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

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The reserved piece of road on North Parade just down from the Grand Hotel has long been the place to find buses and coaches employed on sightseeing duties in Llandudno and Conwy.

 

Sightseeing buses on North Parade, Llandudno.

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

 

Here the drivers pause between trips for a chat.

 

 

 

PL51 LGX ‘Alpine Travel’ ‘City Sightseeing Llandudno & Conwy’. Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Vyking /1

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

 

The upper deck has been heavily rebuilt with only the front as far back as the first window and the rear dome looking like they are original.

 

The rest of the windows have been made shallower whilst the roof has been completely replaced by one that is transparent.

 

Whoever has done it looks to have made an excellent job of it.

 

The upholstery has also been replaced with ‘CitySightseeing’ fabric.

 

New to ‘Go-Ahead London’ as its No. EVL14.

 

Then to ‘Plymouth Citybus’ as its No. 419.

 

 

 

PL51 LGX ‘Alpine Travel’ ‘City Sightseeing Llandudno & Conwy’. Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Vyking /2

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

 

 

 

PL51 LGX ‘Alpine Travel’ ‘City Sightseeing Llandudno & Conwy’. Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Vyking /3 

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

 

 

PL51 LGX ‘Alpine Travel’ ‘City Sightseeing Llandudno & Conwy’. Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Vyking /4

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

 

 

PL51 LGX ‘Alpine Travel’ ‘City Sightseeing Llandudno & Conwy’. Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Vyking /5

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

 

 

BCJ 710B ‘ALPINE HERITAGE TOURS’. Leyland Tiger Cub / Harrington Cavalier /1 

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

 

New to ‘Wye Valley Coaches’, Hereford.

 

 

 

 

 

BCJ 710B ‘ALPINE HERITAGE TOURS’. Leyland Tiger Cub / Harrington Cavalier /2

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

AS A THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT READ AND SUPPORT MY BLOG, IT IS MY INTENTION THAT ON EVERY DAY BETWEEN CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEARS DAY (ALL BEING WELL) I WILL BE PUBLISHING A BLOG DAILY.

 

For ‘Scene’ in Llandudno 1 go to blog dated 26/11/2018.

 

YX17 NNM ‘Llew Jones’, Llanwrst. Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC /1

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

 

An Alexander Dennis Ltd, Falkirk demonstrator working for ‘Llew Jones’on the X19 service from Llandudno to Betws Y Coed.

 

 

 

YX17 NNM ‘Llew Jones’, Llanwrst. Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC /2

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

 

An Alexander Dennis Ltd, Falkirk demonstrator working for ‘Llew Jones’on the X19 service from Llandudno to Betws Y Coed.

 

 

 

 

NSU 136 ‘Llew Jones’, Llanwrst. Optare Solo M850

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

 

New as YJ54 ZXV to ‘Shuttle Buses’, Kilwinning, Scotland.

 

 

 

YJ15 AFZ ‘Llew Jones’, Llanwrst. Optare Solo M780SE

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

New to ‘Coastal Coaches’, Warton, Lancs.

 

 

 

CX14 BYC ‘ARRIVA Buses Wales’ No. 3166 ‘cymru coastliner’. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar

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

 

 

 

CX14 BXZ ‘ARRIVA Buses Wales’ No. 4539 ‘Sapphire 12’. Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

 

 

CX57 CYT ‘ARRIVA Buses Wales’ No. 663. Optare Solo

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

 

 

 

Class 158 ‘ARRIVA Trains Wales’ No. 158827. BREL Derby built DMU

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

 

Not quite in Llandudno but on its way there, leaving Deganwy station.

 

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

AS A THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT READ AND SUPPORT MY BLOG, IT IS MY INTENTION THAT ON EVERY DAY BETWEEN CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEARS DAY (ALL BEING WELL) I WILL BE PUBLISHING A BLOG DAILY.

 

THE THEME WILL BE ‘IN SUNSHINE’. SPECIALLY TO BRIGHTEN THESE DARK COLD DAYS

 

So then to Chester.

 

An interesting City from a transport point of view where there is usually something different to enjoy.

 

 

DK09 GXW ‘Stagecoach in Merseyside and South Lancashire’ No. 21262. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

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

 

Not many buses have worked for both the ‘First’ group and ‘Stagecoach’. 

