‘Scene’ in Hebden Bridge once more 1 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose has been walking the highways and byways of West Yorkshire again and has forwarded these images for me to share with you.

 

Of course they are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

Regular readers/viewers will know of his liking for images ‘in the environment’ so I will start with this.

 

YD63 VEB ‘tlc Travel’ No. 90815, West Bowling, Bradford.

Optare Solo M720SE /1

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

 

Typical West Yorkshire stone construction with Romanesque and Gothic windows added for good measure.

 

 

 

 

YJ14 BGY ‘tlc Travel’ No. 90923, West Bowling, Bradford.

Optare Solo M900

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

 

New to ‘Courtney’, Finchampstead, Woking, Berks.

 

 

 

 

YD63 VEB ‘tlc Travel’ No. 90815, West Bowling, Bradford.

Optare Solo M720SE /2

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

 

Having just picked up at Hebden Bridge railway station.

 

 

 

 

YJ15 ARF ‘tlc Travel’ No. 91071, West Bowling, Bradford.

Optare Solo M710SE

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

 

New to ‘Kier MG’, Northampton.

 

 

 

 

YD63 UZG ‘tlc Travel’ No. 90730, West Bowling, Bradford.

Optare Solo M780SE

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

 

Having just dropped off at Hebden Bridge railway station.

 

‘Scene’ in Glasgow by Peter Rose, on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose is rapidly becoming our ‘Scottish Correspondent’.

 

This last few months has seen him gathering bus images in Edinburgh, Dundee and now Glasgow.

 

As usual, his images reproduced here are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

All were taken at Buchanan Street Bus Station.

 

LSK 513 ‘PARKS OF HAMILTON’.

Volvo B11R / Jonckheere

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

 

A cherished registration owned by ‘Parks of Hamilton’ which has been carried by four former coaches.

 

Working the lengthy but very scenic service 977 from Oban.

 

 

 

 

SJ 22 GZE ‘STUARTS of CARLUKE’.

Volvo B8RLE / MCV eVoRa

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

 

 

 

 

BX64 WJO ‘McGills Bus Services Ltd’. I3329, X23.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

The I in the fleet number stands for ‘Inchinnan,’ the buses home depot.

 

New as No. 3329.

 

 

 

 

SN65 ZGZ ‘West Coast Motors’ No. 41601, 398, ScotRail Station link.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

New to ‘Glasgow Citybus.’

 

 

 

YJ17 CPU ‘McColls’, Kirkintilloch.

Optare Solo 7900SE

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

 

The livery worn is that of ‘Strathclyde Partnership for Transport’ (SPT).

 

New to ‘Craig of Campbeltown Ltd’, No. 41701.

 

 

 

 

SK15 HBZ ‘Stagecoach Western Buses Ltd’. No. 27219, FastLink.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E30D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 300

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

 

‘Scene’ in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire by Peter Rose on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Peter has recently forwarded some images captured in and around this attractive town whilst on holiday there.

 

They are reproduced here with his permission and my thanks.

 

M13 YEL ‘Yelloway Coaches Ltd’, Oldham.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro400

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

 

New registered SN16 ORW to ‘Dewhirst Coaches’, Bradford. 

 

Working a schools service according to the destination display.

 

 

 

 

BT13 YVW ‘First West Yorkshire’ No. 69580. ‘HX CONNECT’.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

The HX branding identifies its home base as Halifax.

 

 

 

 

K100 TDV ‘The Keighley Bus Company’ No. 1751 ‘Brontebus’

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban /1

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

 

There are 3 buses painted in this livery.

 

All carry ‘Bronte’ names, this one being Anne Bronte.

 

 

 

 

K100 TDV ‘The Keighley Bus Company’ No. 1751 ‘Brontebus’

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban /2

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

 

 

 

 

YJ64 DZO ‘TLC Travel’, Bradford ‘AccessBus’ No. 90956.

Optare Solo M780SE

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

 

New to ‘K-Line’, Elland, West Yorkshire as No .402.

 

 

 

 

9 HDX ‘John Shaw’, ‘The Travellers Choice,’ Carnforth, Lancs.

Volvo B13RT / Jonkheere JHV

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

 

A company with a history in the transport world going back 150 years. 

 

Quite a feat.

