‘Scene’ in Antwerp on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

There have been over 100 blogs during the course of 2017. I have enjoyed immensely the process of gathering the images, processing them and eventually posting them on the internet.

 

I would like to thank everyone for their interest and support.

 

I get quite a bit of feedback from readers almost all of it positive which gives me the encouragement to continue into 2018.

 

With that in mind, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone out there

 

‘A Happy and Healthy New Year’ 

 

 

I am always on the lookout for something unusual to end the year with and this certainly fits the bill.

 

Obviously modelled on the style of a traditional American schoolbus it features a sectional glazed open top sliding roof which can be varied rapidly to cope with changes in the weather.

 

Just look at those rear view mirrors!

 

Anyone who can supply further details of this bus will be rewarded with a public thank you in my next blog !!

 

1-KSP-364 ‘Diamond Bus’ (Antwerp), ‘City Tour Bus’. International ? / Bodywork unknown /1

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

 

 

1-KSP-364 ‘Diamond Bus’ (Antwerp), ‘City Tour Bus’. International ? / Bodywork unknown /2

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

 

 

1-KSP-364 ‘Diamond Bus’ (Antwerp), ‘City Tour Bus’. International ? / Bodywork unknown /3

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

 

 

1-KSP-364 ‘Diamond Bus’ (Antwerp), ‘City Tour Bus’. International ? / Bodywork unknown /4

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

 

 

1-KSP-364 ‘Diamond Bus’ (Antwerp), ‘City Tour Bus’. International ? / Bodywork unknown /5

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

‘Scene’ in Hull, ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ Single Deckers on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Hull Paragon interchange is the setting for this batch of Images.

 

Located alongside the railway station together with the adjacent coach station it is a genuine ‘Transport Interchange’.

 

There is a bus parking area close by which in itself is a major attraction with a substantial number of buses laying over between duties and being used for crew changes.

 

 

BU16 OYF ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 393. Volvo B8RLE /MCV Evolution /1

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

I do like the very clean lines on this body.

 

 

 

BU16 OYF ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 393. Volvo B8RLE /MCV Evolution /2

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

BU16 OYH ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 395. ‘FastCat’ (Kitty) Volvo B8RLE / MCV Evolution

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

‘The Humber FastCat’ (route 350) runs between Scunthorpe and Hull and is a joint service operated with ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ (see blog published 26/08/2017).

 

The vehicles used by both operators carry a common livery.

 

 

 

YX14 HDZ ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 385. Volvo B7RLE / MCV

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

YX56 FHN ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 345, ‘GOCARD’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

YX56 HVF ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 349, ‘Route 66’. Dennis Dart Enviro 200 / ADL Enviro 200

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

YX10 EYT ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 368. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Note more cream in the livery when compared to YX56 FHN.

 

 

 

 

YX03 MWK ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 337. Transbus Dart / Plaxton Pointer

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘Porteous’, Anlaby (East Yorkshire).

 

 

 

BU03 RTX ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 244. DAF SB120 / Wright Cadet

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Originally registered to Volvo, Warwick who at the time were marketing the type as a replacement for their own B6BLE which was being discontinued.

 

Then to ‘Gibson Direct’ and ‘Whittle’ joining ‘EYMS’ in 2010.

 

 

 

 W413 JAT ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 313. Volvo B10BLE / Alexander ALX 300

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

W481 WAG ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 481. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer MPD

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

‘Scene’ at Manchester International Airport. ‘Thomson/Tui’ on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Todays ‘Thomson/Tui’ airline has its beginnings in 1962 with a company called ‘Euravia’ which at that time flew Lockheed Constellations on holiday charters.

 

The name ‘Britannia Airways’ (BA) was adopted in 1964 when former BOAC Bristol Britannia 102’s joined the fleet.

 

In 1965 ‘BA’ became part of the ‘Thomson’ group. A Canadian owned company.

 

In 2000 ‘Thomson’ and ‘BA’ were purchased by ‘Preussag’ AG (Tui group) of Germany.

 

The ‘Thomson’, ‘Thomson Airways’ & ‘Thomsonfly’ names have continued to appear on aircraft but the ‘Tui’ titling is now replacing them.

 

The current fleet comprised Boeing 737’s, Boeing 757’s, Boeing 767’s and Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s.

 

 

G-FDZY ‘Tui’. Boeing 737-8K5

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New in 2011. Leased from time to time to ‘Sunwing Airlines’ of Canada as G-FDZY and C-GHZY.

