‘Scene’ in Glasgow by Peter Rose, on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose is rapidly becoming our ‘Scottish Correspondent’.

 

This last few months has seen him gathering bus images in Edinburgh, Dundee and now Glasgow.

 

As usual, his images reproduced here are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

All were taken at Buchanan Street Bus Station.

 

LSK 513 ‘PARKS OF HAMILTON’.

Volvo B11R / Jonckheere

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

 

A cherished registration owned by ‘Parks of Hamilton’ which has been carried by four former coaches.

 

Working the lengthy but very scenic service 977 from Oban.

 

 

 

 

SJ 22 GZE ‘STUARTS of CARLUKE’.

Volvo B8RLE / MCV eVoRa

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

 

 

 

 

BX64 WJO ‘McGills Bus Services Ltd’. I3329, X23.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

The I in the fleet number stands for ‘Inchinnan,’ the buses home depot.

 

New as No. 3329.

 

 

 

 

SN65 ZGZ ‘West Coast Motors’ No. 41601, 398, ScotRail Station link.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

New to ‘Glasgow Citybus.’

 

 

 

YJ17 CPU ‘McColls’, Kirkintilloch.

Optare Solo 7900SE

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

 

The livery worn is that of ‘Strathclyde Partnership for Transport’ (SPT).

 

New to ‘Craig of Campbeltown Ltd’, No. 41701.

 

 

 

 

SK15 HBZ ‘Stagecoach Western Buses Ltd’. No. 27219, FastLink.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E30D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 300

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

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit ‘Drakelow Business Park’ 2 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 fifth and final visit of the day and of the weekend was to the ‘Drakelow Business Park’ to the South of Burton on Trent.

 

Most of the coaches I saw with DE-LUXE carried the names of British Battleships.

 

XJZ 222 ‘DE-LUXE COACH SERVICES’, Burton on Trent, ‘FURIOUS’.

Volvo B12B / Jonkheere

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

 

New registered FX58 SXD but acquired from ‘Last Passive’, Eire where it was registered 09-D-2777.

 

 

 

 

L5 NHA ‘DE-LUXE COACH SERVICES’, Burton on Trent, ‘INVINCIBLE’.

VOLVO B10M / Berkhof

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

 

New to ‘Abridge’, Hadleigh.

 

 

 

 

222 KTO ‘DE-LUXE COACH SERVICES’, Burton on Trent, 

‘ST. VINCENT’.

Volvo B7R / Sunsundegui Sideral on 

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

 

Formerly registered OCZ 1119 with ’Cropley Coaches,’ Fosdyke, Lincs. from where it was purchased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCZ 221 ‘DE-LUXE COACH SERVICES’, Burton on Trent, ‘RODNEY’.

Toyota Optimo / Caetano

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

 

New registered W59 SJH to ‘Horseman Coaches Ltd.’ Reading, Berks. but acquired from ‘Transport Direct’, Bramshall, Staffs.

 

 

 

 

DLX 21E ‘DE-LUXE COACH SERVICES’, Burton on Trent, ‘BENBOW’. 

Ford Transit 

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

 

 

 

 

222 GDY ‘DE-LUXE COACH SERVICES’, Burton on Trent.

Volvo B12BT / Plaxton elite

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

 

With the front panel that carries the registration plate missing, I had to rely on the rear registration plate for the details of the owner.

 

Previously registered YN09 HRF and LD55 RFC.

 

Acquired from ‘Cropper’, Guiseley, West Yorks.

 

 

 

 

N222 UPD ‘DE-LUXE COACH SERVICES’, Burton on Trent.

Manufacturer unknown / 1

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

 

 

 

 

N222 UPD ‘DE-LUXE COACH SERVICES’, Burton on Trent.

Manufacturer unknown / 2

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

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ on a ‘Transpire’ Outing 2 ‘DW Coaches’ (DWC), Clay Cross, Derbyshire. on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Transpire’ being ‘The Chesterfield Bus Society’.

 

Apart from the widely known Peak Park Bus Rally organised by the group and held at ‘Peak Rail’, Rowsley, Derbyshire.

 

They also organise regular days and evenings out to operators and events both locally and nationally.

 

Friend Peter Rose joined the group which numbered about 20 or so enthusiasts, as a guest for the evening.

 

‘DWC’ operates an eclectic mix of buses and coaches on contract work in the area.

 

YN10 FKR ‘M. Pearson’.

Volvo B9R / Plaxton Elite

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

 

New to ‘Selwyns’, Runcorn as No. 144.

 

 

 

 

T208 KDM ‘M. Pearson’.

Volvo B10M / Van Hool Alizee

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

 

New registered T9 BCL to ‘Barratt’, Nantwich in 1999.

 

Re-registered T208 KDM in 2005.

 

Re-registered  A14 TBT by ‘Terry Bushell Travel’, Burton-on-Trent in 2005.

 

 

 

 

N178 LHU ‘M. Pearson’.

