The 1276-Busstop-Features http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/ 33 rows en-gb 60 Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust 2009 Open Day - 11th October http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1768140.html A small selection of vehicles that were at the 2009 GVVT Open Day at Bridgeton Sunday 11 October 2009: A small selection of vehicles that were at the 2009 GVVT Open Day at Bridgeton

BSG 537L, The Recently Restored Eastern Y Type A Line Up Outside The Museum Glasgow Corporation SGD 65 Clydeside Fleetline HSD 73V Recently Restored Highland Leopard CAS 519W Bluebird WSK 509 Blackpool HFR 501E Midland Scottish Metrobus B105 PKS WJC Coaches Unique Johnkeere 1 1/2 Deck Leyland Tiger LJZ 6056 Tayside Ailsa WTS 273T Midland Albion Viking JMS 452E The Rear View Of Albion Viking JMS 452E Western SMT Leyland Titans MSD 407 & MSD 408 Glasgow Volvo Ailsa A735 PSU Clydeside Y Type TSJ 47S A Line Up Of 'In Work' Vehicles, I Think However Set The Destination On The Preston Atlantean Is Having A Bit Of A Laugh A Collection Of Alexander R Types The MacBraynes Line Up The Rear Of VMP 8G Over The Pits The MacBraynes AEC Reliance Y Types Stick Together A Pair Of TE Tigers, A25 VDS & MNS 10Y, Both New To Central Scottish Western Scottish AT Bodied Seddon DSD 936V A Pair Of Eastern Interlopers, Leopards EFS 229S & MSF 122P Edinburgh Atlantean JSC 869E In Airport Livery Kelvin Metrobus B100 PKS & Eastern Lion C177 VSF Looking Down One Of The Parking Lines Western Fleetline HSD 86V & Eastern Ailsa CSG 773S Glasgow Corporation LA1 In The Company Of A Slightly Newer Example DJ International's Fomer First Glasgow Citybus G700 PNS Glasgow Corporation ???? Routemaster EDS 288A Having A Final Fling In Psuedo Edinburgh Livery The Rear Of WJC Tiger LJZ 6056

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]]> Sun Oct 11 2009 Sold To The Man From Kelvin Central http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1749386.html A Selection Of Buses That Passed To Kelvin Central Buses Either As A Result Of Them Taking Over The Operator Or Simply Being Bought In As Part Of Normal Fleet Replacement. Given That The Philosophy After Privatisation Was To Make An Offer For Anything That Carried Passengers There Was Considerable Variety In The Types Of Vehicles Entering The Fleet. Service Work Taken Over Included That Of Lafferty, McKenna, John Morrow, McKindless, Magicbus, Green's and McColl's And Probably Others I Can't Remember! Not All Of The Coaches In Kelvin Central Charter Livery Were Acquisitions, However At The Moment I Haven't Worked Out Which Ones Are Which! Wednesday 2 September 2009: A Selection Of Buses That Passed To Kelvin Central Buses Either As A Result Of Them Taking Over The Operator Or Simply Being Bought In As Part Of Normal Fleet Replacement. Given That The Philosophy After Privatisation Was To Make An Offer For Anything That Carried Passengers There Was Considerable Variety In The Types Of Vehicles Entering The Fleet. Service Work Taken Over Included That Of Lafferty, McKenna, John Morrow, McKindless, Magicbus, Green's and McColl's And Probably Others I Can't Remember! Not All Of The Coaches In Kelvin Central Charter Livery Were Acquisitions, However At The Moment I Haven't Worked Out Which Ones Are Which!

1016, J516 FPS, One Of The Darts Acquired With The Glasgow Magicbus Operation 1091, A Reeve Burgess Bosied Swift That Came From McKenna Was Transferred To Old Kilpatrick For Dumbarton Area Services 1109, HPF 320N, Seen Not Long After The Morrow Takeover With Added Kelvin Central Names On Its Service 100 Livery 1109, The Former Service 100 National Now Repainted In Red & Cream Fleet Livery 1124, DPW 783T, Another Of The Nationals That Came Form Green's 1128, WBN 476T, In Use Shortly After The Takeover Of The Green's Service Network 1163, YYE 286T, A Former Morrow Example For Some Reason With Painted Out Blindbox 1164, A Former John Morrow Mk1 National With Slightly Non Standard Livery For A National 1165, A Mk 1National That Originated With Grampian 1281, A Duple 300 Bodied 1283, A Plaxton Bodied Tiger New To Whitelaws Which Came From ?? 1391, LGE 724Y, A Duple Bodied B58 Which I Think Came From McKenna 1452, YHS 282S, A Leopard Which Originated With Paton, Which Was Unusual In Having Bus Seats In A Coach Shell 1499, A Duple Bodied ? From ? Seen In Buchanan, In Teh Bckground The Rear Of Another Acquired Minibus Can Be Seen 1782, PHY 696S One Of The VRs Acquired Direct From Bristol Showing Panneled Over Centre Door Conversion 1791, FFR 165S, One Of Two VRs Purchased From Green's Of Kirkintilloch 1922, One Of The Routemasters That Came With The Glasgow Magicbus Operation 1949, One Of The RMAs That Came With The Glasgow Magicbus Operation But Went Back To Stagecoach Shortly After 2069, E511 YSU, An Alexander Bodied Mercedes From McKenna? 2429, BNS 235S, Originally Glsgow Corporation C6 Seen In Helensburgh 2577, One Of A Number Of Former United Counties Leopards That Came From Luton & District 2593, A One Time Green Line Leopard That I Think Came From McColl's Along With Their Dumbarton To Clydebank Service 2590, WGA 644V?, A Plaxton Supreme Bodied Coach Acquired From ? 2591, An ECW Bodied 2593, MPL 127W, The Lack Of A Number Blind Causing Problems 3208, WLT 910, In Standard Bus Livery 3209, WLT 357, In Kelvin Central Charter Livery, Originally TYS 318Y With Eastern Scottish 3212, Originally NBD 106Y In The United Countied Fleet 3216, B287 KPF, Acquired From Luton & District In Kelvin Central Charter Livery 3226, WLT 388 In The Kelvin Central Charter Livery 3299, CSU 932, In Charter Livery A104EPA, 3215, Another Former Green Line Tiger In The Charter Fleet, This Example Came From London Country (North West) in 1991 F94 KDS, One Of The Multitude Of Minibuses Acquired And Another To Have Come From The McKenna Fleet F952 LHS, An Alexander Bodied Minibus Form Lafferty Became ???? LEU 255P, 1787, One Of The VRs That Came From Morrow Ahead Of The Takeover Of The Rest Of The Morrow Operation LHG 444T, 1794, One Of The VRs From Stagecoach In Use In Nottingham Ominbus Livery Before Despatch South MSO 12W, A Former Northern Mk2 National PHY 701S, 1780, In Nottingham Omnibus Livery Prior To Leaving The Fleet PHY &??S One Of The VRs Acquired From Bristol Early In 1993 And Sold On To Nottingham Omnibus Almost Immediately, In Use With Kelvin After Painting Into The New Owners Livery SGR 556R Seen The Weekend Of The John Morrow Takeover, It Is Working The D5 From Clydebank To Dumbarton TWH 697T, The Former Morrow Fleetline Having Had The Livery Amended By Painting The Brown Areas Red WLT 408, A Plaxton Bodied Tiger

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]]> Wed Sep 2 2009 Bygone Clydebank http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1749353.html A Selection Of Scans Taken Of Vehicles Seen In Clydebank From The Last Few Years. Not Always The Best Quality But Hopefully There Might Be One Or Two Of Interest. Wednesday 2 September 2009: A Selection Of Scans Taken Of Vehicles Seen In Clydebank From The Last Few Years. Not Always The Best Quality But Hopefully There Might Be One Or Two Of Interest.

Allander Travel D376 RHS, A Dominant Bus Bodied Volvo In The Loch Lomond Buses Fleet Arrives In Clydebank On The D?5 Allander Travel Volvo GCA 772X Before Repaint Into Loch Lomond Buses Livery East Lancs Rebodied Volvo NCS 117W Of Allander Heading Into Old Kilpartick On The D2 Allander AT Bodied Leopard PRA 14R On The D5 Former London Mercedes F947 BMS, Complete With First Greater Glasgow Fleetnames Heading For Old Kilpatrick HSO 282V, One Of The Atlanteans Transferred To Glasgow From Abderdeen Under First Ownership Passing Through The Bus Station On The 6 Dart Demonstrator S979 JLM Seen Working The 86 To Old Kilpatrick GM28, One Of The Former Dublin Metroriders After Transfer To The Kelvin Fleet MV35 Of First Kelvin On The 3A, I Think The Bus Was New When This Was Taken 1050, One Of The Former Strathclyde Buses Metroriders Transferred To The KCB Network Fleet KCB Network Dominator 1713 Looking Fresh Out Of The Paintshop Taken Just Before The John Morrow Takeover, VR MOU 742R & National PJJ 350S Kelvin Central Buses Ailsa 1960 Passes The Bus Station On The 5X Kelvin Central Open Top 1999 At The Bus Station KCB Network Greenway 4138 On The D5A To Balloch Kelvin Central Greenway 4138 Parked At The Bus Station Old Kilpatrick Depot Luxury, Alexander AT Bodied Tiger CT203 Of Kelvin Central Kelvin Central Tiger FGG 603X, Seen In The Bus Station Before Heading Back To Dumbarton Strathclyde Buses AS2, The Ailsa Single Deck, Seen At The Bus Station On The 66A One Of Strathclyde Buses Former Green Line ECW Bodied Olympian Coaches, C215 UPD Strathclyde Buses Iveco Minibus F995 XOV At Clydebank Bus Station Strathclyde Buses Metrorider M117, One Of The Former Colchester Examples Seen On The M11 When Stagecoach Came To Clydebank, Mercedes 084 From The Stagecoach Glasgow Fleet On The 21 To Drumchapel 556 Of The Stagecoach Glasgow Fleet, Also Seen On The 21 To Drumchapel C422 VVN Was Used Briefly By An Operator On A Service To Faifley, Hopefully I will Eventually Remember Who

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]]> Wed Sep 2 2009 SVBM Lathalmond Open Weekend - Sunday 16 August http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1744116.html A Selection Of Vehicles Displayed At The SVBM Open Weekend On Sunday 16 August. Full captions still to be added Sunday 16 August 2009: A Selection Of Vehicles Displayed At The SVBM Open Weekend On Sunday 16 August. Full captions still to be added

