‘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 North Norfolk’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter Rose recently spent some time in North Norfolk where he captured these images.

 

As regular readers/viewers will know Peter's work appears regularly on the blog with his permission and my thanks.

 

BV21 OOA ‘Sanders Services’ No. 518 ‘Coasthopper’ ‘Norfolk Adventurer’. 

Volvo B8RLE / MCV Evora 

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

 

One of 4 registered BV21 OOA/B/C and D. Unusual in that the bodies are shorter than the norm.

 

Numbered/named 518 Norfolk Adventurer, 519 Norfolk Rambler, 520 Norfolk Explorer and 521 Norfolk Discoverer. 

 

‘Coasthopper’ is a series of two routes which run from Wells to Cromer and from Holt to North Walsham.

 

Pictured outside Sheringham railway station.

 

 

 

 

LJ53 NHV ‘Sanders Coaches’ No. 109. 

DAF DB250 / Wright Gemini Eclipse /1 of 2 

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

 

New to ‘ARRIVA London South’ as No. DW30.

 

Pictured outside Sheringham railway station.

 

 

 

 

LJ53 NHV ‘Sanders Coaches’ No. 109. 

DAF DB250 / Wright Gemini Eclipse /2of 2

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

 

 

 

 

YH63 CXF ‘Sanders Services’ No. 402. 

VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

New to ‘Fishwick’, Leyland.

 

Pictured in Cromer.

 

 

‘Scene’ at the age of 100.’Hulleys of Baslow’ 16 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Today is the 16th. and final part  of 

 

‘Scene’ at the age of 100. ‘Hulleys of Baslow’.

 

I did not realise when I first thought of publishing an image of every bus I have in my photographic collection what a marathon it would prove to be.

 

Had I done so, I might well not have done it.

 

However, I did it and I am glad I did. It brought back many memories of journeys on Hulleys buses and of days out taking the photographs.

 

If you have stuck with me through all 16 parts then thank you for your time and patience.

 

As I indicated earlier in the series, there are buses out there that I have still to see and photograph.

 

I look forward to doing so and including them in future blogs..

 

Finally.

 

Congratulations to all at ’Hulleys of Baslow’ over the past 100 years for all of their efforts in owning, managing, driving and maintaining the fleet because without them there would have been nothing for me to see and photograph.

 

Thank you.

 

Dennis

 

 

April 2021 sees the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of what has become ‘Hulleys of Baslow’, the well known Derbyshire based independent bus operator.

 

Founded by Henry Hulley, the ownership of the company has changed hands more than once but the name of its founder has survived all the changes.

I have known the company for over 60 years and during that time the buses initially painted (in my time at least) in shades of red and red and grey have been a fixture in Rutland Square in Bakewell.

 

These days, the livery has changed to cream and dark blue. 

 

A combination that ‘Hulleys’ inherited from ‘South Notts’ when buses were bought from that fleet and the livery adopted.

 

Although Hulleys ‘main line’ is probably its service number 170 from Bakewell to Chesterfield via Baslow.

 

The company operates widely across North Derbyshire, to Sheffield and in the past year to Manchester.

 

 

YJ62 JZT ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 5. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2 /1

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

 

New to ‘Reays’, Wigton.

 

Pictured in Chesterfield coach station.

 

 

 

 

 

YJ62 JZT ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 5. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2 /2

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

 

New to ‘Reays’, Wigton.

 

Pictured loading in Chesterfield.

 

 

 

 

 

MK63 XAU ‘Hulleys of Baslow’ No. 15. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘Flights Hallmark’.

 

This bus went on to be painted in the heritage livery of blue and cream of ‘Silver Service’ of Darley Dale, Derbyshire who owned Hulleys at one time.

 

Pictured in Sheffield Interchange (Pond Street Bus Station as was.)

 

 

‘Scene’ in Sutton Coldfield, smaller operators on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I mean no disrespect to the smaller operators pictured but when 

‘National Express West Midlands’ is the main operator then all the other operators are small by comparison.

 

YJ59 BCU ‘Claribels’. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

 

 

 

YJ58 FDV ‘Claribels’. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar

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

 

 

 

 

YJ56 KCV ‘Claribels’. VDL SB200 / Plaxton Centro

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

 

 

 

 

YX17 NYW ‘Claribels’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

 

 

 

BV63 OES ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 30164. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

 

 

 

BU08 DBV ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 30852. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclpse Urban

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

 

 

 

 

BU12 LJV ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 21107. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Enviro 200 / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘Central Group’ Perry Barr trading as ‘Central Connect’ who were taken over by ‘Diamond Bus’ a member of the ‘Rotala’ group.

 

Still wearing most of its ‘Central Connect’ livery.

 

 

 

 

BX09 OYY ‘West Midlands Fire Service’. Volvo B7R / Plaxton Profile

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

‘Scene’ in Liverpool, ‘ARRIVA’ 3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

SM15 HWB ‘ARRIVA Merseyside’ No. 6005. Wright Streetlite D/F

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

 

 

 

 

MX12 KVM ‘ARRIVA Merseyside’ No. 3137 ‘Sapphire’. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar

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

 

 

 

 

MX59 AAE ‘ARRIVA Merseyside’ No. 3000. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

 

 

 

MX59 JJV ‘ARRIVA Merseyside’ No. 3029. VDL SB200CS / Wright Pulsar 2 

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

‘Scene’ in Peterborough part 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

AN09 BUS ‘Centrebus’ No. 759. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

My first ever visit to the City.

