‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘JOHNSON BROS. 3’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

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. (Covid permitting).

 

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 was in my part of the world, the East Midlands.

 

The third visit of the second day was to ‘Johnsons’ depot at Hodthorpe which is near Worksop, Notts.

 

The company maintains a ‘Heritage’ fleet that, as befits its considerable age, is kept under cover.

 

TOB 377 ‘Flight Tours’ ‘1st. CLASS TRAVEL, Aston, Birmingham.

AEC Reliance / Burlingham Seagull /1

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

 

According to the plate in the windscreen, the team coach for ‘Aston Villa FC’.

 

One of the all time classic coachwork designs.

 

Purchased from ‘Millington’, Horsforth. Leeds.

 

New in 1956.

 

 

 

 

TOB 377 ‘Flight Tours’ ‘1st. CLASS TRAVEL, Aston, Birmingham.

AEC Reliance / Burlingham Seagull /2

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

 

 

 

 

8340 U ‘Wallace Arnold’, Leeds.

Leyland Tiger Cub / Burlingham Seagull

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

 

One of the all time classic coachwork designs.

 

Purchased from ‘Millington’, Horsforth. Leeds.

 

New in 1958.

 

 

 

 

VUB 396H ‘Wallace Arnold’.

Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Panorama Elite

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

 

 

 

 

5188 RU ‘JOHNSON BROS TOURS’.

Bedford VAL 14 / Plaxton

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

 

New to ‘Excselsior’, Bournemouth in 1963.

 

 

 

 

LHE 601W ‘JOHNSON BROS TOURS’.

Volvo B58 / Plaxton Supreme

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

 

New in 1981.

 

 

 

 

8332 U ‘Wallace Arnold’, Leeds.

AEC Reliance / Plaxton Consort 

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

 

Purchased from ‘Millington’, Horsforth. Leeds. 

 

New in 1958.

 

‘Scene’ at the age of 100. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

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

 

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.

 

The earliest images I have are in black and white and were acquired over the years from a variety of sources which today are unknown. 

 

So the best I can claim is that they are part of my collection.

 

I have included them for completeness sake and thank the unknown photographers who at that time had the foresight to capture the images for posterity.

 

Buses (and coaches) are listed in order of their first date of registration when new.

 

LHN 574 ‘Hulleys’ No. 27. Guy Arab / Burlingham

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

 

New in 1949 as No. 074 to ‘Darlington Triumph’.

 

 

 

 

LHA 400 ‘Hulleys’. BMMO S9 / Brush

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

 

New as No. 3400 to ‘Midland Red’ in 1949.

 

At the time, it was unusual for ‘Midland Red’ buses to be sold on the second hand market. They usually went straight for scrap.

 

 

 

DHE 353 ‘Hulleys’ No. 25. Leyland Tiger / Brush

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

 

New in 1951 to 'Yorkshire Traction’ as No. 922.

 

Currently under restoration.

 

 

 

 

KBN 90 ‘Hulleys’. AEC Reliance / Burlingham Seagull

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

 

New in 1956 to ‘Knowles’, Bolton.

 

 

 

 

402 BRB ‘Hulleys’. Bedford SBG / Duple

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

 

New in 1957.

 

Pictured in Rutland Square, Bakewell.