‘Scene’ On the Buses in Sheffield

Another visit to my home town where the first two images were taken in the City Centre whilst the rest were taken at Meadowhall.

Meadowhall, on the outskirts of Sheffield is a major shopping complex serving the needs of  Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley.

Built at the side of the M1, it is very well provided with transport links boasting its own passenger interchange served by trams, trains and of course buses.

 

YG52 DHC

 

An Optare Solo of ‘Wellglade’ group operator ‘TM Travel’ (TMT). Liveried for ‘Sheffield’s Line 4’ linking the suburb of Bents Green with the City Centre.

New to ‘Powell’ of Ledbury it passed to ‘TMT’ in October 2007.

 

It was previously liveried in the blue/white ‘Travel South Yorkshire’ (TSY) livery and carried additional branding celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Sheffield FC in 1862. Sheffield FC being the oldest football club in the world.

 

MX03 YDF

 

Another Optare Solo of ‘TMT’ carrying that companies standard livery of the time. 

 

Again previously carrying the ‘TSY’ livery having operated in Doncaster on a Park and Ride service.

 

YS02 YXT

 

A Volvo B12M with Plaxton Paragon bodywork of ‘megabus.com’ departs on its way to Leeds.

 

SF62 CRK

A Volvo B12R with Plaxton Elite i bodywork of ‘megabus.com’ calls on its way to Glasgow.

 

V112 MVX

A much older Plaxton built body (a Pointer 2) is carried by this Dennis Dart SLF of ‘Powells Bus’ of Hellaby. 

Previously working for ‘Stagecoach East London’. It spent some time at Kettering in storage before coming North.

 

V784 FKH

Another of the same but not carrying any titling.

Again with a London connection. It was new to ‘London United’ operating in central London from Shepherds Bush garage before a spell at Hounslow until 2011 and coming to ‘Powells’ in 2013. 

 

SM13 NDL

A Wright ‘Streetlite MAX DF working in the fleet of ‘First South Yorkshire’ (FSY).

‘First’ group have taken to the ‘Streetlite’ in a big way and this is just one of many.

 

YJ57 EHB

Another Optare Solo from ‘TMT this time in the livery of ‘Rotherham’s Line 31’.

It was originally branded for ‘TSY’s ‘Free Bee’ city centre service which as its name implies was free to all comers. They were so popular that the Solo’s were replaced by bigger Plaxton Centro bodied buses in 2008.

They in turn were replaced by Alexander Dennis Limited Enviro 200‘s when ‘FSY’ took over the contract.

Due to funding cuts the service was discontinued in early 2013.

 

Y867 PWT

A further Optare Solo seen in what I know as ‘TMT’s ‘old’ livery.

 

FJ61 GZA

This Volvo B9R with Caetano Levante bodywork is part of ‘Travelstar European’s small fleet of coaches working on ‘National Express’ contracts. Seen heading North to Bradford.

 

YN60 ACJ

Another Volvo B9R this time with Plaxton Elite bodywork.

It is part of a member of ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’s fleet and is based in Chesterfield. Seen on its way to Halifax.

 

X856 UOK

A Volvo B7TL with Alexander ALX 400 bodywork still wearing ‘First’ groups ‘Barbie’ livery. Part of the ‘FSY’ fleet. I doubt that a vehicle this old will ever make into the latest fleet livery.

 

Now a trio of Volvo’s B9TL’s with Wright Eclipse Gemini bodies shown to illustrate some variations in livery. All working for ‘FSY’.

 

YN07 MLE

 

Seen on the X78 Doncaster/Sheffield service carrying ‘Rotherham’ branding.

 

 

YN07 MLJ

 

Seen on the same service and branded for the X78.

 

YN08 LCL

Again working on the X78 but carrying the livery of ‘FSY’ constituent ‘Rotherham Corporation Transport’.

 

It being painted as such to celebrate 100 years in 2013 since buses first (no pun intended) ran in Rotherham.

 

This panel at the foot of the stairs shows images of a cross section of buses employed by the Corporation and its successors in that time.