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

It is now the middle of March 2023 and the days are getting longer, warmer, drier and brighter (or so I kid myself).

 

Time to come out of hibernation and look at what the world has to offer.

 

One of my favourite spots for bus photography is Bakewell’s Rutland Square.

 

You may not  be aware that by double clicking the images below that they can also be viewed on my ‘Flickr’ pages in a larger format.

 

LJ09 CCK ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 16.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

A lovely bus.

 

My view of all the variations on the Enviro400 body styling, 400MMC, 400City, 400EV etc. is that this, the earliest, is the most stylish. Somehow all of the others look a bit like a caricature.

 

New to ‘Travel London’ No. 9444.

 

 

 

 

YX12 DHN ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 8.

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

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

 

Pictured having just circled Bakewell’s War Memorial and in front of The Rutland Arms Hotel.

 

It didn’t know that it was about to carry me back to Chesterfield.

 

New to ‘Newport Transport’ as No. 313.

 

 

 

 

FJ55 BZM ‘TMTravel’ No. 685.

Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

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

 

Working ‘TMTravel’ service 218 from Sheffield.

 

New to ‘trentbarton’ and wearing the remains of its ‘tb’ livery ‘the sixes’ which serves Bakewell from Derby and Matlock.

 

A return then, to its old haunts.

 

 

 

 

YX65 RGU ‘Bowers Coaches’ No. 528, ‘TRANSPEAK’.

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

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

 

The current TRANSPEAK service runs from Derby to Buxton.

 

A mere shadow of the route it was when it ran from Nottingham to Manchester.

 

 

 

 

YJ14 BTU ‘trentbarton’ No. 839, ‘the sixes’.

Optare Versa V1170

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

 

About to circle the War Memorial island before starting its 30 mile journey back south to Derby.

 

 

 

 

 

YX11 CSY ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 23.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Dart / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

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

 

One of several of ‘Hulley’s buses that were painted in former liveries used during the 100 years existence of the company, which was celebrated in 2021.

 

 

 

 

YJ57 XWR ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 14.

Optare Solo M950SL

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

 

This image, taken from the upper deck of ‘Hulley’s No. 22, a former London based Dennis Trident / Plaxton President, registration LR52 KXJ (see blog posted 17/02/2023).

 

New to ‘Courtney’, Bracknell, Berkshire but acquired from ‘Go Coach’, Sevenoaks, Kent.

 

 

 

 

YN56 NRZ ‘TM Travel’ No. 1210.

Scania CN94UB / Scania

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

 

This image, taken from the upper deck of ‘Hulley’s No. 22, a former London based Dennis Trident / Plaxton President, registration LR52 KXJ (see blog posted 17/02/2023).

 

Having just crossed the cattle grid that marks the entrance to Chatsworth Park on the road from Baslow.

 

New to ‘uno’, Hertfordshire.

 

‘Scene’ in Nottingham. on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Over the last couple of years I have covered the introduction of gas powered buses on a number occasions.

 

However, there are still large numbers of other buses in the city that are worthy of illustration.

 

 

KY16 PWO ‘CT4N' (Community Transport for Nottingham). Optare Solo SR

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

 

New to ‘Dawson Rentals’, Milton Keynes.

 

 

 

YX13 BNO ‘Nottingham City Transport’ (NCT) No. 376. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro200 

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

 

Pictured in the old green version of the ‘go anywhere’ spare bus livery.

 

 

 

YJ61 CFN ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 335 ‘Pink line 30, 31’. Optare M995 Solo SR on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

YD63 VBM ‘CT4N' (Community Transport for Nottingham) ‘locallink electric’. Optare OE925EV Solo 

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

 

 

 

 

FG52 WFU ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 853 ‘Driver Training’. Scania CN94UB / Scania OmniCity

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

 

New to ‘NCT’ as No. 509.

 

 

 

 

YX13 AEU ‘Nottingham City Transport’ (NCT) No. 375 ‘Green’ promotional livery’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro200 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Scene’ in Somerset. ‘Firstbus’ 3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The ‘Firstbus’ fleet in Somerset falls into two distinct categories.

 

In one of those categories are the members of the fleet that carry the full green or branded liveries and the other are those that don’t.

 

Blogs covering the ‘green’ fleet were published on 01/05/20 and 05/05/20.

 

HIG 1533 ‘First Kernow’ No. 65759 ‘Atlantic Coasters’. Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

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

 

New registered YN05 GXF to ‘Reading Transport’ No. 1006.

 

Something of a puzzle. Painted in full ‘First Kernow’ livery working a local

‘First Southwest’ local route.

 

Route 21 heads North from Taunton to Burnham on Sea.

