‘Scene’ In The Sunshine 2 (hopefully) on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The recent spell of warm, sunny weather set me in mind of open top buses which are traditionally used to enjoy this rare spectacle in British skies.

 

Some of these images have appeared before, but not for a long time, so enjoy them while the good weather lasts.

 

SIG 1847 ‘Maghull Coaches’, Liverpool.

DAF DB250 / Plaxton President

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

 

New registered T206 XBV to ‘ARRIVA London North’ No. DLP6.

 

 

 

 

BYX 118V ‘Top Line Travel’, York Citysightseeing.

MCW DR101/9 Metrobus 1 / MCW

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

 

Converted to open top in 1997.

 

New to ‘London Transport’  No. M118.

 

Pictured just down the road from York railway station.

 

 

 

 

SJ16 ZZP ‘Edinburgh Bus Tours Ltd.’ No. 248, MAJESTIC TOUR.

Volvo B5TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 3

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

 

Most open top buses have previously been fully roofed double deck buses that have been cut down to either part open top or fully open top.

 

Unusually, this bus is one of a batch of buses ordered new as part open toppers by the ‘Lothian Buses’ group which includes ‘Edinburgh Bus Tours Ltd.’

 

 

 

T209 XBV ‘Yellow Buses’, Bournemouth No. 436.

DAF DB250 / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA London North’ No. DLP9.

 

Converted to part open top in 2006.

 

 

 

 

HF54 KXV ‘Wilts & Dorset’ No. 1823., New Forest Tour.

Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Myllenium

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

 

New as No. 403.

 

Pictured in Lymington, Hampshire.

 

 

 

 

HF59 DMO ‘Wilts & Dorset’ No. 1406, Purbeck Breezer.

Scania N230UD / Optare Olympus

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

 

Pictured at Swanage railway station waiting to load for its return to Bournemouth.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Various Premises of R.S. Tyrer Ltd., Farnworth, Bolton 6 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 25R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B9TL / Optare Olympus

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

 

New registered PN09 OKA.

 

Seating 100 passengers in coach seats.

 

The Olympus body was originally an East Lancs design which was continued by Optare when they took over the company.

 

 

 

 

BIG 9783 ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New registered YN07 EYU to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 757.

 

 

 

 

BIG 9782 ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New registered YN07 EYR to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 755.

 

 

 

 

JRZ 3263 ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

DAF DB250 / Transbus ALX400

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

 

New registered LJ03 MTF to ‘Arriva London North’ No. DLA 376.

 

 

 

 

LX11 CWK ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘London General’ No. WVL 405.

 

 

 

 

BF62 UYC ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘Tower Transit’ No. VN37990.

 

 

 

 

LX59 CMZ ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Scania N230UD / Scania OmniCity

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach East London’ No. 15136.

 

 

 

 

YP59 ODU ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Scania N230UD / Scania OmniCity

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

 

New to ‘London United’ No. 40140.

 

‘Scene’ at The Derbyshire Dales Bus Rally 2 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

A new event organised by the ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity’ (NHVC) who are based in the old TRENT garage at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.

 

Friend Peter Rose and I ventured to the ‘Peak Rail’ site at Rowsley railway station in Derbyshire where the event was held.

 

As we have done before, we have combined all the images we gathered on the day. 

 

The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.

 

MX58 FTD ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 19407, ‘North Western Road Car Co. Ltd.’ No. 407.

Dennis Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

To mark the centenary of this much missed operator, both ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ and ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ have painted buses in appropriate NWRCC liveries.

 

It was a shame that the Hulleys vehicle could not have made the short journey from nearby Baslow to join it!

 

As a young bus enthusiast living in Sheffield, the appearance of NWRCC buses working into the Peak District in their distinctive red and cream livery was always a treat to be savoured.

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Manchester South’.

 

 

 

 

CDB 224 ‘North Western Road Car Co. Ltd.’ No. 224.

Leyland PD2 / Leyland Lowbridge

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

 

A real ‘North Western’ bus now preserved at the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester.

 

 

 

 

PHE 692 ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 11125, stagecoachgold.

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

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

 

One of many buses across the country that were painted to commemorate the late HM Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee.

 

One of the surprises to me in recent times was the ditching of this smart, elegant livery for overall yellow.

 

Reminiscent of school buses.

 

New registered SK68 LUT.

 

 

 

 

YN14 MUV ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 627,

NOTTINGHAM’S CITY TRANSPORT SINCE 1897

Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

 

 

 

WKH 526X ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 526.

Bristol VRT / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

Wearing the ‘National Bus Company’s interpretation of what had been a classic livery.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. In Bolton Town Centre 2, More Double Deckers on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

The second blog of ten, posted over ten consecutive days. 

More tomorrow.

 

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.

 

An hour lunch break was taken in Bolton where, inevitably, interest centred on the bus station.

 

The arrival of a large group of mainly men, mainly wearing Hi-Viz vests, many armed with cameras and jostling to take pictures provoked a lot of good natured banter with the local population.

 

I was asked twice by passers-by if the King was coming!

 

BN61 MXG ‘Tyrers’, Farnworth, Lancashire.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

An interesting first look at ‘Tyrers’ because we were to visit all three of their local depots on the following morning.

 

An elegant and stylish livery which appears to have been designed rather than just having paint thrown at the bus.

 

New to ‘Centrewest’ No. VN37960 but acquired from ‘Tower Transit’ with the same fleet number.

