I have learned that the bus rally planned for Sunday the 25th. of April in Chatsworth park to mark ‘Hulleys’ centenary has had to be postponed until later in the year in order to comply with the current regulations surrounding the Covid 19 pandemic.
For ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /1, see blog posted 01/04/2021. For part 2 see blog posted 05/04/2021.
This series will now run almost daily until I run out of images to post.
So, watch this space.
April 2021 sees the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of what has become ‘Hulleys of Baslow’, the well known Derbyshire based independent bus operator.
Founded by Henry Hulley, the ownership of the company has changed hands more than once but the name of its founder has survived all the changes.
I have known the company for over 60 years and during that time the buses initially painted (in my time at least) in shades of red and red and grey have been a fixture in Rutland Square in Bakewell.
These days, the livery has changed to cream and dark blue.
A combination that ‘Hulleys’ inherited from ‘South Notts’ when buses were bought from that fleet and the livery adopted.
Although Hulleys ‘main line’ is probably its service number 170 from Bakewell to Chesterfield via Baslow.
The company operates widely across North Derbyshire, to Sheffield and in the past year to Manchester.
Y293 HWA ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 7. DAF SB120 / Wright Cadet
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Teamdeck’ (K Line), Honley.
Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.
LX 51 FJA ‘Hulleys of Baslow’. Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX400 /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New as No. TA414 to ‘East London’.
It entered service before it had gained either ‘Hulleys’ titling or its fleet number.
It eventually moved to ‘Andrews’, Tideswell.
See blog posted 21/08/2019 for images of this bus in ‘Andrews’ livery.
Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.
LX51 FJA ‘Hulleys of Baslow’. Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX400 /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.
EK51 XXE ‘Hulleys of Baslow’. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Mini Pointer /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New registered 02-D-18251 to ‘Bus Eireann’ in 2002.
It also worked for ‘South Lancs Travel’ amongst others.
Pictured in Matlock railway station bus station.
Matlock has two bus stations and a lay-by that are regularly used for bus arrivals and departures.
EK51 XXE ‘Hulleys of Baslow’. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Mini Pointer /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.
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