‘Scene’ in Buxton once more ‘High Peak Buses’ 1 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Scene’ in Buxton once more 

‘High Peak Buses’ 1

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

 

Friend Peter Rose’s travels recently took him to Buxton and he has forwarded these images which are reproduced here with his permission for which I thank him.

 

HPB have their roots in previous operator ‘Eric Bowers’ of Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire. 

 

Since 2012, jointly owned by ‘Centrebus’ of Leicester and the ‘Wellglade’ group who also own ‘trentbarton’, ‘notts+derby’,’ TMTravel' and ‘Kinchbus’.

 

Green liveried liveried 'Transpeak' buses have normally been identified in the legal details as ‘Bowers Coaches’. 

 

However, I notice that many other buses are now carrying ‘Eric W. Bowers Coaches’.

 

It maybe that a mixture of details is being carried.

 

Further observation is needed to clarify the situation.

BF62 JYZ ‘High Peak’ No. 806, buxton buzz.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro /1

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

 

New to ‘Dunn’, trading as ‘yourbus’ No. 3023, Heanor, Derbyshire, who went out of business in October 2019.

 

A new livery for the operator which I think looks good.

 

 

 

 

BF62 JYZ ‘High Peak’ No. 806, buxton buzz.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro /2

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

 

 

 

 

BK13 XYD ‘High Peak’ No. 807, skyline, Manchester Airport.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

New to ‘Dunn’, trading as ‘yourbus’ No. 3027, Heanor, Derbyshire, who went out of business in October 2019.

 

 

 

 

BK13 XYG ‘High Peak’ No. 809.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

Wearing the current ‘Centrebus’ fleet livery.

 

New to ‘Dunn’, trading as ‘yourbus’ No. 3030, Heanor, Derbyshire, who went out of business in October 2019.

 

Operating a ‘Transpeak’ service to Derby.

 

 

 

 

YJ11 EKV ‘High Peak’ No. 281.

Optare Solo M950

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

 

New to ‘Parksafe’, Paisley, Scotland.

 

 

 

 

YJ15  AYA ‘High Peak’ No. 285.

Optare Solo M8900SR

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

 

New to ‘Bowers Coaches’ of Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire.

 

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit In Bolton Town Centre 3, Go-North West (GNW) on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The fourth blog of ten, posted over ten consecutive days. 

More tomorrow.

 

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.

 

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 being in the North West of England centred on the Holiday Inn Express, Preston.

 

Friend Peter Rose joined me for what turned out to be a sometimes wet, but very enjoyable weekend.

 

As we have done before, we have combined all the images we have gathered. 

 

The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.

 

An hour lunch break was taken in Bolton where, inevitably, interest centred on the bus station.

 

The arrival of a large group of mainly men, mainly wearing Hi-Viz vests, many armed with cameras and jostling to take pictures provoked a lot of good natured banter with the local population.

 

I was asked twice by passers-by if the King was coming!

 

 

‘Go-North West’ came into being when in 2019, the ‘Go-Ahead Group’ took over ‘First Greater Manchester’s Cheetham Hill depot which included 163 buses.

 

The variety of liveries on display is explainable.

 

In April 2023, ‘GNW’ took over operation of four routes previously operated by ‘Diamond North West’ under the franchising system operated by ‘Transport for Greater Manchester’.

 

It appears that the buses involved did not pass to ‘GNW’ leaving the company to find buses from a variety of  its own sources.

 

BG14 OOU ‘Go North West’ No. 6162.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse 2

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

 

Originally Fleet No. 74001 with ‘GNW’.

 

BG14 OOU was only used for delivery purposes when it went to work in Malta for the Maltese Government registered BUS 355.

 

Eventually, it was repatriated, restored to its original registration and sold on.

 

 

 

 

BJ10 VUT ‘Go North West’ No. 6229.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0530

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

 

New to ‘Go-North East’ (GNE) No. 5333.

 

The livery is part of the X20, Sunderland-Langley Park livery it wore at ‘GNE’.

 

 

 

 

YX10 EYY ‘Go North West’ No. 6176.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

New to ‘East Yorkshire’ (EY) No. 372.

 

At the time the bus was new, ‘EY’ were an independent company being taken over by the ‘Go-Ahead Group’ in 2018.

 

 

 

 

YX10 EYW ‘Go North West’ No. 6175.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

New to ‘East Yorkshire’ (EY) No. 371.

 

At the time the bus was new, ‘EY’ were an independent company being taken over by the ‘Go-Ahead Group’ in 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

BJ10 VUP‘Go North West’ No. 6226.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0530

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

 

New to ‘Go-North East’ (GNE) No. 5330.

 

The livery is part of the X20, Sunderland-Langley Park livery it wore at ‘GNE’.

 

 

‘Scene’ on a PSV Circle Organised Visit. In Bolton Town Centre 1, Diamond North West on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.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.

