‘Scene’ in Barnsley on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, has a thriving shopping centre and a genuine Travel Interchange.

 

My definition of that is where trains, coaches and buses all come together on one site.

 

YN60 FKS ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 3618, Maggie’s Yorkshire to Kalida Barcelona cycle ride.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire Traction’.

 

 

 

YX66 WCW ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 10656, TOWNlines 66.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire Traction’.

 

 

 

YN62 FVJ ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 28673, X19 Barnsley to Doncaster.

Scania K230UB / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire Traction’.

 

 

 

KX07 HEU ‘Globe Holidays Ltd.’ No. 1073.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Dart / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘Kent County Council’, Aylesford.

 

 

 

 

YX22 OJG ‘Globe Holidays Ltd.’ No. 1221.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC

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

 

New to ‘Thames Valley’ No. 683.

 

Pictured having just left the Interchange at the rear of the bus.

 

 

 

 

KX60 DVP ‘Globe Holidays Ltd.’ No. 1601.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Dart / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘Thurmaston Bus’, Thurmaston, Leicester.

 

 

‘Scene’ in Edinburgh Once More 2 ‘Other Operators’ on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Friend Peter Rose has been North of the border once more and has forwarded these images which are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

The last day of his latest visit took him to Edinburgh for the train home.

 

Prior to boarding his train, he took advantage of the sunny day to capture the images pictured here.

 

Edinburgh Princes Street and Gardens viewed from Edinburgh Castle.

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

 

I can identify three ‘Lothian Buses’ double deckers, one in overall white. 

 

One ‘Stagecoach’ Volvo B8LE with Plaxton Panther LE bodywork and a Volvo B11 or 13 with Plaxton Elite bodywork.

 

There is a white coach just turning onto Princes Street, partially obscured by a tree which I can’t identify. 

 

Any offers??

 

 

 

 

LK58 CNF ‘McGills Bus Services’, Bright Bus Tours.

Dennis Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

New to ‘Metroline’ No. TE901 but acquired from ‘First Scotland East’ No. 33898 when McGills took over FSE in 2022.

 

 

 

 

‘Transport for Edinburgh’ No. 253, Edinburgh Trams.

CAF Urbos 3

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

 

The advert, carried in orange, is for GLENMORANGIE whisky.

 

 

 

 

4 JXX ‘Hunters Coaches’, Edinburgh, Since 1880.

Volvo B13RT / Jonckheere SHV

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

 

New to ‘The Travellers Choice’, Carnforth, Lancs.

 

 

 

 

KP12 BUS ‘Houstons’ Bus and Coach Travel, Lockerbie.

Volvo B7RLE / MCV

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

 

New to ‘Pulham’, Bourton-on-the-Water.

 

 

 

 

YT13 AMK ‘Salmonds Coaches’, Bathgate, Scotland.

Scania K360EB4 / Irizar i6

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

 

New to ‘Bliss Coaches’, Victoria, London.

 

 

 

 

SN64 CPF ‘McGills Bus Services’ No. 0451.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

New to ‘First Scotland East’ No. 63247 who were taken over by ’McGills Bus Services’ in 2022.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. In Bolton Town Centre 1, Diamond North West on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

The PSV Circle (of which I have been a member for some years) aims to hold an Annual General Meeting in a different location in the UK every year.

 

Usually held at a weekend, they also include visits to operators and other bus related venues for the attending members to visit and enjoy.

 

This year, the location being in the North West of England centred on the Holiday Inn Express, Preston.

 

Friend Peter Rose joined me for what turned out to be a sometimes wet, but very enjoyable weekend.

 

As we have done before, we have combined all the images we have gathered. 

 

The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.

 

An hour lunch break was taken in Bolton where, inevitably, interest centred on the bus station.

 

The arrival of a large group of mainly men, mainly wearing Hi-Viz vests, many armed with cameras and jostling to take pictures provoked a lot of good natured banter with the local population.

 

I was asked twice by passers-by if the King was coming!

 

MX70 ARU ‘Diamond North West’ No. 40803, 36 37.

Wright Streetdeck Micro Hybrid

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Wearing pink branding for routes 36 and 37.

 

 

 

 

MX20KYJ ‘Diamond North West’ No. 40756.

Wright Streetdeck Micro Hybrid

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

MX20 JZW ‘Diamond North West’ No. 40745.

Wright Streetdeck Micro Hybrid

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

MX21 ASO ‘Diamond North West’ No. 40812, 8.

Wright Streetdeck Micro Hybrid

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

 

Wearing green branding for route 8.

