Tuesday 3 March 2015

‘Scene’ in Leicester Haymarket

I am aware that the Haymarket area together with its small bus station are being re-developed so I thought it best to get some images before the buses were crowded out by ‘dozers and diggers’. 

 

FD02 UKR


A DAF DB250 with East Lancs Lowlander bodywork working for ‘Arriva Midlands’ (AM).


FD02 UKR


FD02 UKT

 

Another of the same wearing a revised, newer livery from the one above.

 

FD02 UKT

 

TUI 7938 (formerly FJ56 OBF)

 

A Volvo B7TL with Wright Eclipse Gemini bodywork wearing the ‘Arriva’ Sapphire livery that is relevant in Leicester.

 

Prior to its re registration it worked in Leicester in the ‘turn up and go’ livery. I presume that it has been re registered to disguise its age.


TUI 7938


KP51 WBY

 

A Volvo B7TL with Alexander ALX 400 bodywork working for ‘First Leicester’. 

 

Barbie was still hanging on in there...!


KP51 WBY


SN58 CHC

 

A Dennis Trident fitted with Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro 400 bodywork.

 

It used to work in London for ‘First Capital’ before being cascaded North.

 

Route branded for service 74 to Anstey.

 

I think the branding makes what is otherwise a poor livery look quite attractive.


SN58 CHC

 

V159 EFS

 

A Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork.

 

Wearing a non standard ‘Centrebus’ (Cb) livery, the white element being missing.

 

It was part of the ‘Kimes of Folkingham’ (KoF) fleet that was taken over by ‘Cb’ in 2011 and originally entered service in Leicester in ‘KoF’ livery prior to being repainted.

 

V159 EFS

 

YJ61 CHO


An Optare Versa working for ‘AM’.


YJ61 CHO

 

V120 LVH


An Optare Solo working for ‘Cb’ in an almost all over ad for a local radio station.


V120 LVH

 

YN03 ZXB


Another ‘Cb’ Optare Solo. This one came to ‘Cb’ by way of ‘Paul James’ of Radcliffe on the Wreak who in turn became part of ‘Veolia Transport’.


YN03 ZXB

 

S553 BNV


A Mercedes-Benz 0814 Vario with Plaxton Beaver bodywork. 

 

Previously in the fleet of ‘Burton’s of Haverhill’ it currently works for ‘Nigel Jackson Travel’, a Leicester based company.

 

The orange strobe light on the roof is an unusual addition to a service bus.


S553 BNV





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