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Post by westyorkshirebus on Aug 12, 2011 23:07:19 GMT 1
Besides operators in West Yorkshire, what other operators outside of the county do you take an interest in?
This could be regular visits to their area a few times a year, keeping up with fleet and service changes and/or maintaining a fleetlist
(For the benefit of this, Transdev Harrogate, Arriva Selby & operators in York/Coastliner etc don't count)
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Aug 13, 2011 9:23:07 GMT 1
I live on the outskirts of Manchester so see many developments locally. I am also interested in London operators and National Express West Midlands, having lived in both London and Birmingham. I still go to London an average of 3 times a year and Birmingham about every 2 years. Indeed, I am stopping off in Birmingham over the weekend on the way to central London for the August Bank Holiday!
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Post by Matty on Aug 13, 2011 18:40:14 GMT 1
I like the fleet of Brightbus in North Anston but I have never had a chance to photo them, I have seen them going down the motorway... I love the fact they are big 110+ seat Olympians and Dennis Condors etc. from Hong Kong. I also like EYMS and NXWM.
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Post by driver6540 on Aug 13, 2011 23:29:25 GMT 1
Im a lifelong fan of West Coast Motors, based in Campbeltown, Argyll in Scotland. In fact my uncle used to drive for them. Every summer during the school holidays my old man (A proud Campbeltonian), used to drag us all up there and it was always a highlight for me as a young boy to ride up front with my uncle Archie, which i did on many occasions whilst up there. Thats what got me interested in buses in the first place. I have many fond memories of Bedford YRTs and Ford R114s as a boy of 5 or 6 years of age. Although i only get up there perhaps once every two years now, to visit relatives etc, I still take an active interest in the WCM fleet, which is now 130+ strong, spread out across various operating centres including Oban, Adrishaig, Glasgow and Bute. WCMs livery is simple but dead effective, red and cream with blue embellishments and gold lettering and most,(If not all) vehicles turn out in service in immaculate condition.
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Post by striderrider on Aug 14, 2011 14:07:27 GMT 1
I have always found Blackpool Transport interesting especially in the 90's with them NC Palatine reboided Atlanteans and i am a fan of their refurbished EL Olympians too.
Another operator that keeps me interested is EYMS and if you put a fleetlist on the website it would be great.
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Post by jabbott1987 on Aug 14, 2011 16:54:25 GMT 1
Why what's wrong with their own fleetlist on the EYMS website which is updated at least twice a month & sometimes just once a month?
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Post by SCH117X on Aug 14, 2011 21:45:48 GMT 1
Events in Nottingham, having daily for many years pre-deregulation used South Notts or Barton or very occassionally the odd NCT vehicle. Have to say I take a complete dislike to the present multi-colour schemes used by NCT and TrentBarton and wish they would revert to a modern take on green & cream/white, red cream and maroon; and please please bring back the proper South Notts colours with no sign of any green anywhere.
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Post by danielnew on Aug 14, 2011 23:18:32 GMT 1
I'm interested in many operators across England; the ones that stick out for me having lived along their routes and used them on a regular basis are South West Coaches, Nippy Bus, Metroline, Arriva The Shires & Essex, First Hampshire & Dorset, First Somerset & Avon, Centrebus Hertfordshire, all TfL operators, Damory, Stagecoach Somerset and Regal Busways.
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Post by 576 Gemini 2 on Aug 15, 2011 18:25:11 GMT 1
All the other First Group fleet in the UK. East Yorkshire, Lothian and any other operaters who owns/has owned any Ex Bradford,WYPTE,Yorkshire Rider and/or First West Yorkshire bus
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Post by striderrider on Aug 15, 2011 20:57:42 GMT 1
One operator i forgot to mention i am interested in is TM Travel, very varied fleet and loads of Olympians. Johnsons are also very interesting.