 

The most likely explanations are that it is on temporary loan or has been transferred permanently and ‘First South West’ have not as yet got round to repainting it.

 

Pictured in Taunton.

Since the publication of this blog, I have received the following addition kindly supplied by correspondent ‘bus Kernow’ to whom I offer my thanks for taking the time and trouble to contact me. Dennis 

bus Kernow said: these were transferred from First Kernow to Buses of Somerset in the 2nd half of 2018. The Atlantic Coasters livery it wears here uses the same base colours as for the BoS 21 route although as you can see here it took them some time to remove the vinyls and replace them with new ones

 

 

 

 

 

LT02 NVP ‘First South West’ No. 33127. Dennis Trident / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘Centrewest’, London as TN1127 but previously with ‘First South Yorkshire’. 

 

Pictured in Taunton Bus Station.

 

 

 

YX58 HVF ‘First South West’ No. 44076. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro 200 / (ADL) Enviro 200

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

 

Formerly with ‘First Capital’, London as No. DML 44076.

 

Pictured in Taunton Bus Station.

 

 

 

YN54 NZC ‘First South West’ No. 65007. Scania CN94UB / Scania Omnilink

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

 

Previously with ‘First Hampshire & Dorset’.

 

Pictured leaving Watchet railway station.

‘Scene’, ‘Bits and Pieces’ part 3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Most of my blogs have some sort of theme or purpose. 

 

There are however times when I take a photograph of something that does not fit into any category. 

 

It is generally something that just happened to turn up at the time.

 

Collectively they are just ‘Bits and Pieces’. Individually they can be interesting.

 

See if there is anything that you like out of these.

 

For part 1 see blog published 28/03/2018. For part 2 see blog published 08/07/2018.

 

 

KX53 VNF ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 18055 ‘Beatrice the Bircotes Belle’. Transbus Trident / Plaxton President

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

 

A number of Worksop based buses were given the names of ‘The Bassetlaw Belles’

 

Bassetlaw being the district in North Nottinghamshire where Worksop is located.

 

Pictured in Chesterfield.

 

 

 

PB09 LTL ‘Littles Travel’, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Scania K340EB/4 / Irizar PB

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

 

Pictured in Chesterfield.

 

 

 

 

FG52 WFT ‘Nottingham City Transport No. 508 ‘Driver Training’.  Scania CN94UB / Scania Omnicity

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

 

Pictured in Nottingham.

 

 

 

 

BU59 MCL ‘Macpherson Coaches’, Donisthorpe, Leicestershire. Mercedes-Bez Tourismo

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

 

Pictured passing Derby Bus Station.

 

 

 

 

YX63 GYG ‘D&G Bus’ No. 106. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘ADL’ as a demonstrator.

 

Pictured in Uttoxeter.

 

 

 

 

B5 WER ‘High Peak Buses’ No. 704 ‘transpeak’. Scania 230UB / Wright Solar

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

 

New registered YN08 OAJ to ‘Centrebus North’, Leicester

 

‘High Peak Buses’ being a member of the ‘Centrebus’ group.

 

Pictured in Belper Bus Station.

 

 

YC54 EKO ‘Skills Coaches’. Ford Transit

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

 

It’s not every minibus that gets the full coach livery treatment.

 

Pictured in Derby Bus Station.

 

 

 

MX09 MJV ‘CUMFYBUS’ Merseyside. Optare M880 Solo

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

 

Pictured in Southport.

 

 

 

BX14 KOH ‘Hino Travel’. King Long XMQ6900

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

 

New to ‘Littles Transport’ Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

 

Pictured in Ripley, Derbyshire.

 

 

 

DY52 GYO ‘Eagles & Crawford’, Mold, Flintshire. Volvo B12M / Plaxton Panther

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

 

New to ‘Lakeside Coaches’, Ellesmere.

 

I cannot remember where I saw it!

 

‘Scene’ in Harrogate on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

Harrogate is one of the most attractive and elegant towns in England. The bus station is a simple one way in and one way out and is adjacent to the railway station.

 

The bus services are many and varied.

 

The most visible operator is ‘Transdev’ group with a number of its operating companies on view.

 

 

 

Service 36 which runs from Ripon to Leeds is the highest profile offering which uses new coach seated double deckers.

 

BL65 YZA ‘Harrogate & District Travel Ltd.’ ’36’ No. 3626 Volvo B5TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

 

 

YK04 JYJ ‘Harrogate & District Travel Ltd.’ No. 1703 Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

 

 

PO51 MTZ ‘Harrogate & District Travel Ltd.’ No. 1086 Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown

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

 

New to ‘Lancashire United’ .

