‘Scene’ at Showbus 2022 London Deckers Across the Years /2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

I have attended a number of SHOWBUS events over the years but this was the first time I had attended one at the Hertfordshire County Showgound.

 

The 50th. show and if we are to believe what we read, the last.

 

It would be a great pity if the reputation the SHOWBUS name has built up over the years were to be lost but we shall have to wait and see.

 

GYE 394W ‘London Buses Ltd’. No. M394.

MCW Metrobus DR101/12

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

 

New in 1980.

 

 

 

 

R101 GNW ‘ARRIVA LONDON’ No. DLA 1, ARRIVA serving London.   

DAF DB250 /Alexander ALX400

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

 

New to ‘Arriva London North Ltd’.

 

New in 1998.

 

 

 

 

LK04 UWW ‘Metroline’ No. VP614.

Volvo B7TL / Transbus President

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

 

 

 

 

LJ16 EZN ‘uno’ No. BYD 1472, a breath of fresh air for London

BYD K8SR / BYD

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

 

New to ‘Metroline’.

 

 

 

LK67 ELV ‘Metroline’ No. VWH 2390, ZERO EMISSION.

Volvo B5LH / Wright Gemini 3

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

 

 

 

 

LG71 DXZ  ‘RATP GROUP’ No. BCE 47061.

BYD D8UR DD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro400EV

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

 

‘Scene’ by Peter Rose when Dashing Around Dundee 5 Inter City Coaching on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk'

Friend Peter recently visited Dundee and has forwarded these images for me to share with you.

 

As usual, they are reproduced here with his permission and my thanks.

 

YX21 NNO ‘Stagecoach East Scotland megabus’ No. 50451, citylink 6cities.

Volvo B11RLET / Plaxton Panorama

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

 

 

 

 

YX66 WOD ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 53813.

Volvo B11R / Plaxton Elite

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YJ14 LFO ‘Stagecoach West Scotland’ megabus’ No. 50277

Van Hool TDX27A / Van Hool

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

 

New to ‘Thames Transit’.

 

 

 

 

YX66 WNS ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 54332.

Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

 

 

HSK 659 ‘Parks of Hamilton,’ Scottish citylink connecting Scotland.

Volvo B11RLET / Plaxton Panorama

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

 

 

 

 

YY65 SXS ‘Stagecoach East Scotland’ No. 53810.

Volvo B11R / Plaxton Elite

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Fife Scottish’.

 

 

 

YT19 EBC ‘Edinburgh Coach Lines’ No. 813, Scottish citylink connecting Scotland.

Scania 410EB6 / Irizar i6

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

 

 

 

 

YJ66 FFS ‘Stagecoach West Scotland’ No. 50291.

Van Hool TDX27A / Van Hool

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

 

New to ‘Stagecoach Western Buses’.

 

 

 

 

 

‘Scene’ at Transpire’s Peak Park Bus Gathering 2022 /4 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

For some years now, this event has been held at the ‘Peak Rail’ site at Rowsley in Derbyshire.

 

There was plenty of room for the 35 or so buses the event attracted together with the added bonus of the trains provided by ‘Peak Rail’.

 

This year being steam only.

 

A return to the traditional June date was welcome because last year the event was held in August due to the problems caused by the Covid 19 pandemic.

 

NH18 GGH ‘Caledonian Travel’.

Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

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

 

New in 2018 to ‘National Holidays’ which at the time were associated with the ‘Shearings’ group who were early casualties of the Covid 19 Pandemic going out of business in early 2020.

 

 

 

 

CYD 724C ‘Hutchings & Cornelius’. 

AEC Reliance / Harrington Crusader

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

 

Together with its stablemate, the Grenadier, Harrington’s produced some of the most stylish coaches of the 1960s.

 

 

 

 

S659 JSE ‘Go Green Peak Explorer’.

Volvo B10M / Jonkheere Modulo

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

 

New in 1998 to ‘Stagecoach Bluebird’ as No. 659.

 

 

 

 

BXI 2599 ‘ULSTERBUS’ No. 2599.

Bristol RELL6G / Alexander (Belfast)

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

 

 

 

 

 

BXI 2565 ‘Citybus (NI)’ No. 2565.

Bristol RELL6G / Alexander (Belfast)

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

 

 

 

 

CHA 460K ‘Midland Red’ No. 6460.

Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Panorama Elite

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

 

 

 

 

JMA 413L ‘North Western Road Car Co’. No. 413.

Bristol RELH6L / Eastern Coach Works

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

 

‘Scene’ at Showbus 2022 London Deckers Across the Years /1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

I have attended a number of SHOWBUS events over the years but this was the first time I had attended one at the Hertfordshire County Showgound.

 

The 50th. show and if we are to believe what we read, the last.

 

It would be a great pity if the reputation the SHOWBUS name has built up over the years were to be lost but we shall have to wait and see.

 

LLU 732 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT BUS HIRE LTD.’ No. RT3933, LONDON TRANSPORT.

AEC Regent III / Weymann

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

 

Pictured arriving on the site.

 

New in 1950.

 

 

 

 

MXX 269 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT BOARD’ No. RLH 69, LONDON TRANSPORT.

AEC Regent III / Weymann Lowbridge

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

 

New in 1952.

