‘Scene’ in Chatsworth Park, Derbyshire 2 Preserved Buses on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

There cannot be many readers / viewers of my blog who are unaware that 2021 marks the 100th. anniversary of the founding of ‘Hulleys of Baslow’.

 

It had been intended to mount a bus rally in Chatsworth nearer to the original anniversary date but this was set back to September 26th. 2021 because of the Covid-19 crisis.

 

The buses I saw on the day split nicely into, 

 

Those owned by ‘Hulleys’, preserved buses and those that were visiting or passing through.

 

I do not claim that those pictured were the only buses on display because there were others that were out visiting elsewhere that I would have missed.

 

NNN 7M ‘Mansfield District’ No.7, Bristol RELH6L / Eastern Coach Works /1

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

 

 

 

 

NNN 7M ‘Mansfield District’ No. 7, Bristol RELH6L / Eastern Coach Works /2

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

 

 

 

 

 N409 HVT ‘PMT’ (Potteries) No. MMM409. Mercedes-Benz MB709D / Plaxton

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

 

 

 

 

NNU 447J ‘Mansfield District Midland General’ No. 148 .  Bristol RELL6G / Eastern Coach Works 

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

 

Delivered to ‘Midland General’ but pictured in the joint livery adopted after the merger with ‘Mansfield District’.

 

This particular merger was prior to ‘Midland General’ being merged with ‘Trent’ as part of the series of mergers leading to the formation of the ‘National Bus Company’.

 

 

 

TFA 987 ‘Burton Corporation’ No. 87. Daimler CC5GDD / Massey

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

 

New in 1964.

 

 

 

 

WLT 467 ‘London Transport’ No. RM 467. AEC Routemaster / Park Royal

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

 

New in 1960.

 

‘Scene’ at the age of 100. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ 4 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

For ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /1, see blog posted 01/04/2021. For part 2 see blog posted 05/04/2021. 

 

This series will now run almost daily until I run out of images to post. 

 

So, watch this space.

 

April 2021 sees the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of what has become ‘Hulleys of Baslow’, the well known Derbyshire based independent bus operator.

 

To celebrate the occasion, a gathering of some of ‘Hulleys’ past and present fleet is being planned to take place in Chatsworth Park, Derbyshire on Sunday the 25th. of April 2021.

 

Founded by Henry Hulley, the ownership of the company has changed hands more than once but the name of its founder has survived all the changes.

 

I have known the company for over 60 years and during that time the buses initially painted (in my time at least) in shades of red and red and grey have been a fixture in Rutland Square in Bakewell.

 

These days, the livery has changed to cream and dark blue. 

 

A combination that ‘Hulleys’ inherited from ‘South Notts’ when buses were bought from that fleet and the livery adopted.

 

Although Hulleys ‘main line’ is probably its service number 170 from Bakewell to Chesterfield via Baslow.

 

The company operates widely across North Derbyshire, to Sheffield and in the past year to Manchester.

 

5906 W ‘Hulleys’. Leyland Leopard’ L1 / Burlingham 

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

 

New as No. 1306 in July 1960 to ‘Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee’.

 

Pictured in Calver Sough.

 

 

 

 

RAU 804M ‘HULLEYS’ No. 21. Leyland Atlantean / East Lancs

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

 

I believe it was new to ‘Nottingham Corporation Transport’, as a double deck bus before being re bodied before passing  to ‘South Notts’ prior to coming to ‘Hulleys’.

 

Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.

 

 

 

 

YCH 896M ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 16. Bristol RELH6L / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

New as No. 156 to ‘Trent’.

 

Interestingly working an X67 service to Mansfield.

 

The X67 was a joint service run by ‘Hulleys’, ‘East Midland Motor Services’ and ‘Lincolnshire Road car Co’. called ‘Lincman’. 

 

Which saw Lincoln linked with Manchester via Mansfield and Chesterfield. 

 

Hence the name.

 

It was an ambitious venture which unfortunately didn’t last.

