Hands up those of you that spotted yesterdays mistake ???
I accidentally posted 2 blogs on the same day.
Prior to posting the images of ‘Tyrers’ Volvo B9TL/ Optare Olympus, I had already posted the first of a series of blogs featuring the West Midlands.
This included only the second Wright Hydroliner to appear in any of my blogs.
So it’s worth having a look at!!
The sixth 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.
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!
YX69 NTK ‘The Blackburn Bus Company’ (BBC) No. 507.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC /1
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
One of a batch of 13 buses all carrying the same branding.
New to ‘Lancashire United’ No. 507. THE 1, Blackburn to Darwen to Bolton.
‘BBC’ is part of the ‘Transdev’ group.
YX69 NTK ‘The Blackburn Bus Company’ (BBC) No. 507.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC /2
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YJ62 FSE ‘VISION BUS LTD’.
Optare Versa V1110
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘de Courcey’, Coventry No. 577.
BD64 NCC ‘Diamond Bus North West’ No. 33017.
Mercedes-Benz Citaro
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Dunn’ trading as ‘yourbus’ No. 3108, Heanor, Derbyshire.
A company local to me in the East Midlands that went out of business in October 2019.
LJ13 GLK ‘VISION BUS LTD’.
Wright Streetlite D/F
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘London General’ No. WS32.
CX58 EVC ‘Arriva North West’ No. 2682.
VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Arriva Liverpool’.
The livery is referred to as ‘Arriva 2009’.
CX58 EVF ‘Arriva North West’ No. 2684, SAPPHIRE.
VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The ‘SAPPHIRE’ livery was introduced at the time ’Stagecoach’ introduced its ‘gold’ livery.
The purpose in both cases was to indicate to the travelling public that buses so identified were built to a superior specification to ‘ordinary’ buses.
The ‘SAPPHIRE’ livery now seems to be being phased out.
‘Arriva’ buses local to me in Derby are being painted in the current light blue with no reference to ‘SAPPHIRE’.
Still, interesting, while it lasted.
MX12 KWU ‘Arriva North West’ No. 3126.
VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to the ‘TGM Group’ (Telling Golden Miller) who became part of ‘Arriva’ in 2007.
Painted in the current ‘Arriva’ standard pale blue livery.