Fleetline TGM 214J As Eastern SMT DD294A Lothian National 2 A108 CFS With Fife FPD225, RMS 714 P285 PSX, Lothian 285, The Royale Bodied Olympian To Be Retained In the Fleet SN58 BYX, 170, One Of the Recent Eclipse 2 Deliveries To Lothian Eastern Scottish VV187, E187 HSF E304 MSG, 244 In The Edinburgh Tours Fleet Edinburgh Tours Olympian 244 Alonside Former Eastern E187 HSF Open Top VR VDV 143S, Originally Western National 943 SN09 FUY, One Of The Pair Of Plaxton Centros With Edinburgh Coach Lines For The 13 SN09 CVE, Lothian 324 A Head On View Of Lothian SN09 CVE, 324 The Rears Of Lothian Gemini 2 324 And Edinburgh Coach Lines Centro SN09 FUY SF09 LZV One Of Whitelaws Wright Bodied MANs Seen On The Internal Service BX03 OVZ, The Hispano Bodied B7 Now 228 In The McGill's Fleet SN57 HDC, The First Edinburgh Homecoming Scotland Bus The Rear Of BX03 OVZ SN57 JBX, 37273 In The First Edinburgh Fleet Recent 69410, SN09 FBF, In The Midland Bluebird Fleet Wetsern AD1544, MSD 408, An Alexander Bodied Leyland Titan RRM 386X, A Ribble National 2 Still In Stagecoach Livery VMP 10G In WJC Buses Livery WBR 248, One Of Three Marshall Bodied Atkinson Alphas New To Sunderland Corporation Fishwick 24, XCW 955V, One Of That Fleets Many Mark 1 Nationals K715 DAO Of DJ International, Formerly Of John Morrow Coaches And Stagecoach SRN 103P, Once 22 Inthe Fishwick Fleet In Its New Guise As An Information Bus For The Royal oological Society Of Scotland G251 SRG, A Northumbria Optare Delta RML 2343, CUV 343C, Now With Bankfoot WJC Coaches KSX 104X, A Former Lothian National 2 Routemaster EDS 50A In Midland Livery Next To Bankfoot VR GGM 108W, Was This Parking Arrangement Intentional? EH03 EMH, A New Beaver 3 For The E&M Horsburgh Fleet C18 EMH, An Irizar Coach For E&M Horsburgh E321 MSG, One Of The Former Lothian Olympians In The E&M Horsburgh Fleet SV09 EHC, A Recent Volvo B7R For Stagecoach In The Highlands The Rear Of E&M Horsburghs E321 MSG The Rear Of Plaxton Bodied B7R SV09 EHC, Stagecoach Highland 53333 The Rears Of E&M Horsburghs Beaver 3, Irizar And Olympian The Rear Of Wadham Stringer Javelin K101 UJR With A Pair Of T Types Former Midland Leopard PE453, WFS 145W, Alongside Metrobus RM805 Western MSD 407, AD1544 Now Withdrawn Olympian K722 ASC, 14722 In The Rennies Fleet G545 RDS, Originally Strathclyde AH101 With Atlantean LA697 And Olympian A103 OUG Which Was New To South Yorkshire The Rear Of Rennies Olympian K722 ASC Edinburgh Olympian 667 With Atlanteans 801 & 900 Lothian Alexander Bodied Dart 117, K117 CSG A Lothian Line Up FSC 182, OFS 777, LFS 480 & ASC 665B Two Generations Of Lothian Midibus, Fife Y Type FPE88, YFS 88S, Alonside Lodekka FRD187 321 YHN, A Plaxton Bodied Bedford YRQ In United Livery But Originally National Travel South East VYH 500 Western Y Type SCS 333M Alongside An Assortment Of Other Types Eastern SSX 602V & JSF 928T With Fife NFS 176Y

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]]> Sun Aug 16 2009 T In The Park - Glasgow Shuttle 2009 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1724888.html A Small Collection Of Vehicles Used On The Daytime Glasgow To T In The Park Shuttle On The 10th July 2009 Friday 10 July 2009: A Small Collection Of Vehicles Used On The Daytime Glasgow To T In The Park Shuttle On The 10th July 2009

West Coast Motors M800 WCM, Given The Number In The Destination I Assume It Is Heading Up To Buchanan For A T In The Park Shuttle The Rear Of M800 WCM Henry Crawford Van Hool HCC 882 M Line Olympian L976 MSC First Glasgow 37183 M Line Olympian L978 MSC Moffat & Williamson T110 JBC Golden Eagle JIL 8562 M Line Scania G879 TVS M Line Olympian L977 MSC M Line Scania J818 HMC First Glasgow 37172 Earnside Neoplan 7722 SR M Line Olympian L977 MSC Docherty's Midland Coaches Irizar PB SP06 DGF Docherty's Midland Coaches BS07 JDS First Glasgow 37174 Docherty's Midland Coaches SF04 LKG Earnside Volvo G907 PKK Earnside Volvo B12 BGR M Line Olympian L976 MSC

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]]> Fri Jul 10 2009 Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Spring Running Day 2009 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1701052.html A selection of the vehicles seen at Lathalmond during the 2009 Spring running day. Sunday 17 May 2009: A selection of the vehicles seen at Lathalmond during the 2009 Spring running day.

AA Liveried CDR 679 Passing A Pair Of Western Y Types A Selction Of Western Single Decks China Motor Bus LV36 Western RCS 382 LT Metrobus KYV 781X CMB LV36 Climbing The Hill Up To The Bus Station Glasgow Corporation GE 2446 Fife RMS 714 Reversing Into The Display Line Lothian National 2 A108 CFS WSK 509, Originally PD177 In The Bluebird Fleet Strahtay Metrorider E186 BNS First Glasgow Volvo G545 RDS XOI 2258, A Wright Bodied Leopard (I Think) Former Jersey Motor Transport No.5 Alonside The Utility Guy Eastern Scottish C177 VSF TGM 2i4J Finished In Eastern Livery EVA 324 In Central SMT Livery Fife AT Bodied Tiger NFS 176Y Spot The Fake, WG 8180 Alongside The Newly Painted Routemaster Routemaster EDS 50A Freshly Repainted In Midland Livery For Heritage Service Use Stagecoach 27524 Stagecoach LDS 201A Running Around The Site Edinburgh OFS 798 Stagecoach Routemaster LDS 201A P161 FBC Of Martins Coach Travel Fife RMS 714 West Coast Motors FSL 615W Strathtay Metrobus D819 EES Irvine's Of Law L486 NTO, A Former Nottigham Olympian Acquired From Western Greyhound The Rear Of L486 NTO Lothian Olympian C777 SFS At The Start Of A Variety Of Lothian Buses The Rear Of Portsmouth Single Deck Atlantean TBK 196K A Line Up Of Edinburgh Leylands With OFS 777 On The Right Lothian National 2 KSX 102X Lothian Tiger Cub And Dennis Dart K117 CSG Lothian GSC 667X, One Of The 2 Original Lothian Leyland Olympians Open Top Edinburgh Atlantean 900 The Nearside Of The Goldline Enviro Central Bristol FLF HGM 346E A Comparison Of Teh Rear Ends Of An ECW Bodied VRT, An Alexander Bodied Ailsa, The Glasgow TD And An Alexander RV Bodied Lion Portsmouth Corporation Atlantean TBK 196K, An Unusual Pennine Bodied Atlantean Eastern Scottish E187 HSF The New Arrangement In The Exhibition Hall Shuttle Buses B208 FFS, A TC bodied Tiger The Rear Of A Selection Of Alexander TC/TE Types The Rear Of Munro's K101 UJR Western Leyland MSD 408 Munro's K101 UJR TC And TE Types Ccompared Strathclyde LA1204 In Yellow Livery

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]]> Sun May 17 2009 Scottish Pipe Band Championships - Dumbarton 16th May 2009 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1700117.html A collection of images taken around the coach park during the 2009 Scottish pipe Band Championship in Levengrove Park in Dumbarton. No atempt was made to record all the vehicles there, the majority can be seen in the images. This year the images are more of a 'photo blog' than anything else. Saturday 16 May 2009: A collection of images taken around the coach park during the 2009 Scottish pipe Band Championship in Levengrove Park in Dumbarton. No atempt was made to record all the vehicles there, the majority can be seen in the images. This year the images are more of a 'photo blog' than anything else.

Peace's Tours Bova Magiq SF06 NBY Stagecoach Bluebird 52536 Docherty's Midland Coaches SF04 LKG West Coast Motors W100 WCM Tramontana 688 EYV 95-DL-6049 Of G McLaughlin Coaches Pegasus Of Perth Y744 HWT M777 JCM Of The Newly Formed Caledonian Coaches Of Corpach Eve Of Dunbar Y10 EVE Chambers Coaches UKZ 9473 Makes It's Way Across The Parking Area Golden Eagle Coaches JIL 8560 Duddingston Private Hire TJI 8299 Allander Travel SF07 PZU, One Of The 2 Jonkheeres In older Livery P77 JDS Of Kians Of Annan BBB Coaches of Letterkenny Plaxton OO-LH-5851 Vision Travel L297 ORS Moffat & Williamson 122 ASV Silver Choice Paramount 3500 AZ 8407 Silver Choice Iveco Belaus SIL 9988, Still Lettered For The London Service Sold To First Glasgow Golden Eagle Coaches WIL 3629 West Coast Motors L300 WCM West Coast Motors FSU 319 Photoflash Plaxton SE03 SOU Riddlers NEG 322 The Rear Of Riddlers WEZ 3993 R8 OVA, An Appropriate Registration On A Hays of Gordon Bova C & M Coaches Mistral R954 RCH L15 YUL Of Elizabeth Yule Coaches Stuart McNee Coaches HIL 7641 Bryan's Of Denny PF53 YJO McKreadie Of Airdrie R481 GLG Eve Of Dunbar N1 EVE West Coast Motors M100 WCM Milligans MIL 2162 Victoria Coaches Of Peterhead Irizar NIW 6712 Milligans MIL 8028 Milne New Blyth MIL 5714 West Coast Motors Y80 WCM Whitelaws Coaches GW 4343 Golden Eagle Coaches YIL 1206 Bova ST03 AUE Belonging to ????? James King K917 RGE Central Coaches Of Aberdeen FJ06 URK Marbill Bova SXI 2887 In Current Livery West Coast Motors M600 WCM A Coach Travel Plaxton NUI 5274 Watermill Coaches R888 WCS Rennies 52535 With New Logo Firth Coaches Caledonian Travel Liveried KX07 HDF Watermill Coaches M8 SKY

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]]> Sat May 16 2009 GVVT Open Day 12 October 2008 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1596983.html A Small Selection Of Images Taken At Brigeton During The 2008 Open At At The GVVT. A Lot Of Familiar Vehicles With The Occasion Odd One Out Sunday 12 October 2008: A Small Selection Of Images Taken At Brigeton During The 2008 Open At At The GVVT. A Lot Of Familiar Vehicles With The Occasion Odd One Out

Blackpool Leyland HFR 501E Western SMT Leyland RCS 382 Glasgow Atlantean LA1 The Sydney Albion In Use On The Shuttle Service Aberdeen Corporation JRS 22F With Alexander W Bodywork Stagecoach 52519, A Former Rapsons Vehicle Parked At The Side Of Bridegton Garage Stagecoach 52519, A Former Rapsons Vehicle Parked At The Side Of Bridegton Garage Stagecoach 52519, A Former Rapsons Vehicle Parked At The Side Of Bridegton Garage Reconstructed Utility CDR 679 In AA Livery A MacBraynes Line Up, Including An Imposter 3 Of Macbraynes Smaller Vehicles Midland Bluebird T Type RMS 400W A Collection Of Trucks West Coast Motors Bedford VSB 164M The Rear Of Glasgow Atlantean GYS 896D A Pair Of Former SBG Vehicles Part Of The Rear Line Up In The Garage MNS 10Y, A TE Tiger, With A Strathtay TC Variant Strathtay 415 VYA Alongside A T Type Leopard The Rear Of C200 HGF Mercedes Mini C200 HGF In Kirkpatrick Livery The Nearside Rear Of Strathtay Olympian D819 EES The Rear Of Strathtay Olympian D819 EES Part Of The Rear Line Of 'Projects' Recently Preserved Strathtay Olympian D819 EES Western Leyland UCS 659 With St Helens RT DBJ 67 Lothian National A108 CFS With Mac Tours RMC 1485 WJC Coaches AEC Reliance VMP 10G Glasgow Leyland SGD 650 Glasgow Corporation SGD 448 Northern NMS 358

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]]> Sun Oct 12 2008 Lathalmond 2008 - Sunday 17th August 2008 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1564178.html Some Of The Vehicles To Be Seen On The Sunday Of The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum's Open Weekend 2008 Sunday 17 August 2008: Some Of The Vehicles To Be Seen On The Sunday Of The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum's Open Weekend 2008

