‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit At the Premises of ‘Redline Travel’, Penwortham, Preston 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.

 

This small selection were on site at ‘Redlines’ premises  but belong to an independent but seemingly associated company.

 

SF04 ZXG ‘Saunders of Preston’.

Mercedes-Benz 0814D / Plaxton Beaver 2

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

 

New to ‘Brennan’, Sauchie, Scotland.

 

 

 

 

W5 SAU ‘Saunders of Preston’.

Wright Streetlite W/F

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

 

 

 

 

YJ58 CFG ‘Saunders of Preston’.

Optare Tempo X1200

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

 

New to Optare as a demonstrator.

 

 

 

 

PK60 SZD ‘Motor Services’.

Scania R440 Recovery vehicle

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

 

At one time it worked for the ‘Eddie Stobart’ group.

 

 

 

 

 

KX58 NCA Owner Not Known.

Volvo B9R / Plaxton Panther

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach United Counties’ No. 53609 but more recently with ‘Stagecoach Bluebird’.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘trentbarton’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.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. (Covid permitting).

 

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 was in my part of the world, the East Midlands.

 

This, our third visit of the third day was to the Langley Mill depot of ‘trentbarton’.

 

Located very close to the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border just down the hill from Heanor. 

 

It is my ‘local’ depot that I have visited a number of times previously.

 

Lunch was then taken in Derby, which because it was Sunday was very quiet.

 

YJ07 VSA ‘trentbarton’ No. 9307 ‘Driver Training’.

Optare Tempo X1200 /1

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

 

New as service bus No. 307.

 

 

 

 

YJ07 VSA ‘trentbarton’ No. 9307 ‘Driver Training’.

Optare Tempo X1200 /2

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

 

 

The trainee driver and the instructors seats.

 

 

 

 

FH54 VRX ‘trentbarton’ No. 9310 ‘Driver Training’.

Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

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

 

New as service bus No. 665.

 

 

 

 

FJ58 KKG ‘trentbarton’ No. 715 ‘mango’

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

Wearing the promotional livery for ‘mango’ the company’s electronic discounted travel card.

 

 

 

 

YJ11 ENL ‘trentbarton’ No. 806 ‘my15’.

Optare Versa V1110

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

 

The ‘my15’ route is largely cross country linking Ilkeston with the East Midlands Airport at Castle Donington.

 

 

 

 

YJ07 JVE ‘TM Travel’ No. 799.

VDL SB120 / Plaxton Centro

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

 

Every depot has its corner where the worn out or damaged  are stored. 

 

Langley Mill is no exception!!

 

 

 

 

FJ09 MWA ‘trentbarton’ No. 476 ‘hugo’

Optare Solo M950

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

 

 

 

 

YJ07 JWW ‘notts+derby’ No. 797.

VDL SB120 / Plaxton Centro

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

 

New to ‘TM Travel’.

 

‘Scene’ at Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.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. (Covid permitting).

 

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 was in my part of the world, the East Midlands.

 

The second visit of the second day was to ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’ who work out of a large modern depot at Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts. 

 

Redfern Travel’s site at Mansfield Woodhouse is extensive. 

 

There are however other premises, that I don’t know the ownership of in the immediate area that service the bus sector.

 

So, ‘at Mansfield Woodhouse’ seems a reasonable compromise.

 

YN55 NGJ ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No. 1015.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as No. 694.

 

 

 

 

K40 CTN ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No. 1006.

Optare Versa V1110

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

 

New registered YJ60 LTN to ‘Webberbus’, Bridgewater.

 

Missing part of the panelling above the registration plate.

 

 

 

 

J19 CTN ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No. 1014.

Optare Tempo X1200

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

 

New to ‘trentbarton’ as YJ07 VSP No. 318.

 

 

 

 

LJ16 NMV ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No. 981 ‘medilink’.

BYD K9UR / BYD

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

 

 

 

 

BR21 OCX Operator not known but from its colour I would suggest ‘FLiXBUS’.

Van Hool EX16

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

 

 

 

 

KCG 627L ‘Trent Motor Traction No. 419.