 

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 being in the North West of England centred on the Holiday Inn Express, Preston.

 

Friend Peter Rose joined me for what turned out to be a sometimes wet, but very enjoyable weekend.

 

As we have done before, we have combined all the images we have gathered. 

 

The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.

 

An hour lunch break was taken in Bolton where, inevitably, interest centred on the bus station.

 

The arrival of a large group of mainly men, mainly wearing Hi-Viz vests, many armed with cameras and jostling to take pictures provoked a lot of good natured banter with the local population.

 

I was asked twice by passers-by if the King was coming!

 

MX70 ARU ‘Diamond North West’ No. 40803, 36 37.

Wright Streetdeck Micro Hybrid

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

 

Wearing pink branding for routes 36 and 37.

 

 

 

 

MX20KYJ ‘Diamond North West’ No. 40756.

Wright Streetdeck Micro Hybrid

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

 

 

 

 

MX20 JZW ‘Diamond North West’ No. 40745.

Wright Streetdeck Micro Hybrid

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

 

 

 

 

MX21 ASO ‘Diamond North West’ No. 40812, 8.

Wright Streetdeck Micro Hybrid

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

 

Wearing green branding for route 8.

 

 

 

 

BD64 NCN ‘Diamond North West’ No. 33011.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0295

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

 

One of a batch of over 20 in number and new to ‘Dunn’, trading as ‘yourbus’, Heanor, Derbyshire.

 

An operator local to me in the East Midlands that went out of business in October 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

BT20 ZPX ‘Diamond North West’.

Mercedes-Benz Vito

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

 

Running a crew shuttle from ‘Diamond North West’s local depot.

 

‘Scene’ outside Nottingham Broadmarsh bus station on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Friend Peter Rose and I were off to Newark to record the closing days of ‘Marshalls of Sutton on Trent’ operating Service 90 from Newark into Nottingham. 

 

See blog posted 16/04/2023.

 

Always being willing to support public transport, we went into Nottingham by train.

 

As we have done before on joint outings, we have combined all the images we have gathered.

 

The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M. Rose.

 

The new Broadmarsh bus station in Nottingham replaced an older facility on much the same site which was no longer fit for purpose.

 

A process that took something approaching five years to achieve.

 

YX63 GXW ‘Nottingham City Transport’ No. 392.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro200

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

BN09 FWY ‘Kinchbus’ No. 905

Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

New to fellow ‘Wellglade’ group member ‘trentbarton’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FJ09 BXH ‘trentbarton’ No. 709, the keyworth.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

YX67 VFF ‘trentbarton’ No. 128, skylink, Nottingham-East Midlands Airport.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

BV22 VTZ ‘Clarkes of London’, national express.

Scania K410EB6 / Caetano Levante 3 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

FN54 AEZ ‘trentbarton’ No. 662, skylink, Nottingham-East Midlands Airport.

Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

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

 

Now in its 19th. year.

 

 

‘Scene’ in Loughborough, ‘Kinchbus’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

It is Good Friday today, the start of the Easter holiday.

 

In the past, I have posted a blog on every day of a holiday and I intend to do so with this one.

 

 

So, starting with today, Good Friday, look out for blogs on Easter Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

 

Just over 10 miles north of Leicester, Loughborough is an interesting town from a transport point of view being on the Midland Main Line and the Grand Union Canal.

 

In addition, there is a frequent and varied range of bus connections supplied on the day I was there by five different operators. 

 

‘Kinchbus’, based in Loughborough, has a history dating back to 1987 when the company was founded by Gilbert Kinch.

 

These days, it is part of the ‘Wellglade’ group which Is also ‘home’ to ‘trentbarton’, ‘Notts & Derby’ and ‘TM Travel’.

 

All the four companies’ buses’ fleet numbers are numbered within the same series. 

 

Effectively, the fleet numbers are part of a ‘Wellglade’ fleetlist.

 

FJ09 BXN ‘Kinchbus’ No. 733.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse /1

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

 

New to ‘trentbarton’.

 

 

 

FJ09 BXN ‘Kinchbus’ No. 733. 

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse /2

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

 

 

 

 

YD63 VCY ‘Kinchbus’ No. 831, Kinchbus 11/12.

Optare Versa V1110

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

 

New to ‘trentbarton’.

 

 

 

 

 

FJ09 MWD ‘Kinchbus’ No. 478.

Optare Solo M950

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

 

New to ‘trentbarton’.

 

 

 

BN09 FWX Kinchbus No. 904, Kinchbus 9.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

New to ‘trentbarton’.

 

 

 

 

 

YD63 VCX ‘Kinchbus’ No. 830, Kinchbus 11/12.

Optare Versa V1110

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

 

New to ‘trentbarton’.

