK ‘preston bus’ No. 20880.

Optare Solo M8900

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

 

New to ‘Airbus Operations’, Filton, Bristol.

 

At one time, ‘ARRIVA’ group ran the bus services in Malta under contract to the Maltese government.

 

An agreement which eventually came to an end.

 

Some buses sourced from the UK were returned and sold on.

This bus being one of them.

 

Registered BUS 352 and numbered 352 in the Maltese fleet.

 

 

 

 

LM18 UWW ‘prestonbus’ No. 21201.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI / Mellor Strata

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

 

 

 

 

YT61 FEM ‘prestonbus’ No. 30118.

Scania K230UB / Scania Omnilink

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

 

New to ‘Flights Hallmark’ but acquired from ‘Diamond West Midlands’.

 

 

 

 

VT61 FEP ‘prestonbus’ No. 30116.

Scania K230UB / Scania Omnilink

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

 

New to ‘Flights Hallmark’ but acquired from ‘Diamond West Midlands’.

 

 

 

 

VT61 FEU ‘prestonbus’ No. 30115.

Scania K230UB / Scania Omnilink

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

 

New to ‘Flights Hallmark’ but acquired from ‘Diamond West Midlands’.

 

‘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’ in Mansfield again 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Regular viewers/readers will know that from time to time I post a blog every day.

 

So starting with this coming Thursday, Christmas Eve, I will post daily up to and including New Years Day.

 

I would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone out there as Happy a 

Christmas as you can manage and a HEALTHY New Year.

 

 

For part 1 of ‘Scene’ in Mansfield again see blog posted 11/09/2020.

 

 

NX19 TSE ‘Travelstar’, Walsall ‘national express’. Scania K360EB4 / Caetano Levante

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

 

On its way to Bradford.

 

 

 

 

FX12 BVG ‘Lincolnshire Road Car Company’ No. 36520 ‘mansfield miller’. Dennis Dart SLF /  Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro200 

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

 

Not many ‘Stagecoach’ services carry route branding these days. The 

‘mansfield miller’ being one.

 

Oddly enough there are 2 distinct variations currently in use.

 

 

 

 

SL64 HXU ‘Lincolnshire Road Car Company’ No. 27185 ‘mansfield miller’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E300 / ‘ADL’ Enviro300 

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

 

This is the second distinct variation currently in use.

 

 

 

 

 

LO19 YYD ‘Nottinghamshire County Council’ ‘Nottsbus Connect’. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter / Mellor Strata 

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

 

The citizens of Nottinghamshire are well provided with County Council run transport for the communities that are not otherwise served.

 

 

 

 

YJ12 PJX ‘trentbarton’ No. 818 ‘the threes. Optare V1110 Versa 

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