Leyland National

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

 

I last saw this bus at Transpire’s Peak Park Preserved Bus Gathering 2016 at Rowsley, Derbyshire.

 

At the time I wrote, 

       

   “New to ‘Alder Valley’ as No. 127 in 1972. 

 

    It replaced a previous Leyland National in the fleet (XRB 419L) which also carried 419 as its fleet number.

 

    If memory serves me correctly, the earlier bus fell out of favour because it had 2 doors and the norm had become single doors”.

 

I must admit, It brought a smile to my face to see that this ‘old timer’ was still around at the age of 50.

 

 

‘Scene’ at the age of 100.’Hulleys of Baslow’ 15 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Scene’ at the age of 100. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ 15 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.

 

YX11 CSY ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 23. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro 200 / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 

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

 

New to ‘Whitelaws',  Stonehouse.

 

Pictured in Chesterfield coach station.

 

 

 

 

 

MX60 BXA ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 7. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro 200 / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 

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

 

New as No. 2600 to ‘Hanson’, Lye.

 

Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.

 

 

 

 

YJ60 KGO ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 5. Optare Versa V1110

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

 

New to ‘Richmond’, Epsom as No. OVO7 and as it was for service in the London area is fitted with the required two doors.

 

Pictured leaving Chesterfield coach station.

 

 

 

 

 

YJ60 LSL ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 5. Optare Tempo X1200

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

 

New to ‘University of Wolverhampton’

 

Pictured in Chesterfield coach station.

 

 

 

 

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

AS PROMISED, THE SEVENTH ONE OF ‘A BLOG A DAY’ GOING THROUGH TO NEW YEARS DAY.

 

This busy Lincolnshire town lies 20 miles or so to the South of Lincoln and sits on the ‘East Coast Main Line’ railway line.

 

Its bus services are mainly provided by ‘Centrebus’ who operate a very mixed fleet many of which have had previous owners.

 

For ‘Scene’ in Grantham part 1 see blog published 26/12/2018.

YJ10 EZC ‘Centrebus’ No. 777, ‘THE GRANTHAM INTO itTOWN BUS SERVICE’.

Optare Tempo X1130 /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

YJ10 EZC ‘Centrebus’ No. 777, ‘THE GRANTHAM INTO itTOWN BUS SERVICE’.

Optare Tempo X1130 /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

AE55 MVL ‘Centrebus’ No. 543, ‘THE GRANTHAM INTO itTOWN BUS SERVICE’.

Dennis Dart SLF / MCV Evolution on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New to ‘Trustline’, Hunsdon as its No. DML4.

 

 

 

 

YY64 GWF ‘Centrebus’ No. 531, ‘five counties’. Alexander Dennis Ltd.  (ADL’) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

 

PJZ 9452 ‘Centrebus’ 766. DAF SB200 / Wright Commander

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

 

Previously registered YJ55 KZZ and operated by ‘Kimes of Folkingham’ as its No. R6. 

 

‘Kimes became part of the ‘Centrebus’ group in July 2011.

 

 

 

 

YY64 GWE ‘Centrebus’ No. 530 Alexander Dennis Ltd.  (ADL’) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro200

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

 

 

 

 

YJ56 AUO ‘Centrebus’ No. 530. Optare Solo M990.

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

 

New to ‘Dunn-line’, Heanor.

 

 

 

 

EU04 BZY ‘Centrebus’ No. 530. Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer MPD

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

 

New to ‘Trustline’, Hunsdon as its No. DPS3.

 

‘Scene’ in Sunny Bournemouth part 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

AS PROMISED, THE FIFTH ONE OF ‘A BLOG A DAY’ GOING THROUGH TO NEW YEARS DAY.

 

Lovely warm, sunny weather, masses of buses. What more could you want?

 

Since I was last in Bournemouth, ‘Yellow Buses’ which grew out of ‘Bournemouth Corporation Transport’ and is now part of the French ‘RATP GROUP’ have adopted a form of coloured route identification which is superimposed on the all over yellow livery.

 

The effect is to make the buses even brighter than they were before.

 

To see part 1 go to my blog published on 25/12/2018.