 

 

YC51 LXX ‘Harrogate & District Travel Ltd.’ No. 305 Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown 

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

 

 

 

YJ12 MZN ‘Harrogate & District Travel Ltd.’ No. 277 Optare Versa V1100

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

 

 

 

X569 YUG ‘Harrogate & District Travel Ltd.’ No. 569 Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown

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

 

New to ‘Keighley and District’.

 

 

P168 BTV ‘Harrogate Coach Travel’ Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties

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

 

At one time it was local to me working in Derby for ‘Arriva Midlands’ as its 4668. It has also had a spell with ‘Bullocks of Cheadle’.

 

 

T563 BSS ‘Harrogate Coach Travel’  Scania L94UB / Wright Axcess Floline

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

 

New to ‘First Aberdeen’ as its 563 and then with ‘First Leeds’ as its 60217.

 

 

 

YN05 GXA ‘‘Harrogate Coach Travel’ Scania L94 UB / Wright Solar

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

 

New to ‘Reading Buses’ as its 1001and it had a spell with ‘Eddie Brown Travel’ in South Yorkshire.

 

 

XEZ 3357 ‘Harrogate Coach Travel’ Optare Solo

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

 

New to ‘Ulsterbus’, it had a spell with ‘Star Travel’ of Aylesbury.

 

 

 

S600 SLT ‘Harrogate Coach Travel’ Scania CN94UB Omnilink 

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

 

Formerly with ‘South Lancs Travel’ (SLT) hence the registration. 

 

In March 2015 ‘SLT’ was taken over by ‘Diamond Bus’ (itself part of the ‘Rotala’ group) becomimg ‘Diamond Bus North West.

 

This bus has appeared on my blog previously when it was working in Bolton in full ‘SLT’ livery. See blog dated 04/08/2014.

 

 

9936 UB ‘Harrogate Coach Travel’ Scania N94UB OmniCity

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

 

New to ‘Bullocks of Cheadle’ as YN05 GZY.

 

 

‘Scene’ in Barnsley recently on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

I first new Barnsley in the 1950’s when it was the centre of the South Yorkshire coal mining industry. The major bus company in the town was ‘Yorkshire Traction’ (YT).

 

The company was always known affectionately as the ‘Tracky’.

 

Much has gone over the years including the mining industry and for that matter ‘YT’ itself which has become part of ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’( SY) in 2005.

 

However ‘SY’ has chosen to remember its links with ‘YT’ by painting one of its double deckers in the old ‘YT’ livery to mark 10 years of operation in the town.

 

 

 

 

 

One of the few remaining buses that has direct links to ‘YT’ in that it was ordered by and delivered to the company before it became part of the ‘Stagecoach’ group.

 

YN53 PAO ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 16937 Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

 

 

 

Another of the few remaining buses that has direct links to ‘YT’ in that it was ordered by and delivered to the company before it became part of the ‘Stagecoach’ group.

 

YN53 PAO ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 15417 Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

 

YN59 EAX ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 19565 Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander Enviro 400

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

 

 

YX66 WCZ ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 10658 ADL E40D / ADL Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

 

YN62 FVD ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 28671 Scania 230UB / Alexander Enviro 300

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

 

 

 

 

New to ‘Shuttle Buses’ of Kilwinning in Scotland. then to ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & Wirral’.

 

 

SN56 AYG ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 36072 Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Mini Enviro 200

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

 

 

 

YX65 RBZ ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 26030 ADL. E20D / ADL Enviro 200 MMC

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

 

 

 

YX65 PZB ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 26020 ADL. E20D / ADL Enviro 200 MMC

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

 

 

 

A former service bus converted to a driver training role in October 2016.

 

MX54 LRO ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 22088 MAN 18.220 / Alexander ALX300

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

 

 

 

There has generally been at least one independent operator in Barnsley when I have visited in the past but unfortunately they come and go on a regular basis. 

 

At one time it was ‘Redline’ than ‘Tate’s Travel’. The latest to try their luck is ‘R & S Waterson’.

 

 

Still wearing its previous owner’s (East Yorkshire Motor Services) livery and legal titling is,

 

 

W817 UAG ‘Watersons’ Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer 2

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

 

 

 

Still wearing part of the livery it carried with ‘Nottingham City Transport’ (No. 530) and the branding it carried with ‘Transdev York’ (No. 1109) is

 

YS03 ZLU ‘Watersons’ Scania N94UB / Scania Omnicity

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

 

 

 

 

New to ‘Menzies of Heathrow’ before moving to ‘Dawson Rentals’.

 

YN53 GGK ‘Watersons’ Scania CN94UB / Scania Omnicity

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