 

 

 

G-TAWF ‘Tui’. Boeing 737-8K5

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New in 2012.

 

 

 

G-FDZR ‘Thomson’. Boeing 737-8K5

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New in 2009. Leased from time to time to ‘Sunwing Airlines’ of Canada as C-FLZR.

 

 

 

G-BYAY ‘Tui’. Boeing 757-204

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘BA’ in 1999.

 

 

 

G-OOBN ‘Tui’. Boeing 757-2G5

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New in 2000 to ‘Balair’ (Switzerland) as HB-IHR. Leased to ‘Air Berlin’ and to

‘Thomson Airways’ 2010.

 

 

 

G-OBYF ‘Tui’. Boeing 767-304ER

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘BA’ in 1998. Has been leased to ‘Garuda Indonesian’ twice as G-OYBF and ‘Eurowings’ (Germany) as D-ATYF.

 

 

 

G-OBYG ‘Tui’. Boeing 767-304ER

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘BA’ in 1999. Has been leased to ‘Garuda Indonesian’ several times as G-OYBG and ‘Tuifly’ (Germany) as D-ATYG.

 

 

 

G-TUIF ‘Tui’. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Chester, December 16th. 2017 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I have seen many ot the ‘Stagecoach’ groups ‘Gold’ liveried Alexander Dennis Ltd. bodied Scania double deckers and some ‘Gold’ liveried full size single deckers but ‘Gold’ liveried Optare Solo’s were new to me.

RUT 842 ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’ No. 47514. Optare Solo M880

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘Midland Red’ (South) as KX57 KGN.

 

 

 

NIB 5455 ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’ No. 47515. Optare Solo M880 /1

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘Midland Red’ (South) as KX57 KGO.

 

 

NIB 5455 ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’ No. 47515. Optare Solo M880 /2

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘Midland Red’ (South) as KX57 KGO.

 

 

 

TSU 641 ‘Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’ No. 47516. Optare Solo M880

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘Midland Red’ (South) as KX57 KGP.

 

‘Scene’ at ’Transpire’s Bus and Coach Rally at Rowsley 2017 part 1 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A glorious day on what was the hottest weekend of the year so far.

 

The only down side to the conditions was that being located on a non hard surfaced site there was a lot of dust being thrown up.

 

None the less, plenty to admire and enjoy.

 

 

UHA 225H ‘West Midlands PTE’ No. 6225. Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB / Alexander ‘J’ type

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘BMMO’ (Midland Red) and taken over when the PTE was established retaining its ‘BMMO’ fleet number.

 

Classifield in ‘BMMO’s vehicle identification system as a DD13.

 

 

 

USS 416L  ‘Ian Glass’, Haddington. Bedford VAS / Plaxton Panorama 4

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

A very pretty little coach.

 

 

 

CHE 536K ‘Yorkshire Traction’ (YT) No. 536. Leyland Leopard / Marshall

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to (YT) and subsequently becoming part of the ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ group in 2005. 

 

Unusual for the time in only being 30 feet long (or whatever the metric equivalent is).

 

On withdrawal from service it was converted to a recovery vehicle and is now restored to this very stylish (YT) livery.

 

 

 

RWU 534R ‘Metro’ No. 8334. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Derwent

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

‘Metro’ being the operating name of ‘West Yorkshire PTE’.

 

 

 

ESC 847S ‘Eastern Scottish’ No. S847A. Seddon Pennine 7 / Alexander ‘Y’ type

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘Scottish Omnibuses’.

 

 

 

PFN 865 ‘East Kent’. AEC Regent 5 2LD3RA/ Park Royal

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New in 1959 as a  double deck service bus but subsequently cut down and used as a recovery vehicle.

 

B503 FFW ‘Lincolnshire’ No. LO603. Leyland Olympian / Eastern Coach Works

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘Lincolnshire Road Car Co’. with the fleet number 1503.

 

 

 

TMS 405X ‘Midland Scottish’ No. MPE 405. Leyland Leopard / Alexander ‘Y’ type

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘Alexander Midland’.

 

 

 

CRC 911 ‘Derby Corporation Transport’ No. 111. Crossley DD42/8A / Brush

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

HNE 641N ‘GM Buses’ No. 81BY. Leyland Leopard / Eastern Coach Works

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

‘GM Buses’ being an operating name for ‘Greater Manchester PTE’.

 

 

‘Scene’ in Hull. ‘Stagecoach’ on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Part of ’Stagecoach East Midlands’ with a standard ‘Stagecoach’ fleet with some ‘different’ liveries.