Alexanders WG 9180 A Mixed Line Up Recovery Truck WG 5245 Western Lodekka RAG 411 With Fife BXA 464B Former Eastern Lodekka Tow Wagon CSG 29C Northern Counties Daimler RAG 578 Of A1 On The Internal Service A Bristol Inside The Workshop, Behind Is The 1 1/2 Deck Coach Blackpool Leyland 501, HFR 501E Midland Tow Wagon DMS 359C Giving A Fishwick Leyland A Hand Beadle Bodied Commer WKJ 787 Western Leyland WSD 408 Fife Tow Truck XXA 859M Edinburgh Atlantean 812, EWS 812D Alexander Bodied Metrobus B105 PKS A Midland Y Type Leopard Beadle Bodied Commer WKJ 787 The Rear of Beadle Bodied Commer WKJ 787 The Vehicle Park A Selection Of Vehicles Used On The Internal & Dunfermline Services Midland Daimler Fleetline SMS 120P A Jersey? Single Deck, Central SMT B87, Now TVS 367 & Crosville National JTU 588T Fife Scottish T Type Tiger NFS 176Y & Eastern Seddon JSF 928T, ZS928 Midland T Tyle Leopard GLS 625S, MPE265 & WJC Coaches Reliance VMP 10G Aberdeen Daimler 325, CRG 325C & Midland Scottish AD Bodied Fleetline LMS 168W, MRF168 Plaxton Consort Bodied Bedford JHL 701 North Western Leyland LDB 796 A Line Up In The Exhibition Hall With McGill's GDV 47 & Open Top DCS 616 Duple Bodied AEC Reliance TYD 888 Wright Bodied Volvo 4410 From Arriva's Glasgow Flyer Service First Midland 65752 With 'Larbert Circle' Branding First 20116, A Plaxton Bodied Volvo New To Thamesway FifeY Type Leopard YSF 88S, FPE88 With Lodekka BXA 425B, FRD187 Bankfoot Buses National 2 SHH 389X E & M Horsburgh Olympian G831 GSX & Greenway EIG 1435 E & M Horsburgh Olympian G831 GSX & Greenway EIG 1435 Stagecoach In Lochaber Enviro 300 SN56 AXU, 27590 Wright Bodied MAN SF57 FZY Of Whitelaws ECW Bodied Fleetline ULS 658T, In Original Kelvin Scottish Livery Central Y Type Leopard T150, XGM 450L & Midland Scottish R Type Bodied Metrobus B105 PKS, RM805 Ulsterbus Alexander Blefast Bodied Leopard WOI 2235 Glasgow Corporation In The Company Of Some Slightly Newer Vehicles Alexander Bodied Mercedes Minibus N956 NAP Of Nordi Travel TE Bodied Tiger And RV Bodied Volvo, Both Formally part Of The First Glasgow Fleet With Northern OlympianTSO 16X And Kelvin Metrobus B100 PKS A Mixed Line Including Former Eastern Volvo E187 HSF & Lowland Olympian D902 CSH Northern Scottish Olympian TSO 16X, NLO16 & Kelvin Scottish Metrobus 1669, B100 PKS, In Later Kelvin Livery Two Vehicles From The WJC Coaches Fleet, Dennis Condor G542 FVX & Unique Lowheight Ailsa TRR 814R The Nearsides Of Dennis Condor G542 FVX & Unique Lowheight Ailsa TRR 814R The Rears Of Dennis Condor G542 FVX & Unique Lowheight Ailsa TRR 814R A Comparison Of Ailsa Rear Ends, Lowheight TRR 814R & Normal Height NSP 326R The Rears Of Alexander Bodied SGD 488, RL Metrobus B100 PKS & ECW TSO 16X

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]]> Sun Aug 17 2008 A Morning In Newcastle http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1554315.html A Small Collection Of Images Taken During A Quick Morning Visit To Newcastle Friday 18 July 2008: A Small Collection Of Images Taken During A Quick Morning Visit To Newcastle

Stagecoach Newcastle 22048 The Rear Of Go North East Scania 5267 All White Go North East 3868 All White Go North East 4922 Stagecoach Newcastle 20840 Team Valley Clipper Liveried 4822 Of Go North East Stagecoach Newcastle 61006 Receiving The Attention Of The Support Van Stagecoach Newcastle Hybrid 61006 At Newcastle Central Station Stagecoach Newcastle City Sightseeing Liveried 14673 Go North East 4913 Stagecoach Newcastle Enviro 300 27506 Stagecoach Newcastle 61002 On The Quay Link Service Go North East 5269 With 'The Angel' Route Branding Go North East 4942 on The 'Fab Fifty Six' Go North East Citaro 5293 Go North East 8174 Branded For The Saltwell Park Service The Centurion Branded 8259 Of Go North East Crusader Liveried 8249 Of Go North East

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]]> Fri Jul 18 2008 Glasgow T In The Park Shuttle - 11 July 2008 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1544761.html A few shots of some of the vehicles being used on the Glasgow to T In The Park shuttle on 11 July 2008. Friday 11 July 2008: A few shots of some of the vehicles being used on the Glasgow to T In The Park shuttle on 11 July 2008.

M Line Scania J818 HMC M Line Olympian L977 MSC M Line Olympian L975 MSC Henry Crawford Caoches 973 BUS Earnside B10 MGR Moffat & Williamson N790 EES Moffat & Wiliamson M783 ASL (I Think Anyway) First Glasgow Hired Volvo YN04 PNL First Glasgow 31418 First Glasgow 32578 M Line Scania J818 HMC DJ International RIL 4630 Docherty's W77 JDS M Line Olympian L977 MSC MacPherson's Of Airdrie L955 NWW West Coast Motors M700 WCM First Glasgow 32579 First Midland Bluebird 34067 First Midland Bluebird 34066 Campbells Of East Kilbride WIL 3060 Hired First Glasgow Volvo KX04 HRC Earnside Tiger NHG 551 Earnside B10 MGR M Line Scania G879 TVS DJ International RIL 4630 First Glasgow 31418 West Coast Motors R300 WCM Docherty's Midland Coaches Y77 JDS Docherty's Midland Coaches SF04 LKG West Coast Motors R200 & R300 WCM West Coast Motors R300 WCM West Coast Motors R200 WCM M Line Olympian L976 MSC Henry Crawford Coaches HCC 551 First Glasgow 32584 M Line Coach MIL 5575 M Line GIL 6540, Not Quite Going To Get To Disneyland Though M Line Scania G879 TVS M Line Scania G879 TVS M Line Scania G879 TVS Docherty's Midland Coaches SF04 LKG First Glasgow 32584, Minus White Wedding Fleet Adverts Kelvin Valley Coaches XJI 5691 First Midland Bluebird 34067 Moffat & Williamson S2 HMC Moffat & Williamson T110 JBC

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]]> Fri Jul 11 2008 Former Dublin Bus Olympians With McColl's Of Dumbarton http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1539116.html A few views of the former Dublin Bus Olympians that have been acquired to update their double deck service fleet. In the near future I will add the single deck types that McColl's have recently acquired, the VL's would appear to be R984/5/6 & 993 SSA but again I don't know which one is which. I know there was a link to this page recently posted on Garaiste, can anyone help me with the rest of the previous id's that are not listed here? The Collection currently contains at least one shot of each of the 17 Olympians owned, although not necessarily in their current state, for example M396 JGB was not sold on ebay at the end of the day, it is now in fleet livery as 3034 and the last example to enter service to date, M302 JGB (3035) has recently been converted to single door. I think the acquired vehicles are: McColl's F'num Old F'Num Chassis Bodywork UK Reg Dublin F'num Original Reg 3016 VO5 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M277JGB RA227 95-D-227 3021 VO6 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH N883 RGD RA285 96-D-285 3017 VO1 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M345 JGB RA223 95-D-223 3018 VO2 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M346 JGB RA232 95-D-232 3013 VO4 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M271 JGB RA231 95-D-231 3031 VO8 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH N920 RGD RA284 96-D-284 3020 VO7 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH N732 RGD RA286 96-D-286 3015 VO3 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M275 JGB RA215 95-D-215 3014 VO10 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M274 JGB RA229 95-D-229 3019 VO9 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH N731 RGD RA245 95-D-245 3030 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH N931 RGD RA252 95-D-252 3028 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M381 JGB RA213 95-D-213 3029 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M258 JGB RA211 95-D-211 3032 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M395 JGB RA236 95-D-236 3034 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M396 JGB RA208 95-D-208 3033 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M397 JGB RA206 95-D-206 3035 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M302 JGB RA237 95-D-237 From Observation All Now Have LED Displays Apart From 3032 & 3035 Which Have Dot Matrix Units And All Apart From M277 JGB Have Been Converted To Single Door. M277 JGB Has Also Been Used For Support And Filming Episodes Of A TV Series. As I intend to add the other former Dublin vehicles to this collection hopefully the following will also appear here eventually. McColl's F'num Chassis Bodywork UK Reg Dublin F'num Original Reg 2014 Volvo B10L Alexander Ultra R984 SSA VL2 97-D-59002 Volvo B10L Alexander Ultra R985 SSA VL3 97-D-59003 Volvo B10L Alexander Ultra R986 SSA VL4 97-D-59004 2015 Volvo B10L Alexander Ultra R993 SSA VL5 98-D-2005 Volvo B6BLE Wright V167 MSY WV4/5/6/17 99-D-6004/5/6/17 2019 Volvo B6BLE Wright V168 MSY WV4/5/6/17 99-D-6004/5/6/17 Volvo B6BLE Wright V169 MSY WV4/5/6/17 99-D-6004/5/6/17 Volvo B6BLE Wright V170 MSY WV4/5/6/17 99-D-6004/5/6/17 Friday 17 July 2009: A few views of the former Dublin Bus Olympians that have been acquired to update their double deck service fleet. In the near future I will add the single deck types that McColl's have recently acquired, the VL's would appear to be R984/5/6 & 993 SSA but again I don't know which one is which. I know there was a link to this page recently posted on Garaiste, can anyone help me with the rest of the previous id's that are not listed here? The Collection currently contains at least one shot of each of the 17 Olympians owned, although not necessarily in their current state, for example M396 JGB was not sold on ebay at the end of the day, it is now in fleet livery as 3034 and the last example to enter service to date, M302 JGB (3035) has recently been converted to single door. I think the acquired vehicles are: McColl's F'num Old F'Num Chassis Bodywork UK Reg Dublin F'num Original Reg 3016 VO5 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M277JGB RA227 95-D-227 3021 VO6 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH N883 RGD RA285 96-D-285 3017 VO1 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M345 JGB RA223 95-D-223 3018 VO2 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M346 JGB RA232 95-D-232 3013 VO4 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M271 JGB RA231 95-D-231 3031 VO8 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH N920 RGD RA284 96-D-284 3020 VO7 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH N732 RGD RA286 96-D-286 3015 VO3 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M275 JGB RA215 95-D-215 3014 VO10 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M274 JGB RA229 95-D-229 3019 VO9 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH N731 RGD RA245 95-D-245 3030 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH N931 RGD RA252 95-D-252 3028 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M381 JGB RA213 95-D-213 3029 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M258 JGB RA211 95-D-211 3032 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M395 JGB RA236 95-D-236 3034 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M396 JGB RA208 95-D-208 3033 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M397 JGB RA206 95-D-206 3035 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH M302 JGB RA237 95-D-237 From Observation All Now Have LED Displays Apart From 3032 & 3035 Which Have Dot Matrix Units And All Apart From M277 JGB Have Been Converted To Single Door. M277 JGB Has Also Been Used For Support And Filming Episodes Of A TV Series. As I intend to add the other former Dublin vehicles to this collection hopefully the following will also appear here eventually. McColl's F'num Chassis Bodywork UK Reg Dublin F'num Original Reg 2014 Volvo B10L Alexander Ultra R984 SSA VL2 97-D-59002 Volvo B10L Alexander Ultra R985 SSA VL3 97-D-59003 Volvo B10L Alexander Ultra R986 SSA VL4 97-D-59004 2015 Volvo B10L Alexander Ultra R993 SSA VL5 98-D-2005 Volvo B6BLE Wright V167 MSY WV4/5/6/17 99-D-6004/5/6/17 2019 Volvo B6BLE Wright V168 MSY WV4/5/6/17 99-D-6004/5/6/17 Volvo B6BLE Wright V169 MSY WV4/5/6/17 99-D-6004/5/6/17 Volvo B6BLE Wright V170 MSY WV4/5/6/17 99-D-6004/5/6/17

