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.
‘Redline Travel’ were the second visit on the Saturday and to take us to their base, they sent along this bus.
The first being to ROTALA group’s ‘Preston Bus’ operation, more of which later.
We were to keep this bus for other visits until our lunch break which was taken in Bolton.
Whilst we were at ‘Redline’, it was raining heavily.
The company are to be congratulated for presenting the fleet to the standard they did.
14 RED ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.
Volvo B9TL / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro500 /1
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Dublin Bus’ registered 05-D-70002 No. VT 2 but acquired from ‘Seaford and District’ (East Sussex).
Somewhere along the way it has also been registered YIL 6984 and LW55 CDZ.
This particular model was produced largely for the North American and Far Eastern markets.
‘Dublin Bus’ were, as far as I am aware, the only Western European customer, buying 70 examples.
‘First Glasgow’ bought 25 Enviro500 bodies on Alexander Dennis Trident chassis which have since moved to ‘First Aberdeen’.
See my blog dated 14/04/2023 for an image.
14 RED ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.
Volvo B9TL / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro500 /2
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
14 RED ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.
Volvo B9TL / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro500 /3
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
17 RED ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.
Volvo B9TL / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro500
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Dublin Bus’ registered 05-D-70012 No. VT 12 but acquired from ‘Seaford and District’ (East Sussex).
Previously registered LW55 CEY.
19 RED ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.
Volvo B9TL / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro500
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Dublin Bus’ registered 05-D-70006 No. VT 6 but acquired from ‘Seaford and District’ (East Sussex).
Somewhere along the way it was registered YIL 6986 and LW55 CFJ.
YIL 6983 ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.
Volvo B7TL / Transbus ALX400
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New registered LJ53 BDE to ‘Arriva London South’ No. VLA27.
SN62 RED ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New registered SN62 APY to ‘Richardson’, Midhurst, West Sussex.
YIL 6982 ‘Redline Travel Ltd’.
Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX400
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New registered KP51 WCY.
It has also carried the registration MIL 3844.
Acquired from ‘First Devon & Cornwall’ No. 32097.
