‘Scene’ Down Memory Lane once more in Sheffield 3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

For part 1 see blog posted 24/12/2020, part 2 posted 25/12/2020.

 

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.

 

Apart from ‘FSY’s current fleet there were samples of earlier Sheffield buses and a good selection of preserved buses.

 

This selection illustrates former fleet vehicles.

 

NKU 214X ‘South Yorkshire Transport No. 2214. Dennis Dominator / Alexander ‘RH’

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

 

Preserved in the livery of ‘Doncaster Tramways’.

 

 

 

CWG 696V ‘Isle Coaches’, Owston Ferry. Leyland Atlantean AN68 /Alexander

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

 

New to ‘South Yorkshire PTE’ as No. 1696.

 

 

 

 

UWA 312L  ‘Blue Mountains Explorer Bus’. Leyland Atlantean AN68 / East Lancs

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

 

New to ‘Sheffield Transport’ as No. 312. 

 

The ‘London Transport’ titling is not genuine. For most of the time after it left Sheffields employ it has worked in Australia.

 

It was repatriated to the UK in early 2012.

 

 

 

 

D150 RAK ‘South Yorkshire Transport’ No. 150 ‘Little Nipper’. Dodge S56 / Reeve Burgess on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

The small GR above the fleet number is the abbreviation for the garage it works from in this case Greenland (Rd).

 

 

 

 

OWJ 353A ‘South Yorkshire Transport’ No.  M3 ‘TOWING’. Leyland PD3 / Roe

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

 

Rebuilt as a Tow car from former ‘Doncaster Corporation’ bus  registered 

475 HDT new in 1962 numbered 175.

 

The small HE above the fleet number is the abbreviation for the garage it works from in this case Herries (Rd).

 

‘Scene’, ‘Bits and Pieces’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Most of my blogs have some sort of theme or purpose. 

 

There are however times when I take a photograph of something that does not fit into any category. 

 

It is generally something that just happened to turn up at the time.

 

Collectively they are just ‘Bits and Pieces’. Individually they can be interesting.

 

See if there is anything that you like out of these.

 

YN64 XSM ‘Stagecoach South’ No. 15985 ‘700 Coastliner’. Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400 

 

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

 

 

 

Pictured in Brighton.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GX55 NHY ‘Skills Coaches’, Nottingham ‘6 Bilborough Sixth Form College’. Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Vyking

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

 

Pictured in Nottingham.

 

 

 

 

 

 

H699 PVW ‘Freeway Coaches’, Pinxton, Notts. Leyland Olympian / Alexander Belfast RH

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

 

New registered 91-D-1071 to ‘Dublin Bus’ as its No. RA71.

 

It has also had a spell with ‘Davies’ of Plean, Scotland.

 

Pictured in Ripley, Derbyshire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YN07 EYZ ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 761 ‘Bus Drivers wanted’. Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

It seems that the driver shortage has spread to Nottingham where it is pictured.

 

 

 

 

 

 

W303 MKY ‘Skills Coaches’, Nottingham. Scania N113DRB / East Lancs 

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

 

New to ‘Jones’, Pontypridd then to ‘Veolia’.

 

One of the contract hire fleet.

 

Pictured in Nottingham. 

‘Scene’ at Showbus 2018. The ‘One offs’ part 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A lot of buses and coaches at ‘Showbus’ do not fit into a group or category such as vehicle type or operator which allows them to be seen together and are simply ‘One offs’.

 

Here are but a few.

 

R738 XRV ‘Diamond Coaches of Rushden’ ‘Lady Patricia’. Volvo Olympian-50 / Northern Counties Motor Engineers 

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

 

New to ‘Musterphantom’ as its No. 738 (See below).

 

Also with ‘Southern Vectis’ (IoW) as its No. 638.

 

It then went to ‘konect buses’ in Norfolk where it appeared in basic ‘Southern Vectis’ livery with ’konect' lettering. Both operators are ‘Go-Ahead’ group companies.

 

For an image in this livery go to my blog dated 08/11/2015.

 

‘Musterphantom’ was a holding company set up to administer ‘Southern Vectis’ after it had been sold by the ‘National Bus Company’ in 1986. Other operatore were formed or acquired by the group including ‘Solent Blue Line’ and ‘West Wight Bus Company’.

 

In 2005 the group was sold to the ‘Go-Ahead’ group and today the companies form part of ‘Go-Ahead South Coast’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

564 KHT ‘North Somerset Coaches’ No. 59. DAF SB220 / IKARUS Citibus 480

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

 

New registered as L510 EHD to ‘Marchwood Motorways’ Totton Hants.

 

It also had a spell on the Isle of Wight with ‘Southern Vectis’ subsidiary ‘Bluestar’ as its No. 505.

 

 

 

 

 

 

J19 XEL ‘Xelabus’ No, 548. Scania N94UD / East Lancs

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

618 KRA ‘Felix’. Bedford SB1 / Yeates Europa

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

 

New in 1959.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HWY 36 ‘Todmorden Joint Omnibus Commitee’. Leyland PD2/1 / Leyland lowbridge /1

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

 

New in 1950.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HWY 36 ‘Todmorden Joint Omnibus Commitee’. Leyland PD2/1 / Leyland lowbridge /2

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEZ 9717 ‘Stanways’ (Elliott & Richman), Rode Heath Cheshire. Scania N113RD / East Lancs Cityzen

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

 

New registered W372 PHY to ‘Coombs Travel’, Weston-super-Mare.