The Rear Of 3 Olympians, VO10, VO3 And VO1. This Was Taken Before The Fleet Was Renumbered The Rear Of M345 JGB In Helensburgh, An Example Of How Some Were Originally Operated M345 JGB, With Added Fleetname, In Helensburgh On The 16 M258 JGB, 3029, With Branding For Day/Weekly Tickets Seen At The End Of Dumbarton High Street M271 JGB, 3013, The Lowest Numbered Olympian, Seen At Balloch Turning Circle Alongside 3029 M274 JGB, 3014, Seen Passing The Vale Hospital Whilst Working The 7 M275 JGB, 3015, Seen In Alexandria 3016, M277 JGB, Seen In Glasgow On Filming Work, It Is/Was The Last Example To Be Used With Dual Doors The Rear Of M277 JGB Showing The 3016 Fleetnumber. Here It Is Being Used For Filming Purposes M345 JGB, 3017, Seen On Dumbarton High Street, Recently This Has Been Based At Dalmuir For Glasgow Area Schools Instead Of Service Work M346 JGB Is Now 3018, It Is Seen In Alexandria Twon Centre On The 7 3028, M381 JGB, Turning Into Dumbarton Retail Park At The End Of A 6A M395 JGB, 3032, Seen On The 6 In Dumbarton. It Is The Only Example To Have Been Fitted With A Dot-Matrix Display M396 JGB Seen Outside Glasgow City Chambers. This Has Been Advertised On Ebay An Dosn't Appear To have Been Given A Fleetnumber. It Has Been Converted To Single Door M397 JGB, 3033, Seen Heading For An Afternoon School Run. So Far It Is The Only Example With An LED Display On The Nearside N731 RGD, Now 3019, Seen At Balloch Bus Stance 3020, N732 RGD, Seen At Dalreoch Before Taking Up A Schools Journey 3021, N883 RGD, Seen Heading For Balloch At Dalreoch N920 RGD, 3031, Seen At Balloch Bus Station On The 6A 3030, N931 RGD, Seen Working The 6 To Westcliff Newly In Service 3035, M302 JGB, Seen On The 6A, Yet Another Slightly Different Configuration With Dot Matrix Display But Retaining Dual Doors

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]]> Fri Jul 17 2009 Scottish Pipe Band Championship - Dumbarton, 24 May 2008 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1516207.html A selection of images taken around the coach park at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships held in Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, on the 24th May 2008. Not as many images as last year as the majority of coaches were parked close together on the grassed area, along with a plethora of tents and gazebos in use by the competitors. Other Vehicles Included: Operator, Reg, Type, Notes Smith Sons, SP04 EUZ, Bova RF Travel, YIL 4385, Goosecroft Legals Ex Campbell Dumbarton Row 1 Golden Eagle, YIL 1207, Alize Marbil, SXI 2987, Bova Smith & Sons, SP06 FBF, Bova Parks, LSK 495, Johnk, Black Parks, LSK 832, Johnk, David Urqhart Premier Executive Travel, BU04 UTF, Touro Central Coaches (Aberdeen), D7 CTC, T9 Glen Coaches, FE51 RFF, Belaus Golden Eagle, JIL 8560, Alize Allander, XAT 11X, Bova Parks, LSK 509, Plaxton, All White Rennies, PIB 9211, Johnk, 52018 Premier Executive Travel, MLZ 2370, Berkhof Watermill, M8 SKY, Alize Coopers Tourmaster, 325 CCE, Berkhof Watermill, TIB 5004, Caetano Duddingston, TJI 8289, Johnk Bryans Of Denny, RXI 2434, Alize Row 2 (Reverse Order) Fishers, S152 JUA, Plaxton Premier 320 Dodds, TJI 5393, Paramount 3200 Private, SN55 PYY, Plaxton Kiwi Travel, KIW 1102, Paramount 3500 Mckendry, W272 MKY, Irizar ATR Travel, K200 PTS, Alize Abbey Coaches, ????, Alize Riddler, M781 NBA, Caetano Parks, ?????, Johnk Elizabeth Yule, UXF 831, Alize Tramontana, VXI 8302, ? ???? FIG 8241, Bova Golden Eagle, YIL 1208, Alize Houston Mini Coaches, TJI 6264, Alize WCM, R177 GNW, Alize Watermill, VRY 357, Caetano Marbill, SF03 AWC, T9 Kians Of Annan, USV 365, Alize Row 3 Milligans, MIL 1920, Irizar Western Smt, HDB 355V, Supreme McCreadies, R481 GLG, Premier 350 Carberry Coaches, UKZ 7377, ? Victoria Executive, NIW 6712, Irizar WCM, R?80 GNW, Alize Festival Travel, OIJ 883, Johnk WCM, M700 WCM, Alize Corporate Coaching, UKZ 8149, Paragon? Whitelaws, W674 WGG, Alize J Martin F-William, FJ53 VDG, Enigma Glen Coaches, BAZ 9718, Belaus Macdonald, OIL 5264, Johnk Allander, 3786 AT, Bova, 86 At Rennies, C12 RNY, Caetano Glen Coaches, N591 GBW, Caetano Smith, Patna, TJI 4024, Van Hool John Dickson, Markinch, N47 MJO, Berkhof Row 4 Smith & Sons, SK07 FYT, Unvi Smith & Sons, SP05 CXX, Bova Eve, OO05 EVE, Irizar Bowmans, RBZ 5358, Alize Golden Eagle, ???, Uvg Firth, T100 STL, Caetano Moffat & Williamson, 122 ASV, Premier 350 Bryans, P806 GBA, Alize Watermill, R888 WCS, Prem 320 Whitelaws, WW 4343?, Sideral WCM, K500 WCM, Alize WCM, M300 WCM, Alize Clyde Coast, XJF 448, Sideral Eve, S400 EVE, T9 Docherty's Midland, Y77 JDS, T9 Stuart Macneil, HIL 7641, Johnk ?, M259 TAK, Irizar Minibuses Henry Crawford, NSK 920, Unvi Gibson Direct, SF04 RHX, Mellor? Saturday 24 May 2008: A selection of images taken around the coach park at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships held in Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, on the 24th May 2008. Not as many images as last year as the majority of coaches were parked close together on the grassed area, along with a plethora of tents and gazebos in use by the competitors. Other Vehicles Included: Operator, Reg, Type, Notes Smith Sons, SP04 EUZ, Bova RF Travel, YIL 4385, Goosecroft Legals Ex Campbell Dumbarton Row 1 Golden Eagle, YIL 1207, Alize Marbil, SXI 2987, Bova Smith & Sons, SP06 FBF, Bova Parks, LSK 495, Johnk, Black Parks, LSK 832, Johnk, David Urqhart Premier Executive Travel, BU04 UTF, Touro Central Coaches (Aberdeen), D7 CTC, T9 Glen Coaches, FE51 RFF, Belaus Golden Eagle, JIL 8560, Alize Allander, XAT 11X, Bova Parks, LSK 509, Plaxton, All White Rennies, PIB 9211, Johnk, 52018 Premier Executive Travel, MLZ 2370, Berkhof Watermill, M8 SKY, Alize Coopers Tourmaster, 325 CCE, Berkhof Watermill, TIB 5004, Caetano Duddingston, TJI 8289, Johnk Bryans Of Denny, RXI 2434, Alize Row 2 (Reverse Order) Fishers, S152 JUA, Plaxton Premier 320 Dodds, TJI 5393, Paramount 3200 Private, SN55 PYY, Plaxton Kiwi Travel, KIW 1102, Paramount 3500 Mckendry, W272 MKY, Irizar ATR Travel, K200 PTS, Alize Abbey Coaches, ????, Alize Riddler, M781 NBA, Caetano Parks, ?????, Johnk Elizabeth Yule, UXF 831, Alize Tramontana, VXI 8302, ? ???? FIG 8241, Bova Golden Eagle, YIL 1208, Alize Houston Mini Coaches, TJI 6264, Alize WCM, R177 GNW, Alize Watermill, VRY 357, Caetano Marbill, SF03 AWC, T9 Kians Of Annan, USV 365, Alize Row 3 Milligans, MIL 1920, Irizar Western Smt, HDB 355V, Supreme McCreadies, R481 GLG, Premier 350 Carberry Coaches, UKZ 7377, ? Victoria Executive, NIW 6712, Irizar WCM, R?80 GNW, Alize Festival Travel, OIJ 883, Johnk WCM, M700 WCM, Alize Corporate Coaching, UKZ 8149, Paragon? Whitelaws, W674 WGG, Alize J Martin F-William, FJ53 VDG, Enigma Glen Coaches, BAZ 9718, Belaus Macdonald, OIL 5264, Johnk Allander, 3786 AT, Bova, 86 At Rennies, C12 RNY, Caetano Glen Coaches, N591 GBW, Caetano Smith, Patna, TJI 4024, Van Hool John Dickson, Markinch, N47 MJO, Berkhof Row 4 Smith & Sons, SK07 FYT, Unvi Smith & Sons, SP05 CXX, Bova Eve, OO05 EVE, Irizar Bowmans, RBZ 5358, Alize Golden Eagle, ???, Uvg Firth, T100 STL, Caetano Moffat & Williamson, 122 ASV, Premier 350 Bryans, P806 GBA, Alize Watermill, R888 WCS, Prem 320 Whitelaws, WW 4343?, Sideral WCM, K500 WCM, Alize WCM, M300 WCM, Alize Clyde Coast, XJF 448, Sideral Eve, S400 EVE, T9 Docherty's Midland, Y77 JDS, T9 Stuart Macneil, HIL 7641, Johnk ?, M259 TAK, Irizar Minibuses Henry Crawford, NSK 920, Unvi Gibson Direct, SF04 RHX, Mellor?

Pride Of The Clyde C12 POC Smith & Sons SF04 EUZ Milne New Byth DEZ 6223 Stuarts Of Carluke HSV 782 Golden Eagle Coaches JIL 8561 Prentice Westwood WNB 604 Spa Coaches T642 BSS RF Travel YIL 4385, This Is On Goosecroft Legals Clyde Coast 341 AYF LA Travel PN06 KSO Stagecoach Western 52297 Pride Of The Clyde C10 POC Pride Of The Clyde C1 POC Watermill Coaches HSV 725 Vision Travel FIG 6242 Whitelaw's SF03 TLX Houstons Mini Coaches G934 TTV Regal Of Edinburgh N94 HSJ Eve Coaches Y10 EVE Chambers Of Northern Ireland UKZ 9472 Golden Eagle Coaches YIL 1207 Milligans MIL 1920 Part Of One Of The Parking Lines Premier Executive BU04 UTF One Of The Parking Lines Rennies C12 RNY, Just Visible Is The Stagecoach Corporate Number By The Door Glens Of Port Glasgow BAZ 7918 West Coast Motors M700 WCM Western SMT Co. HDB 355V Corporate Coaching YN06 RWL Henry Crawford Coaches NSK 920 An Overview Of The Main Coach Parking Area, There Was Another 3 Rows Behind This

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]]> Sat May 24 2008 GVVT Open Day - 14 October 2007 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1389556.html A small selection of images taken at the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Open Day at the former Bridgeton Garage on the 14 October 2007 Sunday 14 October 2007: A small selection of images taken at the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Open Day at the former Bridgeton Garage on the 14 October 2007

Glasgow Corporation L163, SGD 65 Western Scottish AD Bodied Fleetline Kelvin Scottish RL Bodied Metrobus Midland Scottish AD Bodied Fleetline A Western Y Type Central Scottish Bristol FLF A former London Routemaster Strathtay Scottish Metrorider An Open Top VR In Use As A Mobile Catering Facility A Macbrayne's AEC Royal Blue RE Stagecoach Fife RV Bodied B10M Classique Coaches Brighton Belle Lowland Olympian With Central Dominator 2 Of The Glasgow Museum Collection Looking Dock The Vehicle Line Up Looking Down The Vehicle Line Up The Obligatory MacBraynes Line Up A National Express Plaxton Supreme Rapson's The Sydney Albion - Next Stop South Street? Two Generations Of National Express Coach Two Interestingly Registered M8 Recovery Vehicles The Royal Blue RE Inside The Main Building The Brighton Belle The Best Nearside Shot Of The Brighton Belle Available Close Up Of The Name On The Brighton Belle Classique's Other Plaxton Bodied Leyland Leopard Weirs Tourlink Leopard WJC Coaches Dennis Condor Arriva Scotland West Optare Vecta Western Lowlander Western Leyland

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]]> Sun Oct 14 2007 Lathalmond 2007 - The Sunday http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1352611.html A Collection Of Images Taken On The Sunday Of The 2007 Open Weekend. It was good to see such vehicles as the Alexander bodied Metrobuses putting in an appearance, a credit to those responsible for their preservation. Most of the captions are now complete, however there are a few queries and most like a few errors in what has been written so any feedback welcome. Sunday 19 August 2007: A Collection Of Images Taken On The Sunday Of The 2007 Open Weekend. It was good to see such vehicles as the Alexander bodied Metrobuses putting in an appearance, a credit to those responsible for their preservation. Most of the captions are now complete, however there are a few queries and most like a few errors in what has been written so any feedback welcome.