 

 

 

 

SK22 BWD ‘ATLANTIC TRAVEL’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

This was coming to pick our party up and was to be our transport for both the Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

 

Another very stylish livery.

 

 

 

 

YN65 XEW ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’ No. 15245.

Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Glenvale Transport’, Merseyside.

 

 

 

 

BJ11 DSY ‘VISION BUS LTD’.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse

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

 

New to ‘First Capital’ No.VN 36119 but acquired from ‘Tower Transit’ with the same fleet number.

 

 

 

 

MX08 UDK ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 19358.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E240D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

New to ‘Greater Manchester South’.

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Premises of ‘Vision Buses’ Ltd. (VB) 2, Blackrod, Bolton 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.

 

YN57 FXE ‘VISION BUS LTD’.

Scania N230UD / East Lancs Olympus

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

 

New to and acquired from ‘Reading Transport’ No. 845.

 

 

 

 

LX09 AFV and friends,’VISION BUS LTD’.

Scania N230UD / Scania OmniCity 

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Selkent’ No.15084 but acquired from ‘Stagecoach East London’ where it carried the same fleet number.

 

 

 

 

SN16 OVJ ’VISION BUS LTD’.

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

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

 

’VISION BUS LTD’ bought a batch of these buses from ‘Blackpool Transport’ in 2022.

 

Comprising SN16 OVC/D/F/G/H/J/K and L, fleet numbers 402-410.

 

They still wear most of the ‘PALLADIUM’ livery that is the current Blackpool standard.

 

 

 

 

SN16 OVK ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City

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

 

 

 

SN16 OVJ and friends, ’VISION BUS LTD’.

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

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

 

 

 

 

SN64 CTV ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Wright / Daimler OM934 Streetdeck / Wright Gemini 3 /1

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

 

New to ‘Go-Ahead London’ No. WSD1.

 

 

 

 

SN64 CTV ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Wright / Daimler OM934 Streetdeck / Wright Gemini 3 /2

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

 

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit At the Premises of ‘preston bus’ /1 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.

 

‘Preston Bus’, which has a history going back to 1904, became part of the ‘ROTALA’ group in 2011.

 

PRN 909 ‘prestonbus’ No. 40628, 100 YEARS OF MOTOR BUSES IN PRESTON.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New registered BJ15 TWG.

 

An image of the nearside of this bus appeared in my blog dated 24/09/22 when it appeared at SHOWBUS 2022.

 

 

 

 

HC 6422 ‘prestonbus’ No. 40510, CELEBRATING our 100th Anniversary.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

Acquired from ‘Hallmark’, London No. 40510.

 

New registered HJ57 CZC.

 

 

 

 

PO56 RSZ ‘prestonbus’ No. 40407.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

 

 

 

BJ15 TWF ‘prestonbus’ No. 40627, Tap & Go.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

 

 

 

LX59 COH ‘prestonbus’ No. 40517.

Scania N230UD4 / Scania Omnicity

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

 

Acquired from ‘Hallmark’, London No. 40517.

 

 

 

 

BX21 DFD ‘prestonbus’ No. 40517, 23 Royal Preston Hospital.

Wright Streetdeck

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

 

 

 

 

SK18 TKX ‘prestonbus’ No. 40715.

Wright Streetdeck

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

 

Note the glazed staircase.

 

 

 

 

PN03 UMJ ‘prestonbus’ No. 40630.

Dennis Trident / Plaxton President

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

 

The Vehicle Off Road notice placed in the windscreen of this now 20 year old bus must surely mean that the end of its road is in sight.

 

New to ‘London General’ No. PDL49.

 

Acquired from ’Diamond North West’.

 

 

 

‘Scene’ by Peter Rose in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland /2 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose has been North of the border once more and has forwarded these images which are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

SF10 CAA ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 15621.

Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

Peter is known for his liking for ‘images in the environment’ and I suspect he chose this location more for the location than the bus.

 

The building in the background is typically Scottish.

 

The dormer windows, The weathervane topped spire and all those chimney pots!

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Western Buses’.

 

 

 

SP55 EEA ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 47240.

Optare Solo M850

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

 

The bus is spotlessly clean and looks far younger than the 18 years old that the registration indicates.

 

However, I suspect that the beautiful plate tracery window in Hope Park & Martyrs Parish Church might have influenced the location.

 

 

 

 

PN57 CUX ‘A1 Minibus & Coach Services Ltd’. St. Andrews. 

Irisbus 397E / Marcopolo Viaggio

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

 

New to ‘Holmeswood Coaches’, Holmeswood, Lancashire.

 

 

 

 

LX58 CBY ‘Moffat & Williamson’, St. Fort, Fife.

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

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

 

New to ‘Selkent’ No. 36020 and still wearing most of its previous owners livery.

 

More Scottish stonework and dormer windows and look at the road surface!

 

Setts no less and, in all probability, granite.

 

 

 

 

LM18 DZC ‘Moffat & Williamson’, St. Fort, Fife.

Mercedes-Benz  MB516CDI Sprinter / Mellor Strata

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

 

Look at all those chimney pots!

 

It was a good job that Fife at one time had its own coalfield.

 

 

 

 

MX56 FSG ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 19057.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Greater Manchester South’.

 

 

 

 

MX57 KXR ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 27599.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E300 / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 300

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

 

Of all the different frontal styling applied to ADL’s single deckers in recent years, I think that this is the most attractive.

 

New to ‘Dunstan’ (Blue Bus), Middleton, Manchester No. 62.