Volvo B10M / Van Hool Alizee

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

 

New to ‘Tappin’, Didcot but acquired from ‘Weavaway Travel’, Thatcham.

 

 

 

 

R175 GGR ‘DW Coaches’.

Volvo B10M / Plaxton Premiere 350

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

 

New to ‘Classic’, Annfield Plain, but acquired from ‘Lloyd’, Bagilt.

 

 

 

 

KJZ 4434  ‘DW Coaches’.

Dennis Javelin / Berkhof

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

 

New registered S8 BOS to ‘Bostock’, Congleton but acquired from 

‘M. Pearson’, Chesterfield.

 

 

 

 

N555 CLA ‘DW Coaches’.

Volvo B10M / Jonkheere

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

 

New to ‘Clarke’ Sydenham but acquired from ‘Ourhire’, Acle, Norfolk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Edinburgh by Peter Rose Coaches 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Peter, a friend of many years standing, was in Edinburgh on holiday recently and has forwarded these images for me to share with you.

 

As usual, they appear with his consent and my thanks.

 

Many images in this selection were captured on Princes Street which is shared with other forms of transport including Edinburgh’s trams.

 

The track of which can be observed beneath some of the coaches.

 

SG71 OTA ‘ember’ Dundee.

YUTONG TCe12

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

 

The TCe12 is the first full electric zero emission coach to be offered in the UK  by any manufacturer and this example is 1 of only 2 that were imported into the UK in 2021 by ‘Ember Core’ for use on their Dundee-Edinburgh service.

 

‘Buses’ magazine for June 2022 on page 12 carries an interesting piece on ‘Ember Core’s plans for the companies future development.

 

Worth a read.

 

 

 

 

PSU 616 ‘edinburgh coach lines’ ‘SCOTLAND scottishrugby.org'

Volvo B11R / Jonkheere

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

 

New registered SF17 VPM.

 

Possibly a coup for Peter in that this seems to be the Scottish rugby team’s team coach or is it just a very good all over advertisement ??

 

 

 

 

221-G-2939 ‘Callinan Coaches’, Galway, ’C-I-E Tours International’.

DAF / Vanhool EX16M 

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

 

‘C-I-E Tours’ are the touring arm of ‘Bus Eireann’.

 

 

 

YT19 DZZ ‘Doigs Ltd’,  Glasgow ‘Platinum by Doigs’.

Scania K3601B4 / Higer

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

 

‘Scene’ when Derby Railway Station was ‘Bustituted’ 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Derby railway station has been closed for major refurbishment work since July which will continue through to October.

 

Travellers through Derby have found that they have had to switch to buses and coaches for the onward journeys.

 

The operation seems to have been well organised with a selection of vehicles from a wide range of operators being used.

 

For earlier blogs on this subject see blog published 18/08/2018 and 28/09/2018. 

 

FJ10 OXN ‘Midland General Omnibus Company Ltd’ No. 73. Scania K3201B4 / Irizar i4

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

 

Although some published records show this bus as being oerated by ‘notts+derby’.

 

The legal titling clearly shows the operator as being MGOC.

 

The livery is the debranded form of ‘trentbarton’s ‘skylink express’.

 

 

 

H9 UKA ‘Hamiltons Coaches’, Kettering. Volvo B12 / Jonkheere

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

 

 

SN61 ABV ‘Hunters’, Leeds. VDL / BOVA FHD127/365

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

 

New to ‘AAA’ Kirknewton, Scotland.

 

 

 

TT06 PSW ‘Paul S. Winson’, Loughborough. Volvo B12B / Jonkheere Mistral

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

 

 

 

B11 PSV ‘Freeway Coaches’, Pinxton, Notts. Volvo B12B / Sunsundegui Sideral

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

 

New as FJ55 YCF to ‘Dunn-Line’, Notts as its No. 5503.

 

 

 

V20 YAL ‘Nottingham Coaches’. Scania / Van Hool Alizee

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

 

Formerly woth ‘York Pullman’ and ‘Blue Sky Coaches’.

 

 

 

FN02 RXC Operator not known. MAN 18.310 / Caetano

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

 

New to ‘Clarkson’, Barrow.

 

Wearing the livery of ‘Premiere Travel’ of Nottingham who went out of business in 2013.

 

It appears to have been repainted into this livery fairly recently because in 2015 it was seen in ‘Swan Street Coaches’ colours.

 

 

 

WK66 JPF ‘Tiger European’. Ford Transit

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

 

‘Scene’ when Derby Railway Station was ‘Bustituted’ 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Derby railway station has been closed for major refurbishment work since July which will continue through to October.

 

Travellers through Derby have found that they have had to switch to buses and coaches for the onward journeys.

 

The operation seems to be well organised with a selection of vehicles from a wide range of operators being used.

 

For an earlier blog on this subject see blog published 18/08/2018.

 

‘ARRIVA’ the local operator wes represented by.

