‘Scene’ by Peter Rose at Halbeath Park & Ride, Scotland Comings & Goings 2 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose has been North of the border once more and has forwarded these images which are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

Situated to the East of Dunfermline, the Park & Ride provides a wide range of travel options linking into the M90 Motorway.

 

Interesting to note, that despite the various names and liveries, all of these coaches are owned by the ‘Stagecoach’ group.

 

YX67 UPE ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54360.

Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite /1

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

 

 

 

YX67 UPE ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54360.

Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite /2

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

 

 

 

 

YX18 LHM ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54502. 

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

 

 

 

YX18 LLC ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54517.

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

 

 

 

YJ14 LFR ‘Stagecoach West Scotland’ No. 50279, megabus.

Van Hool TDX27 / Van Hool Astromega /1

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

 

New to ‘Thames Transit’.

 

 

 

YJ14 LFR ‘Stagecoach West Scotland’ No. 50279, megabus.

Van Hool TDX27 / Van Hool Astromega /2

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

 

‘Scene’ by Peter Rose in Dunfermline, Scotland 3 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose has been North of the border once more and has forwarded these images which are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

YX19 OUW ‘BayTravel Coaches Ltd.’, Lochgelly, Fife.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC

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

 

Pictured outside East End Park, the home of Dunfermline Athletic FC known as ‘The Pars’. 

 

New to ‘Beestons of Hadleigh’, Suffolk.

 

 

 

 

YX19 OUE ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 11180.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

 

 

 

YX67 UPE ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54360.

Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

 

 

 

YX20 OFU ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 26351.

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

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’

 

I have seen images of this and others of its kind in overall white. 

 

Why they didn’t get the full livery, I do not know.

 

 

 

 

YX18 LHW ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54510

Volvo B8RLET / Plaxton Panther LE

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

 

 

 

SN67 WWR ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 26170, JET 747.

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

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

 

 

 

YX65 PZT ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 26018.

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

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

‘Scene’ by Peter Rose in Dunfermline Bus Station, Scotland 1 on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose has been North of the border once more and has forwarded these images which are posted with his permission and my thanks.

 

LG23 FHS ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 30025, DUNFERMLINE ELECTRIC CITY.

BYD D8UR / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200EV

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

 

The building behind the bus was at one time the Belleville Hotel where Peter informs me that he mis-spent many of his teenage hours.

 

Just look at that blue sky.

 

Where I live in the East Midlands, I have not seen sky that colour since ???????

 

 

 

 

LG23 EZT ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 30029.

BYD D8UR / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200EV

on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

 

 

 

YX18 LHT ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 54507.

Volvo B8RLET / Plaxton Panther LE

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

 

The LE in the body designation stands for Low Entrance.

 

A hybrid design offering a low entrance like a bus with a raised rear area like a coach.

 

I expected this type of bus to be built in some numbers as it seems a natural for operators of long interurban routes, giving them the best of both worlds.

 

However, I only know of this batch of ten buses that operate on the Edinburgh/Dunfermline corridor.

 

 

 

 

SP60 DPK ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 19666.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

 

 

 

YX63 NEU ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54142.

Volvo B13RT / Plaxton Elite

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

 

Almost ten years old but still a head turner.

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

 

 

 

 

KN04 XJE  ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 18130.

Transbus Trident / Alexander ALX400

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

 

New to ‘Thames Transit’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MX11 HGG ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’  No. 36418.

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

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Greater Manchester South’.

 

‘Scene’ in Edinburgh by Peter Rose Single Deck Buses 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 buses.

 

YX20 ODW ‘Borders Buses’ No.12010 ‘Edinburgh-Penicuik-Peebles-Galashiels’.

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

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

 

 

 

 

YX20 ODW ‘Borders Buses’ No.12010 ‘Edinburgh-Penicuik-Peebles-Galashiels’

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

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

 

 

 

 

SN13 BDX ‘Lothian Buses’ No. 9.

Volvo 7900H / Volvo

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

 

Apart from the rails for the trams that the bus is running over, the overhead supply of power to the trams shows up well in this image.

 

 

 

 

SN09 FBC ‘First Midland Bluebird’ No. 69407’www.firstscotlandeast.com’

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

 

 

 

 

SF17 VMH ‘East Coast Buses’ No. 59.

Volvo B8RLE / Wright Eclipse 3

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

 

New numbered 10059.

 

‘East Coast Buses’ are part of the ‘Lothian’ group.

 

 

 

 

SN09 FBD ‘First Midland Bluebird’ No. 69408.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

 

 

 

YX18 LHV ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54509 ‘express city connect’

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

This bus belongs to a batch of 10 registered  YX18 LHL to YX18 LHW omitting LHQ  numbered 54501 to 54510.

 

They are to a hybrid design developed by Volvo and Plaxton for ‘Stagecoach’s requirement for a low floor entrance bus with wheelchair access married to a coach suitable for interurban services.

 

They seem to operate exclusively on the Edinburgh/Dunfermline corridor.

 

 

 

 

SK63 KKL ‘First West Lothian’ No. 47450.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

An attractive livery that combines the current livery with elements of its forerunner that was known as the ‘Barbie’ livery.

