‘Scene’, ‘Bits and Pieces’ part 3 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. For part 2 see blog published 08/07/2018.

 

 

KX53 VNF ‘Stagecoach East Midlands’ No. 18055 ‘Beatrice the Bircotes Belle’. Transbus Trident / Plaxton President

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

 

A number of Worksop based buses were given the names of ‘The Bassetlaw Belles’

 

Bassetlaw being the district in North Nottinghamshire where Worksop is located.

 

Pictured in Chesterfield.

 

 

 

PB09 LTL ‘Littles Travel’, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Scania K340EB/4 / Irizar PB

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

 

Pictured in Chesterfield.

 

 

 

 

FG52 WFT ‘Nottingham City Transport No. 508 ‘Driver Training’.  Scania CN94UB / Scania Omnicity

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

 

Pictured in Nottingham.

 

 

 

 

BU59 MCL ‘Macpherson Coaches’, Donisthorpe, Leicestershire. Mercedes-Bez Tourismo

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

 

Pictured passing Derby Bus Station.

 

 

 

 

YX63 GYG ‘D&G Bus’ No. 106. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

New to ‘ADL’ as a demonstrator.

 

Pictured in Uttoxeter.

 

 

 

 

B5 WER ‘High Peak Buses’ No. 704 ‘transpeak’. Scania 230UB / Wright Solar

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

 

New registered YN08 OAJ to ‘Centrebus North’, Leicester

 

‘High Peak Buses’ being a member of the ‘Centrebus’ group.

 

Pictured in Belper Bus Station.

 

 

YC54 EKO ‘Skills Coaches’. Ford Transit

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

 

It’s not every minibus that gets the full coach livery treatment.

 

Pictured in Derby Bus Station.

 

 

 

MX09 MJV ‘CUMFYBUS’ Merseyside. Optare M880 Solo

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

 

Pictured in Southport.

 

 

 

BX14 KOH ‘Hino Travel’. King Long XMQ6900

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

 

New to ‘Littles Transport’ Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

 

Pictured in Ripley, Derbyshire.

 

 

 

DY52 GYO ‘Eagles & Crawford’, Mold, Flintshire. Volvo B12M / Plaxton Panther

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

 

New to ‘Lakeside Coaches’, Ellesmere.

 

I cannot remember where I saw it!

 

‘Scene’ in a Old Coat of Paint in Nottingham on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

REGULAR READERS/VIEWERS MAY RECALL THAT OVER THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD OF 2018/2019 I POSTED A BLOG EVERY DAY. 

 

IT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND SO I HAVE DECIDED TO REPEAT THE SAME POSTING FREQUENCY OVER THE COMING EASTER PERIOD. 

 

SO FROM GOOD FRIDAY THROUGH TO EASTER TUESDAY, ALL BEING WELL I SHALL BE POSTING DAILY. 

 

For ’Scene’ in a Fresh Coat of Paint in Nottingham’, see blog posted 08/4/2019

 

‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) have acquired some additional vehicles that carry the same green and yellow livery they wore when they worked for  ‘Webberbus’ in Somerset to whom they were new. 

 

The same livery thay also wore when working on Merseyside for ‘Cumfybus’.

 

 

YJ16 DZP ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham). Optare Solo M9250SR /1

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

 

 

 

YJ16 DZP ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham). Optare Solo M9250SR /2

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

 

 

 

YJ65 EUZ ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham). Optare Solo M9250SR /1 

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

 

 

 

YJ65 EUZ ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham). Optare Solo M9250SR /2

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

 

‘Scene’ in a Fresh Coat of Paint in Nottingham on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

REGULAR READERS/VIEWERS MAY RECALL THAT OVER THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD OF 2018/2019 I POSTED A BLOG EVERY DAY. 

 

IT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND SO I HAVE DECIDED TO REPEAT THE SAME POSTING FREQUENCY OVER THE COMING EASTER PERIOD. 

 

SO FROM GOOD FRIDAY THROUGH TO EASTER TUESDAY, ALL BEING WELL I SHALL BE POSTING DAILY.

 

 

Having re-painted the Optare Tempo’s taken over from ‘trentbarton’ (see blog posted 22/12/2018 ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) have had the paint tins out again to re-livery some of the Optare Solo’s in the fleet. 

 

K44 CTN ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No.1004. Optare Solo /1

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

 

 

 

 

K44 CTN ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No.1004. Optare Solo /2

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

 

 

 

 

K33 CTN‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No.1003. Optare Solo 

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

 

 

 

 

K44 CTN ‘CT4N’ (Community Transport for Nottingham) No.1004. Optare Solo /3

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

 

‘Scene’ on the Isle of Wight Once More part 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I have visited the Isle of Wight a number of times over the years and a number of blogs have appeared previously.

 

The major operator is ‘Southern Vectis’ which is part of the ‘Go-Ahead’ group’s 

‘Go-South Coast’ operations.

 

HF09 FVV ‘Southern Vectis’ No. 1402 ‘ISLAND BREEZERS’. Scania N230UD / Optare Visionaire /1

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

 

New to ‘Wilts & Dorset’ (another ‘Go-Ahead’ group company) for use on the Purbeck Breezer service between Bournemouth and Swanage via the Sandbanks ferry.

