‘Scene’ in Huddersfield 4 ‘Arriva Yorkshire’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Or ‘uddersfield as we Yorkshire folk are given to calling it.

 

My first real day out ‘bus hunting’ in 2022 was to the two West Yorkshire towns of Halifax and Huddersfield.

 

Only 9 or so miles apart in distance but separated in fact by an enormous hill along the top of which runs the M62 motorway.

 

SN15 LLC ‘Arriva Yorkshire’ No. 1914 ‘MAX’ ‘GRAND YORKSHIRE CONNECTIONS’.

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

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

 

 

 

 

TWY 7 ‘Arriva Yorkshire’ No. 1546 ‘Arriva Sapphire 229’.

VDL DB300 / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2

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

 

The registration is a ‘cherished’ one, owned by ‘Arriva’.

 

When new, it was registered YJ61 OBW.

 

Interestingly, the cherished registration has been used twice before.

 

The first time was on a Park Royal bodied Leyland PD2 dating from 1957.

 

The second time was on a Northern Counties bodied Leyland Olympian dating from 1988.

 

 

 

 

KIG 7306 ‘Arriva Yorkshire’ No. 1103 ‘254/255’.

Volvo B7RLE / WrightEclipse Urban

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

 

New registered YJ08 DVF to ‘Arriva Yorkshire West’.

 

 

 

YJ15 AXM ‘Arriva Yorkshire’.

Optare Solo M8900SR 

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

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Tiger’.

 

 

 

 

YX17 NKC ‘‘Arriva Yorkshire’ No. 1074 ‘arriva sapphire 231/232.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC /1 

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

 

There are some suggestions on the internet that the chassis might be a Dennis Dart but I have never seen this body style on a Dart chassis before. 

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Tiger’.

 

 

 

 

YX17 NKC ‘‘Arriva Yorkshire’ No. 1074 ‘arriva sapphire 231/232.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC /2 

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

 

‘Scene’ in Chester’s new Bus Interchange (CBI) on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The new bus interchange in Chester opened at the end of May 2018. 

 

At the time of writing, the old bus station which is scheduled for redevelopement is still being used for the loading and unloading of visiting day coaches.

 

Chester New Bus interchange plan.

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

 

The plan clearly shows the layout of the bus stands together with the facilities grouped at one end.

 

There is space to park a small number of buses between the inner stands.

 

 

 

 

MX13 AKZ ‘ARRIVA North West’ No. 5000. MAN 18.270 Ecocity / Caetano

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

 

Seen loading at the Gorse Stacks stands.

 

 

 

 

SN56 AWV ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’ No. 19045. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Trident / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

New to ‘Busways’, Newcastle then to ‘Glenvale Transport’, Liverpool.

 

Seen turning into (CBI) from St. Oswalds Way.

 

 

 

 

CX12 DSZ ‘ARRIVA Chester’ No. 3143. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Cymru’. 

 

Seen turning out of ‘CBI’ onto Gorse Stacks.

 

 

 

 

KX51 CTO ‘ACL’ (Aintree Coach Lines). Optare Solo M850

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

 

New to ‘Midland Red (South}’ as No. 613.

 

Seen in the central parking area.

 

 

 

 

PX06 DVW ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’ No. 34813. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer 2

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

 

Seen turning into (CBI) from St. Oswalds Way.

 

New to ‘Glenvale’ who are part of ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’.

 

 

 

 

CX61 CDV ‘ARRIVA Chester’ No. 4087. VDL SB300 / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Cymru’ for ‘Cymru Coastliner’ branded service now downgraded to bus work.

 

 

 

 

SN16 OPF ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’ No. 26051 ‘Chester Park&Ride’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC 

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

 

Seen turning out of ‘CBI’ onto Gorse Stacks.

 

 

 

 

CX12 DTF ‘ARRIVA Chester’ No. 3144 ‘Chester City Bus’. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

 

 

Seen turning into ‘CBI’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KX03 KYZ ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’ No. 47035. Optare Solo M920

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

 

New to ‘United Counties’.

 

Seen outside the Market Hall just above the old bus station.

‘Scene’ in Liverpool, ‘ARRIVA’ 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

MX61 AYN ‘ARRIVA Merseyside’ No. 4437. VDL DB300 / Wright Gemini Eclipse 2

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

 

 

 

 

MX61 AXO ‘ARRIVA Merseyside’ No. 4472. VDL DB300 / Wright Gemini Eclipse 2

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

LF02 PKA ‘ARRIVA Merseyside’ No. 4170. DAF DB250 / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA London North’ as No. DLP86.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MX09 LXG ‘ARRIVA Merseyside’ No. 4425. Dennis Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400

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

 

Looking past its best, it was new to ‘ARRIVA Manchester’.

‘Scene’, Going Racing in York on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Please note that ‘Flickr’ have recently modified their log in procedure which I have to use before I can publish a blog.

It is taking time for me to adapt, so I ask for your patience if I do not blog as regularly as I have been doing or would like to.

 

The day I was in York coincided with Ladies day at York races. 

 

Many ladies and their escorts arrived by train. Without exception the ladies were beautifully and I suspect expensively turned out.

 

What they thought of the sometimes elderly selection of double deck buses that were running a shuttle service to get them to the racecourse I thought it best not to ask.

