It is now the middle of March 2023 and the days are getting longer, warmer, drier and brighter (or so I kid myself).
Time to come out of hibernation and look at what the world has to offer.
One of my favourite spots for bus photography is Bakewell’s Rutland Square.
You may not be aware that by double clicking the images below that they can also be viewed on my ‘Flickr’ pages in a larger format.
LJ09 CCK ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 16.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
A lovely bus.
My view of all the variations on the Enviro400 body styling, 400MMC, 400City, 400EV etc. is that this, the earliest, is the most stylish. Somehow all of the others look a bit like a caricature.
New to ‘Travel London’ No. 9444.
YX12 DHN ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 8.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Pictured having just circled Bakewell’s War Memorial and in front of The Rutland Arms Hotel.
It didn’t know that it was about to carry me back to Chesterfield.
New to ‘Newport Transport’ as No. 313.
FJ55 BZM ‘TMTravel’ No. 685.
Scania L94UB / Wright Solar
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Working ‘TMTravel’ service 218 from Sheffield.
New to ‘trentbarton’ and wearing the remains of its ‘tb’ livery ‘the sixes’ which serves Bakewell from Derby and Matlock.
A return then, to its old haunts.
YX65 RGU ‘Bowers Coaches’ No. 528, ‘TRANSPEAK’.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The current TRANSPEAK service runs from Derby to Buxton.
A mere shadow of the route it was when it ran from Nottingham to Manchester.
YJ14 BTU ‘trentbarton’ No. 839, ‘the sixes’.
Optare Versa V1170
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
About to circle the War Memorial island before starting its 30 mile journey back south to Derby.
YX11 CSY ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 23.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. Dart / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
One of several of ‘Hulley’s buses that were painted in former liveries used during the 100 years existence of the company, which was celebrated in 2021.
YJ57 XWR ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 14.
Optare Solo M950SL
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
This image, taken from the upper deck of ‘Hulley’s No. 22, a former London based Dennis Trident / Plaxton President, registration LR52 KXJ (see blog posted 17/02/2023).
New to ‘Courtney’, Bracknell, Berkshire but acquired from ‘Go Coach’, Sevenoaks, Kent.
YN56 NRZ ‘TM Travel’ No. 1210.
Scania CN94UB / Scania
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
This image, taken from the upper deck of ‘Hulley’s No. 22, a former London based Dennis Trident / Plaxton President, registration LR52 KXJ (see blog posted 17/02/2023).
Having just crossed the cattle grid that marks the entrance to Chatsworth Park on the road from Baslow.
New to ‘uno’, Hertfordshire.
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