 

 

 

 

 

BN09 FWY ‘Kinchbus’ No. 905, Kinchbus 9.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

New to ‘trentbarton’.

 

 

 

 

 

YX20 OHK ‘Kinchbus’ No. 155, skylink.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC

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

 

The company’s flagship route linking Derby with Leicester via Loughborough and the East Midlands Airport at Castle Donington.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YX20 OHH ‘Kinchbus’ No. 153, skylink.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200MMC

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

 

The company’s flagship route linking Derby with Leicester via Loughborough and the East Midlands Airport at Castle Donington.

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Buxton on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I was in Buxton on other business and I always have my camera with me so why not?

 

Although Buxton is normally the preserve of ‘High Peak Buses’, we start with something different.

 

H693 GKV ‘DISCOVER BUXTON TRAM CO’, WONDER OF THE PEAK.

Morrison Electricar /1 

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

 

It has appeared before on my blog when it passed me on its travels around the town.

 

This time I caught it between journeys resting in The Pavilion Gardens.

 

Clearly derived from a milk float type vehicle, it has a surprising turn of speed.

 

 

 

 

H693 GKV ‘DISCOVER BUXTON TRAM CO’, WONDER OF THE PEAK.

Morrison Electricar /2

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

 

 

 

 

H693 GKV ‘DISCOVER BUXTON TRAM CO’, WONDER OF THE PEAK.

Morrison Electricar /3

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

 

 

 

 

 

H693 GKV ‘DISCOVER BUXTON TRAM CO’, WONDER OF THE PEAK.

Morrison Electricar /4

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

 

 

 

 

YX22 OGH ‘Bowers Coaches Ltd’ No. 541. ‘High Peak’.

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

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

 

‘Bowers Coaches Ltd’. and ‘High Peak Buses’ are part of a joint venture owned by ‘Centrebus’ and the ‘Wellglade’ group.

 

 

 

 

FM11 EJV ‘Bowers Coaches Ltd’ No. 801. Skyline Manchester Airport.

Mercedes-Benz 0530 Citaro /1

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

 

New, registered KMN-201-L to ‘Isle of Man Transport’ No. 201.

 

‘Bowers Coaches Ltd’. and ‘High Peak Buses’ are part of a joint venture owned by ‘Centrebus’ and the ‘Wellglade’ group.

 

 

 

 

FM11 EJV ‘Bowers Coaches Ltd’ No. 801. Skyline Manchester Airport.

Mercedes-Benz 0530 Citaro /2

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

 

 

 

 

YD63 VFH ‘Bowers Coaches Ltd’ No. 282. ‘High Peak’.

Optare Solo SR M900

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

 

New to ‘Centrebus’.

 

‘Bowers Coaches Ltd’. and ‘High Peak Buses’ are part of a joint venture owned by ‘Centrebus’ and the ‘Wellglade’ group.

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Newcastle upon Tyne 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose recently spent some time in this great City to attend a concert. 

 

These days, he takes his pictures on his iPhone but whatever he uses the results are excellent. 

 

He has forwarded the following images which are reproduced with his permission and my thanks.

 

Looking at the times the images were taken, 20 minutes would seem to cover the lot.

 

Not a bad haul on a beautiful day.

 

To check the details of what is in the pictures, I have made use of ‘Go-North East’s official fleetlist.

 

It is a work of art with every bus listed in detail and then it is colour coded to identify the livery that every bus carries.

 

Brilliant!

 

NK11 FXB ‘Go North East’ No. 8319 ‘Northern’. Optare Versa V1110

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

 

Specially repainted to represent a vintage bus of the inter-war period even to the extent of painting on a radiator with the company’s name cast into the radiator top.

 

It was customary do this at that time. Manufacturers such as ‘Tilling Stevens’ did it. 

 

In that case, It didn’t matter who owned the bus, you knew straight away who had built it.

 

New to ‘Go Northern’.

 

 

 

 

NK07 KPL ‘Go North East’ No. 5277. Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

This being the fleet livery introduced in 2019.

 

Currently based at Riverside depot.

 

New to ‘Go Wear Buses’.

 

 

 

 

NK66 EWB ‘Go North East’ No. 5453. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

This being the fleet livery introduced in 2019.

 

 

 

 

NK66 EVB ‘Go North East’ No. 5442 ‘orbit East Gateshead’. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

 

 

 

NK17 GJO ‘Go North East’ No. 5473 ‘coaster’. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

 

 

 

WK58 EAE ‘Go North East’ No. 706. Optare Solo M710SE

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

 

New to ‘Western Greyhound’, Summercourt, Cornwall as No. 701.

 

This image is one of my own and is included for completeness sake.

 

It is the only ‘GNE’ image I have ever taken and has not appeared previously.

 

Taken outside Durham Cathedral in July 2018.

 

‘GNE’ had two of these running a shuttle service from the railway and coach stations through the City and up to the Cathedral.