‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘Redline Travel’, Penwortham, Preston /2 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.

 

Whilst we were at ‘Redline’, it was raining heavily.

 

The company are to be congratulated for presenting the fleet to the standard they did.

 

YIL 6981 ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E300 / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro300

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

 

New registered GX08 AUT to ‘Craig’, Campbeltown, Scotland.

 

 

 

 

16 RED ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.

Volvo B8R / Plaxton Panther

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

 

New registered 10-MN-264 to ‘Matthews’ Inniskeen, Irish Republic.

At sometime it has been registered YN59 SWO and worked for  ‘Richardson’, Midhurst, West Sussex prior to joining ‘Redline’.

 

The wording 70 seater above the third window would imply that it has been re-seated for carrying schoolchildren.

 

 

 

 

SN55 RED ‘Shaun R. Nuttall’, Redline Travel.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

New registered MX55 FFZ to ‘First Manchester’ No. 66911 but it came from ‘Bradshaws’, Blackpool.

 

 

 

 

SN69 RED ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.

Volvo B11R / Jonkheere JHV

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

 

‘Scene’ out and about, ‘Bits & Pieces 2’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

CSG 43C ‘Eastern Scottish’ No. AA 43 A.

Bristol FLF6G Lodekka / Eastern Coach Works’ /1

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

 

New to ‘Scottish Omnibuses’ in 1965.

 

This image courtesy of friend Stuart Montgomery, one of ‘Lothian Buses’ volunteer photographers and posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

 

 

 

CSG 43C ‘Eastern Scottish’ No. AA 43 A.

Bristol FLF6G Lodekka / Eastern Coach Works’ /2

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

 

New to ‘Scottish Omnibuses’ in 1965.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YX19 MLU ‘Whittles’, Kidderminster.

Volvo B8R / Plaxton Panther

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

 

Pictured in Buxton.

 

 

 

 

SN66 WHK ‘Moffatt & Williamson’, Fife, Scotland

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

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

 

This image courtesy of friend Peter Rose and posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

Pictured in Ceres, Fife.

 

 

 

 

J777 BCL ‘Bentleys Coaches’ Buxton, proud to serve the local community.

IVECO / UNVI CIMO

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

 

Pictured at Carsington Water, Derbyshire.

 

 

 

 

AT64 KZT ‘Aston Manor Coaches Ltd’.

Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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

 

Pictured leaving Derby Bus Station.

 

 

 

 

YX68 UAW ‘HORSEMAN of Royal Berkshire’.

Volvo B8R / Plaxton Panther

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

 

Pictured In Buxton.

 

 

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

One of my most recent blogs, (posted 09/02/2022) dealt at length with an elderly ex ‘trentbarton’ Scania/Wright single decker currently in temporary service with ‘Hulleys of Baslow’.

 

I caught that bus to Bakewell where, whilst I was waiting the half hour or so for my return service to Chesterfield, I photographed the other buses that passed my way.

 

MX11 CZM ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 17. 

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

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

 

The paint scheme it appears in is that of the long departed ‘Express Motors’ of Hulland Ward, Derbyshire.

 

One of several ‘Heritage’ liveries produced during 2021 as part of ’Hulleys’ centenary celebrations.

 

It last appeared in my blog posted on 22/01/04 at Carsington Water, Derbyshire where I commented,

 

   “The bus was waiting to have its titles and branding added”.

 

It still is.

 

 

 

 

YN56 FDC ‘TM Travel’ No.1173.

Scania N94UD / Scania Omnidekka

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

 

Working service No. 218 from and to Sheffield.

 

New to ‘Metrobus’ as No. 929.

 

 

 

 

YJ07 PCF ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 16.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

New to ‘Lancashire United’ as No. 1828.

 

 

 

 

YN57 FZA ‘TM Travel’ No. 1207.

Scania K230UB4 / Scania OmniLink

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

 

New to ‘Universitybus’, Hatfield, Herts as No. 353.

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

 

Working service No. 218 from and to Sheffield.

 

 

 

 

FJ58 KKH  ‘trentbarton’ (tb) No. 716. ‘mango’.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

Turning to go back on its lengthy journey to Derby.

 

Wearing ‘tb’s ‘mango livery which promotes the company’s electronic discounted payment card.

 

The ‘mango’ livery being one that is a go anywhere livery in a highly route branded fleet.

 

 

 

 

YX17 OGU ‘Andrews’, Tideswell, Derbyshire.

Volvo B8R / Plaxton Panther 3

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

 

 

 

 

YN07 EXP ‘Bowers Coaches’ No. 789 ‘transpeak’.

Scania K230UB4 / Scania OmniLink

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

 

‘Bowers Coaches’ are part of ‘High Peak Buses’ which are owned in partnership by ‘trentbarton’ and the ‘Centrebus’ group.

 

Operating a southbound service from Buxton to Derby.

 

New to Scania, Worksop as a demonstrator.

 

‘Scene’ in Edinburgh 2. ‘Stagecoach’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Because we are so familiar with them in England It is easy to think of ‘Stagecoach’ as being yet another English bus company.

 

However the company’s roots are very much Scottish being founded by brother and sister Brian Souter (now Sir Brian) and Ann Gloag and to this day the company’s headquarters are in Perth.

 

All the images in this blog were taken adjacent to Edinburgh Bus Station.

 

YX18 LHR ‘Stagecoach Fife’ No. 54506 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /1

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

 

The Plaxton Panther LE is basically a low floor bus front end married to the rear of a coach.

 

I photographed one of the prototypes at the 2018 Bus & Coach show at the NEC. (see blog posted 03/11/2018).