Eastern Scottish Lodekka Recovery E6, CSG 29C Former Southdown VR UWV 607S Lothian National 2 108, A108 CFS, In Early Livery Eastern Scottish Leyland Lion ZLL 177 W, C177 VSF Mairs Leyland Leopard Y Type OSR 60R DD 249 A, An Eastern Scottish Daimler Fleetline Fife Leyland Tiger Cub FPD 225, OSC 711 Eastern Scottish Y Type Bodied Seddon S 602 E, SSX 602V Former Midland Y Type Bodied Leopard NMS 186M In Use As The First Aid Point Morchambe & Heysham AEC Regent 77, MTE 639 City Of Chester 42, XFM 42G Fife Scottish Recovery HDZ 5488 Midland Scottish Recovery ML309, DMS 359C Strathtay Scottish AYS Bodied Ford, RLS 469T Seddon JSF 928T, Reliance FFV 447D and Leyland ABV 33A Together Leyland ABV 33A, Routemaster EDS 50A And FLF HGM 335E Part Of The Line Of Former Edinburgh Corporation Vehicles Western FS DB1645, RAG 411 A Collection Of Edinburgh Atlanteans Leyland CHG 541 With Central Y Type T64 In The Background First National 2 Driver Trainer 90084, YFS 310W Edinburgh Atlanteans 801 and 595 Open Top Atlantean 900 With Closed Top 812 MacTours 21, Leyland LST 873 Northern AEC NAC 147, NMS 358 With Midland Fleetline MRF 168, LMS 168W Northern Scottish Olympian NLO16, TSO 16W With Leopard NPE80, GSO 80V Durham District Services Bristol DB216, HHN 202 Leyland HF 9126 Guernsey Albion 75, Now JNP 590C Stagecoach Western Leopard 25769, GCS 69V Western Fleetline GR 86, HSD 86V The Nearside Of New Bova SK07 FOM The Offside Of New Bova SK07 FOM The Offside Of Highland 365, Jet Liveried Volvo SY07 CVA McCall's Coaches Van Hool Bodied DAF OKZ 7951 Highland 365, Jet Liveried Volvo SY07 CVA The Front Of Highland 365 Bluebird Royal Tiger PC1, BMS 222 Bedford TCP 897 SMT Reliance B671F, SWS 671 With Northern Reliance NAC 205, NSJ 502 Edinburgh Corporation 777 The Front Nearside Of Highland 365, Jet Liveried Volvo SY07 CVA Leopard GCS 35V Still In The Livery Of Oban Buses Leyland National B, Crosville SNG 588, JTU 588T Seen Outside The Workshop This Year M Type Seddon XS750A, MSF 750P Bristol RE 508, THU 354G Of Bristol Omnibus The Rears Of JTU 588T, THU 354G And TCP 897 The Rear Of Seddon MSF 750P The Line Of Vehicles Used On The Various Shuttles Seen From The Rear BRS 37, As Seen Between Other Vehicles

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]]> Sun Aug 19 2007 T In The Park 2007 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1320042.html A Small Collection Of Vehicles Being Used On The Glasgow Shuttle To T In The Park. Not Many Seen, Presumably They were Stuck In The Traffic Jams Trying To Get Back To Glasgow To Do Further Trips Friday 6 July 2007: A Small Collection Of Vehicles Being Used On The Glasgow Shuttle To T In The Park. Not Many Seen, Presumably They were Stuck In The Traffic Jams Trying To Get Back To Glasgow To Do Further Trips

Arriva 7214 West Coast Motors M100 WCM, Borrowed From Citylink Standby The Rear Of Arriva 7881 Arriva 7884 7884 Leaving For Balado First Glasgow 32592 Arriva 7885 Red Lion N807 NHS Moffat & Williamson SP54 FKM First Glasgow 31419 First Glasgow 31419 Arriva 7273 Red Lion V289 JTO Henry Crawford NSK 921

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]]> Fri Jul 6 2007 Hutchison Coaches - Last Day Of Local Service Operation http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1315545.html A Collection Of Images Taken On The Last Day Of Regular Local Service Operation By Hutchison Coaches. Once Again Not The Best Of Images, Camera Batteries objecting To The Weather, Not Much Time & Not Very Good Weather (So Much For Flaming June!) Has Resulted In Several In Which Water Is On The Lense, Distorting The Light. These Images Were Taken In Wishaw And Motherwell. The First Information Bus Is Included As A Representative Of The New Order. Saturday 30 June 2007: A Collection Of Images Taken On The Last Day Of Regular Local Service Operation By Hutchison Coaches. Once Again Not The Best Of Images, Camera Batteries objecting To The Weather, Not Much Time & Not Very Good Weather (So Much For Flaming June!) Has Resulted In Several In Which Water Is On The Lense, Distorting The Light. These Images Were Taken In Wishaw And Motherwell. The First Information Bus Is Included As A Representative Of The New Order.

SK02 ZYG On Service 2, Heading For Motherwell Volvo Coach P507 VUS In Wishaw The Rear Of First Glasgow Information Bus 48045 Showing The Towed Generator A Later Excel, S556 OGB In Wishaw. Yes That Is The Rain The Offside Of 48045 SK02 ZYH On Service 2 Y182 BGB In Motherwell SF04 ZPG Working Service 8 The Rear Of SF04 ZPG X303 JGE In Wishaw The Rear Of X303 JGE Express Coach P508 VUS Arriving In Wishaw Scania SK02 ZYH Heading For Motherwell SN03 CLY In Wishaw On Service 2 SF04 HXM In Wishaw SF04 ZPE On Service 8 To Pather SK02 ZYH In Motherwell, Heading For Overtoun SN03 CLX & SK02 ZYH Together In Motherwell Optare R94 HUS In Motherwell On The 6 The Nearside Of SF04 ZPE The Rear Of SF04 ZPE In Motherwell The Rear Of Excel R95 HUS Excel T736 JGB In Motherwell The Rear Of Excel T736 JGB The Nearside Of X304 JGE X304 JGE Working Service 3 Y182 BGB On Service 5 To Coltness SN03 CLX Arriving In Motherwell

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]]> Sat Jun 30 2007 Stagecoach Western Kilmarnock 75th Anniversary Open Day http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1299108.html A selection of images taken at the Kilmarnock Open Day on the 9th June 2007. The pictures were taken at the depot, along with a few of those vehicles that had been parked behind the council offices during the day. There may be some errors within the captions, please let me know if there are any obvious howlers. Saturday 9 June 2007: A selection of images taken at the Kilmarnock Open Day on the 9th June 2007. The pictures were taken at the depot, along with a few of those vehicles that had been parked behind the council offices during the day. There may be some errors within the captions, please let me know if there are any obvious howlers.

The Line Up Of The Fleet Parked In The Council Offices AA Buses Liveried 31372 Parked At The Council Depot 3 Of The Express Coaches Parked At The Council Offices Western Trainers 52088 & 52069 At The Council Offices Western 20583 Between One Of The Berkhof Coaches And A Minibus At The Rear Of The Council Offices Stagecoach Western 11083, Now In Traditional Colours Returning From A Tour Of Kilmarnock 3 Of The Commemorative Liveries Together Heritage Liveried 52359 11083 Picking Up Inside The Depot Entrance 16859 In Traditional Red & Cream The Offside Of 52359 Specially Liveried Trident 18332 With Titan 11083 The Offside Of 18332 18332 & 11083 From The Rear The Rear Of Trident 18332 The Nearside Of 11083 The Offside Of 16859, With Period Style Advertising For The Occasion Western Y Type 25769 White & Black Liveried SCS 335M HSD 73V, A Former Western/Clydeside Alexander Bodied Fleetline Western AD1544 Western Fleetline HSD 86V Former Strathclyde Metrorider E186 BNS, Now Preserved In Strathtay Livery The Former KCB 1967, Showing The Livery As Seen Of Some Ailsa's When Kelvin & Central Merged LMS 168W, A Midland Scottish Alexander Bodied Fleetline Former Northern NMS 358 NPE 102, A Northen Scottish T Type Leopard Former West Coast Motors Bedfors FSL 615W LNY 356D An Airbag Lift Demonstration By Barry Devlin Recovery Western Albion FVA 854 Training Bus 52208 In Use On 'Drive A Bus' Duties Western T Type Seddon DSD 936V Former Central Scottish BL34, A Bristol Lodekka One Of Northen's Early Olympians NLO16 Stagecoach Strathtay 16814, An East Lancs Bodied Olympian A Former Midland Metrobus, B105 PKS Recently Preserved GCS 50V Of Oban & District Western KN1795 Western Leopard YSD 350L A1 Service Liveried Routemaster EDS 50A Former Stagecoach? 25728 In The Line Of Preserved Vehicles Skyliner 50138, Now In X77 Livery. A Big Improvement On Megabus Colours CDR 679, Now In AA Buses Livery The Nearside Of 50138 Western AD1684 The Rear Of Recently Delivered 53302 On The Kilmarnock Pits The Rear Of 22508 In The Engineering Bay The Rear Of 18334 Over The Depot Pits The Rear Of Volvo 20521, Alongside A Glasgow Based Coach