 

HF14 BXA ‘Yellow Buses’ No. 869 ‘mid blue 4’. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

 

 

R8 TYB ‘Yellow Buses’ No. 869 ‘green 5’. Optare Tempo X1200

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

 

 

 

 

DX57 TVW ‘Yellow Buses’ No. 803 ‘red 6’. Volvo B7RLE / Plaxton Centro

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

 

New to ‘Minsterley Motors’.

 

 

YX12 AEA‘Yellow Buses’ No. 519 ‘red 6’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘Centrewest’ London as its No. DML 44314.

 

 

YJ10 MDF ‘Yellow Buses’ No. 102 ‘red 6’. Optare Tempo X1200

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

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in CT4N (Community Transport for Nottingham) service on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Route 18 in Nottingham which runs from the City to Stapleford via Beeston is now being run by ‘CT4N’. 

 

It  was until September 2018 run by ‘trentbarton’ (tb).

 

‘tb’ gave up the route then citing abstraction of passengers by Nottingham’s tram network which made it uneconomic to operate.

 

‘CT4N’ stepped in on October 1st. 2018 to save the route using a former ‘tb’ vehicle. One of six buses to have joined ‘CT4N’ from that source.

 

 

J66 CTN ‘Community Transport for Nottingham’ (CT4N) No. 1002. Optare Tempo X1200 /1

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

 

New as YJ07 VSF to ‘trentbarton’ as iis No. 311.

 

 

 

J66 CTN ‘Community Transport for Nottingham’ (CT4N) No. 1002. Optare Tempo X1200 /2

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

 

 

 

 

J66 CTN ‘Community Transport for Nottingham’ (CT4N) No. 1002. Optare Tempo X1200 /3

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

 

 

 

 

J66 CTN ‘Community Transport for Nottingham’ (CT4N) No. 1002. Optare Tempo X1200 /4

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

 

 

 

 

FP51 GXZ ‘trentbarton’ No. 440 ‘eighteen’. Optare Solo M920

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

 

Included as a reminder of the ‘tb’ days and seen in Beeston.

 

New to ‘Kinchbus’ a ‘tb’ associate company.

 

‘Scene’ in Leeds. Single Deckers on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

T850 MAK ‘First West Yorkshiire’ No. 60668 ‘Training livery’. Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown

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

 

New to ‘Mainline’ (Sheffield) as No. 850 and then to ‘First South Yorkshire’.

 

 

 

YJ09 EYL ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1307. Optare Tempo X1200

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

 

 

YX17 NJV ‘Yorkshire Tiger’ No. 1070 ‘flying tiger’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. ( ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

YJ14 BWX ‘Yorkshire Tiger’ (ARRIVA group). No. 793 ‘flying tiger’, Optare Versa V1170

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

 

 

 

YC51 LYA ‘The Harrogate Bus Company No. 308, Volvo B10 BLE / Wright Renown

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

 

It’s worth reading the ‘blurb’ on the side of the bus advertising it’s own demise.

 

 

 

MV02 VEF ‘First West Yorkshire No. 66352, Volvo B7 / Wright Eclipse

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

 

New to ‘First Manchester’ and it has also had a spell with ‘First Somerset’.

 

 

 

 YJ08 DVP ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1109, Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

ARRIVA seem to have so many liveries these days that a bus that turns up in the original fleet livery is in danger of looking like a museum piece.

 

 

 

FJ58 LTA ‘The Harrogate Bus Company’ No. 1856, Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

I have seen a number of this companies buses that have been repainted and the standard of finish is superb.

 

New to ‘Burnley & Pendle’ as its No. 1860.

 

 

YJ18 AYT ‘reays’ of Wigton’. Temsa Safari HD RHD.

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

 

An attractive looking coach which you don’t see many of.

 

 

 

YJ16 DWG ‘The Keighley Bus Company’ No. 240. Optare Versa V1170

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

 

 

 

 NH15 HCH ‘National Holidays’ No. 782 Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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

 

 

 

FJ11 GOA ‘Travelstar’ (Walsall), liveried for ‘national express’, Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante

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

 

This was my transport back to Chesterfield.