 

 

 

‘Scene’ Down Memory Lane once more in Sheffield part 8 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

For part 1 see blog posted 24/12/2020, part 2 blog posted 25/12/2020, part 3 blog posted 26/12/2020, part 4 posted 27/12/2020, part 5 posted 28/12/2020, part 6 posted 29/12/2020, part 7 posted 30/12/2020.

 

On the 12th. of May 2013. ‘First South Yorkshire’ (FSY) organised a bus event to mark 100 years since the introduction of the motor bus in Sheffield.

 

It was held at ‘FSYs Olive Grove garage which is adjacent to the

‘Midland Main Line’ about half a mile to the South of Sheffield’s railway station. 

 

A stones throw from the garage is the site of what was Queens Road tram depot where many of Sheffields trams were built and housed.

 

What is now the bus parking area at Olive Grove for many years was home to 

‘Sheffield United Tours’ fleet of luxury coaches which eventually passed to ‘National Travel East’.

 

A part of Sheffield then that is steeped in the city’s transport history.

 

In support of ‘FSY’ sterling efforts in putting on the show, a good selection of preserved buses attended.

 

OVL 465 ‘Lincolnshire Road Car Company Ltd.’ No. 2245. Bristol MW5G / Eastern Coach Works 

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

 

New in 1960.

 

 

 

 

HD 7905 ‘Yorkshire Woollen District’ No. 622. Leyland PS1 / Brush

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

 

 

 

 

NNN 7M ’Mansfield District Traction Company’ No 7. Bristol RELH6L / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

New as No. MC7.

 

 

 

 

VUB 396H ‘Wallace Arnold’. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Elite 

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

 

One of the great names of British transport history.

 

‘Scene’ at Showbus 2017. ‘Eastern Coach Works (ECW)’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The history of the British bus industry is littered with companies that like shooting stars shone for a while and then fell to Earth.

 

Unfortunately, ’ECW’ was one of them.

 

Based in Lowestoft, ’ECW’s history goes back as far as 1912 when ‘United Automobile Services’ was formed with the intention of running bus services in the town. 

 

Coach bodybuilding followed in 1920. 

 

Nationalised postwar the company built many bodies on Bristol chassis for the state owned ‘Transport Holding Company’.

 

Partially privatised in 1965, the company closed in 1987.

 

YRC 125M ‘Midland General’ No. 780 Bristol VRT/SL6G / ECW

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

 

New to ‘Trent’ in 1974.

 

 

 

EDV 505D ‘Western National’ No 1423 Bristol MW6G / ECW

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

 

 

 

MWG 941X ‘Yorkshire Traction’ No. 941 Bristol VRT/SL3 ECW

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

 

 

 

OAX 9F ‘Red & White’ No. RC968. Bristol RELH6L / ECW

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

 

 

 

WKH 526X ‘East Yorksire Motor Services No. 526 Bristol VRT/SL3/6LXB / ECW

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

 

 

 

AFM 103G ‘Crosville’ No. CRG 103 Bristol RELH6G / ECW

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

 

 

 

 

GFM 104X ‘Crosville’ No. DOG 104 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R / ECW

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

 

 

FRB 208H ‘Trent’ No. 356 Bristol RELL6G / ECW

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

 

New to ‘Midland General’ as its No. 146.

 

 

 

 

 C537 DAT ‘East Yorksire Motor Services’ No. 537 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1RH / ECW

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

 

 

TCH 274L ‘Trent’ No. 274 Bristol RELH6G / ECW

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

 

New to ‘Midland General’ as its No. 274.

 

 

 

 B521 UWW ‘Yorkshire Coastliner’ No. 421 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R / ECW

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

 

New to ‘West Yorkshire’ as its No.1853.

 

 

 

 

EEH 902Y ‘Midland Red North’ No 1902 ‘Mercian’ Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R / ECW

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

 

 

 

NNN 7M ‘Mansfield District’ No. 7 Bristol RELH6L / ECW

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

 

 

 

YVL 837S ‘Lincolnshire’ No. 1063 Bristol LH6L / ECW

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