Staged at the ‘Great Central Railway’s Quorn & Woodhouse station just south of Loughborough.
The day was blessed with dry, warm and sunny weather together with a turnout of buses that exceeded my expectations.
The City of Leicester’s transport department was well represented with a wide range of buses on display and also giving rides to the large numbers of people who were visiting.
Friend Peter Rose accompanied me on the day and the following images of the show are a mixture of his and mine.
FJF 40D ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 40. AEC Renown / East Lancs /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
FJF 40D ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 40. AEC Renown / East Lancs /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
ARY 225K ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 225. SCANIA BR111MH / MCW METRO-SCANIA
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Produced at a time when Leyland were perceived as holding too much of monopoly on the UK bus industry.
Metro-Cammell teamed with Scania to produce single and double deck versions of this bus.
Foden also ventured into the field with its double decker built with a Northern Counties body
None of them were wildly successful.
The METRO-SCANIA having problems with corrosion.
Still, this specimen looks to have survived well.
UFP 233S ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 233. Dennis Dominator / East Lancs
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
FUT 240V ‘LEICESTER CITYBUS LTD’ No. 240. Dennis Dominator / East Lancs
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
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