 

 

 

 

YN53 EOD ‘First West Yorkshire’ No. 31779. ‘HALIFAX’.

Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX400

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

 

New to ‘First South Yorkshire’.

 

At 19 years old, this Volvo/Alexander combination must now be in the twilight of its career.

 

At the time of its introduction, together with Plaxton’s President body they were the forerunners of the wide range of low floor buses we see today.

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Huddersfield ‘Other Operators’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Or ‘uddersfield as we Yorkshire folk are given to calling it.

 

My first real day out ‘bus hunting’ in 2022 was to the two West Yorkshire towns of Halifax and Huddersfield.

 

Only 9 or so miles apart in distance but separated in fact by an enormous hill along the top of which runs the M62.

 

YX65 RHF ‘ct plus’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

‘ct plus’ are part of the ‘hct group’ .

 

A group I worked for briefly.

 

New to ‘Manchester Community Transport’ who were at one time also part of ‘hct group’ .

 

 

 

 

YJ09 KZR ‘TLC Travel’ ‘Access BUS’ No. 3387, West Bowling.

Optare Solo M780SE

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

 

 

 

 

YX65 RHK ‘hct group’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘Reays’, Wigton.

 

 

 

 

HXZ 9324 ‘South Pennine Community Transport’, Honley.

Mercedes-Benz MB 515CDi / Trekka

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

 

New registered OY61 CJZ to ‘Dawson Rentals’, Milton Keynes .

 

‘Scene’ again in Somerset, Other operators on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

WH55 JKK ‘Ridlers’ Chassis unknown / Plaxton Paragon

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

 

Pictured in Minehead.

 

 

 

YJ14 JFK ‘Truronian’. Yutong  TC12

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

 

New to ‘Hamilton’, Uxbridge.

 

Previously with ‘First South West’ and ‘Somerset Passenger Solutions’.

 

Pictured in Taunton.

 

 

 

YX19 ONL ‘Somerset Passenger Solutions’ No. D602. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

Pictured leaving Watchet railway station.

 

 

 

 

 

YJ14 BHW ‘Hatch Green Coaches’. Optare M8900 Solo SR /1

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

 

Pictured in Taunton.

 

 

 

 

 

YJ14 BHW ‘Hatch Green Coaches’. Optare M8900 Solo SR /2

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

 

Pictured in Taunton.

 

 

 

 

 

YJ14 BHX ‘Hatch Green Coaches’. Optare M720 Solo SE

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

 

Pictured in Taunton.

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

AS A THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT READ AND SUPPORT MY BLOG, IT IS MY INTENTION THAT ON EVERY DAY BETWEEN CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEARS DAY (ALL BEING WELL) I WILL BE PUBLISHING A BLOG DAILY.

 

For ‘Scene’ in Llandudno 1 go to blog dated 26/11/2018.

 

YX17 NNM ‘Llew Jones’, Llanwrst. Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC /1

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

 

An Alexander Dennis Ltd, Falkirk demonstrator working for ‘Llew Jones’on the X19 service from Llandudno to Betws Y Coed.

 

 

 

YX17 NNM ‘Llew Jones’, Llanwrst. Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC /2

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

 

An Alexander Dennis Ltd, Falkirk demonstrator working for ‘Llew Jones’on the X19 service from Llandudno to Betws Y Coed.

 

 

 

 

NSU 136 ‘Llew Jones’, Llanwrst. Optare Solo M850

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

 

New as YJ54 ZXV to ‘Shuttle Buses’, Kilwinning, Scotland.

 

 

 

YJ15 AFZ ‘Llew Jones’, Llanwrst. Optare Solo M780SE

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

New to ‘Coastal Coaches’, Warton, Lancs.

 

 

 

CX14 BYC ‘ARRIVA Buses Wales’ No. 3166 ‘cymru coastliner’. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar

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

 

 

 

CX14 BXZ ‘ARRIVA Buses Wales’ No. 4539 ‘Sapphire 12’. Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

 

 

CX57 CYT ‘ARRIVA Buses Wales’ No. 663. Optare Solo

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

 

 

 

Class 158 ‘ARRIVA Trains Wales’ No. 158827. BREL Derby built DMU

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

 

Not quite in Llandudno but on its way there, leaving Deganwy station.