‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Various Premises of R.S. Tyrer Ltd., Farnworth, Bolton 7 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 17R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

VDL FHD2-129 Futura / VDL

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

 

New registered YD65 DMX.

 

 

 

 

TYR 19R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

VDL FHD2-129 Futura / VDL

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

 

New registered RGZ 2827 to ‘Richmond Coaches’, Lisburn, NI.

 

At some stage after RGX 2827 it carried registration No. VAZ 8888.

 

 

 

 

TYR 10R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Van Hool EX16 / Van Hool

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

 

New registered YJ19 BBO.

 

 

 

 

TYR 11R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Van Hool EX16 / Van Hool

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

 

New registered YJ19 BBU.

 

 

 

 

TYR 24R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante

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

 

New registered FJ11 MMK to ‘Dunn’, Heanor, Derbyshire No, 4024 trading as ‘yourbus’ who went out of business in October 2019.

 

Acquired from ‘Lothian Coaches’ No. 9062.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Various Premises of R.S. Tyrer Ltd., Farnworth, Bolton 3 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit.

At the Various Premises of R.S. Tyrer Ltd., Farnworth, Bolton 3

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.

 

YN08 NLJ ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B7RLE / Plaxton Centro

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

 

New to ‘Minsterley Motors’, Stiperstones, Shropshire but acquired from ‘Yellow Buses’ No. VP806, Bournemouth.

 

It arrived at ‘Tyrers’ in 2018 and as it still retains its yellow Bournemouth livery, I suspect that it may have been used on school bus duties. 

 

A clever ploy that, buying yellow buses rather than having the cost of re-painting them.

 

 

 

 

YN08 NKH ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B7RLE / Plaxton Centro

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

 

New to ‘Minsterley Motors’, Stiperstones, Shropshire but acquired from ‘Yellow Buses’ No. VP804, Bournemouth.

 

It arrived at ‘Tyrers’ in 2018 and as it still retains its yellow Bournemouth livery, I suspect that it may have been used on school bus duties.

 

 

 

 

TYR 4R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante

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

 

New registered FJ11 RDV to ‘National Express’ No. SR121 but acquired from ‘Holmeswood Coaches’, Holmeswood, Lancashire.

 

 

 

 

TYR 311R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI / EVM Grand Tourer

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

 

New registered GT04 BRT and aquired from ‘Back Roads’, Chiswick, London.

 

 

 

 

TYR 10R ‘Tyrers Coaches Ltd,’.

Van Hool EX16 / Van Hool

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

 

New registered YJ19 BBO to ‘Your Partner in Journey’, Hayes, London but acquired from ‘BM Coaches’, Hayes.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit At the Premises of ‘Redline Travel’, Penwortham, Preston 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.

 

This small selection were on site at ‘Redlines’ premises  but belong to an independent but seemingly associated company.

 

SF04 ZXG ‘Saunders of Preston’.

Mercedes-Benz 0814D / Plaxton Beaver 2

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

 

New to ‘Brennan’, Sauchie, Scotland.

 

 

 

 

W5 SAU ‘Saunders of Preston’.

Wright Streetlite W/F

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

 

 

 

 

YJ58 CFG ‘Saunders of Preston’.

Optare Tempo X1200

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

 

New to Optare as a demonstrator.

 

 

 

 

PK60 SZD ‘Motor Services’.

Scania R440 Recovery vehicle

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

 

At one time it worked for the ‘Eddie Stobart’ group.

 

 

 

 

 

KX58 NCA Owner Not Known.

Volvo B9R / Plaxton Panther

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach United Counties’ No. 53609 but more recently with ‘Stagecoach Bluebird’.

 

‘Scene’ on a ‘Transpire’ Outing 2 ‘DW Coaches’ (DWC), Clay Cross, Derbyshire. on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Transpire’ being ‘The Chesterfield Bus Society’.

 

Apart from the widely known Peak Park Bus Rally organised by the group and held at ‘Peak Rail’, Rowsley, Derbyshire.

 

They also organise regular days and evenings out to operators and events both locally and nationally.

 

Friend Peter Rose joined the group which numbered about 20 or so enthusiasts, as a guest for the evening.

 

‘DWC’ operates an eclectic mix of buses and coaches on contract work in the area.

 

YN10 FKR ‘M. Pearson’.

Volvo B9R / Plaxton Elite

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

 

New to ‘Selwyns’, Runcorn as No. 144.

 

 

 

 

T208 KDM ‘M. Pearson’.

Volvo B10M / Van Hool Alizee

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

 

New registered T9 BCL to ‘Barratt’, Nantwich in 1999.

 

Re-registered T208 KDM in 2005.

 

Re-registered  A14 TBT by ‘Terry Bushell Travel’, Burton-on-Trent in 2005.

 

 

 

 

N178 LHU ‘M. Pearson’.

Volvo B10M / Van Hool Alizee

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

 

New to ‘Tappin’, Didcot but acquired from ‘Weavaway Travel’, Thatcham.

 

 

 

 

R175 GGR ‘DW Coaches’.

Volvo B10M / Plaxton Premiere 350

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

 

New to ‘Classic’, Annfield Plain, but acquired from ‘Lloyd’, Bagilt.

 

 

 

 

KJZ 4434  ‘DW Coaches’.

Dennis Javelin / Berkhof

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

 

New registered S8 BOS to ‘Bostock’, Congleton but acquired from 

‘M. Pearson’, Chesterfield.

 

 

 

 

N555 CLA ‘DW Coaches’.

