For part 1 see blog posted 24/12/2020, part 2 posted 25/12/2020.
On the 12th. of May 2013. ‘First South Yorkshire’ (FSY) organised a bus event to mark 100 years since the introduction of the motor bus in Sheffield.
It was held at ‘FSYs Olive Grove garage which is adjacent to the ‘Midland Main Line’ about half a mile to the South of Sheffield’s railway station.
A stones throw from the garage is the site of what was Queens Road tram depot where many of Sheffields trams were built and housed.
What is now the bus parking area at Olive Grove for many years was home to ‘Sheffield United Tours’ fleet of luxury coaches which eventually passed to ‘National Travel East’.
A part of Sheffield then that is steeped in the city’s transport history.
Apart from ‘FSY’s current fleet there were samples of earlier Sheffield buses and a good selection of preserved buses.
This selection illustrates former fleet vehicles.
NKU 214X ‘South Yorkshire Transport No. 2214. Dennis Dominator / Alexander ‘RH’
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Preserved in the livery of ‘Doncaster Tramways’.
CWG 696V ‘Isle Coaches’, Owston Ferry. Leyland Atlantean AN68 /Alexander
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ as No. 1696.
UWA 312L ‘Blue Mountains Explorer Bus’. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / East Lancs
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Sheffield Transport’ as No. 312.
The ‘London Transport’ titling is not genuine. For most of the time after it left Sheffields employ it has worked in Australia.
It was repatriated to the UK in early 2012.
D150 RAK ‘South Yorkshire Transport’ No. 150 ‘Little Nipper’. Dodge S56 / Reeve Burgess on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The small GR above the fleet number is the abbreviation for the garage it works from in this case Greenland (Rd).
OWJ 353A ‘South Yorkshire Transport’ No. M3 ‘TOWING’. Leyland PD3 / Roe
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Rebuilt as a Tow car from former ‘Doncaster Corporation’ bus registered
475 HDT new in 1962 numbered 175.
The small HE above the fleet number is the abbreviation for the garage it works from in this case Herries (Rd).
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