 

 

 

 

BD64 NCN ‘Diamond North West’ No. 33011.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0295

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

 

One of a batch of over 20 in number and new to ‘Dunn’, trading as ‘yourbus’, Heanor, Derbyshire.

 

An operator local to me in the East Midlands that went out of business in October 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

BT20 ZPX ‘Diamond North West’.

Mercedes-Benz Vito

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

 

Running a crew shuttle from ‘Diamond North West’s local depot.

 

‘Scene’ in Chesterfield again on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

One of my favourite spots for bus watching where something interesting always seems to turn up.

 

Chesterfield is very much on the tourist trail and visiting coaches are often booked into the parking bays in Beckingham Way, Coach Station.

 

FJ09 MWL ‘trentbarton’ No. 483.

Optare Solo M950

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

 

Working a ‘comet’ branded service from Derby, usually the duty of a Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse.

 

More of a shooting star than a comet perhaps?

 

The brighter red livery is slowly spreading across the non-branded fleet.

 

All it needs now is the addition of cream to restore it back to the ‘Trent’ livery of sixty years ago.

 

 

 

 

YT16 SOH ‘National Holidays’.

Irizar i6 / Irizar

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

 

New to ‘Woods’ Coaches’, Tillicoultry, Scotland.

 

 

 

 

TH67 RBT ‘r. b. travel.

MAN 19.420 / Beulas Cygnus

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

 

New to ‘Bull Coaches’, Pytchley, Kettering.

 

 

 

 

YJ57 XWN ‘Hulleys of Baslow’, £2.

Optare Solo M950SL

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

 

New to ‘Courtney’, Bracknell, Berkshire.

 

The £2 sign at the front was the maximum fare payable that was applicable at the time.

 

 

 

 

SN56 AYF ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’ No. 36071.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. Dart / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

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

 

What, I hear you ask, is interesting about this?

 

Well, it is a short bodied 8.9 metre long bus seating only 29 passengers and unusual in a ‘Stagecoach’ fleet.

 

New to ‘Shuttle Buses’, Kilwinning, Scotland.

 

 

 

 

YJ57 XWP ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 25.

Optare Solo M950SL

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

 

I think that the addition of blue around the destination box is something that I have not seen before.

 

New to ‘Courtney’, Bracknell, Berkshire.

 

 

 

 

MM70 UCE ‘Stagecoach Yorkshire’

Ford Transit

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

 

Service buses sometimes need the support of service vans!

 

‘Scene’ in Edinburgh Once More 1 ‘Lothian Buses’ group on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose has been North of the border once more and has forwarded these images which are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

The last day of his latest visit took him to Edinburgh for the train home.

 

Prior to boarding his train, he took advantage of the sunny day to capture the images pictured here.

 

SJ71 HJV ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 661, Lothian.

Volvo B5TL / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400MMC

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

This image taken on Princes Street showing the relationship between the buses and the tramway.

 

For those that may not know Edinburgh; Prince Street gardens are down the hill to the left of the single deck bus, with the railway line beyond running more or less parallel to the road.

 

The castle being high on the hill again on the left.

 

 

 

 

SJ19 OYG ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 1106, Lothiancity, 1919 100 YEARS 2019.

Volvo B8L / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400XLB

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

 

 

 

 

LX11 CVM ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 100, Lothiancity, 1919 100 YEARS 2019.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2

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

 

‘Lothian Buses’ bought 50 or so second hand buses which were surplus to operators in London of which this is one.

 

They were bought to replace older buses in the ‘Lothian’ fleet that had less efficient and more polluting engines.

 

 

 

 

SN13 BCY ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 3.

Volvo B5LH / Volvo

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

 

 

 

 

SB19 GMX’ Lothian Buses’ No. 1135, AIRLINK.

Volvo B8L / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400XLB

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

 

 

 

 

SJ67 MHA ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 588, Lothiancountry.

Volvo B5LH / Eclipse Gemini 3

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

 

 

 

 

SJ18 NFV ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 588, EastCoastbuses.

Volvo B5TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 3

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

 

New to ‘East Coast Buses’ No. 20005.

 

 

 

 

SF17 VMO ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 64, EastCoastbuses

Volvo B8RLE / Wright Eclipse 3

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

 

New to ‘East Coast Buses’ No. 10064.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Premises of ‘Vision Buses Ltd’. (VB) 3, Blackrod, Bolton on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The PSV Circle (of which I have been a member for some years) aims to hold an Annual General Meeting in a different location in the UK every year.

 

Usually held at a weekend, they also include visits to operators and other bus related venues for the attending members to visit and enjoy.

 

This year, the location being in the North West of England centred on the Holiday Inn Express, Preston.

