‘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’ in Loughborough 3 ‘Centrebus’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

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. 

 

‘Centrebus’, founded in 2001, are headquartered in Leicester but operate across widely across the midland counties.

 

A revised livery has recently been introduced.This introduces more blue and reduces the amount of white.The main colour still being orange.

 

Both liveries appear in this blog.

 

Images in this and all my other blogs can be viewed in a larger format on my Flickr page by double clicking on the image seen here.

 

YJ14 BGU ‘Centrebus’ No. 330.

Optare Solo M900SR /1

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

 

New to ‘Richmond’ as NHS1.

 

 

 

 

YJ14 BGU ‘Centrebus’ No. 330.

Optare Solo M900SR /2

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

 

 

 

 

YJ57 XWG ‘Centrebus’ No. 769.

Optare Versa V1110

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

 

New to ‘Burnley & Pendle’ as No. 269.

 

 

 

 

 

YJ16 DXY ‘Centrebus’ No. 314.

Optare Solo M8900SR

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

 

New to ‘Centrebus East’.

 

 

 

 

KB10 BUS ‘Centrebus’ No. 758.

VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

New to ‘Kimes’, Folkingham, Lincolnshire as No. 510.

 

It came into ‘Centrebus’ ownership when they took over ‘Kimes’ in 2011.

 

 

 

 

YJ57 BCU ‘Centrebus’ No. 743.

VDL SB200 / Plaxton Centro

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

 

New to ‘Arriva’, Gomersal, West Yorks.

 

 

 

 

YX61 DOU ‘Centrebus’ No. 578.

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

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

 

New to ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.,’ Falkirk where it worked as a demonstrator.

 

In that capacity, it spent time with, amongst others, ‘Faresaver’, Chippenham, Wilts., ‘Waverley Travel’ in Edinburgh and ‘Newport Transport’.

 

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

Newcastle’s Haymarket and Eldon Square Bus Stations are almost side by side. 

 

With buses in numbers coming (and going) in both directions from both places it is very busy.

 

NL72 EUC ‘Go North East’ No. 5807, quaycity, Q3, VOLTRA.

Yutong E12

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

 

 

 

 

NL72 ETV ‘Go North East’ No. 5804, quaycity, Q3, VOLTRA.

Yutong E12

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

 

 

 

 

YX21 RUJ ‘Gateshead Central Taxis’.

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

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

 

New to ‘Central Taxis’, Ealing.

 

 

 

 

 

NK16 BXJ ‘Go North East’ No. 668, Tynedale Links.

Optare Solo M9250SR

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

 

 

 

 

YX72 OKO ‘Arriva Northumbria’ No. 2714.

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

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

 

 

 

 

NK66 EWJ ‘Go North East’ No. 5459.

Wright Streetdeck D/F

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

 

‘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 Derbyshire, Belper Bus Station on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Scene’ in Derbyshire, Belper Bus Station

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

 

‘Scene’ at EUROBUS EXPO 2022 LIVE 

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

 

EUROBUS EXPO 2022 LIVE is being held at the NEC on the 1st. 2nd. and 3rd. of November 2022. 

 

ALL BEING WELL ! I will be attending on the 1st.

 

I will then publish a blog a day for the next seven days detailing those exhibits that caught my eye.

 

My view is that for that week, I will be ahead of most of the professional press. 

 

So, if you want to see some of what’s new first, the place to be is;

 

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

 

 

The small market town of Belper dates back to pre-Norman times. 

 

Sitting astride the A6, it lies six miles or so to the North of Derby with bus services radiating out to Derby, Ashbourne, Ripley, Wirksworth, Matlock and onward to Bakewell and Buxton.

 

The bus station is on the A6 and is an easy walk from the town centre.

 

Built in the 1950s by the ‘Trent Motor Traction Co’, it is a spacious airy place which serves the functions of both bus garage, where part of the fleet of ‘the sixes’ are kept overnight and bus station, where two bus ‘stands’ for loading/unloading passengers are provided.

 

Being a privately owned facility, the bus station is only used by ‘trentbarton’ and associate companies ‘notts+derby’ and ‘High Peak Buses’.

 

YJ14 BTY ‘trentbarton’ (tb) No. 842, the sixes.

Optare Versa V1170

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

 

Working a 6.1 service from Bakewell to Derby.

 

There was a time when the area over the door was adorned by the words ‘TRENT’ on the highest brickwork and ‘BUS STATION on the centre of the blank panels below.

 

However, for some years the blank panels have had it all to themselves.

 

 

 

 

 

YJ65 EPF ‘notts+derby No. 510.

Optare Solo M9900SR

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

 

Now, what was BELPER BUS STATION has become BELPER BUS DEPOT.

 

I wonder why it has been reduced to a depot when with the two stands inside, it is still a Bus Station?

 

Anyone care to make any suggestions??

 

 

 

 

YY64 GWL ‘Bowers Coaches’593. ‘High Peak’

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

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

 

Working a ‘transpeak’ service from Buxton to Derby.

 

‘High Peak Buses’ and ‘Bowers Coaches’ are part of the ‘Centrebus’ group.

 

 

 

 

FJ58 KKD ‘trentbarton’ No. 712, mango, (‘tb’s electronic discount fare card’.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

The ‘mango’ livery is regarded as a spare bus livery so that It can go anywhere in the network.

 

Here it as working a ‘the sixes’ 6.1 service from Derby to Bakewell.

 

 

 

 

YX65 RGO ‘Bowers Coaches’ No. 527, Transpeak.

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

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

 

Again, working  a ‘transpeak’ service from Buxton to Derby.

