‘Scene’ at Showbus 2022 A Delectation of Double Deckers 2 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.

 

WLT 902 ‘LONDON HERITAGE BUS HIRE LTD’ No. RML 902.

AEC Routemaster / Park Royal

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

 

New to ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ in 1964.

 

What a lovely livery!

 

 

 

 

F718 LFG ‘Brighton & Hove’ No. 718, METRO LINE 49.

Scania N113DRB / East Lancs

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

 

 

 

 

WRD 162T ‘Reading Buses’ No. 162.

MCW Metrobus Mk 1

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

 

 

 

 

DBL154 ‘Thames Valley’ No. 809.

Bristol K6A / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

 

 

 

YUI 1498 ‘Country Lion Northampton Ltd’ No DA3.

Dennis Condor / Duple Metsec

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

 

 

 

 

FUF 63 ‘BRIGHTON HOVE & DISTRICT’ No. 63.

AEC Regent / Weymann

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

 

‘Scene’ at the age of 100. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

For ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /1, see blog posted 01/04/2021. For part 2 see blog posted 05/04/2021. 

 

The series will now run almost daily now until I run out of images to post. 

 

So, watch this space.

 

April 2021 sees the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of what has become ‘Hulleys of Baslow’, the well known Derbyshire based independent bus operator.

 

To celebrate the occasion, a gathering of some of ‘Hulleys’ past and present fleet is being planned to take place in Chatsworth Park, Derbyshire on Sunday the 25th. of April 2021.

 

Founded by Henry Hulley, the ownership of the company has changed hands more than once but the name of its founder has survived all the changes.

 

I have known the company for over 60 years and during that time the buses initially painted (in my time at least) in shades of red and red and grey have been a fixture in Rutland Square in Bakewell.

 

These days, the livery has changed to cream and dark blue. 

 

A combination that ‘Hulleys’ inherited from ‘South Notts’ when buses were bought from that fleet and the livery adopted.

 

Although Hulleys ‘main line’ is probably its service number 170 from Bakewell to Chesterfield via Baslow.

 

The company operates widely across North Derbyshire, to Sheffield and in the past year to Manchester.

 

 

1505 WJ ‘Hulleys’. Leyland Leopard L1 / Weymann Fanfare

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

 

New as No. 1305 in August 1959 to ‘Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee’.

 

I was a regular passenger on the Leopard L1/ Fanfares between Bakewell and Sheffield and they were superb vehicles.

 

Comfortable, fast and warm.

 

 

 

 

6174 WJ ‘Hulleys’. Leyland Leopard L1 / Weymann Fanfare

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

 

New as No. 1174 in March 1960 to ‘Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee’.

 

With the end of ‘SJOC’ this coach and the others in the batch were sold to ‘Midland Red’ from where it was purchased by ‘Hulleys'.

 

6173 WJ ‘Hulleys’. Leyland Leopard L1 / Weymann Fanfare

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

 

New as No. 1173 in January 1960 to ‘Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee’.

 

With the end of ‘SJOC’ this coach and the others in the batch were sold to ‘Midland Red’ from where it was purchased by ‘Hulleys'.