The seventh blog of ten, posted over ten consecutive days.
More tomorrow.
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.
MX20 KXC ‘Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd’. No. 40747, Bee Network.
Wright Streetdeck
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Transport for Greater Manchester’ have announced the rebranding of some of the area’s bus fleets ahead of the first phase of bus franchising which starts in September 2023.
Buses working on franchised routes are to be painted in yellow and branded as the ‘Bee Network’.
MX20 KYR ‘Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd’. No. 40759, Bee Network.
Wright Streetdeck
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Painted but not yet with its branding vinyls applied.
MX20 KYK ‘Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd’. No. 40751.
Wright Streetdeck
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
This was a bit different.
I remember at the time thinking it looked a bit rough but it was Peter who realised that it had been wearing the livery for the Platinum Jubilee of the late Queen Elizabeth II, and the vinyls had been stripped off.
Presumably, it will now revert to the rather drab shade of blue that ROTALA use.
However, it would look much better as a member of the Bee Network!!
PN03 ULU ‘prestonbus’ No. 40631.
Dennis Trident / Plaxton President
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd’. and ‘prestonbus’ are associate companies, both being part of the ‘ROTALA’ group.
The fact that it was present at the former’s depot would seem to indicate that either it has been withdrawn from Preston service or that it was there for repair.
New to ‘London General’ No. PDL35.
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