 

 

 

 

 

YX18 LHR ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54506 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /1

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

 

 

 

 

 

SP62 BMV ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54110 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B13RT / Plaxton Elite /1

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

 

 

 

 

 

SP62 BMV ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54110 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B13RT / Plaxton Elite /2

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

 

 

 

 

 

SP61 CXA  ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54105 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B13RT / Plaxton Elite

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

 

 

 

 

 

YY65 SXU  ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 53812 ‘Stagecoach express’. Volvo B8R / Plaxton Elite

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

 

 

 

 

 

BF63 ZRN ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 53731 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante

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

 

New to ’Stagecoach Yorkshire’ liveried for ‘national express’.

‘Scene’ at ‘Coach & Bus UK19’ Part 9 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Dawsons Rentals’, the vehicle leasing specialist seems to have the the full range of buses and coaches both large and small covered.

 

More tomorrow. 

 

Coach & Bus UK19 ‘Dawson Rentals’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro400MMC /1 

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

 

 

 

 

Coach & Bus UK19 ‘Dawson Rentals’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro400MMC /2 

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

 

 

 

 

Coach & Bus UK19 ‘Dawson Rentals’. Volvo B8R / Plaxton Leopard /1

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

 

 

 

 

Coach & Bus UK19 ‘Dawson Rentals’. Volvo B8R / Plaxton Leopard /2

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

 

 

 

 

Coach & Bus UK19 ‘Dawson Rentals’. Ford Transit

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

‘Scene’ at Showbus 2018. Delaine’s AD68 DBL on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

I do not normally publish a one image blog but I feel that the first 68 registration that I have seen justifies my doing so.

 

Looking immaculate in the late afternoon sunshine at Donnington Park AD68 DBL starts its journey home.

 

AD68 DBL ‘Delaine’, Bourne No. 164. Volvo B8RLE / Wright Eclipse 3

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

 

‘Scene’ at Showbus 2017. ‘Plaxton 3’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

The history of the British bus industry is littered with companies that like shooting stars shone for a while and then fell to Earth.

 

Fortunately ‘Plaxton’ is not one of them.

 

Now part of the ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ group and turning out current standards like the 

E20D / Enviro 200MMC alongside its own branded coach production.

 

There is however a long history of ‘Plaxton’ production, a little of which is seen here. 

 

There will be a small number of blogs about ‘Plaxton’ bodied vehicles seen at ‘Showbus 2017’.

 

For ‘Plaxton 1’ see blog dated 18/06/2018, ‘Plaxton 2’ see blog dated 05/07/2018.

 

LHE 601W ‘Johnson Bros. (Tours)’, Worksop, Notts. Volvo B58-56 / Plaxton Supreme IV

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

 

 

CBM 13X ‘Premier-Albanian’. Leyland Tiger  / Plaxton Supreme VI

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

 

 

 

UVT 14X ‘Stevensons’ No. 14. Leyland Tiger / Plaxton Supreme

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

 

New as XBF 423X to ‘Bassett’, Tittensor (Staffs).

 

 

C262 GUH ‘National Welsh’ No. XC 262, ‘National Express Rapide’ livery. Leyland Tiger / Plaxton Paramount 

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

 

 

SAC 500 ‘Thorne’s. Volvo B10M-62 / Plaxton Premiere 350

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

 

New as N200 VHO in 1996 to ‘Thornes’.

 

 

R726 TYC ‘Fowlers’, Holbeach Drove, Spalding, Volvo B10M-62 / Plaxton Premiere

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

 

 

X185 CTG ‘Select’ No. 101. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton MPD

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

 

New to ‘Cardiff Bus’ as its No. 185.

 

 

 

LK03 GMF ‘MP Travel’ No. 484, Warrington. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton Pesident

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

 

Formerly ‘Metroline’, London as its VP 484.

 

 

 

XX11 PSW ‘Paul S. Winson’, Loughborough. Volvo B9R / Plaxton Elite 

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

 

 

 

YX66 WNP ‘Stagecoach Midlands’ No. 54283. Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite i

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

 

 

 

YX17 OGT ‘Fowlers’, Holbeach Drove, Spalding. Volvo B8R / Plaxton Leopard

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

 

 

 

YX17 OGZ ‘Plaxton’, Demonstrator. Volvo B8R / Plaxton Panther

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

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Derby, 30/03/2018 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘ARRIVA’ group, or should I now say ‘arriva’ group’s livery continues to develop with the arrival of a new logo (to me that is) and the adoption of the lower case title.

 

YT09 ZBO ‘arriva midlands’ No. 3569 ‘new logo arriva’. Scania N230UB / Scania OmniCity /1

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

 

 

 

 

YT09 ZBO ‘arriva midlands’ No. 3569 ‘new logo arriva’. Scania N230UB / Scania OmniCity /2

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

 

 

 

YT09 ZBO ‘arriva midlands’ No. 3569 ‘new logo arriva’. Scania N230UB / Scania OmniCity /3

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

 

 

 

 

‘National Express’ are brightening up the rear ends of some of their coaches with wrap round adverts.

 

No doubt it also brings in some extra revenue as well !

 

Two coaches which showed up today in liveries that I had not seen before were.

 

BD65 JFG ‘Skills Coaches’ working for ‘National Express’, ‘Amazon Pay’. Scania K440EB6 / Caetano Levante /1

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

 

 

BD65 JFG ‘Skills Coaches’ working for ‘National Express’, ‘Amazon Pay’. Scania K440EB6 / Caetano Levante /2

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

 

 

BX17 TSE ‘Travelstar’, Walsall, working for ‘National Express’,’Gala Bingo’. Volvo B8R / Caetano Levante /1

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

 

 

BX17 TSE ‘Travelstar’, Walsall, working for ‘National Express’, ‘Gala Bingo’. Volvo B8R / Caetano Levante /2

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