‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Various Premises of R.S. Tyrer Ltd., Farnworth, Bolton 8 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.

 

‘Tyrers’ has a history stretching back to 1972 when Bob Tyrer at the age of 58 started his own business with a single, Leyland engined, Plaxton bodied Bedford coach.

 

Today, the company operates over 100 vehicles out of three separate bases in the area.

 

‘Tyrers’ provided the transport for our second morning until lunchtime, which was taken in Manchester.

 

TYR 15R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

VDL FHD2-129 / VDL

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

 

New registered YK15 OJR.

 

 

 

 

TYR 34R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI / Ferqui 

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

 

 

 

 

YN56 FAM ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Scania CN230UB / OmniCity /1

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

 

New to ‘Reading Transport’ No. 10 but acquired from ‘Nottingham City Transport'.

 

 

 

YN56 FAM ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Scania CN230UB / OmniCity /2

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

 

 

 

 

YJ07 JWE ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

VDL SB200 / Plaxton Centro

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

 

The VOR notice behind the windscreen does not bode well.

 

New to ‘Fishwick’, Leyland, Lancs.

 

At one time, ‘Fishwick’ buying anything other than a Leyland would have been unthinkable.

 

Acquired from ‘Pulham’, Bourton-on-the-Water.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Various Premises of R.S. Tyrer Ltd., Farnworth, Bolton 3 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit.

At the Various Premises of R.S. Tyrer Ltd., Farnworth, Bolton 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.

 

‘Tyrers’ has a history stretching back to 1972 when Bob Tyrer at the age of 58 started his own business with a single, Leyland engined, Plaxton bodied Bedford coach.

 

Today, the company operates over 100 vehicles out of three separate bases in the area.

 

‘Tyrers’ provided the transport for our second morning until lunchtime, which was taken in Manchester.

 

YN08 NLJ ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B7RLE / Plaxton Centro

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

 

New to ‘Minsterley Motors’, Stiperstones, Shropshire but acquired from ‘Yellow Buses’ No. VP806, Bournemouth.

 

It arrived at ‘Tyrers’ in 2018 and as it still retains its yellow Bournemouth livery, I suspect that it may have been used on school bus duties. 

 

A clever ploy that, buying yellow buses rather than having the cost of re-painting them.

 

 

 

 

YN08 NKH ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B7RLE / Plaxton Centro

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

 

New to ‘Minsterley Motors’, Stiperstones, Shropshire but acquired from ‘Yellow Buses’ No. VP804, Bournemouth.

 

It arrived at ‘Tyrers’ in 2018 and as it still retains its yellow Bournemouth livery, I suspect that it may have been used on school bus duties.

 

 

 

 

TYR 4R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante

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

 

New registered FJ11 RDV to ‘National Express’ No. SR121 but acquired from ‘Holmeswood Coaches’, Holmeswood, Lancashire.

 

 

 

 

TYR 311R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI / EVM Grand Tourer

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

 

New registered GT04 BRT and aquired from ‘Back Roads’, Chiswick, London.

 

 

 

 

TYR 10R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Van Hool EX16 / Van Hool

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

 

New registered YJ19 BBO to ‘Your Partner in Journey’, Hayes, London but acquired from ‘BM Coaches’, Hayes.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit At the Premises of ‘ATLANTIC TRAVEL (GB) Ltd’., Bolton 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.

 

This was to be the last visit on the Saturday.

 

‘ATLANTIC TRAVEL (GB) Ltd’., has a history dating back to 2007 and in that time have gathered together a very well kept fleet.

 

Coincidentally, their depot is located next door to that of ‘Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd’.

 

YX71 OHE ‘ATLANTIC TRAVEL (GB) Ltd’.

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

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

 

 

 

 

YX71 OHC ‘ATLANTIC TRAVEL (GB) Ltd’.

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

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

 

 

 

 

BF23 CMU ‘ATLANTIC TRAVEL (GB) Ltd’.

Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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

 

The newest member of the fleet.

 

 

 

 

 

SN16 BRV ‘ATLANTIC TRAVEL (GB) Ltd’.

Mercedes-Benz 1023L / UNVI Voyager GT

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

 

One of a number of designs produced by a variety of manufacturers to replace the Mercedes-Benz 814D/Plaxton Cheetah combination.

 

The Cheetah going out of production due to M-B ceasing production of the chassis.

 

New to ‘DCL Travel’, Graham Park, Greater London.