 

This one was new to ‘First Potteries’ as its No. 69486 before moving to Chester. 

 

It came to ‘Stagecoach’ when they purchased the ‘First Chester’ operation in 2012.

 

 

 

 

SN16 OPS ‘Stagecoach in Merseyside and South Lancashire’ No. 26060, ‘Chester Park&Ride’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

The livery is clever in that it uses 3 of ‘Stagecoach’s standard colours (white, blue and orange) to present a distinct variation on their (almost) standard livery.

 

 

 

SN16 OPT ‘Stagecoach in Merseyside and South Lancashire’ No. 26061, ‘Chester Park&Ride’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

PX07 HBY ‘Stagecoach in Merseyside and South Lancashire’ No. 47494 ‘SHOPPERHOPPER’. Optare Solo M880

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

 

 

 

LK05 GGV ‘Aintree Coaches (Int.) Ltd’. Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX 400 /1

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

 

New to ‘Metroline’ as its TA650.

 

 

 

LK05 GGV ‘Aintree Coaches (Int.) Ltd’. Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX 400 /2

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

 

New to ‘Metroline’ as its TA650.

 

 

 

YX65 RFN ‘ACL’, ‘INTER THE CITY’. Dennis Dart SL4 / ADL Enviro 200 8.9 metre

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

 

Although I did not get chance to check the legal titling, I suspect that ‘ACL’ stands for 

‘Aintree Coaches Ltd’.

 

Should anyone care to confirm or correct that comment, they will be rewarded with a ‘Thank You’ on my next blog !

 

‘Scene' in the service of ‘Slacks Coaches’ of Matlock on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

‘Slacks Coaches’ of Matlock are local to me in Derbyshire.

 

The company has always been a family business with a history stretching back to the 1950’s. 

 

My wife and I have been satisfied customers for many of those years and it was on one of ‘Slacks’ short breaks that the coach featured in this blog was scheduled to operate.

 

This is ‘Slacks’ first new coach for a long time and another first is that the combination of the VDL SB4000 / Beulas Cygnus is the first of its kind in the UK.

 

The two rear rows of seats are elevated by about six inches above the rest of the seats. This giving passengers occupying them a better view forward. I presume that this is to give sufficient clearance in the engine compartment below.

 

An unusual feature these days is a seperate drivers door

 

It also introduces a new style of livery to the company albeit still on a dark green base.

 

A detailed article and driving test were published in the transport magazine ‘Route One’ in October 2018 to where I would refer anyone who wants to read further.

 

YH68 MXG ‘Slacks’, Matlock, Derbyshire. VDL SB4000 / Beulas Cygnus /1

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

 

With smiling driver Ian  watching my antics!

 

 

 

YH68 MXG ‘Slacks’, Matlock, Derbyshire. VDL SB4000 / Beulas Cygnus /2

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

 

 

 

YH68 MXG ‘Slacks’, Matlock, Derbyshire. VDL SB4000 / Beulas Cygnus /3

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

 

 

YH68 MXG ‘Slacks’, Matlock, Derbyshire. VDL SB4000 / Beulas Cygnus /4

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

 

 

 

YH68 MXG ‘Slacks’, Matlock, Derbyshire. VDL SB4000 / Beulas Cygnus /5

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

 

Showing the higher rear seats clearly.

 

‘Scene’ on the Rails in the Southwest on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Friend Peter M. Rose’s images have appeared before on my blog. 

 

His images from a visit to the Lathalmond Bus Museum in Scotland appeared on 02/04/2018. 

 

This time he has pointed his camera in the direction of the trains of the Southwest and of course, I have his permission to publish these images.

 

Class 35 Hymek ‘British Railways’  No. D7017. Beyer Peacock built Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive

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

 

Seen at Williton on the ‘West Somerset Railway’.

 

 

No. 7822 ‘Foxcote Manor’& No. 53808 ’S&D’ 2-8-0 ‘British Railways’

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

 

Seen at Williton on the ‘West Somerset Railway’.

 

 

Class 800 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 800029. Hitachi IEP Electro-Diesel Multiple Unit

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

 

Seen leaving Dawlish on a Paignton-Exeter test run.

