‘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’ 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’ at Showbus Another Delectation of Double Deckers on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I have attended a number of SHOWBUS events over the years but this was the first time I had attended one at the Hertfordshire County Showgound.

 

The 50th. show and, if we are to believe what we read, the last.

 

It would be a great pity if the reputation the SHOWBUS name has built up over the years were to be lost but we shall have to wait and see.

 

I was talking to a friend recently who follows the blog and he did not realise that by double clicking on the image here it comes up on my flickr page in a larger form.

 

SK68 MJV ‘national express West Midlands’ No. 6942, PLATINUM.

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

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

 

 

 

 

NUD 105L ‘OXFORD SOUTH MIDLAND’ No. 105.

BRISTOL VRT / EASTERN COACH WORKS

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

 

New to ‘City of Oxford Motor Services’.

 

One of nine bought to operate between Oxford and London on what presumably was a forerunner of todays ‘OXFORD TUBE’.

 

 

 

 

M1 OCT ‘The Delaine’ No.116.

Volvo Olympian / East Lancs

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

 

The livery has not changed in many, many years, nor should it. 

 

New in 1995.

 

 

 

 

YN05 WFW ‘Tiger European’, Nottingham.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs

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

 

New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 681.

 

 

 

 

B741 GCN ‘NORTHERN GENERAL TRANSPORT CO. LTD.’ No. 3741, GO-AHEAD NORTHERN

Leyland Olympian /  EASTERN COACH WORKS

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

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘JOHNSON BROS. 5’ 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 fourth visit of the second day was to ‘Johnsons’ facility in Worksop, Notts.

 

I say facility because it seems to serve several purposes. A workshop and repair centre which covers both in house and third party work and a very smart showroom.

 

GX03 SSU ‘JOHNSON BROS TOURS’.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New to ‘Brighton & Hove’ as No. 615 but purchased from ‘Go North East’ where it was No. 6122.

 

Both companies being members of the ‘Go-Ahead’ group.

 

 

 

 

YN67 VDK Operator unknown. ‘100% electric’ bus.

Irizar i2e / Irizar

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

 

Built by Irizar as a demonstrator.

 

Shown at the ‘Bus & Coach’ show at the NEC in 2017 where I photographed all four sides of it. 

 

At the time, it appeared in a ‘London’ themed livery.

 

For further images of it at the time, see my blog dated 05/10/2017.

 

 

 

 

YP15 NLN ‘London General’ No. E12.

Irizar i2e / Irizar

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

 

‘London General’ being part of the ‘Go-Ahead’ group.

 

 

 

 

YN04 UJK ‘JOHNSON BROS TOURS’.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as No. 747.

 

 

 

 

YN04 UJG ‘JOHNSON BROS TOURS’.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as No. 744.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘JOHNSON BROS. 4’ 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 fourth visit of the second day was to ‘Johnsons’ facility in Worksop, Notts.

 

I say facility because it seems to serve several purposes. A workshop and repair centre which covers both in house and third party work and a very smart showroom.

 

H5 JBT ‘JOHNSON BROS.’ ‘Euro Assist.

Renault Trafic

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

 

Like the ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’ fleet visited earlier, the ‘JOHNSON BROS.’ fleet has a very swish service vehicle to back up the drivers and vehicles out on the road.

 

 

 

 

96 RT ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’, ‘JOHNSON BROS.

Mercedes-Benz 102L / Erduman

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

 

New registered YN67 EMV.

 

 

 

 

RV71 EWK ‘JOHNSON BROS. TOURS’.

IVECO 70C22 / Ilesbus

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

 

 

 

 

P1 JBT ‘JOHNSON BROS. TOURS’.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New registered to YN04 UJZ ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as No. 737.

 

 

 

 

T655 KPU ‘JOHNSON BROS. TOURS’.

Dennis Trident / Alexander ALX400

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

 

New to ‘East London’ as No. TA55.

 

Then becoming ‘Stagecoach’ No. 17055 in 2003, moving to 

‘Stagecoach East Midland’, ‘Cambus’ and ‘Stagecoach Devon’ from where it was acquired in 2016.

 

 

 

 

YSV 604 ‘JOHNSON BROS. TOURS’.