 

 

 

 

YN56 OWP ‘notts+derby’ No. 1181.

Optare Solo M920

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

 

Pictured inside the BUS STATION/DEPOT is this Solo which was new to fellow ‘Wellglade’ group member ‘TM Travel’.

 

Part of the bus stand in the foreground seems to have been in contact with a passing bus.

 

 

 

 

Belper Bus Station back door 1.

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

 

Having shown you the front door, I include this image of the back door (on the right) which is no longer in use.

 

Built when buses were 27 feet long and 7 feet 6 inches wide, it was too small for buses built after its construction

 

 

 

 

Belper Bus Station back door 2.

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

 

This panel, which sits above the door leaves no one in doubt as the to the building’s ownership

 

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‘Scene’ in Royal Leamington Spa by Peter Rose 3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Peter has forwarded a number of images he has collected of buses in this elegant Warwickshire town.

 

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

 

SN69 ZMY ‘national express Coventry Platinum’ No. 7541, Janet May.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

‘National Express West Midlands’ have announced that they will not be purchasing any more diesel engined buses, opting for cleaner technology in the future.

 

This particular bus is the last diesel engined vehicle to enter the fleet.

 

 

 

 

YX68 USP ‘national express Coventry Platinum’ No. 6964, Lesley-Ann, Warwick Uni from Coventry.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

BX61 LKY ‘national express Coventry No. 4831, Amelia Rae.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

 

 

 

BX13 JVC ‘national express Coventry No. 4887, Grace Millie.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

 

 

 

YJ19 HXU ‘A & M Group,’ FLEXIBUS.

Optare Solo M9250SR /1

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

 

New to ‘Spangap’, Warks.

 

Surely, the Windermere in the destination can’t be the Windermere in Cumbria. Can it?

 

 

 

 

 

YJ19 HXU ‘A & M Group,’ FLEXIBUS.

Optare Solo M9250SR /2

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

 

 

 

 

YJ07 EGX ‘County Links’.

Optare Solo M950SL

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

 

New to ‘Warwickshire County Council’.

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ going Solo in Derby on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The ‘Wellglade’ group has purchased over 100 Optare Solos over the years.

 

They continue to give good service although their numbers are in decline.

 

Looking at what is available in the current bus market, it is difficult to see where their replacements in what can be termed the ‘midibus’ range are going to come from.

 

We are however, still able to enjoy those that are still here.

 

FJ09 MWF ‘trentbarton’ No. 480.

Optare Solo M950

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

 

‘trentbarton’ have recently introduced a lighter shade of red to its unbranded buses which brightens up the appearance considerably.

 

 

 

 

YJ12 NBA ‘trentbarton’ No. 493. 

Optare Solo SR M960SR /1

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

 

Pictured in Derby bus station.

 

Unusual in my experience as I have never seen one before in this location.

 

The route terminates in the city on Gower Street

 

 

 

 

YJ12 NBA ‘trentbarton’ No. 493. ‘harlequin’. 

Optare Solo M960SR /2 

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

 

 

 

 

FJ09 MWG ‘trentbarton’ No. 481 ‘royal derby’.  

Optare Solo M950 /1

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

 

Pictured in Derby bus station.

 

Unusual in my experience as I have never seen one before in this location.

 

The route linking the Royal Derby Hospital with the Derby Community Hospital runs via the city centre and not the bus station.

 

 

FJ09 MWG ‘trentbarton’ No. 481 ‘royal derby’.  

Optare Solo M950 /1

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

 

 

 

 

YJ65 EPF ‘notts+derby’ No. 510. ‘unibus’. 

Optare Solo SR M9900SR

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

 

 

 

 

FJ10 EHL ‘trentbarton’ No. 488 ‘amberline’. 

Optare Solo M950

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Huddersfield 4 ‘Arriva Yorkshire’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Or ‘uddersfield as we Yorkshire folk are given to calling it.

 

My first real day out ‘bus hunting’ in 2022 was to the two West Yorkshire towns of Halifax and Huddersfield.

 

Only 9 or so miles apart in distance but separated in fact by an enormous hill along the top of which runs the M62 motorway.

 

SN15 LLC ‘Arriva Yorkshire’ No. 1914 ‘MAX’ ‘GRAND YORKSHIRE CONNECTIONS’.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

 

 

 

TWY 7 ‘Arriva Yorkshire’ No. 1546 ‘Arriva Sapphire 229’.

VDL DB300 / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2

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

 

The registration is a ‘cherished’ one, owned by ‘Arriva’.

 

When new, it was registered YJ61 OBW.

 

Interestingly, the cherished registration has been used twice before.

 

The first time was on a Park Royal bodied Leyland PD2 dating from 1957.

 

The second time was on a Northern Counties bodied Leyland Olympian dating from 1988.

 

 

 

 

KIG 7306 ‘Arriva Yorkshire’ No. 1103 ‘254/255’.

Volvo B7RLE / WrightEclipse Urban

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

 

New registered YJ08 DVF to ‘Arriva Yorkshire West’.

 

 

 

YJ15 AXM ‘Arriva Yorkshire’.

Optare Solo M8900SR 

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

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Tiger’.

 

 

 

 

YX17 NKC ‘‘Arriva Yorkshire’ No. 1074 ‘arriva sapphire 231/232.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC /1 

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

 

There are some suggestions on the internet that the chassis might be a Dennis Dart but I have never seen this body style on a Dart chassis before. 

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Tiger’.

 

 

 

 

YX17 NKC ‘‘Arriva Yorkshire’ No. 1074 ‘arriva sapphire 231/232.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC /2 

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