‘Scene’ in Bury Transport Interchange, Lancs. ‘Transdev’ on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

An Interchange because of the passenger’s ability to access buses and the tram network that links directly into Manchester.

 

A French owned group which operates widely across Yorkshire and Lancashire using many company names and local route brands.

 

BD11 CEA ‘Transdev’ No. 2421, trax, PRIDE OF THE NORTH.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Coastliner’ No. 421.

 

 

 

 

BD11 CEJ ‘Transdev’ No. 2423, GET THE APP.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Coastliner’ No. 423.

 

 

 

 

YJ07 PBO ‘Transdev’ No. 1727, Irwell line.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

New to ‘Lancashire United’ No.1822.

 

 

 

 

WP21 FVJ ‘Transdev’ No. 79, ROSSO.

Mercedes-Benz 516CDI Sprinter / Mellor Strata

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

 

New to ‘Rossendale’.

 

 

 

SK67 FNC ‘ROSSO’ No. 618, Tottingtonline.

Wright Streeteck D/F

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

 

New to ‘Rossendale’.

 

 

 

SN64 CSU ‘Transdev’ No. 601, trax to BURY & ROCHDALE.

Wright Streeteck D/F

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

 

New to ‘Burnley & Pendle’.

 

 

 

WX09 TGU ‘Transdev’ No. 737, Bury Bolts.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E200 / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro200

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

 

New to ‘Jim Stones’ Leigh, Lancs.

 

‘Scene’ in Bury Transport Interchange, Lancs. ‘Go North West’ on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Go North West’ is a relatively new company, coming about in 2019 when the ‘Go-Ahead’ group purchased ‘First’ group’s Queens Road depot in Manchester, the services operated from there and the buses operating them.

 

BG66 MKD ‘Go North West’ No. 3062, MCR.

Volvo B5LH / MCV

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

 

New to ‘London Central’ No. MHV36.

 

 

 

 

SN14 TTX ‘Go North West’ No. 3106, MCR.

Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

New to ‘First Games Transport’ No. 33488.

 

An organisation set up to operate buses for the Olympic Games of 2012 and the Commonwealth Games of 2014. 

 

 

 

 

MX58 DXD ‘Go North West’ No. 3241, MCR.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

 

 

 

BN64 CNV ‘Go North West’ No. 6168, MCR, cross city.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban 2

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

 

New to ‘Go South Coast’ No. 2291.

 

 

 

 

SN14 DXJ ‘Go North West’ No. 6001, MCR.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

New to  ‘First Manchester’ No. 63156.

 

‘Scene’ at SHOWBUS 2022, The ‘Wright’ Stuff Single Deckers on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Sir William Wright, the founder of the company that carries his name, passed away in July 2022 year at the age of 94.

 

From small beginnings in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, he built a multi million pound company with worldwide connections.

 

This blog (2 of 2) is my small tribute to the man and to all that he achieved.

 

He certainly had the ‘Wright’ stuff.

 

DX12 OWB ‘team Pennine’ No.1715, GREAT northernline.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

New to ‘Minsterly Motors’, Stiperstones, Shropshire.

 

 

 

 

BG14 OOH ‘uno’ No. 366, 30 years & counting. 

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

Uno Bus is owned by the University of Hertfordshire.

 

New registered Bus 353 to the Maltese Government.

 

 

 

 

AF52 VMD ‘WHIPPET COACHES LTD’, FENSTANTON, CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Go Whippet.

Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

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

 

 

 

 

X922 WGR No. 922 ‘Go North East’ No. 4922.

Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown

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

 

New to ‘Go-Ahead Gateshead’.

 

 

 

S574 TPW ‘First Blue Bus’ No. 574.

Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

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

 

New to ‘First Ipswich’ in February 1999.

 

Now with ‘The Eastern Counties Bus Preservation Group’.

 

 

 

 

T30 TVF ‘TRANSDEV KEIGHLEY & DISTRICT’ No. 568.

Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown

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

 

‘Scene’ in Leicester, ‘First Leicester’ Single Deckers on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I had not been to Leicester for some years but I had read that the rebuilding of St. Margaret’s Bus Station had been completed so I thought another visit was due.

 

The new bus station has been rebuilt virtually following the original’s footprint.

 

The building is new and it would appear to be equipped with all the facilities  I would expect.

 

The only major change, as far as I could see, is that buses can now leave the bus station directly onto the A594 Burleys Way.

 

A significant saving of both time and fuel.

 

Friend Peter Rose joined me for the day and whilst we were attracted initially by the new St. Margaret’s, we spent most of our time at the nearby Haymarket Bus Station.

 

YD21 NFP ‘Roberts’, Hugglescote, Leics. Leicester park&ride.

YUTONG E12

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

 

 

 

 

WX59 BYR ‘First Leicester’ No. 69439, The Braunstonebus.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

New to ‘First Somerset & Avon’.

 

This image courtesy of Peter Rose.

 

Pictured in Haymarket.

 

 

 

 

HY09 AKG ‘First Leicester’ No. 69381, Saffron.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

Although new to ‘First Hampshire & Dorset’, it also had a spell with 

‘First Cymru’.

 

This image courtesy of Peter Rose.

 

Pictured on Humberstone Gate.

 

 

 

 

SM65 WMG ‘First Leicester’ No. 63363.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

New to ‘Leicester Citybus’.

