The eighth blog of ten, posted over ten consecutive days.
More tomorrow.
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.
With the current driver shortage, the driver training fleet is more important than ever.
MX55 FFE ‘Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd’., Driver under Instruction.
Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘First Manchester’ No. 66895.
T845 MAK ‘Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd’. No. 60663, Training.
Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘First Mainline’, Sheffield. No. 845.
Acquired from ‘First Manchester’ No. 60662.
PJ02 RHA ‘Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd’., DRIVER UNDER INSTRUCTION.
Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
In October 2019, local to me bus company, ‘yourbus’ of Heanor, Derbyshire ceased operating.
A substantial number of their Mercedes-Benz Citaro’s were bought by ‘Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd’. (more of which, another day).
In addition, this sole Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer training bus came with them.
PJ02 RHA ‘Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd’., DRIVER UNDER INSTRUCTION.
Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
PJ02 RHA ‘yourbus’, Heanor, Derbyshire, DRIVER UNDER INSTRUCTION.
Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer /3
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Included for comparison, showing how little it has changed.