 

PJ05 ZWL ‘transdev’ No. 2763 ‘PRIDE OF THE NORTH’. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

Fitted with dual purpose seating.

 

 

 

 

YD02 UNB ‘transdev’ No. 440. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President

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

 

Fitted with dual purpose seating.

 

 

 

 

BX04 BBE ‘York Pullman’. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘London Buses’ as its VWL39.

 

 

 

 

YJ61 OBB ‘ARRIVA’ Yorkshire No. 1528. VDL DB300 / Wright Gemini 2

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

 

 

W738 DWX First West Yorkshire No. 30883 ‘Halifax’. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Rider’ as its No. 5738.

 

 

Y716 HRN ‘The Keighley Bus Company’ No. 2716. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘Burnley & Pendle’.

 

Fitted with dual purpose seating.

 

Both companies mentioned are part of the ‘transdev’ group.

 

 

 

 

SN15 LLC ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1914. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

 

 

 

BX04 AZZ ‘York Pullman’. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘London Buses’ as its VWL35.

 

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

 

The most Northerly of Yorkshire’s coastal resorts.

X596 EGK ‘Coastal & Country Coaches’. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President /1

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

 

New to ‘London General’ as its No. PVL196 in 2001.

 

 

 

 

X596 EGK ‘Coastal & Country Coaches’. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President /2

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

 

New to ‘London General’ as its No. PVL196 in 2001.

 

 

 

NK59 DMO ‘arriva Northumbria’ No. 7609 ‘whitby PARK AND RIDE’. VDL DB300 /Wright Eclipse Gemini 2

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

 

 

 

NK64 FSL ‘ARRIVA North East No. 7404 ‘MAX X93’. Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini /1

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

 

 

 

 

NK64 FSL ‘ARRIVA North East No. 7404 ‘MAX X93’. Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini /2

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

 

 

 

 

NK64 EFL ‘ARRIVA Northeast’ No. 1573 ‘Sapphire X3 X4’. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

 

 

 

YN65 XDF ‘Swiftsure’ (Burton on Trent). Scania K410EB4 / Lahden (Finland)

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

 

Since this image was captured ‘Swiftsure’ have ceased to operate.

 

‘Scene’ in Chester, ARRIVA on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

An interesting City from a transport point of view where there is usually something different to enjoy.

 

CX17 BYB ‘ARRIVA Cymru’ No. 1001, ‘Sapphire’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400City

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

 

 

 

CX15 BXY ‘ARRIVA Cymru’ No. 4645, ‘Sapphire’. ‘ADL’ E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

 

 

CX61 CDE ‘ARRIVA Cymru’ No. 4481 ‘CYMRU Coastliner’. VDL DB300 / Wright Gemini 2

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

 

 

CX54 DKE ‘ARRIVA Cymru’ No. 2490. VDL SB120 / Wright Cadet

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

 

 

CX07 CTO ‘ARRIVA Cymru’ No. 2647. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar

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

 

 

CX12 DTN ‘ARRIVA Cymru’ No.3146.  VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar

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

 

 

CX58 EUB ‘ARRIVA Cymru’ No. 674. Optare Solo M950SL

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

 

'Scene' in Liverpool part 1

To stand at the bottom of what is called ‘The Gyratory’ and watch buses queuing from three directions to be photographed is almost overwhelming.

 

The only place I know with a similar volume of buses is Oxford Street in London and they come mainly in red. In Liverpool they are multi coloured.

 

I arrived in Liverpool by train at Lime Street railway station.

To find the buses, walk out of the front of the station, turn half right, down the steps and across the road and there they are.

 

In my experience, the bottom of the road on the far side is the best place for photography.

The only problem is where to start !

New to me were the Volvo B5LH with Wright Gemini 2 bodies. The major difference between the Gemini 1 and 2  lies in the much shallower roof line which I believe is being produced exclusively for ‘Arriva’ at this stage. 

 

The B5LH is of course Volvos Hybrid drive offering.

MX13 AEK and MX13 ADV Are both seen on route branded cross river services.

 

 

Fleet liveried buses with the same bodies are powered by VDL DB300 units.

 

MX61 AXH and MX61 AYA

 

MX09 LXK

A Dennis Trident 2 with Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 bodywork. The last time I was in Liverpool, these were everywhere. Today I only saw this one.

MX10 DAA

A VDL SB200CS with Wright’s Pulsar 2 body. Specially painted in Gold in 'Arriva's ‘Investors in People’ livery.

 

CX06 BHF 

A VDL SB200CS with Wright Commander bodywork with the early version of Arriva’s livery.

 

MX12 KWV

Another VDL SB200CS this time with Wright’s Pulsar bodywork.

 

YJ59 AZA

Yet another VDL SB200CS/ Wright Pulsar. This a bit of a mystery to me. I didn’t get chance to read the legal lettering but I know that it was on loan from Arriva Bus and Coach to ‘Impera Bus and Coach’ at one stage.

 

If anyone out there knows any further details, I would appreciate an E mail. Thanks.

 

V575 DJC

Its not all new shiny buses as this now elderly Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxtons Pointer 2 bodywork shows.

 

V669 DVU

 

Another Dennis Dart SLF this time with Marshall Capital bodywork. 

 

At one time with ‘MTL’ (Merseyside Transport Limited), it came into ‘Arriva’ ownership when that company bought MTL in 2000.