'Scene' at Crewe (even more briefly than Stafford)

I literally had 10 minutes between trains at Crewe so it was up the steps and point the camera at anything that came my way. It was also getting late in the day and the lighting was not at its best so it was a case of get what you can or not at all.

 

YJ51 ENC

A DAF SB120CS with Wright Cadet bodywork working for ‘D&G’ Bus came from  ‘Johnsons of Henley in Arden’.

 

 

P185 TGD

A Volvo Olympian with Alexander RH bodywork has been around the ‘First’ group block a few times. Currently with

‘First Potteries’. it was new to ‘Strathclyde’ coming to ‘First’ when that operator became part of the group. It then had spells with ‘First Essex’, ‘First Wyvern’ and ‘First Midland Red’.

 

Y36 TDA

A Dennis Dart MPD with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork belonging to‘Arriva Northwest & Wales’ 

 

MX05 CFV 

A Volvo B7RLE with Wright Eclipse Urban bodywork, A ‘First Potteries’ bus that was new to ‘First Manchester’.Although route branded for the service 25 it is operating on the 20 to Hanley.

YJ54 ZYE

An Optare Solo M850SL carrying ‘Cheshire Connect’ livery. One of 6 buses carrying this livery that are part of the fleet of ‘D&G Bus’, Crewe.

 

323239

One of 7 3 car class 323 units allocated to Northern Rail shortly to return to Manchester Piccadilly on the hourly service.

Built by Hunslet TPL in 1992/3. They were last Hunslet produced vehicles prior to that company’s collapse.