I do not attend many bus rallies because I find more than enough in the current scene to keep me busy.
However, once a year ‘Transpire’ the Chesterfield based enthusiasts group holds its own event which for the last few years has been held at the ‘Peak Rail’ site at Rowsley in Derbyshire.
I have been a member for many years and have rarely missed so as usual, this year I went along and of course the camera went with me.
Part 2 ‘Trent Connection’ (For part 1 see blog posted 23 June 2016)
‘trentbarton’, (part of the ‘Wellglade’ group) as it is these days is the modern day successor to a variety of companies that have become what is ‘trentbarton which has a history dating back over 100 years.
YRC 191 ‘Trent Motor Traction’ No. 191 Leyland Tiger Cub / Alexander
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Trent’ in 1962. In the traditional red/cream livery.
ONN 571P ‘Trent Motor Traction’ No. 571 Leyland Atlantean / Willowbrook
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Originally bodied by Eastern Coach Works, it was severely damaged in the Meadow Road depot fire in July 1976.
it was despatched to Willowbrook at Loughborough who replaced the original body with this one built in 1977.
TCH 274L ‘Trent Motor Traction’ No. 274 Bristol RE / Eastern Coach Works
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Dating from 1973.
KCG 627L ‘Trent Motor Traction’ No. 419 Leyland National
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Alder Valley’ in 1972. it replaced a previous Leyland National in the fleet (XRB 419L) which also carried 419 as its fleet number.
If memory serves me correctly, the earlier bus fell out of favour because it had 2 doors and the norm had become single doors.
The fleet of The ‘Midland General Omnibus Company’ (MGOC) came into the ‘Trent’ fleet in 1972 following the formation of the ‘National Bus Company’ (NBC) in 1969.
KRR 275 ‘Midland General Omnibus Company’ No. 175 AEC Regal 3 / Weymann
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 1949.
YNU 351G ‘Midland General Omnibus Company’ No. 313 Bristol FLF Lodekka / Eastern Coach Works
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
In the early days of the ‘NBC’, the ‘MGOC’ were allowed to keep its blue livery. A different ‘NBC’ shade of blue was eventually introduced.
Eventually this was phased out and ‘NBC’s poppy red became the norm. A Shame really.
YRC 125M ‘Midland General Omnibus Company’ No. 780 Bristol VRT / Eastern Coach Works
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
At the time of the formation of the ‘NBC’, the ‘North Western Road Car Company’ (NWRCC) was broken up and the Matlock and Buxton depots became part of the Trent operation.
This particular bus is shown as being representative of the ‘NWRCC’ at the time although it never served in the ‘Trent’ fleet.
LDB 796 ‘North Western Road Car Company’ No. 796 Leyland Tiger Cub / Willowbrook
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
On the 2nd. of July 1989 ‘Trent’ took over ‘Barton Buses’.
‘Barton Transport’ was a independent private company with a history as long as ‘Trent’s.
At one time famous for the variety of vehicles in the fleet it had become highly standardised on Leyland Leopard’s with a smattering of DAF and Bedford chassis. Largely bodied by Plaxton.
XRR 615M ‘Barton Buses’ No. 1286 Leyland Leopard PSU3B/4R / Plaxton Elite Express 3
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Which after ‘Barton’ worked for ‘Fen Travel’ before being preserved.
AAL 522A ‘Barton Buses’ No. 854 AEC Regent V / Northern Counties
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Originally registered 854 FNN when new in 1960. The last of a batch of 5 and withdrawn in 1973.
After seeing service with other operators before it passed to ‘Redfern Travel’ of Mansfield where its current registration was acquired.
PRA 109R ‘White’s of Calver’ No. 306 Leyland Leopard PSU3C/4R / Alexander ’T’
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Trent’ in 1976. It moved to ‘Lancaster City Transport’, ‘Stagecoach Bluebird’ and ‘Silver Fox’ before eventually passing to ‘Chesterfield Transport’ subsidiary ‘Retford & District’.
Currently preserved in the livery of another ‘Chesterfield Transport ‘ subsidiary ‘White’s of Calver’ ( Calver Sough being a village in the ‘Peak District’) by its current owners ‘Chesterfield 123 Preservation Group’.
C720 NNN ‘notts+derby’ No. 20 Leyland Olympian / Eastern Coach Works
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Trent’ in 1985. It has worked for fellow ‘Wellglade’ group member ‘TM Travel’ at some point in its career.