Volvo B10M / Jonkheere

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

 

New to ‘Clarke’ Sydenham but acquired from ‘Ourhire’, Acle, Norfolk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’ 3 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).

 

71 RT ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’. ‘JOHNSON BROS. Euro Cruiser Lady Denise’.

Irizar i4 / Irizar

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

 

New registered YN16 NZO. It has also carried  registration 76 RT.

 

 

 

 

RV71 EWH ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’. ‘JOHNSON BROS’, ‘Euro Star’.

Iveco 70C21/ Ilesbus

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

 

 

 

 

300 RT ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’. ‘JOHNSON BROS’.

Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante

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

 

New registered FJ12 FXA to ‘Stott’, Milnsbridge, Huddersfield for use on 

‘national express’ services.

 

 

 

 

63 RT ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’. ‘JOHNSON BROS’.

Mercedes-Benz 516 cdi / Excel

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

 

 

 

 

67 RT ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’. ‘JOHNSON BROS Euro Roamer’.

Van Hool TX16 Alicron

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

 

New registered YJ15 EUX.

 

 

 

 

L3 JBT ‘REDFERN TRAVEL’

Mercedes-Benz 511 CDi

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

 

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

It must be some years since I last paid Mansfield a visit so here I am again.

 

First impressions were that it was very quiet for a Friday.

 

I have brought you images of the new ‘Stagecoach’ livery on the front, sides and back of a variety of buses.

 

This however is the first one to show the roof.

 

FX10 AEY ‘Lincolnshire Road Car Company’ No. 36116. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro200 / ‘ADL’ Enviro200

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

 

 

 

BK14 LFF ‘Stotts’, Huddersfield. Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante

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

 

Working a ‘national express' service to Birmingham.

 

SN69 ZPD  ‘Lincolnshire Road Car Company’ No. 11277. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) EnviroE40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro400MMC 

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

 

The first batch of buses of this type in this livery were bought in 2018. See blog posted 18/07/2018.

 

This is one from the second batch a year later.

 

 

 

YX66 WMF ‘trentbarton No. 157 ‘the nines’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC 

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

 

 

 

BX16 CHL ‘Skills Coaches’, Nottingham ‘national express’. VolvoB11RT / Caetano Levante

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

 

 

 

YN06 LLZ ‘Lincolnshire Road Car Company’ No. 18429. Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX400

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

 

‘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’ in ‘National Express' service on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘National Express’ coaches are familiar nationwide. Usually in overall white but from time to time carrying a promotional livery.

 

This is one I had not seen before.

 

FJ61 EWP ‘Silverdale’, Nottingham ’National Express’. Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante /1

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

 

 

 

FJ61 EWP ‘Silverdale’, Nottingham ’National Express’. Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante /2

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

 

 

 

FJ61 EWP ‘Silverdale’, Nottingham ’National Express’. Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante /3

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

 

 

 

FJ61 EWP ‘Silverdale’, Nottingham ’National Express’. Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante /4

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

‘Scene’ at Exeter St. Davids Railway Station on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I expect that with a title like that, you might be expecting one of my ‘rails’ blogs. 

 

But no, it’s about buses because at the time I was there, buses were being substituted for trains on some services due to engineering work.

 

I like these events because literally anything can (and does) turn up.

 

NER 621 ‘First South West’ No. 23318 ‘First Kernow Cornwall’s Coach Company’. Scania K114EB / Irizar PB

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

 

New registered as YN55 PXJ to ‘First Coaches’.

 

Irizar PB’s with a destination box are unusual. This one and others like it were new operating an express service in 2014/5 from Cardiff and Swansea to Bristol Airport in a ‘Greyhound’ livery which failed to generate sufficient custom and was withdrawn.

 

‘First’s ‘Greyhound’ was an attempt to enter the specialist long distance coach market occupied by the likes of ‘megabus.com’ and ‘national express’.

 

To see an image of classmate YN55 PXL in its ‘Greyhound’ livery go to my blog dated 06/05/2015.

 

 

 

 

HVJ 716 ‘First South West’ No. 23317 ‘Truronian Cornwall’s Coach Company’. Scania K114EB / Irizar PB

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

 

New registered as YN55 PXH to ‘First Coaches’.

 

Irizar PB’s with a destination box are unusual. This one and others like it were new operating an express service in 2014/5 from Cardiff and Swansea to Bristol Airport in a ‘Greyhound’ livery which failed to generate sufficient custom and was withdrawn.

 

‘First’s ‘Greyhound’ was an attempt to enter the specialist long distance coach market occupied by the likes of ‘megabus.com’ and ‘national express’.

 

To see an image of classmate YN55 PXL in its ‘Greyhound’ livery go to my blog dated 06/05/2015.

 

 

 

 

481 FPO ‘First South West’ No. 23313 ‘Truronian Cornwall’s Coach Company’. Scania K114EB / Irizar PB

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

 

New registered as YN54 NYU to ‘First Coaches’.

 

 

 

 

BN17 JHV ‘First South West’. Merceds-Benz Tourismo

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

 

New to ‘Southern National’ as its No. 920.

 

 

 

 

YJ14 JFK ‘First South West’. Yutong TC12

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

 

New to ‘Hamilton’, Uxbridge.

 

 

 

 

YY63 WBU ‘First South West’. No 20811 ‘railair’. Volvo B9R / Plaxton Panther

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

 

New to ‘First Beeline’ but (early 2019) cascaded from ‘First Berkshire’.

 

 

 

 

GB64 TAW & UK64 TAW ‘TAW AND TORRIDGE of Devon’. Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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