‘Scene’ by Peter Rose when Dashing Around Dundee on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk'

Friend Peter recently visited Dundee and has forwarded these images for me to share with you.

 

As usual, they are reproduced here with his permission and my thanks.

 

Public transport in Dundee has a long and complex history dating back to the 1870s.

 

The current owners ‘McGills Buses’ having bought the company from ‘National Express West Midlands’ in 2021.

 

‘McGills Buses’, a family owned business, are currently the largest independent operator in the UK with headquarters in Greenock on the West coast of Scotland.

 

LB71 OBX ‘Tayside Public Transport Co. Ltd.’ No. 8509, EMMA LECTRIC, ‘XPLORE Dundee, 28, zero emission ELECTRIC.

BYD D8UR-DD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400EV City

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

 

 

 

 

LB71 OBY ‘Tayside Public Transport Co. Ltd.’ No. 8511, LIGHTNING McGREEN, ‘XPLORE Dundee, 28, zero emission ELECTRIC.

BYD D8UR-DD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400EV City

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

 

 

 

 

LB71 OBV ‘Tayside Public Transport Co. Ltd.’ No. 8507, CROWN JOULE,  ‘XPLORE Dundee, 28, zero emission ELECTRIC.

BYD D8UR-DD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400EV City

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

 

 

 

 

SK68 MBV ‘Tayside Public Transport Co. Ltd.’ No. 8919, 22.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /1

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

 

New as No. 6697 to ‘Tayside’.

 

 

 

SK68 MBV ‘Tayside Public Transport Co. Ltd.’ No. 8919, 22.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /2

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

 

 

 

 

SN69 ZNS ‘Tayside Public Transport Co. Ltd.’ No. 8902, 9 I 10 Outer Circle, 5.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /2

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

 

New as No. 6680 to ‘Tayside.’

 

 

 

SK68 LZU ‘Tayside Public Transport Co. Ltd.’ No. 8912.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

The system of route branding on buses requires the provision of spare, unbranded, go anywhere buses to cover for maintenance, breakdowns etc. 

 

New as No. 6690 to ‘Tayside.’