‘Scene’ at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’ (SBR) Buses 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

For those who do not know the ‘SBR,’ it is located near Tamworth in Staffordshire. 

 

A privately owned, multi gauge railway system which was operating at least seven locomotives and a tram on the day we were there.

 

There is also an extensive museum devoted to narrow gauge railway locomotives and artefacts.

 

Usually holding three running days per year (Spring, Summer and Autumn); buses, cars, Land Rovers, lorries, military vehicles and steam engines also featured.

 

Both friend Peter Rose and I found it to be an excellent day out.

 

NEA 101F ‘West Bromwich Corporation’ No.101.

Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline / Metro Cammell Weymann

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

 

 

 

 

MXX 23 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RF 381.

AEC Regal lV / Metro Cammell

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

 

 

 

 

RC 4615 ‘Trent Motor Traction Ltd.’ No.714.

AEC Regal / Willowbrook 

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

 

New in 1937.

 

This is the second Willowbrook body that this bus has carried being re-bodied in1950.

 

 

 

 

KAD 359V ‘NATIONAL EXPRESS’ No. 359, BLACK & WHITE.

Leyland Leopard /  Plaxton Supreme

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

 

New to ‘National Travel (South West)’.

 

 

 

 

UHA 956H ‘Midland Red’ No. 5956, Wendaway.

BMMO S23 / BMMO

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

 

 

 

 

CCF 648 ‘MERVYNS COACHES’, Winchester.

Bedford OB / Duple

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

 

New in 1950 to ‘Theobald’, Long Melford.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘JOHNSON BROS. 3’ 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 third visit of the second day was to ‘Johnsons’ depot at Hodthorpe which is near Worksop, Notts.

 

The company maintains a ‘Heritage’ fleet that, as befits its considerable age, is kept under cover.

 

TOB 377 ‘Flight Tours’ ‘1st. CLASS TRAVEL, Aston, Birmingham.

AEC Reliance / Burlingham Seagull /1

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

 

According to the plate in the windscreen, the team coach for ‘Aston Villa FC’.

 

One of the all time classic coachwork designs.

 

Purchased from ‘Millington’, Horsforth. Leeds.

 

New in 1956.

 

 

 

 

TOB 377 ‘Flight Tours’ ‘1st. CLASS TRAVEL, Aston, Birmingham.

AEC Reliance / Burlingham Seagull /2

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

 

 

 

 

8340 U ‘Wallace Arnold’, Leeds.

Leyland Tiger Cub / Burlingham Seagull

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

 

One of the all time classic coachwork designs.

 

Purchased from ‘Millington’, Horsforth. Leeds.

 

New in 1958.

 

 

 

 

VUB 396H ‘Wallace Arnold’.

Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Panorama Elite

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

 

 

 

 

5188 RU ‘JOHNSON BROS TOURS’.

Bedford VAL 14 / Plaxton

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

 

New to ‘Excselsior’, Bournemouth in 1963.

 

 

 

 

LHE 601W ‘JOHNSON BROS TOURS’.

Volvo B58 / Plaxton Supreme

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

 

New in 1981.

 

 

 

 

8332 U ‘Wallace Arnold’, Leeds.

AEC Reliance / Plaxton Consort 

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

 

Purchased from ‘Millington’, Horsforth. Leeds. 

 

New in 1958.

 

‘Scene’ at the GCR’s Bus & Train Spectacular 2021 ‘Other Operators’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

XOI 105 ‘G.H. WATTS Coaches’

Chassis not known / Alexander RL

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

 

 

 

 

ARC 666T ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 666 ‘Andrew Pickering’. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Northern Counties /1 of 2 

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

 

Very much a one off where ‘NCT’ explored various ideas for incorporation in future buses.

 

This bus has appeared on my blog before but I think that it is such an attractive bus that I make no apology for including it again.

 

 

 

 

OLD 714 ‘London Transport’ No. RT 4494

AEC Regent lll / Weymann

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

 

New in 1954.

 

Originally built with a Park Royal body. It acquired its current Weymann body at overhaul in 1966.

 

 

 

 

 

D113 DHY ‘Badgerline’ No. 113

Volvo B10M / Alexander ‘P’ type

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

 

Alexanders have for many years produced stylish, elegant, attractive bus and coach bodies.

 

This, however, was not one of them.

 

 

 

 

GCK 279S ‘Florence & Grange Tours’ No. 21 ‘Violet Rose’

Bedford YLQ / Plaxton Supreme

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

 

It also had a spell on the Isle of Man registered A111 MAN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FJU 973 ‘Paul S. Winson’, Loughborough No. 147

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

MY02 BAN ‘SOUTH STAFFS COACH HIRE / HYLTON & DAWSON of Leicestershire’

Dennis R410 / Plaxton Panther

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

 

New registered LA02 RZG to ‘Banstead Coaches’ where it gained its current registration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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‘Scene’ at the Buses Festival 2021 More Shades of Green & Blue on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The annual ‘Buses Festival’ in 2021 was held at the ‘East of England Showground’ which is near Peterborough.

 

UFX 360L ‘Dewsway’, Somersham, Cambridgeshire.

Bedford VAL70 / Plaxton Panorama Elite III /1

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

 

New to ‘Ward & Tarr’, Parkestone.

 

 

 

 

UFX 360L ‘Dewsway’, Somersham, Cambridgeshire.

Bedford VAL70 / Plaxton Panorama Elite III /2

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

 

 

 

 

JFT 412X ‘Dewsway’, Somersham, Cambridgeshire.