 

 

 

 

398 CLT ‘DAWSON GROUP BUS & COACH LTD’.

AEC Routemaster / Park Royal

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

 

New in 1963.

 

Thanks go to friend Peter Rose for the use of his image.

 

 

 

 

SMK 738F ‘MIDLAND RED SOUTH (LTD)’ No. RML 2738, LONDON TRANSPORT. 

AEC Routemaster / Park Royal

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

 

New in 1967.

 

‘MIDLAND RED SOUTH (LTD)’ being part of the ‘Stagecoach’ group.

 

 

 

 

THX 402S ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. T2.

Leyland Titan / Park Royal

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

 

New in 1979.

 

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

In September 2021 (23rd. & 26th.), I posted 2 blogs using friend Peter Rose’s excellent images taken in Newcastle.

 

Rather than duplicate his work, I have illustrated liveries that have not appeared here before.

 

Newcastle Haymarket and Eldon Square Bus Stations are almost side by side. 

 

With buses in numbers coming (and going) in both directions from both places it is very busy.

 

NK67 EBG ‘Go-North East’ No. 6313, X lines.

Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini 3

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

 

 

 

 

NK12 GCY ‘Go-North East’ No. 6047, RedKite RANGER.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

YN54 AOR ‘Go-North East’ No. 6165.

Scania N94UD / East Lancs Omnidekka

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

 

New to ‘Brighton & Hove’ No. 640.

 

Both ‘Go-North East’ and ‘Brighton & Hove’ are part of the ‘Go-Ahead’ group.

 

 

 

NK62 FHE ‘Go-North East’ No. 6078, explore Hadrians Wall.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse

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

 

 

‘Scene’ at the NEC, November 1st. 2022 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Regular readers/viewers of the blog will probably remember the daily coverage I gave to EUROBUS EXPO 2022’ at the NEC in early November.

 

At the time, I prepared a variety of blogs but as I restricted myself to the number of blogs I wanted to post, not all all of them appeared.

 

This one I still consider to be of interest, so here it is.                               

 

At the end of EUROBUS EXPO 2019, I said in my closing blog;

 

     “All being well, I will be back at the NEC next year”.

 

We all now know that due to the Covid 19 pandemic the years 2020 and 2021 would not see the annual Busfest at the NEC .

 

However, I am pleased to say that it is back with a bang this year.

 

Scania have been producing long-lived buses for many years.

 

My local operator ‘trentbarton’ is still running 2004 registered L94UBs, whilst similar buses are snapped up by other operators for further service.

 

So, there is no reason to suppose that Scania’s new Fencer F1 model will be any the less successful.

 

Being produced initially in single deck form. 

 

Double deck, articulated and coach versions are planned for this Swedish/Chinese co-operative venture.

 

One detail that does seem to need sorting out is the designation, F1 or f1. 

 

Both are in use and it would seem a bit confusing.

 

Personally, I thought the body styling a bit bland.

 

Registration Not Known ‘Scania Demonstrator’.

Scania K280C BX2LB Fencer F1/ Higer Bus /1

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

 

 

 

 

Registration Not Known ‘Scania Demonstrator’.

Scania K280C BX2LB Fencer F1/ Higer Bus /2

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

 

 

 

 

Registration Not Known ‘Scania Demonstrator’.

Scania K280C BX2LB Fencer F1/ Higer Bus /3

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

 

The accomodation looking towards the rear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration Not Known ‘Scania Demonstrator’.

Scania K280C BX2LB Fencer F1/ Higer Bus /4

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

 

The accomodation looking towards the front.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration Not Known ‘Scania Demonstrator’.

Scania K280C BX2LB Fencer F1/ Higer Bus /5

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

 

The drivers work station

 

 

‘Scene’ at the NEC, November 1st. 2022 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

Regular readers/viewers of the blog will probably remember the daily coverage I gave to EUROBUS EXPO 2022’ at the NEC in early November.

 

At the time, I prepared a variety of blogs but as I restricted myself to the number of blogs I wanted to post, not all all of them appeared.

 

This one I still consider to be of interest, so here it is.

 

At the end of EUROBUS EXPO 2019, I said in my closing blog;

 

     “All being well, I will be back at the NEC next year”.

 

We all now know that due to the Covid 19 pandemic the years 2020 and 2021 would not see the annual Busfest at the NEC .

 

However, I am pleased to say that it is back with a bang this year.

 

I suppose that down the years, we have become used to bus and coach manufacturers based in foreign countries making a bid for a share of the British market.

 

I remember Volvo and Scania from Scandinavia bringing their products into the UK. 

 

It took Mercedes-Benz years of trying before they hit the jackpot with the 814D, the Citaro and the Tourismo.

 

Chinese manufacturers are starting to make it big time here so I should not have been surprised when the Japanese company ISUZU had a very smart midibus on display.

 

Registration Not Known ISUZU demonstrator.

ISUZU NOVO CITI VOLT /1

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

 

 

 

 

Registration Not Known ISUZU demonstrator.

ISUZU NOVO CITI VOLT /2

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

 

 

 

 

Registration Not Known ISUZU demonstrator.

ISUZU NOVO CITI VOLT /3

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