Just back from a stay in Newcastle on Tyne.
More of which another time.
Todays slightly longer than usual blog, is a collection that should find something of interest for most of you.
Most of my blogs have some sort of theme or purpose.
There are, however, times when something just happens to turn up that does not fit into any category.
Collectively they are just ‘Bits & Pieces’.
Individually they can be interesting.
See if there is anything out of these that you like.
YY15 NJF ‘Diamond Buses (East Midlands) Ltd’ No. 31417.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. E20D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Johnsons’, Henley in Arden.
It came into the ‘Diamond Buses’ fleet when the buses business of ‘Johnsons’ was taken over in April 2022.
This image courtesy of friend Peter Rose and posted with his permission and my thanks.
Pictured in Burton on Trent.
YX58 HVH ‘First Buses of Somerset’ No. 44078, sunseeker.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) Dart / ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd’ Enviro 200
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
This image courtesy of friend Stephen Walters and posted with his permission and my thanks.
I was intrigued by the wording OPEN AIR DECK on the rear coving panel.
Closer inspection of the image shows that glass from the last three windows has been removed.
I have never seen that done before.
With all that ventilation at the back, why was it necessary to open the two window vents?
I wonder, when the bus is out working in December, if the branding is changed to windjammer??
New to ‘First Capital’ No . DME44078.
YN65 XDG ‘Bessway Travel,’ North Wembley.
Scania K410EB4 / Lahden
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Lahden bodwork has appeared before but only on odd occasions.
Being built in Finland, they are ‘rare birds’.
Pictured in Matlock, this image was taken through the windscreen of friend Peter Rose’s car on our way back from the Peak Park bus rally.
YX67 UPO ‘Stagecoach megabus’ No. 54286, Blakey.
Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite I
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Blakey’ was a character in the ITV series ‘On The Buses’
A much put upon inspector!
Pictured at Woolley Edge services on the M1.
R536 ATR ‘OKER TRAVEL’.
Auwaerter Neoplan N212H Jetliner
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New registered TOK 65 to ‘Easson’, Southampton.
Pictured in the old Matlock bus station.
However, since this image was taken, the use of the ‘new’ Matlock bus station has been discontinued leaving the old Matlock bus station as the ONLY Matlock bus station.
DM16 FEN ‘Fenn Holidays’.
Van Hool TX17 astron.
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Pictured in the car park at Denby Pottery, Derbyshire.
KX14 FHT ‘High Peak Buses’ (HPB) No. 296.
Optare Solo SR M900
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ .
Pictured in Belper bus station (Derbyshire).
Laying over between journeys on service 113 from Belper to Ashbourne.
'Wellglade', owners of the bus station, normally only allow access to group members: 'trentbarton' and ‘notts+derbys'.
‘HPB are able to use it because the company is a joint venture owned by
‘Wellglade’ and ‘Centrebus’.
SP59 DCE ‘Moffat & Williamson’, Fife, Scotland.
Optare Solo M950
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
This image courtesy of friend Peter Rose and posted with his permission and my thanks.
Pictured in Dundee.
X13 PSW ‘Paul S. Winson’, Loughborough.
Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX400
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New registered 06-D-40470 to ‘Dublin Bus’.
Buses in the PSW fleet are always immaculately presented.
Pictured at the East Midlands Airport.
P2 JJL ‘Station Coaches’, Batley, West Yorks.
Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Longstaff’, Mirfield, W. Yorks.
Pictured entering Leeds Bus Station.