 

 

 

 

FJ56 OBY ‘ATLANTIC TRAVEL (GB) Ltd’.

Scania K340EB4 / Caetano Levante1

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

 

The VOR (Vehicle Off Road) notice behind the windscreen and lack of identifying vinyls makes me think that it might not be around for much longer.

 

New to ‘Thames Transit’ for use on ‘national express’ contracts but acquired from ‘Avacab’, Leyland, Lancs.

 

 

 

 

YJ58 FFG ‘ATLANTIC TRAVEL (GB) Ltd’.

VDL SB200 / Plaxton Centro

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

 

New to ‘Arriva’, Gomersal, West Yorkshire.

 

 

‘Scene’ in Ilkeston, Derbyshire 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Ilkeston, pronounced ‘Ilson’ by the locals, has not featured in my blogs for some years.

 

Located close to the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border and only ten miles or so from both Derby and Nottingham.

 

The bus services in the town are almost all in the hands of ‘Wellglade’ group companies ‘trentbarton’ and ‘notts+derby’.

YD63 VDM ‘trentbarton’ No. 502, mango.

Optare Solo SR M970

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

 

‘mango’ is ‘tb’s discounted travel card and buses in this branding regularly work around all the routes as a spare bus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YJ11 ENH ‘trentbarton’ No. 804, my15.

Optare Versa V1110

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

 

The my15 route runs from Ilkeston to Sawley every 15 minutes with one bus an hour being extended to the East Midlands Airport at Castle Donington.

 

The 2011 intake of Versas were the first of their kind in the fleet and became the standard single deck bus until 2014 in which time 49 were purchased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FJ09 XPB ‘trentbarton’ No. 743. 

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

This image shows the bus in what is the standard, unbranded livery.                 

 

A go anywhere livery.

 

It is also the first time I have seen this livery on a Volvo/Wright.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FJ58 KKM ‘trentbarton’ No. 718, llkeston flyer.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

The ‘flyer’ in the branding is to indicate that much of the journey is on roads not subject to lower speed limits where the driver (where it is safe to do so) can ‘let it fly’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YN56 OWP ‘notts+derby’ No.1181.

Optare Solo M920

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

 

New to ‘TM Travel’, Staveley, Derbyshire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YJ12 NBE ‘trentbarton’ No. 496.

Optare Solo SR M970

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

 

This image shows the bus in what is the standard, unbranded livery.                 

 

A go anywhere livery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YN08 CWT ‘notts+derby’ No. 761.

Volvo B7RLE / Plaxton Centro

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

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Ilkeston, Derbyshire 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

So, it is now Easter Monday afternoon and apart from the hailstorm that wet me through an hour ago, everything is going well.

 

Ilkeston, pronounced ‘Ilson’ by the locals, has not featured in my blogs for some years.

 

Located close to the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border and only ten miles or so from both Derby and Nottingham.

 

The bus services in the town are almost all in the hands of ‘Wellglade’ group companies ‘trentbarton’ and ‘notts+derby’.

 

The only other operator to make an appearance on the day I was there being 

‘Little Transport Ltd’. of Ilkeston.

 

FJ09 MVW ‘trentbarton’ No. 472.

Optare Solo M950

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

 

 

 

 

FJ58 KKE ‘trentbarton’ No. 713, mango.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

Working a the two branded service into Nottingham Victoria Bus station.

 

‘mango’ is ‘tb’s discounted travel card and buses in this branding regularly work around all the routes as a spare bus.

 

 

 

 

YN08 CWT ‘notts+derby’ No. 761.

Volvo B7RLE / Plaxton Centro

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

 

New to ‘Kinchbus’, Loughborough (another ‘Wellglade’ group member). It, and others of its kind were used on the ‘skylink’ service linking Derby with Leicester via the East Midlands Airport for many years before being replaced by Mercedes-Benz Citaros.

 

 

 

 

SN65 OFA ‘Little Transport’ Ltd., Ilkeston, Littles.

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

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

 

The company has recently adopted a new livery and this is the first bus in the it to pass in front of my camera.

 

 

 

 

SN65 OFA ‘Little Transport’ Ltd., Ilkeston, Littles.

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

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

 

 

 

 

BD65 EWH ‘trentbarton’ No. 776, the two.

Volvo B8RLE / Wright Eclipse 3

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

 

This batch (eleven buses) of Volvo B8RLEs are the only ones of their kind in the fleet. 

 

Since 2016, the intake of new buses has been entirely of  Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMCs.