 

 

Class 158 ‘First Great Western’ No. 158958. BREL Derby built Express Sprinter DMU

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

 

Seen at Westbury on a Cardiff Central-Portsmouth Harbour service.

 

 

Class 150 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 150239. BREL York built DMU

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

 

Seen at Starcross with the River Exe in the background on a Exeter-Paignton service.

 

 

 

Class 150 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 150216. BREL York built DMU

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

 

Seen at Par on a Penzance-Plymouth service.

 

Note the original ‘Great Western Railway’s semaphore signal.

 

 

 

Class 43 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 43194. BREL Crewe built HST

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

 

Seen at Newton Abott on a London Paddington-Penzance service.

 

Note the mix of liveries with the coaches being in the ‘First Great Western’ Dynamic Lines livery.

 

 

 

Class 159 ‘South Western Railway’ No. 159101. BREL Derby built Express Sprinter DMU

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

 

Seen at Exeter St. Davids on a Waterloo-Exeter service.

 

 

 

Class 158 ‘South Western Railway’ No. 158887. BREL Derby built Express Sprinter DMU

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

 

Seen at Exeter St. Davids on a Waterloo-Exeter service.

 

 

 

Class 143 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 143619. Hunslet/Barclay / Walter Alexander built DMU

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

 

Seen at Starcross on an Exeter-Paignton service.

 

 

 

Class 150 ‘First Great Western’ No. 150219. BREL York built DMU

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

 

Seen at Exeter St. Davids on an Exeter-Paignton service.

 

 

 

Class 158 ‘Great Western Railway’ No. 158950. BREL Derby built Express Sprinter DMU

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

 

Seen at Salisbury on a Bristol Temple Meads-Barnham service.

 

 

 

‘Scene’ in ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ (EYMS) service on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A trip with the PSV Circle to ‘EYMS’ Anlaby Road depot in Hull produced some interesting images.

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3

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

 

Built as a demonstrator for Volvo and then moved to ‘Lothian Buses’ as its No 286.

 

As a demonstrator, It worked briefly for ‘Brighton & Hove’ as its No. 296 in 2014.

 

With ‘Transdev Yorkshire Coastliner’, ‘Buses of Somerset’ and probably others.

 

My first reaction to seeing it was that the body was a ‘Streetdeck’ (the glazed staircase, the rear glazing etc).

 

However I am led to believe that it only becomes a ‘Streetdeck’ when powered by a Daimler engine.

 

It moved to ‘EYMS’ in December 2015.

 

Should anyone out there be able to add to, subtract from or qualify any or all of the above I would be pleased to receive your comments !

 

Your reward for doing so will be a public thank you on my next blog!

 

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /1

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

 

 

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /2

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

 

 

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /3

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

 

 

 

BF63 HDC ‘East Yorkshire Motor Services’ No. 796 ‘Route 66’. Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse 3 /4

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

 

‘Scene’, Coaching in Chester. on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

YE10 WAY ‘YellowaY.co.uk’. Temsa Safari HD /1

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

 

Many older readers will remember the original ‘Yelloway’ which was based in Rochdale. it is pleasing to see the name and that gorgeous logo being used again.

 

The Safari is handsome coach which to me at least is seldom seen on the roads.

 

New as H19 ATK to ‘Atkinson’, Ingleby Arncliffe, Northallerton. Then to NJ61 JUH.

 

 

 

YE10 WAY ‘YellowaY.co.uk’. Temsa Safari HD /2

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

 

 

 

YE11 WAY ‘YellowaY.co.uk’. MAN 19.360 / Beulas Cygnus

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

 

New as YD65 DNO.

 

 

 

BX59 KVJ “Golden Pioneer Travel’. King Long XMQ 6127

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

 

New to ‘Crockett’, Hereford.

 

 

 

WA14 DUU ‘Mainline’, Gilfach Goch, South Wales. VDL  FHD2 Futura

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

 

 

 

M999 NYN ‘JMJ Travel’, Llanwrst, North Wales. Mercedes-Benz / UNVI Riada

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

 

 

 

SO15 UBZ ‘Hammonds’, Nottingham. VDL FHD2 Futura

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