 

Friend Peter Rose joined me for what turned out to be a sometimes wet, but very enjoyable weekend.

 

As we have done before, we have combined all the images we have gathered. 

 

The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.

 

YX61 FYN ‘Vision Buses Ltd’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

Within the past few months, ‘VB’ have taken delivery of a batch of these buses from ‘Tower Transit’, London.

 

They are registered YX61 FYB,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L,M,N,O and P.

 

Numbered (with ‘Tower Transit’).

DML44279,44280,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91, and 92.

 

 

 

 

YX61 FYM ‘Vision Buses Ltd’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

YJ59 NNC ‘Vision Buses Ltd’.

Optare Solo M950

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

 

New to ‘Star Travel’ Ossett, West Yorkshire No. ST8 but acquired from ‘Selwyns’ No. 286.

 

 

 

 

MX12 JXU ‘Vision Buses Ltd’.

Wright Streetlite W/F

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

 

New to ‘Enterprise’, Peterborough but acquired from ‘Roberts’, Hugglescote, Leicestershire.

 

 

 

 

LJ13 GKO  ‘Vision Buses Ltd’.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

New to and acquired from ‘London General’ No. WS24

 

 

 

 

LK07 ELJ ‘Vision Buses Ltd’.

Dennis Dart / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200

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

 

New to and acquired from ‘Metroline’ No. DES801.

 

 

 

 

YX21 RSU ‘Vision Buses Ltd’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

 

YX20 ODA ‘Vision Buses Ltd’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC

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

 

‘Scene’ in Hebden Bridge once more 1 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose has been walking the highways and byways of West Yorkshire again and has forwarded these images for me to share with you.

 

Of course they are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

Regular readers/viewers will know of his liking for images ‘in the environment’ so I will start with this.

 

YD63 VEB ‘tlc Travel’ No. 90815, West Bowling, Bradford.

Optare Solo M720SE /1

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

 

Typical West Yorkshire stone construction with Romanesque and Gothic windows added for good measure.

 

 

 

 

YJ14 BGY ‘tlc Travel’ No. 90923, West Bowling, Bradford.

Optare Solo M900

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

 

New to ‘Courtney’, Finchampstead, Woking, Berks.

 

 

 

 

YD63 VEB ‘tlc Travel’ No. 90815, West Bowling, Bradford.

Optare Solo M720SE /2

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

 

Having just picked up at Hebden Bridge railway station.

 

 

 

 

YJ15 ARF ‘tlc Travel’ No. 91071, West Bowling, Bradford.

Optare Solo M710SE

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

 

New to ‘Kier MG’, Northampton.

 

 

 

 

YD63 UZG ‘tlc Travel’ No. 90730, West Bowling, Bradford.

Optare Solo M780SE

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

 

Having just dropped off at Hebden Bridge railway station.

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. At the Premises of ‘Vision Buses’ Ltd. (VB) 2, Blackrod, Bolton on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The PSV Circle (of which I have been a member for some years) aims to hold an Annual General Meeting in a different location in the UK every year.

 

Usually held at a weekend, they also include visits to operators and other bus related venues for the attending members to visit and enjoy.

 

This year, the location being in the North West of England centred on the Holiday Inn Express, Preston.

 

Friend Peter Rose joined me for what turned out to be a sometimes wet, but very enjoyable weekend.

 

As we have done before, we have combined all the images we have gathered. 

 

The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.

 

YN57 FXE ‘VISION BUS LTD’.

Scania N230UD / East Lancs Olympus

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New to and acquired from ‘Reading Transport’ No. 845.

 

 

 

 

LX09 AFV and friends,’VISION BUS LTD’.

Scania N230UD / Scania OmniCity 

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Selkent’ No.15084 but acquired from ‘Stagecoach East London’ where it carried the same fleet number.

 

 

 

 

SN16 OVJ ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City /1

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

 

’VISION BUS LTD’ bought a batch of these buses from ‘Blackpool Transport’ in 2022.

 

Comprising SN16 OVC/D/F/G/H/J/K and L, fleet numbers 402-410.

 

They still wear most of the ‘PALLADIUM’ livery that is the current Blackpool standard.

 

 

 

 

SN16 OVK ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City

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

 

 

 

SN16 OVJ and friends, ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City /2

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

 

 

 

 

SN64 CTV ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Wright / Daimler OM934 Streetdeck / Wright Gemini 3 /1

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

 

New to ‘Go-Ahead London’ No. WSD1.

 

 

 

 

SN64 CTV ’VISION BUS LTD’.

Wright / Daimler OM934 Streetdeck / Wright Gemini 3 /2

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