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Post by driver6540 on Aug 15, 2011 21:33:03 GMT 1
As Blackpool is a place i visit very regularly, both through my work and for leisure purposes, I too take an interest in Blackpool Transport, and have done so for many years. One of our fellow forum members, Grand Central, has set up an excellent site for like-minded BT fans. This can be found via the links page on this forum. Well worth joining, im glad i did.
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Post by striderrider on Aug 15, 2011 21:41:44 GMT 1
I am interested in reboided buses particularly. I would love to find one of the ex flyde atlanteans for a ride on.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 21:27:46 GMT 1
I Like The Look Of Centrebus Grantham With All The Different Bodied Olympians still running around  |
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Aug 17, 2011 21:35:46 GMT 1
For me it is
- Transdev B&P and LU, Tyrer Bus, Stagecoach in Lancashire, Preston Bus (although it's all gone quiet there since the competition ended), Blackpool Transport (although it's not as interesting since they axed Metro Coastlines and started painting everything in that awful livery)
- Arriva Buses Wales, Arriva, Stagecoach and First in Manchester including Chester
- Wellglade group, Nottingham City Transport and to some degree Arriva Derby & other operators of Nottingham link network services.
- Go North East, Centrebus in Grantham & Leicester, Bowers
- A general overview of TFL operators
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Post by northerner on Aug 17, 2011 23:05:26 GMT 1
Mine are Transdev Lancashire (mainly because what they curently have Keighley will probably get at some point) and Blackpool Transport
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Post by Matty on Aug 19, 2011 10:53:23 GMT 1
I also like Trent Barton... well presented fleet, very organised and know how to run a service properly.
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Post by PinkHours on Aug 19, 2011 10:56:35 GMT 1
I also like Trent Barton, very organised and know how to run a service properly. What planet are you on? |
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Post by Matty on Aug 19, 2011 11:05:47 GMT 1
Planet Matty as always
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Post by driver6540 on Aug 19, 2011 18:22:07 GMT 1
And long may you continue to be, this forum would be duller without you on it  |
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Post by driver6540 on Aug 19, 2011 18:35:56 GMT 1
Rapsons Travel who operated in the Highlands, serving Fort William, Inverness and Skye and Orkney always had an interesting fleet. A lot of their service buses were quite old, however they did invest in new tackle as well. I seem to recall they purchased 3 new Scania/EL Olympus deckers for the Inverness airport service in 2007. Sadly they were another company gobbled up by the mighty Stagecoach in i think 2008/9.
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Post by dimmock87 on Sept 22, 2016 20:27:27 GMT 1
I like the fleet of Brightbus in North Anston but I have never had a chance to photo them, I have seen them going down the motorway... I love the fact they are big 110+ seat Olympians and Dennis Condors etc. from Hong Kong. I also like EYMS and NXWM. I visited the brightbus yard on Saturday & the big Dennis condors and Olympians r a sight worth seeing. Theirs a mixture aswell with the former Arriva alc400s aswell & in their scrap corner theirs a few ex first Olympians which I think we bought solely for parts defo worth payin a visit |
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Post by dimmock87 on Sept 25, 2016 3:12:42 GMT 1
Some of the older ageing members of their fleet hav seen betta days and could do with upgrading perhaps some more tridents alx400 or east lancs tridents or presidents or some new tri axle deckers if theirs a budget their for them
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 19:23:35 GMT 1
I was born and raised in Oxfordshire so I have an interest in many of the operators from there like Oxford Bus Company, Stagecoach Oxford and many of the smaller independents. I also have a big interest in Reading Buses as its where my interest in buses first surfaced before moving to Harrogate, where it properly took off. I also show an interest in First Hants & Dorset in the Weymouth area and Metroline buses in London. Cheers Andy |
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Post by michael1971 on Dec 28, 2017 21:45:46 GMT 1
mine is stotts of Oldham who run on my local route they are allways on time with the same drivers everyday and a good fleet
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Post by dimmock87 on Jan 4, 2018 9:58:23 GMT 1
Eyms, I used to deliver regular up and down the East Coast, visited a few of their depots but always like the 1 on analby Road.
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