On what is my last blog of 2016, I would like to wish that all my readers have a Happy and Healthy New Year in 2017.
I have done some forward planning for next year which at this stage includes Leicestershire, Devon, Hampshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire together with a trip to Holland.
No doubt Derby will again figure large with ‘trentbarton’s new Enviro 200MMC’s on my local ‘the nines’ route being due in the next few weeks.
Meanwhile ‘Nottingham City Transport’ will be taking delivery of new gas powered double deckers.
Plenty to look forward to then.
I would also like to finish the year on a bright note and take my readers back to a day where the sun shone and it was pleasantly warm.
Where there were buses a plenty and all seemed well with the world.
Where better than ‘Showbus 2016’ at Donington Park.
HDK 835 ‘Rochdale Corporation Transport’ No. 835 AEC Regent 3 / East Lancs
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘London Transport’ as LS 432 was.
BYW 432V ‘Pennine Motor Services’ of Gargrave’ No. LN19 Leyland National
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Wearing what I think is the old ‘Wolverhampton Corporation Transport’ livery. ‘WCT’ being part of what became ‘TWM’.
E989 VUK ‘Travel West Midlands’ (TWM) No. 2989 MCW Metrobus Mk. 2
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
CDK 172L ‘Yelloway’ AEC Reliance / Plaxton Panorama Elite 3
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
One of the all time great coach body designs is.
PUJ 781 ‘Whittle’s Coaches’ Leyland Tiger Cub / Burlingham Seagull
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Formerly 22728 having been with both ‘Stagecoach North East’ and ‘Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire’.
Now preserved.
T728 OEF ‘Stagecoach Kingston Upon Hull’ No. 728 MAN 18.220 / Alexander ALX 300
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
FDB 334C ‘Stockport Corporation’ No. 34 Leyland PD2/40 / East Lancs
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Seen in ‘National Bus Company’ livery. It later worked for ‘Cumberland Motor Services’.
TRN 481V ‘Ribble Motor Services’ No. 1481 Leyland Atlantean AN68/1 / Eastern Coach Works
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Dating from 1950.
JOJ 489 ‘Birmingham City Transport’ No. 2489 Crossley DD42 / Crossley (to BCT design).
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Seen in ‘National Bus Company’ ‘Dual Purpose’ livery. Originally delivered in overall NBC white coach livery.
TFM 267K ‘Crosville Motor Services’ No. ERL 267 Bristol RELH6L / Eastern Coach Works
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘National Express West Midlands’.
R2 NEG ‘midland classic’ DAF DB250LF / Optare Spectra
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
An early integral bus where the vehicle was chassisless but incorporated the running units from pre war Leyland TD4 buses.
OKP 980 ‘Maidstone & District’ No. CO 252 Leyland TD4 / Beadle
on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
