A couple of hours or so in Chester produced the following images.
946 WAE
A replica London B-type bus from a hundred years ago numbered B 1439 in the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC). Currently operated by ‘Chester Heritage Tours’, I believe it is built on a Bedford chassis.
BH58 GHA
A Volvo B7RLE with Wright Eclipse Urban bodywork working service 9 from Mold/Connahs’ Quay into Chester.
Operated by GHA Coaches of Wrexham, the registration reflecting its owners initials.
YJ10 EYZ
An Optare Versa V1040. New to and working for ‘Helms’ of Eastham out of their Hooton Park depot.
OU04 FMV
A Transbus International Dart MPD with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork which is working for ‘Aintree Coach Line’ who are an associate company of ‘Helms’.
It was previously operated on a basically white livery by ‘Thames Travel’. in Oxfordshire.
CB54 BUS
A VDL SB120CS with Wright Cadet bodywork. Another of the ‘Helms’ of Eastham fleet albeit branded fro the railway station/city centre link.
The bus was new to ‘Carousel Buses’ of High Wycombe.
YJ59 GFX
An Optare Solo M880SL. Another bus in the fleet of GHA Coaches of Wrexham. The ‘deebee’ branding covers a group of routes in Chester that are funded by Cheshire West and Chester Council.
DK09 GYE
A Volvo B7RLE with Wright Eclipse Urban bodywork working on the
‘Stagecoach Chester & Wirral’ (SC&W) operated ‘Park & Ride’ branded service funded by Cheshire West & Chester Council.
The history of the bus is unusual in that it was new to ‘First Group’ (FG). ‘FG’ had taken over ‘Chester Bus’ in 2007 and ordered a batch of buses of which this one was a member. In ‘FG’ service it was numbered 69494.
It was announced in 2013 that ‘Stagecoach’ had taken over the ‘First’ services in Chester, Ellesmere Port, Wirral and Wrexham.
It then gained the fleet number 21270.
SN56 AYF
An Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Dart 4 with 8.9metre long ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 bodywork in the ‘SC&W’ fleet.
Formerly with ‘Shuttle Buses’ of Kilwinning in Scotland. It eventually joined ‘Stagecoach Western’ in Scotland although it had a very brief spell at ‘Stagecoach Merseyside’s Gillmoss depot on its way South.
PO61 NTO
Stagecoach fleet list shows this as being ‘Dennis Enviro 300 with Alexander Enviro 300’ bodywork. It is seen working for ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’ (SM&SL) on the ‘Fast’ service from Liverpool.
S286 JUA
A DAF DB250RS with Alexander ALX 400 bodywork which operates out of Winsford depot of ‘Arriva North West and Wales’.
J500 ABW
A Dennis Trident with ‘ADL’ Enviro 400 bodywork. It has been re furbished and carries the new ‘Arriva’ Sapphire branding.
It was new as CX58 FZS in 2009 so presumably has been re registered to ‘disguise’ its age.
PO62 MFE
A Dennis Dart SLF with Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200 bodywork. Working for ‘SM&SL' route branded for the Chester local route 16 from Saltney.
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