 

Pictured in Haymarket.

 

 

 

 

SM65 LNR ‘First Leicester’ No. 63358.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

New to ‘First Midland Red’.

 

Pictured in Haymarket.

 

 

 

 

SM13 NBG ‘First Leicester’ No. 63075.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

New to ‘First Somerset & Avon’.

 

Pictured in Haymarket.

 

 

 

 

SM13 NBF ‘First Leicester’ No. 63074.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

New to ‘First Somerset & Avon’.

 

Pictured in Haymarket.

 

‘Scene’ in Harrogate once more on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A short visit produced the following.

 

H1 ESU ‘Transdev’ No. 1701, THE Harrogate BUS COMPANY 1.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban /1

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

 

New registered YK04 JYH.

 

Pictured at the ‘High Bridge’ stop where the road from Knaresborough passes over the River Nidd.

 

 

 

 

H1 ESU ‘Transdev’ No. 1701, THE Harrogate BUS COMPANY 1.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban /2

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

 

 

 

 

FJ58 LSV ‘Transdev’ No. 1857, THE Harrogate BUS COMPANY 7.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse 2

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

 

New to ‘Burnley & Pendle’, another ‘Transdev’ group company.

 

Pictured leaving Harrogate’s compact bus station.

 

 

 

 

H5 ESU ‘Transdev’ No. 1705, THE Harrogate BUS COMPANY 1.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

New registered YK04 JYN.

 

 

 

 

YJ18 HFL ‘Royal Air Force’.

Volvo B8RLE / Wright Eclipse 3

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

 

New to RAF Menwith Hill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K300 RSA ‘conneXionsbuses’, Tockwith, North Yorkshire.

Scania K230UB / Scania OmniCity

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

 

New registered NK56 KHF to ‘Go Northern’ No. 5238.

 

 

 

CT16 CCT ‘Chandlers’, PLATINUM CLASS.

Irizar i8 / Irizar

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

 

New to ‘Baker-I’Anson’, Westbury.

 

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

YJ04 FZF ‘Stagecoach East Midland’ No.16965, Splash the Seasider.

Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini /1

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

 

New to ‘First West Yorkshire’ No. 32458.

 

Then to the ‘First Chester & Wirral’ operation which was sold to ‘Stagecoach’ in 2012.

 

Then via ‘Stagecoach in Fife’ before coming to Lincolnshire.

 

 

 

 

YJ04 FZF ‘Stagecoach East Midland’ No.16965, Splash the Seasider.

Volvo B7TL  / Wright Eclipse Gemini /2

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

 

 

 

 

YJ04 FZF ‘Stagecoach East Midland’ No.16965, Splash the Seasider.

Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini /3

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

 

 

 

 

YJ04 FZF ‘Stagecoach East Midland’ No.16965, Splash the Seasider.

Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini /4

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

 

 

 

 

BY65 MYB ‘Doncaster Community Transport’, Leger Coach.

IVECO 70C17 / Mellor /1

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

 

Equipped with a tail lift for loading wheelchairs.

 

 

 

 

BY65 MYB ‘Doncaster Community Transport’, Leger Coach.

IVECO 70C17 / Mellor /2

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

 

 

 

 

MX56 FXN ‘Stagecoach East Midland’ No. 19061.

Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400

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

 

 

 

 

DK09 GYB ‘Stagecoach East Midland’ No. 21267.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

New to ‘First Potteries’ No. 69491.

 

Then to the ‘First Group Chester & Wirral’ operation which was sold to ‘Stagecoach’ in 2012 where I knew it when it worked on the Chester Park & Ride services.

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in York once more on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The pilgrimage to York has become a regular event.

 

K200 CXB ‘conneXions buses’, Tockwith, N. Yorks.

Scania L94UB / Wright Solar 

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

 

Regular readers/viewers will have seen this bus before on my blog.

 

It last appeared 09/02/2022 working on loan from ‘conneXions buses’ to ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ in Chesterfield.

 

It dates from October 2005 when it was new to ‘trentbarton’ (tb) registered 

FJ55 BZS and numbered 690 in that fleet.

 

It is still carrying what remains of its ‘tb’s the sixes livery.

 

 

 

 

L50 LOW ‘conneXions buses, Tockwith, N. Yorks, wharfeconneXions.

Optare Solo M889SL

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

 

New registered YJ65 EVH to ‘Harrogate Coach Co.’

 

 

 

SN14 EAW ‘First York Ltd’. No 47478, YORK.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

New to ‘First Manchester’.

 

 

 

YJ08 XYO ‘First York’ No. 69374, Explore our City.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

MX55 FGJ ‘First York Ltd’. No. 66917, DRIVER TRAINING.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

New to ‘First Manchester’.

 

 

 

YX66 WAO ‘FOURWAY Coaches’, LEEDS.

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

YJ08 XYH ‘First York’ No. 69369.

Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

 

 

 

TXI 1356 ‘York Pullman’.

Scania L94UB / Wright Solar

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

 

New registered NK53 UNU to ‘Go Coastline’ as No. 4968.

 

 

 

 

YW19 VUJ ‘Transdev York’, No. 753, YORK AND COUNTRY.

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

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

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Coastliner’ another ‘Transdev’ group company.

 

 

 

 

SN14 EAJ ‘First York Ltd’. No. 47474, York Hospital Bus.

Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

New to ‘First Manchester’.