‘Scene’ at ‘Transpire’s 2019 Bus Rally at Rowsley in Derbyshire /5 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Transpire’ being the name of the ‘Chesterfield Bus Society’.

 

A major event in my ‘Bus’ calendar. I have attended most if not all of the events over the years.

 

I am always surprised that although I think that I have seen everything that might turn up that on the day there is always something that I have not seen before and is new to me.

 

For part 1 see blog posted 21/08/2019. For part 2 see blog posted 05/01/2020. For part 3 see blog posted 17/01/2020. For part 4 see blog posted 30/01/2020.

 

A10 CNU ‘Trent Motor Traction Ltd’ No.10, ‘NATIONAL HOLIDAYS’. Leyland Tiger / Duple Laser

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

 

 

 

B106 JAB ‘Midland Red West’ No.1006, ‘Eurocruising’. Leyland Tiger / Plaxton Paramount

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

 

 

 

J70 BTS ‘Blackpool Transport No. 364. DAF DB250LF / East Lancs Myllenium

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

 

New registered  FMN-181-P No. 54 to ‘Bus Vannin’, Isle of Man.

 

 

 

1322 WA ‘Sheffield United Tours Ltd. No. 322.  AEC Reliance / Plaxton Panorama 1

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

 

New in 1961.

 

 

 

G329 SVV ‘J.R. Dent’. Leyland Tiger / Plaxton Paramount 3

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

 

New registered G880 BKV to ‘Wainfleet’, Nuneaton.

 

At some time in its career it has also carried the registration MIW 5787.

 

‘Scene’ on ‘the cotgrave’ in Nottingham on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘trentbarton’ continues to take Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC’s into stock.

 

This time they are for ‘the cotgrave’ service which runs across the river Trent in a southeastwards direction to serve West Bridgford and then Cotgrave.

 

Numbered 142/3/4 and 5 and registered YY69 TMO/U/V and X.

 

YY69 TMO ‘trentbarton’ No. 142. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC’ /1

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

 

 

 

YY69 TMO ‘trentbarton’ No. 142. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC’ /2

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

 

 

 

 

 

YY69 TMO ‘trentbarton’ No. 142. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC’ /3

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

The background to this image is part of the frontage of Nottingham railway station which has a beautiful Terracotta finish.

I couldn’t bring myself to crop it out.

 

 

 

 

 

YY69 TMV ‘trentbarton’ No. 144. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC’

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

‘Scene’ in Liverpool. ‘Halton Transport’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Buses’ magazine for March 2020 carries the news that ‘Halton Transport’, with a history of over a century of service service has gone into liquidation.

 

A sad day indeed for this operator who’s roots were in ‘Widnes Corporation Transport’ which eventually widened its area of operation to include Runcorn and Liverpool.

 

I am an infrequent visitor to Liverpool and have never been to Halton but I was always impressed with the turnout of the fleet.

 

Mainly elderly buses but always immaculate. 

 

I present this small selection as a tribute to the company.

 

You will be missed.

 

X968 ULG ‘Halton Transport’ No. 22. Dennis Dart / Marshall Capital

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

 

 

 

AE57 FAM ‘Halton Transport’ No. 3. Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200 / MCV Evolution

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

 

 

 

AJ58 PZK ‘Halton Transport’ No. 6. Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200 / MCV Evolution

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

 

 

 

KP54 BYN ‘Halton Transport’ No. 19. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer

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

 

New to ‘Central Parking’ as its No. 32450.

 

 

 

DG02 WXV ‘Halton Transport’ No. 29. Dennis Dart SLF / Marshall Capital

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

 

 

 

DK54 JPU ‘Halton Transport’ No. 49. Dennis Dart SLF / East Lancs.

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

 

 

 

MIG 8164 ‘Halton Transport’ No. 81. Scania CN230UB OmniCity

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

 

New as YT09 BKE to ‘Metrobus’.

 

 

 

 

MIG 8170 ‘Halton Transport’ No. 87. Scania CN230UB OmniCity

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

 

New as YT09 BKN to ‘Metrobus’.

‘Scene’, Down Memory Lane with ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ (AM) 3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

To continue, an occasional series which came about when I was looking through my collection of images for something else and this selection turned up.

 

In the early days due to the number of operators who formed the group, the fleet was a mixture of types amalgamated by the livery. 

 

It was plain, simple and some said boring.

 

I liked it so here are some examples of how it looked.

 

P203 HRY ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2203. Dennis Dart SLF/ Plaxton Pointer 2 

 

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

 

New to ‘Midland Fox’ and pictured in Burton-on-Trent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FD02 UKU ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4733. DAF DB250 / East Lancs Lowlander

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA Fox County’.

 

Pictured in St. Margarets Bus Station, Leicester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

R46 VJF ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2216. Dennis Dart SLF/ Alexander ALX 300

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

 

New to ‘ ARRIVA Derby’ as No. 46

 

Pictured in Burton-on-Trent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

P317 FEA ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No.  2317. Dennis Dart SLF/ Plaxton Pointer

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

 

New to ‘Midland Red North’ as No. 1317.

 

Pictured in Burton-on-Trent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

R422 TJW ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 1422. Scania L113CRL / Plaxton

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

 

New to ‘Midland Red North’.

 

Pictured in Burton-on-Trent.

 

The sources I have checked all show this bus as being bodied by Plaxton but I have my doubts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Stamford, ‘Centrebus’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Stamford in Lincolnshire is a beautiful town. The golden stone of many of its elegant buildings gives a Cotswold-ish feel.

 

The bus station is well situated in the town centre being almost circular which gives the photographer a variety of vantage points depending on where the sun is.

 

YJ60 GFE ‘Centrebus’ No. 660. VDL SB180 / MCV Evolution

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

 

New to ‘White Rose’.

 

 

 

 

MH07 HTC ‘Centrebus’ No. 548. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro 200 / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 /1

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

 

New registered JB51 BUS to ‘Jim Stones’, Leigh, Lancs. 

 

Then to ‘Paul S. Winson’, Loughborough registered WW07 PSW.

 

 

 

MH07 HTC ‘Centrebus’ No. 548. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro 200 / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200 /2

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

 

 

 

 

KX55 PFF ‘Centrebus’ No. 230. Optare Solo M850 /1 

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach’ as No. 47405.

 

 

 

 

 

KX55 PFF ‘Centrebus’ No. 230. Optare Solo M850 /2

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

‘Scene’ at ‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicles’ Open Day /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

‘Nottingham Heritage Vehicles’ premises are located in what was the bus garage of ‘Trent Motor Traction’ in the Nottinghamshire town of Hucknall.

 

A small but busy operation that is worth a visit on one of their opening days.

 

For part 1 see blogs posted 21/01/2020 and 30/01/2020.

 

‘Barton Transport’

 

Vehicles formerly operated by ‘Barton Transport’ feature but there are other East Midlands operators represented at Hucknall.

 

E647 DAU ‘Barton Transport’ No 647. DAF MB230 / Plaxton Paramount Mk.4

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

 

 

 

KAU 564V ‘Barton Transport’ No. 564. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Supreme /1

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

 

 

 

 

KAU 564V ‘Barton Transport’ No. 564. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Supreme /2

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

 

 

 

KAU 564V ‘Barton Transport’ No. 564. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Supreme /3

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