‘Scene’ in Derby once more. Other Operators on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

YK06 DNU ‘Harpurs Coaches’, Derby. BMC Condor

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

 

New to ‘First West Yorkshire’ as No. 68632.

 

This particular image marks friend Peter Rose’s’ debut as a bus photographer in Derby and an excellent image it is.

 

He will soon learn that not all the drivers he encounters in Derby or elsewhere will welcome him with such a lovely smile as this driver did!

 

There was a time when the initials BMC stood for the ‘British Motor Corporation’ which incorporated the car manufacturers Austin and Morris plus others. 

 

Now long gone.

 

Nowadays BMC are a major commercial and military vehicle constructor based in Turkey which was founded in 1964 in that country with 26% of its equity being held by ?? 

 

Yes, the UK’s ‘British Motor Corporation’ !!!

 

 

 

 

V370 DJU ‘Harpurs Coaches’, Derby. Volvo Olympian / Alexander 

‘R’ type /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New registered 99-D-585 number RV585 to ‘Dublin Bus’ in 1999.

 

 

 

 

V370 DJU ‘Harpurs Coaches’, Derby. Volvo Olympian / Alexander 

‘R’ type /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

HF54 HGL ‘Littles Travel’ Ltd. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban /1

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

 

New numbered 118 to ‘Wilts & Dorset’ and wearing the remains of that companies ‘more’ livery.

 

 

 

 

HF54 HGL ‘Littles Travel’ Ltd. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban /2

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

 

‘Scene’ at the ‘Scottish Vintage Bus Museum’ at Lathalmond on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

It is hardly surprising that a bus museum located about 30 miles away from Edinburgh should attract so many buses from that great City.

 

BFS 1L ‘Lothian Region Transport’ No. 1. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / 

Alexander ‘AL’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

 

JSX 595T ‘Lothian Region Transport’ No. 595. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / 

Alexander ‘AL’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

M210 VSX ‘Lothian Region Transport’ No. 210. Volvo Olympian / Alexander  ‘R’

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

 

 

 

SN55 BJX ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 701. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 

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

 

Painted in the ‘Harlequin’ livery. This was a variation on the fleet livery to differentiate to intending passengers

low floor buses from step entrance ones.

 

When the entire fleet became low floor the need for differentiation was no longer required so the livery layout reverted to the traditional layout.

 

 

 

LP11 YBA ‘Lothian Country’ No. 593. Volvo B5LH / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 on

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

 

‘Lothian Country’ came into being when in 2018 ‘Lothian Buses’ announced that the company was expanding beyond Edinburgh into West Lothian.

 

The green based livery harking back to the days when ‘Eastern Scottish’ who employed a similar green based livery worked in the area.

 

New to ‘Bullocks Coaches’ ,Cheadle, Cheshire.

 

One of four in the ‘Bullocks’ fleet that all passed to ‘Lothian’ in exchange for a number of Scania OmniCity’s.