‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Premises of ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., Walkden, Manchester 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.

 

3 LXE ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Trident / Optare Olympus /1

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

 

New registered RX58 HVJ to ‘Courtney’, Bracknell, Berks.

 

 

 

 

3 LXE ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Trident / Optare Olympus /2

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

 

 

 

 

6 CCX ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

Scania 270UD / Scania OmniCity /1

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

 

New registered YT09 YHR to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 963.

 

 

 

 

6 CCX ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

Scania 270UD / Scania OmniCity /2

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

 

 

 

 

60 CCX ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., www.Wrigley’s coaches.com.

Scania 270UD / Scania OmniCity

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

 

New registered YT09 YHS to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 964.

 

 

 

 

5 HDC ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

SETRA S416GT-HD / SETRA

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

 

New registered BN09 FXJ to ‘Shearings’, Cheshire No. 119.

 

 

 

 

3 HDC ‘CHESTERS COACHES’ Ltd., CHESTERS Executive  TRAVEL.

SETRA S416GT-HD / SETRA

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

 

New registered BU13 ZUA to ‘Talisman’, Great Bromley, Suffolk but acquired from ‘Angus’, Needham Market, Suffolk.

 

‘Scene’ in Bristol 4 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The day was dominated by a clear blue autumn sky and long shadows.

 

Not perfect conditions, but as always we do our best.

 

For the first time, we have combined all the images we have taken so the credits are joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.

 

As befits any excursion that involves road transport, we travelled by coach.

 

DH15 DEH ‘Hawkes Tours.co.uk', Charlie Joshua, Derby.

Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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

 

This was our transport for the day pictured in Derby Bus Station about to load.

 

The ever dependable Wayne being our ’steering technician’.

 

 

 

 

BV72 YAD ‘Skills Coaches’. Skills stylish coach travel for the 21st. century.

Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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

 

Pictured departing Derby Bus Station prior to the arrival of our coach.

 

 

 

 

YN22 YLV ‘Harry Shaw’, Coventry.

Scania K360IB4 / Higer

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

 

Pictured at Gloucester services on the M5.

 

 

 

 

BW10 BUS ‘Brodyr Williams’. Llanelli, South Wales.

Van Hool T915 Alicron

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

 

 

 

 

BX63 BDY ‘GWYN JONES,’ Bridgend, South Wales.

SETRA S416GT-HD

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

 

New to ‘Gibbons’, Bedlinog, South Wales.

 

 

 

 

XIL 7396 ‘Swansea BUS & COACH’, LETS GO TRAVEL.

Volvo B10B / Plaxton Panther

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

 

New registered YX10 FFS to ‘Bowen’, Tamworth.

 

 

 

 

T19 VDL ‘TAMAR Coaches’, Plymouth.

VDL FHD2-129 Futura

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

 

New registered YD14 GCF to ‘Fastline’, Walsall.

 

 

‘Scene’ in the SouthWest, ‘Coaches’ on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

YJ62 JYS ‘Yorkshire Rose Holidays’ Van Hool Astron TX16 /i

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

 

Not quite in the SouthWest but on its way there from the Barnsley area.

 

 

 

YJ62 JYS ‘Yorkshire Rose Holidays’ Van Hool Astron TX16 2

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

 

 

 

YR16 BLX ‘Harry Shaw’ of Coventry, Scania K360IB4 / Irizar i6

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

 

 

 

YS16 LNF ‘Solus Coaches’ of Tamworth, Scania K360IB4 / Irizar i6

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

 

 

 

BX63 BDY ‘Gibbons Holidays’ of Bedglinog, Mid Glamorgan Setra S 416GT-HD

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

 

 

BT63 DGO ‘Shearings Holidays’ No 645 Setra S 416GT-HD

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

 

 

 

 

TIL 7907 ’Roselyn Coaches’ of Par, Cornwall,

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

 

 

 

V22 ACT ‘Abbot Coach Travel’ of Newton Abbot, Scania K124IB4/ Van Hool Alizee T9

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

 

Formerly Y42 HHE and new to ‘Holmeswood Coaches’.

 

 

 

JT62 HOL ‘Jewels Tours’ of Gravesend, Scania K320UB / Irizar PB

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

 

 

 

JT15 HOL ‘Jewel Tours’ of Gravesend, Scania K440EB6 / Irizar i6

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

 

 

 

YN11 HXL ‘Leisuretime’ Volvo B9R / Plaxton Elite i

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

 

New to ‘Nelson & Sons’, Glynneath, Wales and still in my view the most stylish coach on the roads today.