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]]> Sat Jun 9 2007 Scottish Pipe Band Championships Dumbarton - 19 May 2007 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1282756.html A Selection Of The Coaches Seen In Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, Having Brought Pipe Bands From All Over Scotland and Beyond. Included For Completeness Sake Are A Few Other Shots Taken Around The Town During The Day. Not The Best Arrangements For Taking Pictures, Tightly Parked Vehicles, Poor Weather, Lots Of Band Equipment and Lots and Lots of Noise! A Partial List Of Coaches Includes: W941 OSA, Burns of Tarves XIL 6215, Campbells of East Kilbride YIL 2851, Central Coaches, Aberdeen N896 KFA, Charlie Irons Coaches DIG 8173, Clyde Coast NIL 6144, Coopers Tourmaster PJI 3042, Corporate Coaching P622 TGE, Dewars BS07 JDS, Docherty's Midland D20 DOT, Dodds UXF 831, Elizabeth Yule OO05 EVE, Eve Coaches, Dunbar S400 EVE, Eve Coaches, Dunbar TSJ 61S, Fairline, Glasgow T100 STL, Firth, Greenock 4464 RU, Fishers Tours, Dundee B10 SBS, Fishers Tours, Dundee M144 KJF, Fitzcharles ERB CD 298, German Operator HIL 7590, Gibson's of Moffat SN03 UBJ, Gillens, Port Glasgow FE51 RFF, Glens of Port Glasgow JIL 8853, Golden Eagle WIL 3629, Golden Eagle YIL 1206, Golden Eagle Salsburgh USU 662, Greyhound Of Dundee 361 EKH, James Kilpatrick TIW 9829, Keenan M482 CSD, Kings Coaches, Kirkcowan FJ05 HXV, Lees Of Durham B1 DSE, Liberton MIB 3378, Living High Travel (Fife) KDZ 6277, Mckcreadie 95 KE 2271, Mclauchlin (Eire) 112 ASV, Moffat & Williamson K235 AHG, Munro's Jedburgh LSK 498, Park's Of Hamilton LSK 500, Park's Of Hamilton LSK 496, Park's Of Hamilton W251 GSE, Peace Coaches, Aberdeen Y768 TSJ, Peace Coaches, Aberdeen X214 AWB, Perrymans LSU 689, Prentice Westwood OJU 106, Prentice Westwood PIL 2162, Prentice Westwood SF07 DMV, Pride Of The Clyde M781 NBA, Riddlers X435 KON, Shoreline (Co. Down) SP07 FHA, Smith & Sons SE03 SOU, Southern, Barrhead MAZ 6509, Spa, Strathpepper 16430, Stagecoach Fife 52296, Stagecoach Strathtay 52392, Stagecoach Strathtay N446 XVA, Stagecoach Strathtay 52026, Stagecoach Western 52216, Stagecoach Western 52297, Stagecoach Western HIL 7641, Stewart Mcnee Coaches USV 803, Stuarts Carluke 688 EYV, Tramontana T131 JBA, Travel Solutions YR04 CZC, Uknown BCZ 1658, Ulsterbus EEZ 6740, Ulsterbus NIW 1951, Victoria Executive, Peterhead VIL 9511, Vision Travel (Campbell, Linlithgow) R9 WGC, W&G Taxis HSV 725, Watermill W777 WCS, Watermill S224 BDE, West Coast Coaches K500 WCM, West Coast Motors N300 WCM, West Coast Motors R177 GNH, West Coast Motors R180 GNW, West Coast Motors Y80 WCM, West Coast Motors SF06 OEB, West Coast Motors 7994 WW, Whitelaws 9396 WW, Whitelaws W674 WGG, Whitelaws Saturday 19 May 2007: A Selection Of The Coaches Seen In Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, Having Brought Pipe Bands From All Over Scotland and Beyond. Included For Completeness Sake Are A Few Other Shots Taken Around The Town During The Day. Not The Best Arrangements For Taking Pictures, Tightly Parked Vehicles, Poor Weather, Lots Of Band Equipment and Lots and Lots of Noise! A Partial List Of Coaches Includes: W941 OSA, Burns of Tarves XIL 6215, Campbells of East Kilbride YIL 2851, Central Coaches, Aberdeen N896 KFA, Charlie Irons Coaches DIG 8173, Clyde Coast NIL 6144, Coopers Tourmaster PJI 3042, Corporate Coaching P622 TGE, Dewars BS07 JDS, Docherty's Midland D20 DOT, Dodds UXF 831, Elizabeth Yule OO05 EVE, Eve Coaches, Dunbar S400 EVE, Eve Coaches, Dunbar TSJ 61S, Fairline, Glasgow T100 STL, Firth, Greenock 4464 RU, Fishers Tours, Dundee B10 SBS, Fishers Tours, Dundee M144 KJF, Fitzcharles ERB CD 298, German Operator HIL 7590, Gibson's of Moffat SN03 UBJ, Gillens, Port Glasgow FE51 RFF, Glens of Port Glasgow JIL 8853, Golden Eagle WIL 3629, Golden Eagle YIL 1206, Golden Eagle Salsburgh USU 662, Greyhound Of Dundee 361 EKH, James Kilpatrick TIW 9829, Keenan M482 CSD, Kings Coaches, Kirkcowan FJ05 HXV, Lees Of Durham B1 DSE, Liberton MIB 3378, Living High Travel (Fife) KDZ 6277, Mckcreadie 95 KE 2271, Mclauchlin (Eire) 112 ASV, Moffat & Williamson K235 AHG, Munro's Jedburgh LSK 498, Park's Of Hamilton LSK 500, Park's Of Hamilton LSK 496, Park's Of Hamilton W251 GSE, Peace Coaches, Aberdeen Y768 TSJ, Peace Coaches, Aberdeen X214 AWB, Perrymans LSU 689, Prentice Westwood OJU 106, Prentice Westwood PIL 2162, Prentice Westwood SF07 DMV, Pride Of The Clyde M781 NBA, Riddlers X435 KON, Shoreline (Co. Down) SP07 FHA, Smith & Sons SE03 SOU, Southern, Barrhead MAZ 6509, Spa, Strathpepper 16430, Stagecoach Fife 52296, Stagecoach Strathtay 52392, Stagecoach Strathtay N446 XVA, Stagecoach Strathtay 52026, Stagecoach Western 52216, Stagecoach Western 52297, Stagecoach Western HIL 7641, Stewart Mcnee Coaches USV 803, Stuarts Carluke 688 EYV, Tramontana T131 JBA, Travel Solutions YR04 CZC, Uknown BCZ 1658, Ulsterbus EEZ 6740, Ulsterbus NIW 1951, Victoria Executive, Peterhead VIL 9511, Vision Travel (Campbell, Linlithgow) R9 WGC, W&G Taxis HSV 725, Watermill W777 WCS, Watermill S224 BDE, West Coast Coaches K500 WCM, West Coast Motors N300 WCM, West Coast Motors R177 GNH, West Coast Motors R180 GNW, West Coast Motors Y80 WCM, West Coast Motors SF06 OEB, West Coast Motors 7994 WW, Whitelaws 9396 WW, Whitelaws W674 WGG, Whitelaws

VOEL Coaches CX02 KDV Opposite The Denny Tank Stagecoach Fife 16430 Prentice Westwood PIL 2162 Gillens SN03 UBJ, A DP Seated Beaver 2 Stagecoach Western 52297 Stagecoach Strathtay 52296 West Coast Motors K500 WCM West Coast Motors SF06 OEB Munro's Of Jedburgh K235 AHG West Coast Coaches S224 BDE Ulsterbus EEZ 6740 Watermill Coaches HSV 725 Docherty's Midland Coaches BS07 JDS Elizabeth Yule's UXF 831, Giving The Impression It Is Often Used For This Type Of Hire West Coast Motors R180 GNW Firth's T100 STL, A Former Superior Travel Caetano Perryman's X214 AWB West Coast Motors R177 GNW Prentice Westwood OJU 106 A New Bova, SP07 FHA, For Smith & Sons Stagecoach Western 52216 A German Mercedes Corporate Coaching PJI 3042, A Short Caetano Whitelaws W674 WGG The Nearside Of LSK 500, Another Recent Arrival With Park's Greyhound Of Dundee USU 662, A Former Cambridge Coach Services Olympian Fairline TSJ 61S, The Latest Coach To Carry This Registration A Plaxton Bodied Volvo Of Park's, LSK 496 In Fleet Livery One Of This Years Intake For Park's LSK 498 Another New Delivery To Pride Of The Clyde SF07 DMV West Coast Motors N300 WCM, A Shorter Member Of The Fleet A Visitor From Ireland, Silverline X435 KON A General View Of The Coach Parking A General View Of The Coach Parking A General View Of The Coach Parking A General View Of The Coach Parking A General View Of The Coach Parking A General View Of The Coach Parking A McColls Metrobus Crossing The Leven A First Glasgow Beaver 2 Minibus On The 206 Stagecoach Strathtay 52392

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]]> Sat May 19 2007 A Quick Trip To Greenwich http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1226700.html A few pictures taken in Greenwich. Not the best in the world but it was a bit of a battle between traffic, pedestrians and rapidly fading light levels. Tuesday 6 March 2007: A few pictures taken in Greenwich. Not the best in the world but it was a bit of a battle between traffic, pedestrians and rapidly fading light levels.

Selkent Trident 17130 A Travel London Wright Bodied Volvo A Temporary Destination Display On This Selkent Dart A Standard Liveried Dart On The 286 A Selkent Dart Selkent Trident 17130 A Travel London Dart A Travel London Wright Bodied Volvo A Reliance Coach An Arriva Dart On The 286 A Wright Bodied Volvo Of East Thames Buses

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]]> Tue Mar 6 2007 Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Open Day 8 October 2006 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1104961.html A selection of some of the vehicles on display at the 2006 GVVT Open Day Sunday 8 October 2006: A selection of some of the vehicles on display at the 2006 GVVT Open Day

A OK Service Bedford A Former Midland Scottish Fleetline A London Transport Mk1 Metrobus One Of The Remaining Central Scottish AYS Bodied Leopards The Nearside Of An AY Bodied Leopard In Classic Western Livery The Former Western Leopard A Dundee Double On The Move The Main Line Up Inside The Garage Building The Former Fife FS A RH Bodied Volvo The Preserved Northern RL Bodied Olympian One Of Central Scottish's Early TE Bodied Tigers A MacBraynes Selection A Pair Of Alexanders This Is The AEC Reliance Used For The Green Line Golden Jubilee Publicity A High Capacity West Coast Motors Bedford A Selection Of Work's In Progress A Selection Of Work's In Progress A Selection Of Work's In Progress The Front Of The Fife FS The (Very) Recently Preserved Western/Central Seddon 3 R Types Together The Line Up Of Buses In The Yard A Comparison Of Alexander Rear Domes A Comparison Of Alexander Rear Domes A Comparison Of T Types The front Of An EM Horsburgh Greenway The Nearside (Somewhere) Of The Greenway AN Aberdeen Single On The Move The Rear Of The Greenway A London Transport Routemaster A Northern AYS Presumably Just Visiting And Not Totally Off Route, A Rapson's Volvo

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]]> Sun Oct 8 2006 Lathalmond Open Weekend 2006 - Sunday 20 August http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1059377.html A Selection of the vehicles present on the Sunday of the 2006 SVBM open weekend. Captions will be added over the course of the next couple of weeks. Please use the contact me if you see any obvious errors! Sunday 20 August 2006: A Selection of the vehicles present on the Sunday of the 2006 SVBM open weekend. Captions will be added over the course of the next couple of weeks. Please use the contact me if you see any obvious errors!