Bedford YMQ / Duple Dominant 3

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

 

The raked forward window pillars was a short lived fashion statement copied from American built coaches used by ‘Greyhound’.

 

 

 

BJU 13T ‘Theobalds Coaches’, Luton.

Bedford YMT / Plaxton Supreme IV Express

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

 

 

 

 

CVH 733Y ‘Peelings Coaches’ ‘Trevor’.

Ford R1114 / Duple Dominant /1

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

 

New to ‘Traject’, Huddersfield.

 

 

 

 

CVH 733Y ‘Peelings Coaches’ ‘Trevor’.

Ford R1114 / Duple Dominant /2

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

 

 

 

 

GCK 279S ‘Florence & Grange Tours’ No. 21.

Bedford YLQ / Plaxton Supreme

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

 

 

 

 

KVY 789N ‘Thornes’.

Bedford YRQ / Duple Dominant

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

 

 

 

 

C25 KAV ‘Kenzies’, Shepreth.

Volvo B10M / Van Hool Alizee

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

 

New in 1985.

 

‘Scene’ at ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicles’ Open Day /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicles’ premises are located in what was the bus garage of ‘Trent Motor Traction’ in the Nottinghamshire town of Hucknall.

 

A small but busy operation that is worth a visit on one of their opening days.

 

For part 1 see blogs posted 21/01/2020 and 30/01/2020.

 

‘Barton Transport’

 

Vehicles formerly operated by ‘Barton Transport’ feature but there are other East Midlands operators represented at Hucknall.

 

E647 DAU ‘Barton Transport’ No 647. DAF MB230 / Plaxton Paramount Mk.4

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

 

 

 

KAU 564V ‘Barton Transport’ No. 564. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Supreme /1

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

 

 

 

 

KAU 564V ‘Barton Transport’ No. 564. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Supreme /2

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

 

 

 

KAU 564V ‘Barton Transport’ No. 564. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Supreme /3

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

‘Scene’ at ‘Transpire’s 2019 Bus Rally at Rowsley in Derbyshire /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Transpire’ being the name of ‘The Chesterfield Bus Society’.

 

A major event in my ‘Bus’ calendar. I have attended most if not all of the events over the years.

 

I am always surprised that although I think that I have seen everything that might turn up that on the day there is always something that I have not seen before and is new to me.

 

HW54 BUV ‘ hulleys of Baslow’ No. 22. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer MPD

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

 

New to ‘Musterphantom’ as No. 314.

 

 

 

 

P915 RYO ‘Owner Unknown’. Volvo Olympian. Northern Counties

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

 

New to ‘London General’ in 1996, It moved to fellow London operator 

‘Blue Triangle’ in 2007.

 

Since then it would appear to have had a varied career with someone taking the trouble to remove the original second door.

 

 

 

 

LED 71P ‘Warrington Borough Council’ No.71 Bristol RE / East Lancs

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

 

 

 

 

F810 YLV ‘Merseybus’ No. 810. MCW Metrobus 2 / MCW

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

 

 

 

 

RGF 231P ‘G. E. SYKES’ Bristol LHS6L / Plaxton Supreme

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

 

New in 1976 to ‘Richmond Coaches’.

‘Scene’ at Showbus 2017. ‘Plaxton 3’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

The history of the British bus industry is littered with companies that like shooting stars shone for a while and then fell to Earth.

 

Fortunately ‘Plaxton’ is not one of them.

 

Now part of the ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ group and turning out current standards like the 

E20D / Enviro 200MMC alongside its own branded coach production.

 

There is however a long history of ‘Plaxton’ production, a little of which is seen here. 

 

There will be a small number of blogs about ‘Plaxton’ bodied vehicles seen at ‘Showbus 2017’.

 

For ‘Plaxton 1’ see blog dated 18/06/2018, ‘Plaxton 2’ see blog dated 05/07/2018.

 

LHE 601W ‘Johnson Bros. (Tours)’, Worksop, Notts. Volvo B58-56 / Plaxton Supreme IV

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

 

 

CBM 13X ‘Premier-Albanian’. Leyland Tiger  / Plaxton Supreme VI

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

 

 

 

UVT 14X ‘Stevensons’ No. 14. Leyland Tiger / Plaxton Supreme

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

 

New as XBF 423X to ‘Bassett’, Tittensor (Staffs).

 

 

C262 GUH ‘National Welsh’ No. XC 262, ‘National Express Rapide’ livery. Leyland Tiger / Plaxton Paramount 

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

 

 

SAC 500 ‘Thorne’s. Volvo B10M-62 / Plaxton Premiere 350

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

 

New as N200 VHO in 1996 to ‘Thornes’.

 

 

R726 TYC ‘Fowlers’, Holbeach Drove, Spalding, Volvo B10M-62 / Plaxton Premiere

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

 

 

X185 CTG ‘Select’ No. 101. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton MPD

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

 

New to ‘Cardiff Bus’ as its No. 185.

 

 

 

LK03 GMF ‘MP Travel’ No. 484, Warrington. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton Pesident

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

 

Formerly ‘Metroline’, London as its VP 484.

 

 

 

XX11 PSW ‘Paul S. Winson’, Loughborough. Volvo B9R / Plaxton Elite 

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

 

 

 

YX66 WNP ‘Stagecoach Midlands’ No. 54283. Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite i

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

 

 

 

YX17 OGT ‘Fowlers’, Holbeach Drove, Spalding. Volvo B8R / Plaxton Leopard

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

 

 

 

YX17 OGZ ‘Plaxton’, Demonstrator. Volvo B8R / Plaxton Panther

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