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.
Non the less, plenty to admire and enjoy.
Part 1 was published on 14/12/2017.
E64 WDT ‘Chesterfield Transport Ltd.’ No. 64 Leyland Lynx
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Wearing the livery applied when the company was owned its employees. That was after
‘Chesterfield Corporation Transport’ and before ‘Stagecoach’.
R51 XVM ‘North Western’ No. 1051. Scania L113CRL / Northern Counties Paladin
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Formerly with ‘Arriva North West’ of whom ‘North Western’ became a part.
KRR 255 ‘Midland General Omnibus Company’. No. 175 AEC Regal 3 / Weymann
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Mansfield District’ in 1950.
433 MDT ‘Doncaster Transport’ No. 33. Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/11 / Roe
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
PRH 255G ‘Kingston on Hull Corporation Transport’ No. 255. Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/1 / Roe
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
WKH 526X ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 526 Bristol. VRT SL3 / Eastern Coach Works
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Preserved in ‘National Bus Company’ livery.
C537 DAT ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 537. Leyland Olympian / Eastern Coach Works
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Built with coach seats for use on longer services and preserved in the ‘express’ livery of its day.
After ‘EYMS’ service it had a spell with ‘Sleafordian’, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
LYH 148P ‘Glenton Tours’. AEC Reliance / Plaxton Supreme 3
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Glenton Tours’ (GT) continued with the centre entrance for its coaches long after most other operators abandoned it and is an easy recognition feature for former ‘GT’ vehicles.
The front passenger seats alongside the driver were highly sought after.
Currently owned and preserved by ‘Coopers Coaches’ of Killamarsh, Derbyshire.
SIW 2778 ‘Coopers Coaches’, Killamarsh, Derbyshire. Leyland Tiger / Van Hool Alizee
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New as D232 HMT to ‘Travellers’, Hounslow, Middlesex.
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