BX06 UNR Is One of McGill's Recent Citaro's A Short Western Leopard, YSD 350L One Of Stagecoach Bluebird's Titan Open Tops, Now Reunited With It's Original Registration A Preserved Former Western Fleetline MacTours 'Hearts' Routemaster FSC 182 In Edinburgh Corporation Livery A Line Up With Several Generations Of Edinburgh Double Decks A Comparison Of ECW And Alexander Bodied Olympians Four Generations Of Edinburgh Single Decks The Seddon And A leyland Tiger Cub Two Generations Of Tiger Cubs LRT 667, A Rare Normal Wheelbase Olympian A General Lineup Of Vehicles A Former Bluebird Northern Olympian R Types Together, An RL Olympian and An RV Ailsa The Only First Kelvin Scottish Metrobus Around One Of First's Recent Scholl Buses Another General Lineup Arriva 1214 In Interurban Livery East Meets West, GGPTE & Western With Fife Greater Glasgow PTE Liveried Atlantean LA907, JGA 189N D553 NOE, A Transit Minibus Originally In The West Mids Fleet Mairs K407 HRS Mairs Coaches K407 HRS & With CHL 772 ECW Bodied RE XDL 122L Ribble ARN 811C A Collection OF Vehicle Rears The Rear Of K407 HRS & CHL 772 Leyland ABV 33A RTITB TMS 585H Open Top Fleetline RSX 84J Assorted Vehicle Rears E&M Horsburgh ECW Olympian & Greenway With Lothian Driver Training National Lothian Olympian In The Brighter Red Livery One Of LRT's New Airport Scanias, 995 The Front Ofside of 995 The Front Of 995, Notice The Scania Badge Under The Blindbox A Edinburgh Collection A Edinburgh Collection A Edinburgh Transport Parcels Delivery Van Munro's 794, T794 TWX, A Ikarus Bodied DAF The Offside Of Lothian 995 The Recently Restored Sydney Albion M Type Bodied Seddon MSF 750P The Nearside Of The Sydney Albion

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]]> Sun Aug 20 2006 Glasgow T In The Park Shuttle http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c1016976.html Some of the vehicls used on the Glasgow to T In The Park on Friday 7th July 2006. This is only a selection of the vehicles used on the day, several others were seen but not photographed, and several operators remain a mystery. I had hoped to catch both West Coast Motor's Citybuses, unfortunately during my time in Glasgow only one returned from Fife, so better luck next time! Friday 7 July 2006: Some of the vehicls used on the Glasgow to T In The Park on Friday 7th July 2006. This is only a selection of the vehicles used on the day, several others were seen but not photographed, and several operators remain a mystery. I had hoped to catch both West Coast Motor's Citybuses, unfortunately during my time in Glasgow only one returned from Fife, so better luck next time!

Arriva Citybus 7885 A line Up Of Various Vehicles Awaiting Their Next Trip Visiting Arriva North East 7273 M Line B908 TVR M Line B21 TVU An All Over White Plaxton Arrives Back At Glasgow M Line IJI 336 Arriva Citybus 7883 Arriva 7450, A Northern Counties Bodied Olympian 31492 Sneakily Arriving From The Other Direction First Glasgow Olympian 31407 P854 LTU Moving Onto The Depature Stand M Line VRN 830Y A Docherty's Midland Coaches Van Hool Royale 31479 Highwayman Titan OHV 761Y Highwayman B117 WUV Highwayman B117 WUV An M Line Paramount This Setra Was Named 'Millenium Falcon', I Suspect It's Chances Of Reaching Light Speed Are Slim These Days X77 JDS Arriving At Buchanan W77 JDS Arriving At Buchanan First Glasgow 20007 With New Registration The Offside Of 31479 At Least One Of These Know's Where They Are Going! West Coast Motors C791 USG Earnside T22 DAF Arriving At Glasgow 31410 Arriving Back In Glasgow Strathtay 192, One Of The Smaller Vehicles On Shuttle Duties A Moffat & Williamson Plaxton Profile SP54 FKM C791 USG And Megabus Olympian 13618 An Unidentified M Line Olympian

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]]> Fri Jul 7 2006 Dumfries Bus & Truck, 18 June 2006 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c996179.html A selection showing some of the vehicles that appeared at Dumfries Bus & Truck 2006. Sunday 18 June 2006: A selection showing some of the vehicles that appeared at Dumfries Bus & Truck 2006.

Caephilly 36 Stagecoach Western's Routemaster 50038 In UKBus Awards Winner Livery The Offside of 50038 Stagecoach Western Driver Trainer 52086 Preserved Alexander PA181 22379, A Dumfries Town Network Single Decker Plaxton Artic 51073 The Offside of 22379 Showing Routebranding & Partner Logos Traditionally Liveried 25728 The Offisde of 25728 Cumberland Lodekka 55 Stagecoach Fife 47303, A Recently Delivered Optare Solo A Former Ribble Leopard Former Lothian 121 Former Ulsterbus 189 21202, One Of Stagecoach Western's Wright Commuters First Glasgow 69107 A Split Second Later And 69107 Is On Service! The Nearside of 189 Part Of The Lineup Seen From The Rear Former Ulsterbus 258 258 From The Nearside Front The Nearside Of 258 The Offside Rear Of 258 The Nearside Rear of 21202 The Rear Of 21202 The Nearside Rear of 189 The Offside Rear of 189 189 From The Rear Former Ulsterbus 189 The Rear Of The Solo And 2 Leopards 21202 From The Front The Door Arrangement On 21202 Former Western Fleetline HSD 86V A Macbraynes Bedford Preserved Barrow Corporation Transport 104 The Nearside of Barrow 104 The Rear of 50038 Stagecoach Western 47066 In Use as Rally Reception It Is Nice To Know 69107 Has Passed It's Delivery Inspection! The Rear Of Stagecoach Western's Artic and Alx300 Bluebird 53230, A Wheelchair Lift Equipped Volvo The Nearside of 53230 53230 Showing It's Regular Destination? The Offside of 53230 Showing The Current Route Branding The Rear of 53230 The Rear Of Several Single Deckers The Nearside Rear of 53230 The Asymmetric Door Arrangement On The Plaxton

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]]> Sun Jun 18 2006 Bygone Helensburgh http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c985288.html A Selection of scanned images showing some of the vehicles that have either been used on services to and from Helensburgh or unusual vehicles that have been captured when visiting the town. As can be seen the majority of pictures were taken on Helensburgh pier when the town was still quite popular with visiting coach parties. There is also a few of the shots are here to show operators who are no longer around. Saturday 8 June 1996: A Selection of scanned images showing some of the vehicles that have either been used on services to and from Helensburgh or unusual vehicles that have been captured when visiting the town. As can be seen the majority of pictures were taken on Helensburgh pier when the town was still quite popular with visiting coach parties. There is also a few of the shots are here to show operators who are no longer around.

A Kelvin Central VR at Helensburgh Station A MacTavish's Coaches B20 DMS at Helensburgh Station J232 HVK, An Optimo Of Allander Travel C207 PPE Of Castle Coaches Green's MSU 856 KCB Network's Sole Greenway, MDS 862V KCB Network UWY 66X, An Acquired National 2 Lowland D276 FAS On Helensburgh Pier Lowland FFX 6X, A Former Glass Bedford Lowland KSU 393 On A Tour To Helensburgh A Pair Of Midland Bluebird Coaches On The Pier A Midland Bluebird Lineup On Helensburgh Pier A Pair Of McColl's Seddons On The Pier One Of Strathclyde's Buses MCW Metroliner Coaches, A741 RNS Strathclyde's Buses TIB 8513 On Churchill Estate Wilson's Of Carnwath F953 WSF, A High Floor Volvo/Vah Hool Western Javelin H661 UWR Western Duple 425, VLT 206 Weirs Tours C684 KDS Former McGills Nationala At Helensburgh Station LGA 977V In Colquhoun Square Weirs N950 MGG Before Departing For Carrick Castle Weirs XYS 595S In Fleet Livery C208 PPE Of Castle Coaches Seen On Helensburgh Pier Dennis Dart R665 DUS, MD65, OF First Kelvin On The 316 In Helensburgh, Don't Think It Was Going To Auchenshuggle Though! Kelvin Central H225 XDS, One Of The Myriad Of Second Hand Vehicles Acquired Following Privatisation Mercedes Minibus L915 UGA In Use Of The 316 Service With? National WBN 465T In Use With Weirs Tours On Their Coulport Service Weirs Tours Talbot Pullman G213 AHP Heading For Lochgoilhead On The 301 Weirs XYS 595S Along With Another Loaned Example In McGill's Livery Outside Helensburgh Station

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]]> Sat Jun 8 1996 After The Fire, Vehicles Hired After The Larkfield Fire http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c939773.html A Selection of vehicles hired by and loaned to Strathclyde's Buses after the Larkfield fire destroyed around 50 vehicles. Given the time since these pictures were taken the details are a bit vague and any assistance in filling in the gaps would be welcome. Some of the images may not belong in this collection, the use of the vehicles not related to the post Larkfield shortage, again help in identifying these would be appriciated. Note that all these images have been scanned from prints. Tuesday 1 January 1991: A Selection of vehicles hired by and loaned to Strathclyde's Buses after the Larkfield fire destroyed around 50 vehicles. Given the time since these pictures were taken the details are a bit vague and any assistance in filling in the gaps would be welcome. Some of the images may not belong in this collection, the use of the vehicles not related to the post Larkfield shortage, again help in identifying these would be appriciated. Note that all these images have been scanned from prints.

A Scania Double Deck Demonstrator A West Midlands MCW Metrorider One of the Scania Single Decks Which Later Joined The Permanent Fleet The Former Scania Demonstrator An Ikarus DAF on Argyle Street An Ikarus DAF at Clydebank Bus Station A GRT Group Atlantean A GRT Atlantean In Clydebank Bus Station A Dennis Dominator Demonstrator? One Of The Western Doubles Western's RJA 702R A Strathclyde's Buses Ailsa Another Western Double A Part Repainted Tayside Ailsa A Part Painted Western Double

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]]> Tue Jan 1 1991 A Day in Nottingham http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c908498.html A Selection of Pictures Taken on a Day Trip to Nottingham. Wednesday 22 March 2006: A Selection of Pictures Taken on a Day Trip to Nottingham.

Another Nottingham City Coaches Double Deck A Nottingham City Coaches Double Deck Tram 204 A Wright Bodied single Another Rainbow Route Nottingham City Park and Ride One of the Large Number of Scania's A NCT Solo A Trent Barton Solo A Recent Optare Tempo Another Rainbow Bus Tram 208 One of the Rainbow Branded Singles A Trent Line UP

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]]> Wed Mar 22 2006 Lathalmond 2005 - Saturday 20 August http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c665051.html A selection of images taken at Lathalmond on the first day of this years open weekend. This is the first major set of pictures taken with my new camera, so they are evidence of the learning curve currently being experienced. Saturday 20 August 2005: A selection of images taken at Lathalmond on the first day of this years open weekend. This is the first major set of pictures taken with my new camera, so they are evidence of the learning curve currently being experienced.

Western Generations A Selection of Western Doubles A Pair of Western Albions A Macbrayne's Bedford One of Rapson's Full Size Mercedes A Badgerline RE A Midland Line Up A Former West Coast Motors Bedford One of the Recent Bluebird School Buses A Route Branded Solo Tayside Ailsa's A Recent Addition to the First Glasgow Fleet The Offside of the Trident First Edinburgh's Training Bus The Offside of Edinburgh 101 The Rear of the Traing Bus A Edinburgh Leyland A Former Grampian Atlantean A Stagecoach Heritage Coach Stagecoach FLF The Stagecoach Vehicles Together Inside the Edinburgh Shed Another Western Y Type The Nearside of the Grampian Atlantean An Edinburgh Selection Edinburgh 101 TMS 585H, New To The Road Industry Training Board JTF 412X, A Duple Bodied Bedford The Rear Of A Bluebird Schoolbus Liveried Scania A Central Lodekka Scottish Bus Group Alexander Bodied Fleetlines Eastern Scottish Daimler TG 214J, Originally A Central Vehicle Lothian National 2 KSX 102X McGill's Guy Double Deck Northern Olympian NLO16 A Pair Of Northern Y Types Northern Scottish Leopard & Olympian Open Top VR Open Top VR Northern Scottish Olympian NLO5 Northern Scottish Olympian NLO5 Northern Scottish Olympian NLO5 Northern Scottish Olympian NLO5 Bristol JHT 502 Rebuilding Of Sydney Albion Badgerline RE Southdown Leyland Southdown Leyland The Parking Area The Parking Area

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]]> Sat Aug 20 2005 Lathalmond 10th Anniversary 15 May 2005 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c543726.html A selection of pictures taken at the SVBM 10th anniversary running day. Tuesday 17 May 2005: A selection of pictures taken at the SVBM 10th anniversary running day.

