‘Scene’ In York once more 2 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The City of York is very much on the ‘Tourist Trail’ both nationally and internationally.

 

A dedicated coaches only coach park is located a couple of hundred yards behind the Minster which in my experience is alway busy.

 

One of the things that has struck me in recent months is the number of coaches that are appearing in all over white with just a vinyl or two showing the operators details.

 

I presume that it is brought about by the vehicles being on lease which maybe of short duration. 

 

Thus requiring that the current vinyls to be quickly removed and new ones added.

 

To be fair, most of the operators seem to accept that the use of white as a colour requires an added effort to keep it clean.

 

PO19 CXA ‘John Shaw trading as ‘The Travellers Choice’ Carnforth, Lancs.

Irizari6 / Irizar

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K10 KCL ‘Keiths Coaches’, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

VDL FHD2-129 / VDL

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A cherished registration that has been carried by at least one previous coach.

 

 

 

 

KP51 UET ‘BEEWISE Executive Travel’, Sheffield.

Dennis R / Plaxton Paragon

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

 

New to ‘Lex Transfleet’, Aldershot, Hampshire.

 

Unusual in that a coach now over 20 years old is still operating under its original registration.

 

 

 

 

YJ17 CXU ‘Caledonian Travel’.

Temsa Safari HD 12 RHD / Temsa

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New to ‘Durham City’, Brandon, County Durham.

 

 

 

 

YD18 WYS ‘London Travel’, London.

VDL FHD2-122 / VDL

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At last, a coloured livery, even if it is an uninspiring Grey!

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ 2 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 fifth and final visit of this second day was to the two premises of ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’, an operator I have long admired but always found elusive.

 

At the first ‘Marshalls’ site we were welcomed by Mr. John Marshall and he accompanied us to the second site aboard the beautiful Duple bodied Daimler seen in part 1.

 

The fact that a number of coaches in the fleet have the letters JAM in their registrations might just be a coincidence, but I doubt it.

 

PM19 JAM ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ No. VDL 119.

VDL FHD2-106 Futura

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PM14 JAM ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ No. VDL 97.

VDL FHD2-129 Futura

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PM17 JAM ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ No. MB114.

Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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PM16 JAM ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ No. MB104.

Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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PM07 JAM  ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ No. VL73.

Volvo B12B / Plaxton Panther

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PM04 JAM ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ No. VL77.

Volvo B12M / Plaxton Paragon

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New registered 04-D-59533 to ‘McGeehan’, Fintown, Eire in 2004.

 

 

 

 

S3 YRR ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ No. MB78.

Mercedes-Benz 0510 Tourino

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New registered BN08 OOW.

 

 

 

 

C434 HHL ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ No. B101.

Bedford YNT / Plaxton Paramount

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New to ‘Wainfleet’, Nuneaton but purchased from ‘Atkins’, Folkestone.

 

‘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

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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’ Coaching in Scotland Part 1 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A few days based in Fort William enabled me to get a reasonable cross section of images of coaches both local and from further afield.

 

Seen at Moffat Mill Services.

 

BX63 BCE ‘Epsom Coaches’ SETRA S416GT-HD

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The clue to its ownership is the fleet number over the door which reveals it to be a ‘Stagecoach’ group vehicle.

 

‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ having taken over ‘Rennies of Dunfermline’ when the company’s owner retired in 2008.

 

Seen at Moffat Mill Services.

 

HKZ 726 ‘Rennie’s’ 53038 Volvo B12M / Sunsundegui Sideral

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

 

 

Seen in Fort William.

SP08 FPG ‘megabus.com’ 54048 Volvo  B12B / Plaxton Panther

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previously Y759 WSM with ‘McEwan of Amisfield’, Scotland.

 

Seen in Fort William.

 

T9 RTG ‘Ross Travel’ ‘Scania K1241B / Van Hool Alize T9

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seen in Fort William.

 

K55 SBL ‘Shiel Buses’ Mercedes-Benz 1523LL / Esker

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Formerly Y20 BGS with ‘Swindells’, Chadderton, Lancs.

 

Seen in Fort William.

 

K60 SBL ‘Shiel Buses’ Volvo B10M / Plaxton Premiere

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seen at Mallaig ferryport.

 

X7 TCL ‘Telford’s Coaches’ VDL FHD2 / VDL Futura

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wearing an older livery which dates back to when ‘Shearings’ merged with ‘Wallace Arnold’ in 2005.

 

Seen at Kyle of Lochalsh.

 

BK09 RNA ‘Shearings Holidays’  Setra S416FHD-GT

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seen at the Kyle of Lochalsh with the Isle of Skye in the background.

 

BF15 XPX ‘Shearings Holidays’ Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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

 

 

 

 

 

Seen at Mallaig ferryport.

 

‘Shiel Buses’ work a service to Mallaig from Fort William.

HSK 735 ‘Shiel Buses’ Volvo B12M / Plaxton Paragon

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One of a fleet of about 18 with this operator.

 

They are unusual in that the emergency exit is on the nearside to allow rapid loading and unloading of passengers in safe comditions.

 

Seen parked outsde ‘The Dalmally Hotel’, one of four hotels that the company own.

 

SN05 DVZ ‘Highland Heritage’ Volvo B12B / Van Hool Alize

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seen in Inverness.

