These days, I suppose that the majority of photographers store their images electronically on computers, tablets etc.
It was with some surprise that I recently discovered some of my older images in that most familiar of storage locations, an old shoe box.
All of the images were taken on film in the days before I had graduated to automatic digital cameras so any slight focus or colour problems are due entirely to me.
So enjoy this selection dating back many years.
Midland Road Bus Garage has been closed since ‘First South Yorkshire’ moved out in 2017.
However, I was there for the opening on September 11th. 1982.
NKU 241X ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ No. 2214.
Dennis Dominator / Alexander RH
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
If you want to check the date, the between decks banner in this image tells its own story.
Pictured in a version of the old ‘Doncaster Corporation Transport’ livery.
Which, in my opinion, was a marked improvement over what had gone before.
Dennis re-entered the double deck bus market with the Dominator at a time when Leyland almost had a monopoly of the type.
This did not suit many operators of the time, particularly in Sheffield where SYPTE bought over 300 of them.
NKU 184X ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ No. 2184, Rotherham MAINLINE.
Dennis Dominator / Alexander RH
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The buses in the ‘Mainline’ livery working in Rotherham had the yellow livery with the contrasting colour being in dark blue.
The dark blue being a reminder of Rotherham Corporation Transport’s livery in pre PTE days.
DWJ 563V ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ No. 1737, Sheffield transport.
Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Roe
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The old ‘Sheffield Corporation Transport’ livery has never been bettered in the 50 years since its passing.
Although, I must confess to being a tiny bit biased!
UKY 904Y ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ No. 1904, MAINLINE.
MCW Metrobus 2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The buses in the ‘Mainline’ livery working in Sheffield had the yellow livery with the contrasting colour being in red.
The LE lettering on the front panel below the fleet number indicates that the bus was based at Leadmill Road garage in Sheffield.
XWG 631T ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ No. 114 DRIVER UNDER INSTRUCTION.
Leyland Atlantean AN68 / Roe
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New as service bus No. 1631.
