‘Scene’ in Chesterfield 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I am told that the days are getting longer, warmer, drier and brighter although as yet, I have not seen a lot of evidence of it.

 

Time to come out of hibernation and look at what the world has to offer.

 

What better place to start then than Chesterfield??

 

Chesterfield’s coach station on Beckingham Way has a small parking area for buses and coaches waiting to go somewhere else.

 

 

YN11 AXY ‘Hough’s of Lincolnshire’.

Volvo B13RT / Plaxton Elite

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

 

New to ‘Logan’, Dunloy, Northern Ireland.

 

 

 

 

YJ57 XWR ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No.14.

Optare Solo M950SL

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

 

New to ‘Courtney’, Bracknell, Berkshire but acquired from ‘Go Coach’, Sevenoaks, Kent.

 

 

 

 

YN05 XNG No. ‘Stagecoach East Midland’ No.18316.

Dennis Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. ALX400

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

 

The only other bus on Beckingham Way was this rather grubby Mansfield based bus standing in for one of the usual ‘Pronto’ branded examples.

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes’.

 

 

 

YX12 DHN ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 8.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

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

 

Waiting to start its next journey after having brought me back from Bakewell.

 

New to ‘Newport Transport’ as No. 313.

 

 

 

 

G755 UYT ‘Johnson Brothers Tours’, Hodthorpe, Notts, ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’.

Leyland Olympian / Northern Counties Palatine

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

 

A regular visitor to Chesterfield where it pauses between contracts.

 

New to ‘Pan Atlas W3’ as No. AB61.

 

‘Scene’ at SHOWBUS 24/09/2022 /1 Tributes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I have attended a number of SHOWBUS events over the years but this was the first time I had attended one at the Hertfordshire County Showgound.

 

The 50th. show and if we are to believe what we read, the last.

 

It would be a great pity if the reputation the SHOWBUS name has built up over the years were to be lost but we shall have to wait and see.

 

Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II made many headlines during 2022. 

 

Many buses have been decorated to celebrate the Queen’s 70 year reign.

 

Unfortunately, following her death, buses in the platinum anniversary livery will do doubt return to their former fleet livery

 

This first tribute, is in respect of the 96 years of her life.

 

SN65 OFY ‘First Essex’ No. 33983 HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1926-2022.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC

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

 

New to ‘First Glasgow’.

 

 

 

YN16 WVK ‘Stagecoach South East’ No.15270, The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 1952-2022.

Scania N250UD / ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach East Kent’.

 

 

 

 

SN18 KNJ ‘Stagecoach South’ No.10945,  The Queens Platinum Jubilee 1952-2022.

Scania N250UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

 

 

AE10 BXK’ Stagecoach Cambus’ No. 19597, The Queens Platinum Jubilee 1952-2022.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

 

 

 

H132 GVM ‘TOWN & DISTRICT Transport Trust Ltd, HYNDBURN’, HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II PLATINUM JUBILEE

Dennis Dominator / Northern Counties Palatine

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

 

New to ‘GM Buses’. (Greater Manchester) No. 2032.

 

To ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 15032.

 

Possibly the oldest bus in Platinum Jubilee livery, but let that not detract from the excellent finish.

 

 

 

 

YX66 WFF ‘Go-Coach Hire Ltd.’ No. 8345, In celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC /1

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

 

New to ‘Abellio’ No. 8345.

 

 

 

 

YX66 WFF ‘Go-Coach Hire Ltd.’ No. 8345, In celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC /2

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

 

 

 

 

YJ12 CHG ‘Diamond Bus Ltd’. No. 32134. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar

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

 

New to ‘Fishwick,’ No. 14, Leyland, Lancs.

 

It came to ‘Diamond Bus Ltd’ when parent ‘Rotala plc’ purchased ‘Claribels’  in February 2022.

 

‘Scene’, Down Memory Lane with ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ (AM) 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The arrival of a New Year brings with it fresh challenges. I wish you all that you would wish yourselves but particularly Good Health.

 

To continue, an occasional series which came about when I was looking through my collection of images for something else and this selection turned up.

 

In the early days due to the number of operators who formed the group, the fleet was a mixture of types amalgamated by the livery. 

 

It was plain, simple and some said boring.

 

I liked it so here are some examples of how it looked.

 

 

R629 MNU ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4629. Leyland Olympian-50 / Northern Counties Palatine

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

 

New to ‘Derby’ where it is pictured.

 

 

 

W246 SNR ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2246 ‘Town Linx’. Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer 2

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Fox County’.

 

Pictured in Uttoxeter.

 

 

 

S644 KJU ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4644. Leyland Olympian-50 / Northern Counties Palatine

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Fox County’.

 

Pictured in Burton-on-Trent.

 

 

 

 

P324 HOJ ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2324. Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer 2

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

 

New to ‘Stevensons’ of Uttoxeter. 

 

Originally ‘Stevensons of Spath’ but they had ambition and eventually merged with 

‘Burton-on-Trent Corporation’.

 

Pictured in Uttoxeter.

 

 

 

W228 SNR ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2228. Dennis Dart / Alexander ALX 300

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Derby’ where it is pictured.

 

‘Scene’ working for ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd’. part 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I was on a PSV Circle organised to visit round some operators in East Yorkshire.

 

‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’ based at Salt End, Hull has a history going back over 30 years.

 

The name coming from the original owners grandaughter.

 

A mixed fleet which works mainly on contract and private hire services.

 

For earlier ‘Ellie Rose’ blogs see blog posted on 12/04/2018 and 01/03/2019.

 

W672 CWX ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ as its No. 672.