Leyland Olympian / Northern Counties

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

 

New registered G759 UYT to ‘Pan Atlas’ as No. AB67 but acquired from 

 

‘Arriva Merseyside’ where it was No. 3219.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘REDFERN TRAVEL ’ 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 second visit of the second day was to ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’ who work out of a large modern depot at Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts.

 

The company are part of the ‘JOHNSON BROS. TOURS’ (JBT) group of Hodthorpe, Worksop, Notts. 

 

(More of which another day).

 

The fleet comprises a mixture of luxury coaches, which are a familiar sight across the UK, together with a fleet of double deck buses which are occupied on contract work.

 

59 RT ‘REDFERN TRAVEL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REPAIRS / JOHNSON BROS. ‘Euro Service’.

Renault Trafic

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

 

It must give the group’s drivers a lot of confidence to know that if they encounter any difficulties they have this superb vehicle to call on.

 

 

 

 

L826 BKK ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’ ‘VISION West Nottinghamshire College’.

Leyland Olympian / Northern Counties

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach East Kent’ as No. 14826.

 

There are five of these in the fleet.

 

 

 

 

S805 BWC ‘JOHNSON BROS. TOURS www.johnsonstours.co.uk

Dennis Trident / Alexander ALX400

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

 

New to ‘East London’ as No. TA5 passing to ‘Stagecoach Devon’ as No. 17005.

 

 

 

 

YV03 PZK ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’. ‘Crosskeys’.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New to ‘Metrobus’ as No. 440 but acquired from ‘Crosskeys’, Folkestone’.

 

 

 

 

YN04 UJJ ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as No. 746.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘REDFERN TRAVEL (RT)’ 1 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 second visit of the second day was to ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’ who work out of a large modern depot at Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts.

 

The company are part of the ‘JOHNSON BROS. TOURS’ (JBT) group of Hodthorpe, Worksop, Notts. 

 

(More of which another day).

 

The fleet comprises a mixture of luxury coaches, which are a familiar sight across the UK, together with a fleet of double deck buses which are largely occupied on contract work.

 

YN55 NGE ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’. ‘www.johnsonstours.co.uk'.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

Nearby, ‘Nottingham City Transport’ (NCT) having taken into stock over 100 gas powered double deckers in the last few years and have been selling on large parts of their good quality diesel powered fleet, a number of which have been snapped up for both ‘RT’ and ‘JBT’ fleets.

 

This line up contains 8 similar buses

 

New to NCT as No. 690.

 

 

 

 

YN08 MSO  ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’. ‘www.johnsonstours.co.uk'.

Scania N270UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New to NCT as No. 945.

 

Bought from ‘First West of England’ where it was No. 36080.

 

 

 

 

YN55 NGZ ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’, ‘www.johnsonstours.co.uk'.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New to NCT as No. 691.

 

 

 

 

V108 MEV ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’, ‘www.johnsonstours.co.uk'.

Dennis Trident / Alexander ALX400

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

 

New to ‘Selkent’ as No. TA108.

 

 

 

 

L830 BKK ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’, ‘www.johnsonstours.co.uk'.

Leyland Olympian / Northern Counties

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach in East Kent’ as No. 7830 but by the time it had been sold it had been renumbered 14830.

 

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity (NHVC) 1’ 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 first visit was to the ‘NHVC’ which is based in what was the ‘Trent Motor Traction’ depot in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.

 

The group have an excellent website which I would recommend to anyone requiring further details.

 

On the day, the ‘NHVC’ provided the transport to and from the ‘Holiday Inn’ at South Normanton where the event was being held.

 

N769 WRC ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity’, ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 769.

Volvo B10M / Alexander PS /1

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

 

One of five of the type purchased in 1995, it has been beautifully restored.

 

This was the transport to Hucknall.

 

 

 

 

N769 WRC ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity’, ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 769.

Volvo B10M / Alexander PS /2

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

 

 

 

 

N769 WRC ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicle Charity’, ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 769.

Volvo B10M / Alexander PS /3

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

 

 

 

 

YN05 WFE ‘Nottingham City Transport Ltd’. No. 676.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka /1

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

 

This was the transport on the return from Hucknall.

 

The between decks branding reads, 

 

    “1878    Celebrating 140 years      2018”

  of serving Nottingham 

 

This is not the first time this bus has appeared in my blog but having had the pleasure of riding on it, I make no apology for including it again.

 

 

 

 

YN05 WFE ‘Nottingham City Transport Ltd’. No. 676.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka /2

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