 

 

 

 

HF09 FVV‘Southern Vectis’ No. 1402 ‘ISLAND BREEZERS’. Scania N230UD / Optare Visionaire /2

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

 

 

 

HW67 AJV ‘Southern Vectis’ No. 1664. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

 

HW67 AJV ‘Southern Vectis’ No. 1664. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

 

 

HW67 AKF‘Southern Vectis’ No. 1666. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

 

 

HW09 BCK ‘Southern Vectis’ No. 1148. Scania N270UD / Scania Omnicity

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

 

 

 

HW63 FHN ‘Southern Vectis’ No. 1591. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

 

 

Y704 TGH‘Southern Vectis’ No. 1940. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘London Central’ as its No. PVL 240.

 

Used as a driver trainer,

 

Seen in the blue livery of ‘Damory Coaches’, another ‘Go-Ahead’ group company for whom it had previously worked.

 

 

 

HW64 AXC ‘Southern Vectis’ No. 2712. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200

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

 

Short bodied vehicles to work services to the limited access ’Red Funnel’ ferry terminal in West Cowes.

 

 

 

 

YN04 GHF ‘Vectis blue’ No. 7175.Scania K114EB4 / Irizar Century

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

 

‘Southern Vectis’ provide schools services under the name of ‘Vectis blue’. The dedicated buses can however be used for other work when not required for schools duties.

 

‘Scene’ at ‘Transpire’s 2018 annual gathering at Rowsley 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

‘Transpire’ being The Chesterfield Bus Society.

 

‘Andrew’s of Tideswell’,  a major coach operator based in the Peak District own this Optare Excel bus.

 

New to ‘Nottingham City Transport’ as its No. 560.

 

 

FD02 SFK ‘Andrew’s of Tideswell’ (Derbyshire). Optare Excel L1180 /1

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

 

 

 

 

 

FD02 SFK ‘Andrew’s of Tideswell’ (Derbyshire). Optare Excel L1180 /2

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

 

 

 

 

FD02 SFK ‘Andrew’s of Tideswell’ (Derbyshire). Optare Excel L1180 /3

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

 

 

 

 

FD02 SFK ‘Andrew’s of Tideswell’ (Derbyshire). Optare Excel L1180 /4

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

 

 

 

‘Scene’, Going Racing in York on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Please note that ‘Flickr’ have recently modified their log in procedure which I have to use before I can publish a blog.

It is taking time for me to adapt, so I ask for your patience if I do not blog as regularly as I have been doing or would like to.

 

The day I was in York coincided with Ladies day at York races. 

 

Many ladies and their escorts arrived by train. Without exception the ladies were beautifully and I suspect expensively turned out.

 

What they thought of the sometimes elderly selection of double deck buses that were running a shuttle service to get them to the racecourse I thought it best not to ask.

 

PJ05 ZWL ‘transdev’ No. 2763 ‘PRIDE OF THE NORTH’. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

Fitted with dual purpose seating.

 

 

 

 

YD02 UNB ‘transdev’ No. 440. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President

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

 

Fitted with dual purpose seating.

 

 

 

 

BX04 BBE ‘York Pullman’. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘London Buses’ as its VWL39.

 

 

 

 

YJ61 OBB ‘ARRIVA’ Yorkshire No. 1528. VDL DB300 / Wright Gemini 2

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

 

 

W738 DWX First West Yorkshire No. 30883 ‘Halifax’. Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

New to ‘Yorkshire Rider’ as its No. 5738.

 

 

Y716 HRN ‘The Keighley Bus Company’ No. 2716. Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President

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

 

New to ‘Burnley & Pendle’.

 

Fitted with dual purpose seating.

 

Both companies mentioned are part of the ‘transdev’ group.

 

 

 

 

SN15 LLC ‘ARRIVA Yorkshire’ No. 1914. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400

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

 

 

 

 

BX04 AZZ ‘York Pullman’. Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini

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

 

New to ‘London Buses’ as its VWL35.

 

‘Scene’ at Showbus 2018 ‘ARRIVA’ on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

YY67 HDK ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 4544. ‘University of Nottingham hopper bus’. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

 

 

YX17 NFD ‘ARRIVA Southern Counties No. 6526 ‘ARRIVA Sapphire 320. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E40D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 400MMC

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

 

 

 

 

S223 JUA ‘ARRIVA London North’ No. DLA 23. DAF DB250 / Alexander ALX 400

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

 

 

 

 

YG52 CMU ‘ARRIVA Midlands No. 9549 ‘ARRIVA Training Bus’. DAF SB120 / Wright Cadet

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

 

 

 

TUI 7932 ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3800 ‘Sapphire’ 158. VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2

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

 

New registered as MX13 ANP.

 

 

 

 

BJ12 YPM ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 3003. Mercedes-Benz Citaro

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

 

 

 

 

YX17 NMY ‘ARRIVA The Shires’ No. 3114. Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200MMC

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

 

 

 

YJ09 MKM ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2974. Optare Versa V1110 /1

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

 

Stripped of adverts, this image illustrates what a plain but in my view smart and functional livery this is.

 

 

 

 

YJ09 MKM ‘ARRIVA Midlands’ No. 2974. Optare Versa V1110 /2

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