 

That being the use of pink and dark blue round the skirt. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in Dunfermline, Scotland on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

More of Peter Rose’s images from North of the border and as usual reproduced with his permission and my thanks.

 

I thought that when ‘Stagecoach’ group got together with Alexander Dennis Ltd. to produce this partially low floor coach that it would sell well being designed to utilise the best of current bus design with the benefits of a coach styling and comfort.

 

Maybe I am wrong but there does not seem to be many takers so far.

 

YX18 LHO ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 54504 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE 

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

 

 

 

 

YX18 LHT ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 54507 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /1 

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

 

 

 

 

YX18 LHT ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’ No. 54507 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /2 

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

 

 

‘Scene’ at the Bus & Coach show at the NEC in 2018 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The annual B&C show at the NEC has been cancelled for 2020 because of the Covid 19 Pandemic.

 

Regular readers/viewers of my blog will know that I would normally have published a number of blogs built round what was new in the 2020 show.

 

As I am not able to do so, I will fill the gaps created by re-running some of the highlights from previous shows.

 

Sometimes (but not always) a veteran bus from earlier years  puts in an appearance.

 

The 2018 show today, 2019 tomorrow.

 

Neoplan Tourliner

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

 

 

 

 

YN67 VDK ‘CT Plus’ Irizar i2e

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

 

At last years show in prototype form.

 

 

 

 

EHA 424D ‘BMMO’ (Midland Red). BMMO D9 / Willowbrook

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

 

Arguably one of the best double deckers of its period. 

 

Sadly, I never got to ride on one.

 

 

 

 

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE demonstrator

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

 

At the time, I wrote

 

  ”The Plaxton Panther LE is basically a low floor front end married to the rear end of a coach.

 

Thus giving the operator and passengers the benefits of low floor accesability and  the ride and comfort that coach passengers accept as normal.

 

Ideal for the longer interurban routes where I expect such vehicles will spend most of their time.”

 

 

Produced I believe primarily at the request of the ‘Stagecoach’ group.

 

I expected this to sell like hot cakes whereas the only ones I know of in service are with ‘Stagecoach Fife’ and operate between Edinburgh and Dunfermline.

 

For further images. See my blog posted 12/06/2020.

 

 

 

 

Plaxton Panther demonstrator

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

 

 

 

 

Optare MetroCity EV ‘London General’ No. MC1

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

 

For further images. See my blog posted 05/11/2018.

 

‘Scene’ in Edinburgh 2. ‘Stagecoach’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Because we are so familiar with them in England It is easy to think of ‘Stagecoach’ as being yet another English bus company.

 

However the company’s roots are very much Scottish being founded by brother and sister Brian Souter (now Sir Brian) and Ann Gloag and to this day the company’s headquarters are in Perth.

 

All the images in this blog were taken adjacent to Edinburgh Bus Station.

 

YX18 LHR ‘Stagecoach Fife’ No. 54506 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /1

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

 

The Plaxton Panther LE is basically a low floor bus front end married to the rear of a coach.

 

I photographed one of the prototypes at the 2018 Bus & Coach show at the NEC. (see blog posted 03/11/2018).

 

 

 

 

 

YX18 LHR ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54506 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /1

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

 

 

 

 

 

SP62 BMV ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54110 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B13RT / Plaxton Elite /1

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

 

 

 

 

 

SP62 BMV ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54110 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B13RT / Plaxton Elite /2

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

 

 

 

 

 

SP61 CXA  ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54105 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B13RT / Plaxton Elite

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

 

 

 

 

 

YY65 SXU  ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 53812 ‘Stagecoach express’. Volvo B8R / Plaxton Elite

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

 

 

 

 

 

BF63 ZRN ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 53731 ‘express city connect’. Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante

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

 

New to ’Stagecoach Yorkshire’ liveried for ‘national express’.

‘Scene’ at Euro Bus Expo 2018 /5 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

One of a small number of blogs featuring buses that caught my eye appearing at the NEC at ‘Euro Bus Expo 2018’.

 

A double helping today and more tomorrow!

 

The Plaxton Panther LE is basically a low floor front end married to the rear end of a coach.

 

Thus giving the operator and passengers the benefits of low floor accesibility and the ride and comfort that coach passengers accept as normal.

 

Ideal for the longer interurban routes where I expect such vehicles will spend most of their time.

 

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /1

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

 

 

 

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /2

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

 

 

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /3

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

 

The drivers ‘workplace’.

 

 

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE 4

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

 

The interior showing both high and low level seating arrangements.

 

Standing in the low floor area is like being in a church. The headroom is amazing.

 

 

 

 

 

Good to see that ‘the old timers’ got an invite.

 

HVM 901F ‘Manchester Corporation Transport’ No. 1001. Leyland Atlantean PDR/1 / Park Royal

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

 

Given the type name ‘Mancunian

 

Is it really 50 years ago since I journeyed to Manchester just to have a ride on this?

 

 

 

EHA 424D ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Co.’ (Midland Red) D9 No. 5424. BMMO / Willowbrook

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

 

Although the bulk of the types bodies (105) were built by ‘BMMO’ themselves. The last 45 built were completed by Willowbrook at Loughborough.