 

YX17 NND ‘ARRIVA The Shires’ No. 3129. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

FL63 DYA ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3792. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

 

 

BD12 DHG ‘ARRIVA The Shires’ No. 3930 ‘MAX’. Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

 

 

Local coach operators also had a share of the work available

 

67 RT ‘Johnson Brothers’, Worksop ‘Roamer’. Van Hool Alicron

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

 

New as YJ15 EUX.

 

 

 

YR18 CLJ ‘Johnson Brothers’, Worksop. ‘Euro Royale’. Irizar i6

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

 

 

 

N1 JBT ‘Johnson Brothers’, Worksop. VDL Futura 2 FHD

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

 

 

 

YJ16 EHX ‘Whitestar travel’, Sunderland. Temsa Safari HD12 RHD

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

 

New to ‘Green’ Walthamstow.

 

 

BU14 EGE ‘Hunters’, Leeds. Volvo B11R / Jonkheere

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

 

New to ‘Park’, Hamilton.

 

‘Scene’ in Eastbourne, Coaches on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Eastbourne, like many UK resorts depends on the coaching industry to provide a steady stream of visitors to fill the towns hotels.

 

Eastbourne is famous for its ‘Carpet Gardens’. In this image, we can see why.

 

 

 

YJ12 CGO ‘OGDENS Travel’, (St Helens). Van Hool TX15 / Van Hool

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

 

 

 

SR14 NGS ‘Shearings Holidays’. Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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

 

New to ‘Pulham’, (Bourton-on-the-Water).

 

Not the best image I am afraid but included to show a ‘Shearings’ livery that I have not seen before.

 

 

 

B1 BTL ‘Bensons’ (Tattenhall). Scania K124EB6 / Irizar PB

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

 

New to ‘Ashton’s, St. Helens as SA06 ASH.

 

 

 

YT16 JMO ‘Silverdale’ (Nottingham). Scania K410EB4 / Scania OmniExpress

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

 

 

 

 

PSV 592 ‘Slacks’ (Matlock). Neoplan Euroliner N316SHD

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

 

Formerly YN06 FWB with ‘Slacks’.

 

 

SFZ 595 ‘Seaford & District’ No. 2595 Volvo B10M / Jonkheere 

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

 

An image snatched through the upper windscreen of a bus I was travelling on and at the time employed on Rail Replacement work into Brighton.

 

Formerly S658 JSE with ‘Stagecoach Highlands’ as its No. 52608.

 

 

 

3P6 9371 ‘Travel Ageny Inex’ SETRA S-117-HD

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

 

With a party of Czech schoolchildren, seen at Birling Gap.

 

‘Scene’ in the Southwest. ‘The X46, Torquay to Exeter’ on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

Whilst holidaying in Devon over the last 50 years or so, I have made the Torquay to Exeter journey and return many times by both train and bus.

 

In recent years I have generally travelled on ‘Stagecoach Southwest’ (SS) service X46.

 

At one time it ran up to 10 journeys per day but I was surprised on my most recent visit to see that this has been reduced from 10 to 4 journeys per day.

 

A number of reasons for so doing are listed by ‘SS’ including long term disruption due to roadworks during the construction of The South Devon Highway which seemed to go on for years (my italics) and rail competition.

 

(I know about the roadworks which I suffered several times, they were horrendous)

 

The gaps in the timetable have been taken up by local (Exeter) operator ‘CM Coaches’.

 

The vehicles used by ‘SS’ have been upgraded to ‘Gold’ standard but the use of the X suffix to the X46 has been dropped.

 

Going forward, it will be interesting to see.

 

If ‘CM Coaches’ continue to compete.

 

If ‘SS’ continue to dedicate ‘Gold’ standard vehicles to the service.

 

 

YN63 BXA ‘Stagecoach Southwest’ No. 15932 ’Gold’ Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

 

 

FN52 HRO ‘CM Coaches’ Volvo B7R / Jonkheere

on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New to ‘Jackson’, Ingleby, Arncliffe. and previously with ‘Carmel Coaches’.

 

‘Scene’ in the Southwest. YOR 456 on ‘Dennis Basfords railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

In transport terms, I have always been drawn to the new, the old and the unusual.

 

I think this particular coach qualifies in 2 of those categories.

 

At first glance, the bodywork bears a very strong resemblance to the Van Hool Alizee but it is in fact bodied by Jonckheere.

 

New to ‘Clarke’ of Lower Sydenham, London in 1995 as M325 KRY and currently operated by ‘Roselyn Coaches’ of Par in Cornwall. 

 

It gained its current registration in 2005.

 

Seen at Dawlish Warren, Devon.

 

YOR 456 ‘Roselyn Coaches’ Volvo B10M / Jonkheere

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

 

 

 

YOR 456 ‘Roselyn Coaches’ Volvo B10M / Jonkheere /1

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

 

 

 

YOR 456 ‘Roselyn Coaches’ Volvo B10M / Jonkheere /2

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

 

 

 

YOR 456 ‘Roselyn Coaches’ Volvo B10M / Jonkheere /3

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