The recent spell of warm, sunny weather set me in mind of open top buses which are traditionally used to enjoy this rare spectacle in British skies.
Some of these images have appeared before, but not for a long time, so enjoy them while the good weather lasts.
W631 PSX ‘ACE Travel’ No. 305, City Sights Liverpool.
Dennis Trident / Plaxton President
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 31.
SFZ 404 ‘SEAFORD & DISTRICT’ No. 819, Eastbourne Sightseeing.
Dennis Trident 2 / East Lancs Lolyne
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New registered T819 RFG to ‘Brighton & Hove’ No. 819.
Pictured waiting for custom outside Eastbourne Pier.
BX55 XLV ‘East Yorkshire’ No. 889, Scarborough’s Beachcomber.
Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Travel London’ but purchased via the ‘Ensign’ dealership.
SJ16 CTK ‘Edinburgh Bus Tours Ltd.’ No. 230 City Sightseeing Tour.
Volvo B5TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 3
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Most open top buses have previously been fully roofed double deck buses that have been cut down to either part open top or fully open top.
Unusually, this bus is one of a batch of buses ordered new as part open toppers by the ‘Lothian Buses’ group which includes ‘Edinburgh Bus Tours Ltd.’
This image courtesy of friend Peter Rose.
HF09 FVY ‘Wilts & Dorset’ No. 1405, more.
Scania N230UD / Optare Olympus
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Pictured in Sandbanks having been demoted to bus work from its previous ‘Purbeck Breezer’ branding.
MXZ 7653 ‘First Scotland East’ No. 32729, Bright Bus Tours Edinburgh.
Dennis Trident 2 / Plaxton President
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
This image courtesy of friend Peter Rose.
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