Travel Dundee SP54 CHF Lodekka KPM 91E And Fleetline TGM 214J Open Top Titan NIB 5455 With Maclennans DGS 625 A Bluebirn Northern Olympian Inside One Of The Storage Sheds Open Top VR VHB 678S Western AD Type Fleetline HSD 86V Optare Solos Of Stagecoach Bluebird & moray Council Northern Scottish ECW Olympian NLO16, TSO 16X The Nearside Of NLO16 First Recovery Truck 90140 Alexander Bodied Bedford 121, GSX 121N With EFS 230S, A Alexander T Type Leopard, Originally Lothian 230 First Aberdeen SV05 DXA, 10154, A Wright Bodied B7LA Tayside Ailsa 226 The Nearside Rear Of Tayside Ailsa 226 Midland Scottish RMS 400W, A T Type Leopard The Front Of RMS 400W Irvine's Of Law Caetano Bodied MPD FJ05 HXX Eastern Ailsa CSG 773S Eastern Ailsa CSG 773S Eastern Ailsa CSG 773S Eastern Ailsa CSG 773S Atlantean & Olympian Rear Ends Highland Country Buses 205, T132 AST Lothian ECW Olympian 777 Highland Country Buses 205, T132 AST The Offside Rear Of Highland Country Buses 205, T132 AST The Rear Of Highland Country Buses 205, T132 AST Standerwick 731S, A plaxton Bodied Leopard Alexander M Type Seddon MSF 750P The Nearside Of Lothian ECW Olympian 777 The Nearside Of Central BL346 The Engine Bay Of A Aberdeen Atlantean Alexander M Type Seddon MSF 750P Alexander M Type Seddon MSF 750P Alexander M Type Seddon MSF 750P Western AD Type Fleetline HSD 86V An Edinburgh Line Up Lothian Scania 999 Lothian Olympian 667 Lothian Olympian 667 The Rear Of An Edinburgh Line Up The Rear Offside Of Lothian Scania 999 The Rear Nearside Of Lothian Scania 999 Lothian Olympian 667 Eastern Scottish Fleetline TGM 214L

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]]> Tue May 17 2005 megabus.com Scotland 19 November 2004 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c346524.html The comments below were written before I was aware of the tragic accident that occured to 13603. As such I hope that anyone who has already read the notes does not take them out of context. One year on from the original gallery showing as much of a single day's operations as possible the excercise was repeated. The services have changed considerably and with vehicles now working through to London an attempt was made to catch as much as possible during daylight. As such there are images of the 0830 departures from Glasgow, the 1105, 1235, 1435 and 1505 interchanges at Broxburn, and finally the 1735 arrival from London. There are also a couple of images of Motorvator operations where the opportunity presented itself. Although the loadings on the services were generally quite high, being a Friday probably helped, the organisation was lacking at times. Late running was a consistent feature of the days operations, with in one case passengers having to wait almost an extra hour in temperatures on about 2 degrees before a bus turned up. I do not think it is possible to record everything, between Glasgow and Perth a Jonckerre articulated and a Citybus were seen on service M9. From later observations I presume the artic formed the 1100 service to London. At about 1616 there were another 4 vehicles at Broxden, including 15259 and I think 15249 which had not been noted earlier in the day. Friday 19 November 2004: The comments below were written before I was aware of the tragic accident that occured to 13603. As such I hope that anyone who has already read the notes does not take them out of context. One year on from the original gallery showing as much of a single day's operations as possible the excercise was repeated. The services have changed considerably and with vehicles now working through to London an attempt was made to catch as much as possible during daylight. As such there are images of the 0830 departures from Glasgow, the 1105, 1235, 1435 and 1505 interchanges at Broxburn, and finally the 1735 arrival from London. There are also a couple of images of Motorvator operations where the opportunity presented itself. Although the loadings on the services were generally quite high, being a Friday probably helped, the organisation was lacking at times. Late running was a consistent feature of the days operations, with in one case passengers having to wait almost an extra hour in temperatures on about 2 degrees before a bus turned up. I do not think it is possible to record everything, between Glasgow and Perth a Jonckerre articulated and a Citybus were seen on service M9. From later observations I presume the artic formed the 1100 service to London. At about 1616 there were another 4 vehicles at Broxden, including 15259 and I think 15249 which had not been noted earlier in the day.

50053 Awaiting an Early Morning Depature to Edinburgh. 50057 on the London Service. The rear of 50047. 50047 is at the Glasgow Departure Point. 50066 On Cathedral Street 50024 Having Arrived from London 50042 Seen Loading for Aberdeen 50042 Turning onto Cathedral Street Heading North 50054 in the Buchanan Bus Station Parking Area 50062 in the Parking Line at Buchanan 52214 at Broxden The Rear of 52214 51070 Climbing the Hill to Broxden Park and Ride. 51070 & 52214 51070 Swopping Passengers. 52267 Arriving at Broxden The 1105 Interchange 52267 Still Branded for 'In and Out of London' 51070 Setting off on the next leg of it's journey The 1105 Interchange Cycle continues 14239 Having Arriving as the Second Service Bus 14239 Leaving the Car Park 13653 Climbing the Hill Towards the Park & Ride The Rear of 13653 13653 is Another Branded For 'In & Out o London' 52667 With Minimal Livery Application Vehicles lined up at 1235 52667 & 13653 from the rear at 1235 The Rear of 52667 13653 Leaving Broxden 52666 & 52667 together at Broxden 52666 Heading for Edinburgh The final change over at 1235 The final 1235 Line Up From the Rear 13602 Just Arrived From Aberdeen 13602 on Final Leg to Glasgow 52214 Having Arrived from Edinburgh 52267 Heading For Inverness 51070 was Coach 1 to Aberdeen 51070 Swapping Passengers Around The Line Up of Vehicles at 1435 The 1435 Line Up from the Rear 52267 Leaving For Inverness 14239 Arriving to Collect Additional Passengers for Aberdeen 51070 Leaving for Aberdeen 14239 is Still Branded for the Glasgow Edinburgh Service 52214 Finally Looses it's Passengers 52669 Arriving From Inverness 52214 Now set for a Short Working Back to Edinburgh 52029 Waits for the Late Running Glasgow Service to Provide an Additional Edinburgh Connection

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]]> Fri Nov 19 2004 Lathalmond 2004 - Saturday & GVVVT 2004 Open Day http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c261757.html A Selection of images taken at both the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum open day on the 14 August 2004 and at the GVVT open day on the 10 October Saturday 14 August 2004: A Selection of images taken at both the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum open day on the 14 August 2004 and at the GVVT open day on the 10 October

A Selection of Former MacBraynes Vehicles A Selection of Former MacBraynes Vehicles A Hillfoots Vintage Hire VR An ex First Recovery Vehicle A newer member of the Lothian Training Fleet Edinburgh 101 - Twice! The ramp in Operation on 101 the younger. An ex Royal Blue RE A Short Dash bodied Volvo? First Glasgow 31627 An Edinburgh Atlantean in Coach Livery Modern Lothian Low Floor A MacTours RMC Lothian 999 Offside of Lothian 999 Edinburgh 105 Offside of Edinburgh 105 Lothian Buses 700 The Rear of Lothian 999 The rear of Lothian 700 Rear of Edinburgh 105 Rear of Edinburgh 105 One of LRT's original Leyland Olympians The rear of 667 A closer view of the new 101 101 and 101 From the Rear The 'old' 101 Showing the Rear Door Offside of the New 101 Nearside of the Original 101 A Couple of the Service Fleet at Rest Other Vehicles used in Service During the Day A First Interloper in Dunfermline Bus Station A Standard LWB Stagecoach Olympian The Last Bus To Lathalmond Rapson's 209 Inside The Museum A Former Maltese Service Bus An Albion Double Decker Repariated To The UK A Rebuilt Utility Visiting From The SVBM A Former Fife Citybus Inside The Main Shed A Former Central Scottish TE Bodied Tiger A Macbrayne's Line UP Arriva's 1001, The Only Urbanranger In The Fleet The Preserved Scottish Omnibuses M Type The rear of Rapson's 209 The Rear of XS750 The Museums Metropolitan Another View Of The Metropolitan The Nearside of XS750 The Offside of Seddon XS750 The Macbrayne's Line Up

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]]> Sat Aug 14 2004 Alexander R Types http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c74431.html A collection of various R Type double deck bodies, this collection will be expanded as new variations are found. Further examples can be found in the other galleries on the busstop. A few extra images have been added as a result of scanning in old photographs, these include both RH and RL examples on Dennis Dominators Friday 21 November 2003: A collection of various R Type double deck bodies, this collection will be expanded as new variations are found. Further examples can be found in the other galleries on the busstop. A few extra images have been added as a result of scanning in old photographs, these include both RH and RL examples on Dennis Dominators

An RV Bodied Leyland Lion 2 RV Bodied Lions An Eastern Scottish RV Bodied Ailsa A First Greater Glasgow Royale A RL Bodied Volvo Olympian KCB Network 1650 IS an RL Bodied Metrobus 1713 Is an RL Bodied Dennis Dominator The Offside of an RL Dominator 1736? Is Another RL bodied Dominator An Example of RH Bodywork on a Dominator Another RH Bodied Dominator A Royale Line Up in BBS An RL Bodied Olympian A Midland RL Bodied Metrobus A RV Bodied Citybus of Northampton Transport A RH bodied LWB Olympian of Northumbria Typical SBG style Olympian (RL) Early Citybus with SBG destination layout (RV) R type Lothian style, long wheelbase and deep windscreens (RH) Ex Strathclyde buses with unique front grill design? (RL) Another LRT long wheelbase (RH) A Western Scottish RL Bodied Dominator RV Bodied Leyland Lion J160 Of Clydeside 2000 In The Final Quicksilver Livery RH Bodied Scania J827 HMC Of East London Kelvin Central 1662, An RL Bodied Metrobus With Early Dot Matrix Display At The Old Anderston Bus Station Kelvin Central Buses R Type Bodied Dennis Dominator FGE 435X In EK Cheiftan Livery One Of The Two RVC Bodied Volvo B10Ms Built, Western KV175 Seen Departing Buchanan Bus Station For Ayr First Glasgow CO4 (RL) First Glasgow CM277 (RL) First Edinburgh 31603 at Balloch (RL) A pair of Stagecoach RL's First Glasgow AH28 First Glasgow AH28 from the rear (RV) First Glasgow CO215 on Trongate A Stagecoach Western Olympian (RL) Offside rear of an A1 Service Olympian (RL) First Glasgow 31520 a lowhieght Royale Another lowheight Royale outside Buchanan Bus Station The rear of a long wheelbase full height Royale 31235 is an RL bodied Metrobus The nearside of a long wheelbase, full height Royale A standard length full height Royale The rear nearside of 31471 A RV type next to a full height Royale The RV flanked by Royale's of both heights A long Royale in standard Barbie 1 livery First Midland Bluebird 31570 An RL with unique to Strathclyde front dash panel RV bodywork on an Ailsa Another comaprison of a Royale and a RL

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]]> Fri Nov 21 2003 megabus.com Scotland 21 November 2003 http://1276-busstop-features.fotopic.net/c74426.html This was an attempt to record 1 days operation of megabus.com and hopefully see the ex Citybus Olympians in service. As the pictures show it was not an entirely successfull excercise. Friday 21 November 2003: This was an attempt to record 1 days operation of megabus.com and hopefully see the ex Citybus Olympians in service. As the pictures show it was not an entirely successfull excercise.

Broxden Park & Ride 09:05 in the morning 15250 heading for Edinburgh 15250 heading out of the Park & Ride 14240 at Broxden 14240 carefully leaving Broxden 15259 arriving in Perth Back at Broxden, it is now 11:25 15259 heading back to Edinburgh 15259 leaving Broxden 14239 at Broxden 14239 leaving Broxden 15195(?) at Waterloo Place 15250 arriving in Edinburgh 15185 in Edinburgh The rear of 15185 15260 In the dark 15260 at Waterloo Place

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