 

2 WR ‘Parks of Hamilton’ Volvo B9R / Jonkheere SHV

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'Scene' in Cromer

For a small seaside town on the North Norfolk coast, Cromer has a wide range pf transport connections. 

 

Norwich, Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth are just 3 of the wide range of destinations served from the town.

 

The bus station seen here, is a bit spartan and only seems to serve services heading South and East.

 

Services to the West leave from a bus stop across the road which gets very busy.

 

YN03 UWG

A Scania CN94UB OmniCity operated by ‘Sanders Coaches Ltd’ of Holt (SCL).

 

Seen laying over on a car park which has some provision for bus parking about 100 yards away from the bus station.

 

YJ09 LBF

 

An Optare Solo operated by ‘Stagecoach Norfolk Green’ seen in the same car park as above.

 

Branded for the lengthy ‘Coasthopper’ service to Kings Lynn.

 

T367 JWA

 

A Scania L94UB with Wright Axcess Floline bodywork working for ‘SCL’.

 

MX58 ABV

 

An Optare Tempo of ‘konectbus’ (kb). ‘kb’ became part of the ‘Go-Ahead’ group in 2010.

 

YN54 AFV

A Scania N94UD East Lancs Omnidekka working for ‘SCL’. This bus is named ‘Neptune’.

 

In a previous employment it worked for ‘Reading Transport’.

 

SN10 CEX

A Dennis Trident 2 with ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’(ADL) Enviro 400 bodywork which was new to the operator again in the ‘konectbus’ fleet.

 

SGF 965

 

A Volvo B12M with Plaxton Paragon bodywork laying over. Operated by ‘SCL’ but wearing ‘Sanders Holidays’ livery.

 

This is a ‘cherished’ registration which has appeared on other vehicles previously but this coach dates from 2006.

 

There were a couple of visiting coaches both of which were from ‘Alfa Travel’ who are based at Chorley in Lancashire.

BN11 UFK

A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo.

 

 

PN08 KXM

 

A Volvo B12B with Plaxton Paragon bodywork.

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Sheringham

Situated on the North Norfolk coast and home to the well known ‘North Norfolk Railway’. (See blog dated 03/11/15).

 

The town is well connected to the West to Kings Lynn, to the South to Norwich and to the East to Cromer and points beyond.

 

There are a number of operators who work into the town and we start with ‘Sanders Coaches of Holt’ (SCL)

 

OU05 AVB

 

A Volvo B9TL with East Lancs Myllenium Nordic bodywork. Previously operated by ‘Weavaway’ of Newbury in Berkshire. 

 

The bus is named ‘Samson’ and has a capacity of 102 passengers.

 

Seen outside Sheringham railway station.

 

OU05 AVD

 

A Volvo B9TL with East Lancs Myllenium Nordic bodywork. Previously operated by ‘Weavaway’ of Newbury in Berkshire. 

 

The bus is named ‘Hercules’ and has a capacity of 102 passengers.

 

During my visit this and its stablemate ‘AVB’ were employed exclusively on the Holt, Sheringham, Cromer to Norwich service

No. 44/X44.

 

YJ03 PKX

 

A DAF SB120 with Wright Cadet bodywork which at one time was employed by fellow Norfolk operator ‘Neaves’ on a Happisburgh Norwich service.

 

R739 XRV

 

A Volvo Olympian with Northern Counties Palatine part open top bodywork.

 

Although carrying ‘SCL’ ‘Norfolk coaster’ branding the livery otherwise is the same that it wore when I knew it working on the Isle of Wight for ‘Southern Vectis’.

 

‘Norfolk Green’ (NG) was a much respected independent operator which started up in 1996. 

Following the retirement of the owner Mr. Ben Coulson in 2013 for health reasons, the company was sold to the ‘Stagecoach’ group.

 

After the change of ownership, the name was kept and some of the buses were painted in the shades of green in what I would call a ‘Stagecoach’ style of swirls etc. and very good they look. 

 

However, the summer of 2015 saw a start made on repainting the buses into the ‘Stagecoach’ house style of white, blue orange and red.

 

YJ59 GGO

 

An Optare Solo of ‘Stagecoach Norfolk Green’ (SNG).

 

YJ10 EYC 

An Optare Versa of ‘SNG’. It was new to ‘Go West Travel’ of Kings Lynn.

MX05 EKY

 

An Optare Tempo of ‘konectbus’ (kb). ‘kb’ became part of the ‘Go-Ahead’ group in 2010.

 

YN03 UVM

 

A Scania CN94UB OmniCity working for ‘SCL’ wearing one of those dreadful ‘contravision’ all over adverts. 

 

At one time it worked for Norfolk based ‘Anglianbus’. It was one of three acquired from this source by ‘SCL’.

 

MX58 AVB

 

Another Optare Tempo of ‘kb’.

 

A couple of visiting coaches were in town. 

YN08 DFD

 

A Scania K340EB4 with Irizar Century bodywork of ‘Worthing Coaches’ (WC). 

 

I believe that  ‘WC’ are a trading name for the ‘Lucketts Travel’ group who are based in Hampshire.

 

VX05 MXC

A Volvo B12M with Plaxton Paragon bodywork of ‘Powell’s of Ledbury’ who trade as ‘Newbury Coaches’.