I have learned that the bus rally planned for Sunday the 25th. of April in Chatsworth park to mark ‘Hulleys’ centenary has had to be postponed until later in the year in order to comply with the current regulations surrounding the Covid 19 pandemic.
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.
So, watch this space.
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.
P881 PWW ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 2. Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Clarkson’, South Elmsall.
Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.
R140 XWF ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 6. Dennis Javelin / Plaxton Premiere
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
R280 RAU ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 9. Mercedes-Benz Vario / Plaxton Beaver
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New as No. 280 to ‘Trent’.
Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.
V140 LGC ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 4. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX400
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to as No. AVL40 to ‘London Central’.
Pictured in Sheffield Transport Interchange (Pond Street Bus Station as was).