 

‘The Humber FastCat’ (route 350) runs between Scunthorpe and Hull and is a joint service operated with ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ (see blog published 27/08/2017.

 

The vehicles used by both operators carry a common livery and also cat related names.

 

FX09 DBZ ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 22760, ‘The Humber FastCat’ ‘Fluffy.’ MAN 18.240LF / Alexander Enviro 300

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

Another non standard ‘Stagecoach’ livery is the local park&rideHull service.

 

FT13 OVN ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 27882, ‘park&rideHull’.  Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 / Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 /1

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

FT13 OVN ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 27882,  ‘park&rideHull’. Alexander Dennis Enviro Ltd.300 / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 300 /2 

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

KX09 NCF ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 54052. Volvo B12B / Plaxton Panther 15m

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

SN66 VXS ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 10748. Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

MK02 EGJ ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 17725. Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX 400

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘Greater Manchester South’ as its No. 1625.

 

 

 

FX10 DUJ ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 27637, ‘Remembering Our Heroes’.  Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 300 / Alexander Dennis Ltd.  Enviro 300 

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

SL64 HYM ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 27199, ‘simplibus’. Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 / Alexander Enviro 300

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

YN56 GZY ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 35149. Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Pointer 2

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

‘Scene’ in Burton on Trent (BoT) on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

Regular readers will know of my liking for ‘BoT’ and its buses.

 

Very much the major operator these days is ‘midland classic’ who in September 2016 took over the operations in the town of the local ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ unit together with a collection of eldery Wright bodied DAF single deckers.

 

Further to the addition of some new Optare MetroCity’s and Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D’s there is usually a steady turnover in vehicles that have been bought in from elsewhere.

 

I think that the only bus in this selection that has appeared on my blog before is the first image of the Optare Spectra that was at 2016’s ‘Showbus’ at Donnington Park.

 

On that occasion I showed a nearside view whereas this time we see the offside.

 

Still I would argue one of the best looking buses around.

 

R2 NEG ‘midland classic’ No. 41. DAF DB250LF / Optare Spectra

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New to ‘National Express West Midlands’ as its No. 4002.

 

 

 

 

TFA 13 ‘midland classic’ No. 55, ‘STEVENSONS’. Scania N94UD / East Lancs

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

Painted to represent a bus of a long time operator in ‘BoT’ ‘Stevensons’ who disappeared into the ‘ARRIVA’ group.

 

Formerly YN54 OAG  and new to ‘London Sovereign’ as its No. SLE5.

 

 

 

LJ04 LGE ‘midland classic’ No. 49. VDL DB250 / Wright Eclipse Gemini

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New to ‘ARRIVA London South’ as its No. DW90.

 

 

 

YN08 HYP ‘midland classic’ No. 58. Scania N230UD / East Lancs Olympus

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New to ‘Reading Buses’ as it No. 853.

 

 

 

LJ04 LGD ‘midland classic’ No. 48. VDL DB250 / Wright Eclipse Gemini

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New to ‘ARRIVA London South’ as its No. DW89.

 

 

 

‘midland classic’ took over 11 former ‘ARRIVA’ DAF SB200 / Wright Commanders of which I believe 5 so far have  been withdrawn.

 

As far as I am aware only one has made it into ‘mc’ livery the others still wearing their old ‘ARRIVA’ colours with ‘mc’ vinyl overstickers. 

BF52 NZX ‘midland classic’ No. 112. DAF SB200 / Wright Commander

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Midlands North’ as its No. 1151.

 

 

 

BF52 NZY ‘midland classic’ No. 111, ‘ARRIVA’ livery. DAF SB200 / Wright Commander

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Midlands North’ as its No. 1152.

 

 

 

FX55 VKG ‘midland classic’ No. 83. Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New to ‘Green Triangle’, Atherton, Lancs, (Who became ‘South Lancs Transport’). as its No. 26.

 

 

 

JB64 MCL ‘midland classic’ No. 3. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

Formerly YY64 YKC and new to ‘ADL’ as a demonstrator.

 

 

 

YX09 FLN ‘midland classic’ No. 33. ‘ADL’ Dart / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New to ‘Centrewest’, London as its No. DMS44413.

 

 

 

HK62 MCL ‘midland classic’ No. 21. Scania K230 / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

Formerly YN62 AAK and new to ‘ADL’ as a demonstrator.

 

 

 

KW14 MCL ‘midland classic’ No. 2. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk