‘Scene’, new to me in Nottingham on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The bus service between Chesterfield and Nottingham which runs via Mansfield has been run by ‘Stagecoach’ and ‘trentbarton’ for some years as a joint operation.

 

Branded ‘Pronto’, the buses share a very similar but not identical pink and plum livery.

 

In the past, usually run with single deckers, the ‘Stagecoach’s contribution has recently been upgraded to double deckers and very pretty they are.

 

 

SN18 KTO ‘Stagecoach Lincolnshire’ No. 10977 ‘Pronto’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D  / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

SN18 KTP ‘Stagecoach Lincolnshire’ No. 10978 ‘Pronto’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D  / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /1

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

 

 

SN18 KTV ‘Stagecoach Lincolnshire’ No. 10981 ‘Pronto’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D  / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

SN18 KTP ‘Stagecoach Lincolnshire’ No. 10978 ‘Pronto’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D  / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /2

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

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

I took these two images last Thursday the 12th. of June 2018 at about 11-00am..

 

The information available about the bus is limited. 

 

At least it has a number plate although a close inspection shows that it is running on trade plate 077 AT and as such is most likely to be on a test run from the Plaxton works at Eastfield where it was presumably built.

 

The two doors and the colour scheme would suggest a London area operator but it carries no other identification that I can see.

 

Anyone who can supply the missing details will receive a big thank you on my next blog!

 

YY18 TMU Operator unknown, Chassis unknown / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC /1

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

 

 

 

 

 

YY18 TMU Operator unknown, Chassis unknown / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC /2

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

 

‘Scene’ in Scarborough 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Scarborough has provided me with a number of blogs over the years and I hope that it will continue to do so.

 

‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ (EYMS) is the major operator in Scarborough and the company hs been a regular supporter of the local coach and bus builders at Plaxton.

 

‘EYMS’ services in the town are branded ‘Scarborough and District’ and new to the fleet since my last visit are two batches of short length Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D’s.

 

The only previous occasion I have seen this model was when I saw them being built at Plaxton’s recently. (see blog dated 03 June 2018).

 

YX17 NKE ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’  No. 510 ‘Scarborough and District’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd.Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

YY66 PGZ ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’  No. 509 ‘Scarborough and District’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd.Enviro 200MMC /1

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

 

 

 

 

YY66 PGZ ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’  No. 509 ‘Scarborough and District’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd.Enviro 200MMC /2

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

 

 

 

YY66 PGZ ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’  No. 509 ‘Scarborough and District’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd.Enviro 20MMC /3

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

 

‘Scene’, ‘Bits and Pieces’ 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Most of my blogs have some sort of theme or purpose. 

 

There are however times when I take a photograph of something that does not fit into any category. 

 

It is generally something that just happened to turn up at the time.

 

Collectively they are just ‘Bits and Pieces’. Individually they can be interesting.

 

See if there is anything that you like out of these.

 

For part 1 see blog published 28/03/2018.

 

X15 PSW ‘Paul S. Winson’ (PSW) No 131 Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

It is always a pleasure to photograph one of ‘PSW’s vehicles. Whatever the weather, they are  always immaculate.

 

New to ‘Dublin Bus’ as 00-D40075 in 2000.

 

Seen in Loughborough.

 

 

 

X663 WCH ‘Paul S. Winson’ No 118. Dennis Trident 2 / East Lancs Lolyne

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

 

New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as its No. 663.

 

Seen in Loughborough.

 

 

 

YT10 UWS’ Nottingham City Transport’ No. 988. ‘NCT app’. Scania N230UD / Optare

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

 

Seen in Nottingham.

 

 

 

DC05 JCU ‘Maghull Coaches’, Liverpool. DAF 250LF / East Lancs Myllenium Lowlander

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

 

Ex ‘Bus Vannin’ but new to ‘Isle of Man National Transport’ registered HMN 290A.

 

I don’t see many ‘Maghull  Coaches’ vehicles but the ones I do see are always spotless.

 

Seen in Southport.

 

 

 

 YN06 JYL ‘TM Travel’ No. 1176. Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New to ‘Metrobus’, London as its No. 926.

 

Seen in Sheffield.

 

 

 

OOW 999G ‘Southern Independent Television’. Bedford VAL / Dell/Plaxton 

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

 

Seen at RAF Scampton.

 

Custom built by Dell using a Plaxton Panorama front end.

 

 

 

YX14 RZA ‘D&G Bus’ No. 107, Stoke on Trent. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘Rolling Solutions’, Crewe.

Seen in Uttoxeter.

 

 

BK08 XYH ‘Sapphire Travel’, Nuneaton. SETRA S415HD

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

 

New to ‘City Circle’, Hayes, Middlesex as its No. 52.

 

Seen in Derby Bus Station.

 

 

 

N16 DHH ‘D. & H. Harrod’, Downham Market, Norfolk. Volvo / Volvo

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

 

Seen in Chesterfield Coach Station.

 

‘Scene’ at Showbus 2017. ‘Plaxton’ 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The history of the British bus industry is littered with companies that like shooting stars shone for a while and then fell to Earth.

 

Fortunately ‘Plaxton’ is not one of them.

 

Now part of the ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ group and turning out current standards like the E20D / Enviro 200MMC alongside its own branded coach production.

 

There is however a long history of ‘Plaxton’ production a little of which is shown here. 

 

There will be a small number of blogs about ‘Plaxton’ bodied vehicles seen at ‘Showbus 2017’.

 

For ‘Plaxton’ 1 see blog dated 26/06/2018.

 

 

EUU 117J ‘OK Motor Services’. AEC Reliance /  Plaxton Elite II

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

 

New to ‘Glenton Tours’, London, who regularly specified the centrally positioned door.