 

 

 

 

 

W669 CWX  ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ as its No. 669.

 

 

 

 

R315 WVR ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties Palatlne 2

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

 

New to ‘Merseyside’ as its No. 0315. Then to ‘ARRIVA’ Northwest’.

 

 

 

 

R324 WVR  ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties Palatlne 2

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

 

New to ‘Merseyside’ as its No. 0324. Then to ‘ARRIVA’ Northwest’.

 

 

 

ICZ 3519 ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B10M / Plaxton Excalibur

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

 

New to ‘Shearings’ in 1998 registered R926 YBA as its No. 926.

 

 

 

 

GCN 225 ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B10M / Plaxton Premiere

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

 

New to ‘Cheltenham District’ in ‘National Express’ livery, registered R551 JDF as its No. 551. 

 

Then to ‘Stagecoach’ as its No. 52451.

 

 

 

 

B628 DWF ‘, ‘Ellie Rose UK’., ‘Ellie Rose Racing’. Leyland Tiger / Alexander ‘P’ type

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

 

New to ‘East Midland Motor Services’ as its No. 628.

 

I thought that this bus was long gone. I knew it when it worked in and around Chesterfield.

 

Alexander’s ‘P’ type was one of the ugliest buses I have ever seen !

 

 

 

‘The Wall of Memories’, ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’

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

 

One end of a building on the ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’ site has been covered with the registration plates recovered from buses that once served the company.

 

G600 NRC came off a ‘Trent’ Optare Delta.

 

The POG’s came off ‘West Midlands PTE’ MCW Metrobuses.

 

N218 VRC came off a ‘Trent’ Optare MetroRider.

 

How many can you identify ?

 

 

‘Scene’ working for ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd’. part 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I was on a PSV Circle organised to visit round some operators in East Yorkshire.

 

‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’ based at Salt End, Hull has a history going back over 30 years.

 

The name coming from the original owners grandaughter.

 

A mixed fleet which works mainly on contract and private hire services.

 

For an earlier ‘Ellie Rose’ blog see blog published on 12/04/2018.

 

LF52 ZPC ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse

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

 

New to ‘Go Ahead London’ as its No. WVL 73.

 

It has also worked with ‘Border Bus’ in Scotland.

 

 

 

 

V86 MOA ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘National Express West Midlands’ (NXWM) as is No. 4086.

 

To see how this batch of buses looked in ‘NXWM’ livery see my blog published 27/03/2016.

 

 

 

 

V429 MOA ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘National Express West Midlands’ as is No. 4029.

 

 

 

 

UYH 375‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo Olympian / Alexander RL

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

 

New to ‘Devon General’ registered R904 JDV as its No. 904.  

 

Then to ‘Stagecoach Devon’ as its No. 16604.

 

 

 

 

R155 VPU ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo Olympian / Alexander RL

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach East London’ as its No. VA55.

 

Then to ‘Stagecoach Swindon & District’.

 

 

 

 

 R103 XNO‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties Palatine

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

 

New to ‘Selkent’ as its No. VN103.

 

Then to ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ as its No. 16103.

 

 

 

 

W653 CWX ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ as its No. 653.

 

 

 

 

W664 CWX ‘Ellie Rose Travel Ltd.’, ‘Ellie Rose UK’. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ as its No. 664.

 

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

It is many years since I last went to Rhyl and whilst a lot of money has been spent on the seafront, unfortunately the town itself looks very dilapidated and in much need of a makeover.

 

The town does have a very well organized bus and rail interchange where the intending visitor is left in no doubt as to where they are being confronted by this enormous piece of sculpture.

 

Rhyl Bus Station 1

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

 

 

 

 

As if to underline the location the town’s name is ‘writ large’ in the surrounding brickwork.

Rhyl Bus Station 2

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

 

 

 

 

 

The bus station occupies the space outside the railway station as this view taken from underneath the station canopy shows.

Rhyl Bus Station 3

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

 

 

K580 RRH ‘Voel Coaches’ of Dyserth Leyland Olympian / Northern Counties.

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

 

Branded for the Prestatyn-Rhyl service it appears to have just come of a school run.

 

Previously employed by ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ as their No. 576.

 

 

K580 RRH ‘Voel Coaches’ of Dyserth Leyland Olympian / Northern Counties /2.

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

 

 

Branded for the Prestatyn-Rhyl service it appears to have just come of a school run.

 

Previously employed by ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ as their No. 576.

 

 

CX61 CCZ ‘Arriva Buses Wales’ 4480 VDL DB300 / Wright Gemini Eclipse 2.

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

 

Branded for the ‘cymru coastliner’ although I have never seen them as far West as Llandudno. Fitted with coach seating.

 

 

CX07 CUH ‘Arriva Buses Wales’ 2654 VDL SB200CS / Wright Eclipse.

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

 

Branded for service 51 from Rhyl to Denbigh and specified to ‘MAX’ standard.

 

The driver of this bus was very obliging and positioned the vehicle exactly where I wanted it so if you see this, Thank you.

 

 

YJ54 BTE ‘P&O Lloyd of Bagilt’ Optare Solo.

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

 

Formerly employed by Optare as a demonstrator.

 

 

DK09 DZH ‘GHA Coaches of Corwen’ Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban.

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

 

Wearing branding for the X50/X52 routes that link Rhyl with Wrexham via Denbigh and Ruthin.

 

‘GHA Coaches of Corwen’ have since gone out of business.

 

 

R848 PRG ‘GHA Coaches of Corwen’ Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown.

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

 

 

Formerly ‘Go-Ahead Northeast’ No. 4848.

‘GHA Coaches of Corwen’ have since gone out of business.