At the time of the 100th. anniversary of motor bus operation in Sheffield in 2013.
‘First South Yorkshire’ painted several Wright Gemini/Volvo buses into retro liveries that had graced the fleet in earlier years.
One was in the dark blue and cream of Sheffield’s Tramways and the other was in the azure blue and cream of the pre and post war period.
This was the livery that I grew up with and to this day, I don’t think that it has ever been bettered by anyone. Then again, I might, just be, a little bit biased.
Surprisingly, six years later, both buses are still wearing the same livery and when I have seen them (usually in the far distance) they are have been working on service No. 51 to Lodge Moor.
Unfortunately on the day I caught up with them it was after a lot of rain so the buses do show a small amount of ‘weathering’.
There is a further Volvo/Wright Gemini bus painted in ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ colours which I have not, as yet caught up with.
Watch this space!
YN58 ETX ‘First South Yorkshire No. 37528 ’The Sheffield Corporation Tramways’ No. 1 ‘SHAUN WILSON’. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse. /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YN58 ETX ‘First South Yorkshire No. 37528 ’The Sheffield Corporation Tramways’ No. 1 ‘SHAUN WILSON’. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse. /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YN58 ETX ‘First South Yorkshire No. 37528 ’The Sheffield Corporation Tramways’ No. 1 ‘SHAUN WILSON’. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse. /3
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YN58 ETX ‘First South Yorkshire No. 37528 ’The Sheffield Corporation Tramways’ No. 1 ‘SHAUN WILSON’. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse. /4
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
3910 WE ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37229 ‘Sheffield Transport No. 229’. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New as FJ58 HYU.
3910 WE ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37229 ‘Sheffield Transport No. 229’. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
3910 WE ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37229 ‘Sheffield Transport No. 229’. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse /3
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
3910 WE ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 37229 ‘Sheffield Transport No. 229’. Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse /4
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
SF55 UAK ‘First South Yorkshire’ No. 69017, ‘Mainline’ No. 1017. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Also operating on the 51 is a Wright/Volvo saloon painted into Sheffield ‘Mainline’ livery.
This bus also worked for a number of years for ‘First South West’ for its ‘Buses of Somerset’ subsidiary.
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