 

 

 

BU14 EFP ‘Robinsons Coach Holidays’ No. 286, Volvo B11R / Jonckheere JHV

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

 

 

 

NH15 PDH ‘National Holidays’ Mersede-Benz Tourismo

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

 

 

 

L671 PWT ‘Diamond Travel’ Mercedes-Benz 814D / Optare Starrider

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

 

A ‘blast from the past’ and new in 1994 to ‘Brent’s of Watford.

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ Coaching in Scotland Part 1 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A few days based in Fort William enabled me to get a reasonable cross section of images of coaches both local and from further afield.

 

Seen at Moffat Mill Services.

 

BX63 BCE ‘Epsom Coaches’ SETRA S416GT-HD

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

 

 

 

The clue to its ownership is the fleet number over the door which reveals it to be a ‘Stagecoach’ group vehicle.

 

‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ having taken over ‘Rennies of Dunfermline’ when the company’s owner retired in 2008.

 

Seen at Moffat Mill Services.

 

HKZ 726 ‘Rennie’s’ 53038 Volvo B12M / Sunsundegui Sideral

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

 

 

Seen in Fort William.

SP08 FPG ‘megabus.com’ 54048 Volvo  B12B / Plaxton Panther

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previously Y759 WSM with ‘McEwan of Amisfield’, Scotland.

 

Seen in Fort William.

 

T9 RTG ‘Ross Travel’ ‘Scania K1241B / Van Hool Alize T9

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seen in Fort William.

 

K55 SBL ‘Shiel Buses’ Mercedes-Benz 1523LL / Esker

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formerly Y20 BGS with ‘Swindells’, Chadderton, Lancs.

 

Seen in Fort William.

 

K60 SBL ‘Shiel Buses’ Volvo B10M / Plaxton Premiere

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seen at Mallaig ferryport.

 

X7 TCL ‘Telford’s Coaches’ VDL FHD2 / VDL Futura

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wearing an older livery which dates back to when ‘Shearings’ merged with ‘Wallace Arnold’ in 2005.

 

Seen at Kyle of Lochalsh.

 

BK09 RNA ‘Shearings Holidays’  Setra S416FHD-GT

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seen at the Kyle of Lochalsh with the Isle of Skye in the background.

 

BF15 XPX ‘Shearings Holidays’ Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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

 

 

 

 

 

Seen at Mallaig ferryport.

 

‘Shiel Buses’ work a service to Mallaig from Fort William.

HSK 735 ‘Shiel Buses’ Volvo B12M / Plaxton Paragon

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of a fleet of about 18 with this operator.

 

They are unusual in that the emergency exit is on the nearside to allow rapid loading and unloading of passengers in safe comditions.

 

Seen parked outsde ‘The Dalmally Hotel’, one of four hotels that the company own.

 

SN05 DVZ ‘Highland Heritage’ Volvo B12B / Van Hool Alize

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seen in Inverness.

 

2 WR ‘Parks of Hamilton’ Volvo B9R / Jonkheere SHV

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ once more in York

York is one of those city’s that I never tire of visiting and somewhere that I can always find something different.

 

BFZ 9999

 

A Van Hool Astrobel owned by ‘Richmond Coaches’ and operated from the City of Lisburn in Northern Ireland.

 

What a magnificent vehicle !

 

YX05 DHV

A Mercedes-Benz Atego 1223L with Optare Solera bodywork although my bet is that the bodywork was produced by ‘Ferqui’ in Spain and marketed as an Optare product. 

 

Currently operated by ‘Parkside Travel’ of Cramlington in Northumberland it was for some time operated by a company called ‘Bennetts Travel’.

 

PNZ 8266

A Mercedes-Benz 0814D operated by ‘Furlongs Travel’ of Knowsley in Liverpool.

 

GXZ 2986

 

A Volvo B13RT fitted with Plaxton’s ever elegant Elite body.

 

New to ‘Logan’ of Dunloy in Northern Ireland and is now with ‘Quinns Coach Hire’ of Ardboe in the same province.

 

 

AA-222-JD

An Irisbus Domino. A French registered visitor working for ‘Gatineo' from Beaune in Burgundy.

 

BP-JS-23

 

A VDL/BOVA Futura not often seen with three axles. This one is from Holland.

 

OU14 SVA

 

A Neoplan Tourliner working for ‘Malbank Coaches’ an operator based in Nantwich, Cheshire.

 

BR-BJ-31

 

A Van Hool T915 Alicron working for Dutch operator ‘Lanting Reisen’.

 

SIM NO 417

A Setra 417 HDH of German operator ‘BOHR reisen’ based in Frankfurt.

 

8784 ZW 42

A Setra 415 GT HD

 

I have included this relatively poor image because of the shade for its interest.

 

The operator being ‘Car Postal’ who are the French postal service.