 

 

For Peterborough part 1 see blog posted 27/12/2018.

 

This bus has appeared before in one of my blogs. See blog published 27/04/2017 where it appeared in a slightly different livery.

 

New to ‘Kimes of Folkingham’ as its No. 59.

 

 

 

KX06 JVS No. 34834 ‘Stagecoach East’ No. 34834 ‘Bedfordbus’. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer 2

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

 

 

 

AE51 RZR ‘Stagecoach East’ No. 22337. MAN 18.220LF / Alexander ALX 300

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

 

New to ‘Cambus’ as its No. 37.

 

SN64 OKW ‘Stagecoach East’ No. 37221 ‘citi’. Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander 

Enviro 200 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 

PF14 WRO ‘Nene & Welland Callconnect’. Vauxhall Movano

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

 

 

 

 

PN12 CVT ‘Huntingdon Association for Community Transport’. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

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

‘Scene’ at Showbus 2018 ‘ARRIVA’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

YY67 HDK ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4544. ‘University of Nottingham hopper bus’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

 

 

YX17 NFD ‘ARRIVA Southern Counties No. 6526 ‘ARRIVA Sapphire 320. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

 

 

S223 JUA ‘ARRIVA London North’ No. DLA 23. DAF DB250 / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

 

 

 

YG52 CMU ‘ARRIVA Midlands No. 9549 ‘ARRIVA Training Bus’. DAF SB120 / Wright Cadet

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

 

 

 

TUI 7932 ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3800 ‘Sapphire’ 158. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

New registered as MX13 ANP.

 

 

 

 

BJ12 YPM ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3003. Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

 

 

 

YX17 NMY ‘ARRIVA The Shires’ No. 3114. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

YJ09 MKM ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2974. Optare Versa V1110 /1

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

 

Stripped of adverts, this image illustrates what a plain but in my view smart and functional livery this is.

 

 

 

 

YJ09 MKM ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2974. Optare Versa V1110 /2

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

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ when Derby Railway Station was ‘Bustituted’ 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Derby railway station has been closed for major refurbishment work since July which will continue through to October.

 

Travellers through Derby have found that they have had to switch to buses and coaches for the onward journeys.

 

The operation seems to be well organised with a selection of vehicles from a wide range of operators being used.

 

For an earlier blog on this subject see blog published 18/08/2018.

 

‘ARRIVA’ the local operator wes represented by.

 

YX17 NND ‘ARRIVA The Shires’ No. 3129. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

FL63 DYA ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3792. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

 

 

BD12 DHG ‘ARRIVA The Shires’ No. 3930 ‘MAX’. Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

 

 

Local coach operators also had a share of the work available

 

67 RT ‘Johnson Brothers’, Worksop ‘Roamer’. Van Hool Alicron

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

 

New as YJ15 EUX.

 

 

 

YR18 CLJ ‘Johnson Brothers’, Worksop. ‘Euro Royale’. Irizar i6

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

 

 

 

N1 JBT ‘Johnson Brothers’, Worksop. VDL Futura 2 FHD

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

 

 

 

YJ16 EHX ‘Whitestar travel’, Sunderland. Temsa Safari HD12 RHD

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

 

New to ‘Green’ Walthamstow.

 

 

BU14 EGE ‘Hunters’, Leeds. Volvo B11R / Jonkheere

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

 

New to ‘Park’, Hamilton.

 

‘Scene’ in Derby once more part 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I normally pace myself to produce eight blogs a month. However I was in Derby when this selection turned up in the space of half an hour or so and I thought it sufficiently interesting and newsworthy to publish it now in two parts.

 

I should explain that Derby has two routes with 38 in the number.

 

Part 1 is all about the 38’s. 

 

‘ARRIVA’s service 38 serves Stenson Fields from Derby and is branded ‘Sapphire 38’.

 

The X38 serves Burton on Trent from Derby. A joint route with ‘ARRIVA’ and ‘trentbarton’ that runs via a long stretch of the A38.

 

The current rolling stock on the ‘Sapphire 38’ are ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd’. (ADL) E40D’s with ‘ADL’ Enviro 400 bodies.

 

Today I saw an addition.

 

YY67 HDL ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4545 ‘arriva sapphire’. ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd’. E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /1

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

 

 

YY67 HDL ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4545 ‘arriva sapphire’. ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd’. E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /2

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

 

 

YY67 HDL ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4545 ‘arriva sapphire’. ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd’. E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /3

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

 

 

 

 

YY67 HDL ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4545 ‘arriva sapphire’. ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd’. E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /4

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next to turn up was an ‘ARRIVA’ VDL SB200/Wright wearing X38 branding. 

 

This was unusual because the X38 does not normally operate from the bus station.

 

All was explained when it departed on service 38 to Stenson Fields.

 

FJ13 FYM ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No.’3767 ‘X38’. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I left the bus I was travelling on at the Derby Royal Hospital, the bus behind was an (ADL) ‘E40D’ with an ‘ADL’ Enviro 400 body.

 

Although carrying branding for the ARRIVA 38 to Stenson Fields, it was as its indicator shows working a service on the X38 to Burton.

 

As I have said before, Derby never disappoints.

 

YY14 LHD ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4400 ‘Sapphire 38’. ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd’. ‘E40D’ / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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