‘Scene’ at Euro Bus Expo 2018 /6 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

One of a small number of blogs featuring buses that caught my eye appearing at the NEC at ‘Euro Bus Expo 2018’.

 

More tomorrow!

 

SK68 LZR ‘XPlore Dundee’ No. 6687. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /1

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

 

Although not displaying its registration, it was not difficult to trace from its fleetnumber.

 

 

 

SK68 LZR ‘XPlore Dundee’ No. 6687. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /2

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

 

 

 

SK68 LZR ‘XPlore Dundee’ No. 6687. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /3

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

 

 

SK68 LZR ‘XPlore Dundee’ No. 6687. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC /4

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

 

 

HF68 ??? ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1235 ‘blue star’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400City (note the dual doors) /1

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

 

I suspect that the rest of registration might be DFZ but at the time of writing I cannot confirm that.

 

 

 

HF68 ??? ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1235 ‘blue star’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400City (note the dual doors) /2

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

 

 

HF68 ??? ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1235 ‘blue star’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400City (note the dual doors) /3

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

 

 

HF68 ??? ‘Go South Coast’ No. 1235 ‘blue star’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400City (note the dual doors) /4

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

‘Scene’ at Euro Bus Expo 2018 /5 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

One of a small number of blogs featuring buses that caught my eye appearing at the NEC at ‘Euro Bus Expo 2018’.

 

A double helping today and more tomorrow!

 

The Plaxton Panther LE is basically a low floor front end married to the rear end of a coach.

 

Thus giving the operator and passengers the benefits of low floor accesibility and the ride and comfort that coach passengers accept as normal.

 

Ideal for the longer interurban routes where I expect such vehicles will spend most of their time.

 

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /1

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

 

 

 

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /2

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

 

 

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE /3

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

 

The drivers ‘workplace’.

 

 

Volvo B8RLE / Plaxton Panther LE 4

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

 

The interior showing both high and low level seating arrangements.

 

Standing in the low floor area is like being in a church. The headroom is amazing.

 

 

 

 

 

Good to see that ‘the old timers’ got an invite.

 

HVM 901F ‘Manchester Corporation Transport’ No. 1001. Leyland Atlantean PDR/1 / Park Royal

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

 

Given the type name ‘Mancunian

 

Is it really 50 years ago since I journeyed to Manchester just to have a ride on this?

 

 

 

EHA 424D ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Co.’ (Midland Red) D9 No. 5424. BMMO / Willowbrook

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

 

Although the bulk of the types bodies (105) were built by ‘BMMO’ themselves. The last 45 built were completed by Willowbrook at Loughborough.

 

‘Scene’ at Euro Bus Expo 2018 4 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

One of a small number of blogs featuring buses that caught my eye appearing at the NEC at ‘Euro Bus Expo 2018’.

 

More tomorrow!

 

Optare Slimline Solo xFE /1

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

 

‘xFE’ meaning ‘extra Fuel Efficient’.

 

 

 

Optare Slimline Solo xFE /2

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

 

 

 

Optare Slimline Solo xFE /3

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

 

 

 

Optare Slimline Solo xFE /4

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

 

‘Scene’ at Euro Bus Expo 2018 /3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

One of a small number of blogs featuring buses that caught my eye appearing at the NEC at ‘Euro Bus Expo 2018’.

 

More tomorrow!

 

Another entry in the race to electric propulsion!

 

YUTONG E10 for London /1

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

 

 

 

YUTONG E10 for London /2

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

 

 

 

YUTONG E10 for London /3

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

 

The technology ‘bit’.

 

 

 

 

YUTONG E10 for London 4

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

 

The interior.

 

‘Scene’ at Euro Bus Expo 2018 /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

One of a small number of blogs featuring buses that caught my eye appearing at the NEC at ‘Euro Bus Expo 2018’.

 

More tomorrow!

 

The high window line together with the ‘Z’ side flashes and with the theatre seating plus black paint finish make for a very distinctive coach.

 

Volvo 9900 /1

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

 

 

 

Volvo 9900 /2

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

 

 

 

Volvo 9900 /3

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

 

 

 

Volvo 9900 /4

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

 

 

 

Volvo 9900 /5

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

 

The drivers work place.

 

 

 

Volvo 9900 /6

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

 

The passenger ‘cabin’.

 

The theatre seating might not look obvious but each row of seats is slightly higher than the row in front. Look how the seats relate to the windows.

 

 

 

‘Scene’ at Euro Bus Expo 2018 /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

The first of a small number of blogs featuring buses that caught my eye appearing at the NEC at ‘Euro Bus Expo 2018’.

 

More tomorrow!

 

 

 

BYD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. ENVIRO200EV /2

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

 

 

 

BYD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. ENVIRO200EV /3

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

 

Shown together with its charging equipment.

 

 

 

BYD / Alexander Dennis Ltd.ENVIRO200EV /4

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

 

The interior.

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

It has been a while since I was in Derby to look at the transport scene so today being bright, sunny and cold seemed ideal for a little wander with the camera.

 

‘trentbarton’ (tb) continue to introduce new Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC’s. 

 

The latest route to receive them being the i4 one of a number of routes linking Derby with Nottingham.

 

These new buses carry ‘Barton Buses Ltd.’ legal titling which I believe is usual for buses based at (tb)s Nottingham depot. A nice link to the companies past.

 

The previous buses on the route were Optare Tempo SR’s which seem to have had a troubled time with ‘tb’ and have been replaced after only six years.

 

Only last year Optare provided a MetroCity to cover for the Tempo SR’s going back to Optare for rectification work. See blog dated 14/04/2017.

 

YX68 ULE ‘trentbarton’ No. 133 ‘i4’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

YX68 ULF ‘trentbarton’ No. 134 ‘i4’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

YX68 ULG ‘trentbarton’ No. 135 ‘i4’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

YX68 ULH ‘trentbarton’ No. 136 ‘i4’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

 

Another newcomer was.

 

BF68 ZFY ‘Dunn Motor Traction’ Ltd.’ No. 5103. Mercedes- Benz Tourismo

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

 

‘Dunn Motor Traction’ Ltd.’ being the operator of ‘yourbus’ of Heanor.

 

The only identification on the vehicle being the legal titling and the fleetnumber.

 

 

 

Also in Derby today were.

 

V304 EAK ‘Skills Coaches’ No. D12. Scania N113DRB / East Lancs Cityzen

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

 

New to ‘Jones’. Pontypridd. It has also had spell with ‘Shamrock Travel’ and ‘Veolia’ and is now part of ‘Skills’ contract fleet.

 

 

 

V351 DLU ‘Harpurs Coaches’, Derby. Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH

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

 

New to ‘Dublin Bus’ registered 99-D-581.

 

 

 

 

TFA 13 ‘Midland Classic’ No.55, ‘Stevensons of Uttoxeter & Burton’. Scania N94UD / East Lancs

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

 

New as YN54 OAG to ‘London Sovereign’ as it No. SLE5 and painted into the livery of the former Burton on Trent area operator ‘Stevensons of Spath’.

 

Working on service X39 which appears to be a contract route run from Derby to the ‘Boots’ facility in Burton.

 

A rather ‘snatched’ image included because of its interest.