 

Interestingly this ‘bus’ has a full complement of coach seats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WRJ 179 ‘Salford City Transport’ No. 179. Leyland PD2/40 Metropolitan Cammell Carriage & Wagon Co.

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

 

New in 1963.

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

It has been a while since I was in Derby to look at the transport scene so today being bright, sunny and cold seemed ideal for a little wander with the camera.

 

‘trentbarton’ (tb) continue to introduce new Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC’s. 

 

The latest route to receive them being the i4 one of a number of routes linking Derby with Nottingham.

 

These new buses carry ‘Barton Buses Ltd.’ legal titling which I believe is usual for buses based at (tb)s Nottingham depot. A nice link to the companies past.

 

The previous buses on the route were Optare Tempo SR’s which seem to have had a troubled time with ‘tb’ and have been replaced after only six years.

 

Only last year Optare provided a MetroCity to cover for the Tempo SR’s going back to Optare for rectification work. See blog dated 14/04/2017.

 

YX68 ULE ‘trentbarton’ No. 133 ‘i4’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

YX68 ULF ‘trentbarton’ No. 134 ‘i4’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

YX68 ULG ‘trentbarton’ No. 135 ‘i4’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

YX68 ULH ‘trentbarton’ No. 136 ‘i4’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

 

Another newcomer was.

 

BF68 ZFY ‘Dunn Motor Traction’ Ltd.’ No. 5103. Mercedes- Benz Tourismo

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

 

‘Dunn Motor Traction’ Ltd.’ being the operator of ‘yourbus’ of Heanor.

 

The only identification on the vehicle being the legal titling and the fleetnumber.

 

 

 

Also in Derby today were.

 

V304 EAK ‘Skills Coaches’ No. D12. Scania N113DRB / East Lancs Cityzen

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

 

New to ‘Jones’. Pontypridd. It has also had spell with ‘Shamrock Travel’ and ‘Veolia’ and is now part of ‘Skills’ contract fleet.

 

 

 

V351 DLU ‘Harpurs Coaches’, Derby. Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH

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

 

New to ‘Dublin Bus’ registered 99-D-581.

 

 

 

 

TFA 13 ‘Midland Classic’ No.55, ‘Stevensons of Uttoxeter & Burton’. Scania N94UD / East Lancs

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

 

New as YN54 OAG to ‘London Sovereign’ as it No. SLE5 and painted into the livery of the former Burton on Trent area operator ‘Stevensons of Spath’.

 

Working on service X39 which appears to be a contract route run from Derby to the ‘Boots’ facility in Burton.

 

A rather ‘snatched’ image included because of its interest.

 

 

‘Scene’ in the Sunshine at Showbus 2016 part 2 on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

The weather at last years ‘Showbus’ at Donington Park was the usual mix but there were some extended periods of sunshine to brighten the scene. 

 

Here are some further images images that illustrate the point.

 

Part 1 was published on 28/12/2016.

 

 

SHO 800 ‘Thornes’ AEC Reliance / Duple Britannia

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

New to ‘Creamline’ Borden, Hampshire in 1958. 

 

 

 

NML 619E ‘London Transport’ No. RML No. 2619 AEC Routemaster

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

YX63 LJA ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 385  Alexander Dennis Dart 4 /  ADL Enviro 200

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

W667 PTD ‘Fowlers’ Scania N113DRB / East Lancs Cityzen

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Previously with ‘Bullocks’ of Cheadle, Cheshire.

 

 

 

DAZ 3294 ‘National Express’ No. 1309 Leyland Tiger / Plaxton Paramount

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Originally registered E269 KEF with ‘United’ as its 6269.

 

 

 

HHP 755 ‘Greenslades Tours’ AEC Regal 3 / Duple

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Although listed as an AEC, the radiator carries ‘Maudslay’ badging. Maudsley having been taken over by AEC in 1948. 

 

New in 1948.

 

 

 

LDF 833 ‘Bowles of Ford’ Bedford OB / Duple

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Believed to be the last Bedford OB built, it dates from 1952.

 

 

 

C207 GTU ‘Crosville Wales’ No. EOG 207 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R  / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

One of a batch of 10 that were delivered to ‘Crosville’ in 1985.

 

There is a suggestion that this bus was built as a convertible open topper but the roof looks fixed to me. Does anyone know for certain?

 

 

 

NOA 462X ‘West Midlands PTE’ No. 2462 MCW Metrobus DR102/27 / MCW

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

 

 

 

 TRR 814R ‘Black Prince’ No. 814 Volvo Ailsa B55 / Alexander AV

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

 

Unique amongst Ailsa’s being the only low height Ailsa built.

 

Previously in the ‘Derby Transport’ fleet, where I had the pleasure of riding on it.

 

 

 

BUH 240V ’National Welsh’ No. NS 492 Leyland National Mark 2

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

 

 

 

 

KRU 55F ‘Bournemouth Corporation Transport’ Daimler Roadliner SRC6  / Willowbrook

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

 

A very rare bird.