 

 

 

 

YJ11 ENK ‘trentbarton’ No. 805, my15.

Optare Versa V1110

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

 

The my15 route runs from Ilkeston to Sawley every 15 minutes with one bus an hour being extended to the East Midlands Airport at Castle Donington.

 

The 2011 intake of Versas were the first of their kind in the fleet and became the standard full size single deck bus until 2014 in which time 49 were purchased.

 

 

‘Scene’ in Loughborough 3 ‘Centrebus’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Just over 10 miles north of Leicester, Loughborough is an interesting town from a transport point of view being on the Midland Main Line and the Grand Union Canal.

 

In addition, there is a frequent and varied range of bus connections supplied on the day I was there by five different operators. 

 

‘Centrebus’, founded in 2001, are headquartered in Leicester but operate across widely across the midland counties.

 

A revised livery has recently been introduced.This introduces more blue and reduces the amount of white.The main colour still being orange.

 

Both liveries appear in this blog.

 

Images in this and all my other blogs can be viewed in a larger format on my Flickr page by double clicking on the image seen here.

 

YJ14 BGU ‘Centrebus’ No. 330.

Optare Solo M900SR /1

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

 

New to ‘Richmond’ as NHS1.

 

 

 

 

YJ14 BGU ‘Centrebus’ No. 330.

Optare Solo M900SR /2

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

 

 

 

 

YJ57 XWG ‘Centrebus’ No. 769.

Optare Versa V1110

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

 

New to ‘Burnley & Pendle’ as No. 269.

 

 

 

 

 

YJ16 DXY ‘Centrebus’ No. 314.

Optare Solo M8900SR

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

 

New to ‘Centrebus East’.

 

 

 

 

KB10 BUS ‘Centrebus’ No. 758.

VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

New to ‘Kimes’, Folkingham, Lincolnshire as No. 510.

 

It came into ‘Centrebus’ ownership when they took over ‘Kimes’ in 2011.

 

 

 

 

YJ57 BCU ‘Centrebus’ No. 743.

VDL SB200 / Plaxton Centro

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

 

New to ‘Arriva’, Gomersal, West Yorks.

 

 

 

 

YX61 DOU ‘Centrebus’ No. 578.

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

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

 

New to ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.,’ Falkirk where it worked as a demonstrator.

 

In that capacity, it spent time with, amongst others, ‘Faresaver’, Chippenham, Wilts., ‘Waverley Travel’ in Edinburgh and ‘Newport Transport’.

 

‘Scene’ in Derby once more on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

In Derbyshire, when bus routes have been re-tendered, the date for the changeover from the old operator to the new usually falls around the start of October.

 

You have already witnessed this in my blog where ‘Derbyshire Community Transport’ took over three routes from their previous operators.

 

So, with this in mind that I set off to see what was different in Derby and then this turned up.

 

SK72 CVY ‘Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No.15, unibus.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC /1

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

 

One of three, the others being.

 

SK72 CVZ No. 16 and SK72 CWA No. 17.

 

Painted in this very attractive livery that first appeared on their single deck brother which featured in my blog dated 04/10/2022.

 

 

 

 

SK72 CVY ‘Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No.15, unibus.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC /2

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

 

 

 

 

SK72 CVY ‘Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No.15, unibus.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC /3

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

 

 

 

 

YN64 FWV ‘DIAMOND BUS (EAST MIDLANDS) Ltd’. No. 30989.

Scania K230UB / Irizar i3 /1

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

 

So, back to the changeover.

 

Services 9 & 9A that seem to be interworked with one bus were previously operated by ‘Littles Travel’.

 

 

 

 

YN64 FWV ‘DIAMOND BUS (EAST MIDLANDS) Ltd’. No. 30989.

Scania K230UB / Irizar i3 /2

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

 

 

 

 

FX55 VLO ‘DIAMOND BUS (EAST MIDLANDS) Ltd’. No. 30905.

Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

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

 

Service 73 was previously operated by ‘Littles Travel’.

 

 

 

FJ10 NFV ‘Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Traction Co. Ltd.’ No. 767, ‘notts+derby’.

Volvo B7RLE / Plaxton Centro

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

 

Not part of any changeover but present on the day

 

New to ‘Felix’ Stanley.

 

 

 

 

YJ12 NAU ‘trentbarton’ No. 500.

Optare SoloSR M960

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

 

A rather snatched image that shows the bus having spoilt its manners and needing to be removed on a towbar.