 

 

 

 

RBY 43L ‘Hurst’s of Wigan’. Bedford Val 70 / Plaxton Panorama

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

 

New to ‘Exclusive’, Hounslow.

 

 

 

AUP 651L ‘Blue Motors’ (Exmoor). Bedford VAS5 / Plaxton Panorama I

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

 

New to ‘Weardale’, Frosterley.

 

 

 

VWA 290L ‘Sharpe’s (Nottingham). AEC Reliance / Plaxton Panorama Elite III

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

 

New to ‘C G Littlewood’, Sheffield.

 

 

 

TEC 599N ‘Thorne’s. AEC Reliance / Plaxton Elite Express

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

 

New to ‘Jackson’, Kirkby Stephen.

 

 

 

SHH 85M ‘Galleon Tours’. AEC Reliance / Plaxton Elite

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

 

 

 

PWS 492S ‘Badgerline’. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Paramount

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

 

Originally delivered in 1977 as OWS 178R to ‘Bristol Omnibus Co’ No. 2098 with a Plaxton Supreme body.

 

Re bodied by Plaxton in 1983 following a fire which destroyed the original bodywork.

 

 

 

SOA 674S ‘Midland Red’ No. 674 NBC D/P/ livery. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Supreme III

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

 

 

 

HRY 698V ‘King of the Road’. Bedford YMT / Plaxton Supreme IV

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

 

‘Scene’ in Ripley (Derbyshire) on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

It ’s not everyday that the town where I live features in one of my blogs but this is one of those days.

 

Ripley to Nottingham is served directly by two routes.

 

‘trentbarton’s ‘rainbowone’ which runs via Heanor and Eastwood and their ‘rapidone’ which runs via Heanor and then nonstop to Nottingham along the A610.

 

The route of the ‘rainbowone’ dates back many years whereas the ‘rapidone’ is a fairly recent introduction.

 

At its start the ‘rapidone’ saw the use of Volvo B7RLE’s with Wright Eclipse bodies. These were exchanged in July 2014 for new Optare Versa V1170’s (YJ14 BSO & YJ14 BSU).

 

July the 1st 2018 saw the Versa’s withdrawn to be redeployed on strengthening ‘rainbow one’ services.

 

Their replacements ? Volvo B7RLE’s with Wright Eclipse bodies albeit in a much revised and brighter livery. (YJ08 WHS & YJ08 WHR).

 

It seems that their is some truth in the saying that 

 

“What goes around comes around”.

 

FJ08 WHS ‘trentbarton’ No. 727, ‘rapidone’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse /1

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

 

 

 

 

FJ08 WHR ‘trentbarton’ No. 726, ‘rapidone’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

 

 

FJ08 WHS ‘trentbarton’ No. 727, ‘rapidone’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse /2

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

 

 

 

 

FJ08 WHS ‘trentbarton’ No. 727, ‘rapidone’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse /3

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

 

 

 

This might be an opportune time to review the previous rolling stock on the route.

 

FJ09 BXE ‘trentbarton’ No 740 ‘rapid1’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse

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

 

 

 

YJ14 BSU ‘trentbarton’ No 851 ‘rapidone’. Optare Versa V1170

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

 

‘Scene’ at Leeds Railway Station on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Northern Rail’, part of the ‘ARRIVA’ group are the most prominent operator in and out of Leeds with services radiating to all points of the compass.

 

‘TransPennine Express’, part of ‘First’ group operate across the North of England and into Scotland serving both Glasgow and Edinburgh.

 

The link South and to London is currently in the hands of ‘Virgin East Coast’.

 

Since this blog was first written, ‘Virgin East Coast’ has been stripped of the East Coast franchise which is now being run in a form of Nationalization by ‘London North Eastern Railway’.

 

Class 142 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 142060. BREL Pacer DMU

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

 

I am sure that everyone by now knows the story of the trains derived from the Leyland National bus that despite their poor reputation are still in widespread use.

 

 

 

Class 144 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 144002. BREL / Walter Alexander Pacer DMU

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

 

‘Walter Alexander’ are part of the ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd’. group of today.

 

 

 

Class 150/1 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 150118. BREL York Sprinter DMU

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

 

 

 

Class 150/2 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 150275. BREL York Sprinter DMU

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

 

Basically the Class 150 but with corridor connections.

 

Seen in a ‘Northern Rail’ livery that was new to me.

 

 

 

Class 322 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 322482. BREL York EMU

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

 

Originally built for the London Liverpool Street to Stanstead Airport Service.

 

 

 

 Class 333 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 333 010 ‘in ‘West Yorkshire Metro’ livery. Siemans Mobility and CAF EMU

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

 

Built for use out of Leeds and Bradford to Ilkley and Skipton.

 

These units wear a hybrid livery combning elements of ‘Northern Rail’ and ‘West Yorkshire Metro’.

 

 

 

Class 91 ‘Virgin East Coast’No. 91114, ‘Durham Cathedral’. BREL Crewe

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

 

This loco also carries the additional branding under the forward cab window.

 

THE VERY REVEREND

 

MICHAEL SADGROVE

 

DEAN OF DURHAM 2003-2015

 

 

 

 British Mark 4 railway coach No. 12208 ‘Virgin East Coast’. Metro Cammell / GEC-Alsthom

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

 

The livery used by ‘Virgin East Coast’ owes a lot to the similar livery worn by trains of the ‘Furka Oberalp’ railway in Switzerland.

 

 

Class 185 ‘TransPennine Express’ No. 185126. Siemens Desiro DMU

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